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Updated: 1932 on Wed 19 Jun 2013
      
 
Kirkwall site information:
Latitude: 58.95; Longitude: -2.9
Altitude: 26 m above mean sea level
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Hourly observations: Kirkwall

Temperature (°C) and weather

Temperature (deg C) 14.4 °C 13.3 °C 11.8 °C 11.0 °C 10.5 °C 9.1 °C 10.1 °C 10.0 °C 8.8 °C 9.2 °C 9.4 °C 10.4 °C 11.7 °C 13.6 °C 13.9 °C 14.4 °C 13.1 °C 14.2 °C 15.0 °C 16.1 °C 15.8 °C 14.5 °C 12.8 °C 12.6 °C Gridline
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Time (UTC)

Wind and gust speed (mph)

Wind and gust speed (knots)
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20
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15 mph
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21
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16 mph
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22
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10 mph
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23
mph
11 mph
WSW
00
mph
9 mph
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01
mph
14 mph
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02
mph
10 mph
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03
mph
11 mph
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04
mph
9 mph
SSW
05
mph
9 mph
SSW
06
mph
8 mph
SSW
07
mph
9 mph
SSW
08
mph
10 mph
SW
09
mph
7 mph
SW
10
mph
10 mph
SSW
11
mph
11 mph
S
12
mph
10 mph
S
13
mph
7 mph
S
14
mph
9 mph
SW
15
mph
10 mph
SW
16
mph
6 mph
S
17
mph
11 mph
W
18
mph
8 mph
WSW
19 		Gridline
Time (UTC)

Visibility (km)

Visibility (km) 21 km 45 km 35 km 35 km 40 km 35 km 27 km 24 km 25 km 26 km 28 km 29 km 30 km 40 km 40 km 40 km 35 km 30 km 40 km 45 km 45 km 45 km 35 km 40 km Gridline
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Pressure (hPa)

Pressure (mb) 1012 1012 1012 1013 1013 1013 1012 1013 1012 1013 1013 1013 1013 1012 1012 1012 1013 1012 1012 1012 1012 1012 1012 1012 Gridline
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Last updated: 1932 on Wed 19 Jun 2013


24 hours ending 2200 on 18 Jun 2013:
Orkney & Shetland
Highest max 0900-2100 14.5 °C Kirkwall
Lowest max 0900-2100 10.6 °C Fair Isle
Lowest min 2100-0900 8.1 °C Baltasound
Highest rainfall 2100-2100 6.2 mm Lerwick
Sunniest 2100-2100 1.3 hours Kirkwall
Last updated: 0212 on Wed 19 Jun 2013

During snow events, rainfall amounts are subject to error until final quality control is done.




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