Weather for past Spring Bank Holidays and Jubilees Here's was the weather for past Spring Bank Holidays and Jubilee celebrations since 1970 25th May 1970: Mostly dry in the south but with a few showers in the north 31st May 1971: Cloudy in the east with patchy rain but drier further west 29th May 1972: Windy with showers in many places 28th May 1973: A period of rain in the south but drier across Scotland 27th May 1974: Cloudy with rain across far north slowly sinking southwards, drier to the south. 26th May 1975: Sunny and dry across Scotland but cooler further south in a NEly flow. 31st May 1976: Cloudy in many parts with some rain Silver Jubilee 6th and 7th June 1977: 6th June was fairly wind with rain in places, 7th of June was cool and showery. 29th May 1978: Very warm and sunny 28th May 1979: Cloudy with rain in places 26th May 1980: Mostly dry 25th May 1981: Drier across Scotland but very showery elsewhere. 31st May 1982: Very warm but with thundery outbreaks across the south 30th May 1983: Mostly dry with some sun 28th May 1984: Cold and wet in far SE but drier and warmer the further NW you were. 27th May 1985: Fairly warm but heavy rain and storms slowly moving in from the west. 26th May 1986: Driest to the south but shower frequency increasing the further north you were. 25th May 1987: Dry but generally a lot of cloud 30th May 1988: Longer spells of rain or showers 29th May 1989: Colder weather spreading southwards with some showers. 28th May 1990: Dry and fairly sunny across England but cloudier further west and north with some rain 27th May 1991: Mostly dry but with a lot of cloudy and some patchy drizzle here and there. 25th May 1992: Dry sunny and warm 31st May 1993: Unsettled with rain or showers 30th May 1994: Dry over most parts but patchy rain across the far north 29th May 1995: Sun and showers 27th May 1996: Cool with a few showers in the east. 26th May 1997: Fairly warm with some sun 25th May 1998: Cloud and rain pushing southwards 31st May 1999: Mostly dry but with some cloud around. 29th May 2000: Some showers in the north, mostly dry in the south. 28th May 2001: Cloudy with rain in places Golden Jubilee 3rd and 4th June : A lot of cloud around with some showers in places. 26th May 2003: Cloudy and rain pushing NEwards during the day. 31st May 2004: Rain coming into the south west later. A lot of cloud in far NE 30th May 2005: Heavy showers and thunderstorms in the southeast, mostly dry elsewhere