Jeremy Procter measures the elements at his home in Cobham Avenue, Sittingbourne, using a Davis Vantage Pro 2 weather station, which gives him accurate, daily information.

Using sensors linked to his computer, the equipment gives rainfall, temperature, humidity and pressure readings.

He also has an anemometer – a wind speed indicator – on a mast on his roof. The sensors record data and wirelessly feed it to a control box.

He can then access a programme which enables him to monitor, interpret and analyse the results.

Speaking about last month, the former master mariner said: “It will come as no surprise to you that with the passing of May, this will have been the coldest spring since 1962.

“Those with gardens will know that even the weeds have shown some reluctance to put in an appearance this year.

“Compared with May 2012, the mean average for the month has been 2C lower, while the number of days with rain increased by 20%.

“The positives were at least both bank holiday weekends were fine.” The highest temperature was recorded on May 6, when the mercury hit 22.7C.

The lowest temperature was recorded just three days earlier, at 1.7C.

The warmest day – the average temperature taken between 6am and 6pm – was May 28 at 13.1C.

The coldest day was May 24, when the average was just 7.2C. The average monthly temperature was 11C.

There were 15 days when it rained, with the heaviest downpour coming on May 11, when 8.89mm was recorded. In total, 50.5mm of rain fell.

The highest pressure was 1025.1mb on May 1, while the lowest came on May 15, when it sank to 989.0mb.

May 9 was the windiest day, with a gust of 33mph recorded.