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Northern Scotland: climate This describes the main features of the climate of Northern Scotland, comprising Highland Region, the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland. The principal mainland geographic features comprise the Grampian Mountains and the northern Highlands, which rise steeply from
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December were 40 to 50 knots (46 to 58 mph) across much of Scotland, and over 70 knots (81 mph) across the mountain summits (Figure 2). Highest gust speeds (over 70 knots) 8 December 2011 Station Elevation Max gust speed Highest gust since (masl) (knots) Tulloch Bridge, Highland 249 91Highest gust
for December, exceeding 18.3 °C at Achnashellach, Highland on 2 December 1948. The exceptionally high temperatures across the far north-west of Scotland were due an ‘isentropic drawdown’ Foehn effect with pre-existing very warm air higher in the atmosphere mixing down to ground level. The time
). highland bananas are projected to observe significant yield loss due to increased risk of pest and diseases if the temperature increases by 2°C (Thornton and Cramer 2012 ). rainfall variability in lowlands will limit the suitable areas for banana cultivation in the future (Ramirez et al. 2011
Early February 2009 snowfalls February 2 - Heavy snowfalls in eastern England, with significant travel disruption in London and the south-east. There were heavy snowfalls in many parts of eastern England overnight 1st/2nd, with widespread travel disruption. London and parts of Essex, Kent, Surrey
Ross (773masl). The charts below show hourly air temperature (top) and hourly relative humidity (bottom) at four stations across western Scotland from south to north: Machrihanish (Argyll, near Mull of Kintyre), Dunstaffnage (Argyll, near Oban), Achnagart (Highland, south-east of Kyle of Lochalsh
range and in the highlands. Future climates maintain the basic seasonal temperature and precipitation cycle. However, future air temperature is expected to increase throughout Bolivia with more extreme changes in the highlands and the Amazon. Temperature is likely to increase by 1-2°C by 2030 and by 5
Exceptional rainfall in Scotland, 6 to 7 October 2023 Much of Scotland experienced widespread and prolonged rainfall from 6 to 7 October 2023, with 100 to 150mm falling widely across a swathe of the Southern and Central Highlands and heavy rain also extending to the east coast. The heavy rain
rivers, potentially reducing freshwater availability at key times in the growing season. Arabian Sea Zone 1: North-west Africa and Mediterranean coast Zone 2: Desert regions of North Africa Zone 3: Highland regions of Iran and Iraq Zone 4: Lowlands of Iran These graphs show the baseline (a) total
