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Updated: 1933 on Fri 25 May 2012
      
 
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) 12.1 °C 11.7 °C 10.8 °C 10.6 °C 10.2 °C 10.4 °C 10.4 °C 9.6 °C 9.3 °C 9.4 °C 9.8 °C 10.3 °C 11.9 °C 12.1 °C 12.2 °C 12.7 °C 12.8 °C 13.7 °C 13.1 °C 14.9 °C 16.0 °C 16.1 °C 15.4 °C 14.7 °C Gridline
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Wind and gust speed (mph)

Wind and gust speed (knots)
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10
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8 mph
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9 mph
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9 mph
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9 mph
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10 mph
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13 mph
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15 mph
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13 mph
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Visibility (km)

Visibility (km) 11 km 10 km 4.6 km 0.5 km 0.1 km 0.7 km 2.3 km 0.1 km 0.1 km 0.08 km 0.1 km 1.2 km 0.1 km 0.8 km 1.1 km 9 km 3.8 km 18 km 14 km 24 km 24 km 29 km 19 km 19 km Gridline
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Pressure (hPa)

Pressure (mb) 1031 1031 1031 1031 1031 1031 1031 1031 1031 1031 1031 1031 1032 1032 1032 1032 1032 1032 1032 1031 1031 1031 1030 1030 Gridline
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Last updated: 1933 on Fri 25 May 2012


24 hours ending 2200 on 24 May 2012:
Orkney & Shetland
Highest max 0900-2100 17.4 °C Kirkwall
Lowest max 0900-2100 14.1 °C Fair Isle
Lowest min 2100-0900 8.8 °C Fair Isle
Highest rainfall 2100-2100 Trace Lerwick
Sunniest 2100-2100 6.9 hours Kirkwall
Last updated: 0001 on Fri 25 May 2012

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




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