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Updated: 0324 on Thu 16 Oct 2008
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Latest observations - 0300 on 16 Oct 08: Orkney & Shetland

Location
Weather
Temp
Wind
Vis
Pressure / trend
Dir
Speed
Gust
Baltasound Partly cloudy 7.5 °C WNW  21 mph   30 km 991 hPa, Steady
Kirkwall Partly cloudy 7.0 °C WNW  10 mph   24 km 997 hPa, Falling
Lerwick Medium-level Cloud 7.5 °C 24 mph 47 mph 30 km 992 hPa, Rising
Observations are subject to final quality control after publication on this web site.

24 hours ending 2200 on 15 Oct 08: Orkney & Shetland

Highest max 11.5  °C Kirkwall
Lowest max 10.1  °C Lerwick
Lowest min 6.4  °C Baltasound
Highest rainfall 8.8  mm Kirkwall
Sunniest 3.9  hours Kirkwall

Last updated: 0001 on Thu 16 Oct 2008


UK last month

September 2008

Mean temperatures generally close to average across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, but slightly above average across Scotland. Provisionally, Wales and Northern Ireland had their coolest September since 1994. A very wet month across the Midlands and NE England, with some stations in Northumberland recording around 300% of their average rainfall. In contrast, northern areas of Scotland had well below average rainfall. A generally dull month across the UK, with exceptionally below average sunshine across south-west Scotland.

Norwich Airport recorded a maximum temperature of 23.4 °C on the 11th. Tulloch Bridge recorded a minimum temperature of -2.1 °C on the 22nd. High 48-hour rainfall totals in Northumberland on the 5th/6th, with Chillingham Barns recording 158.3 mm and Morpeth Cockle Park recording 151.5 mm, both having return periods over 200 years.

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