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associated with ex-hurricane Bertha located off north-east Scotland. This low pressure system remained centred near Shetland for several days before finally dri ing east on 14 August. Hourly mean sea level pressure (MSLP) at Lerwick, Shetland and Fair Isle 1 to 20 August 2014, showing the prolonged
-east coast of Scotland and the Northern Isles. The highest gusts included 77Kt (89mph) at Fair Isle (Shetland), 76Kt (87mph) at Mona (Isle of Anglesey), 75Kt (86mph) at Inverbervie (Kincardineshire), 74Kt (85mph) at Capel Curig (Conwy) and 73Kt (84mph) at Lerwick (Shetland) and Needles Old Battery
Gust (mountain*) Greatest Snow Depth at 0900 UTC 27.5°C on 12th at Chertsey, Abbey Mead P Sta (Surrey, 12mAMSL) 8.8°C on 5th at Lerwick (Shetland, 82mAMSL) 17.1°C on 12th at Achnagart (Ross & Cromarty, 15mAMSL) -1.1°C on 21st at Kinbrace, Hatchery (Sutherland, 103mAMSL) -4.6°C on 21st at Aboyne No 2
Gust (mountain*) Greatest Snow Depth at 0900 UTC 27.5°C on 12th at Chertsey, Abbey Mead P Sta (Surrey, 12mAMSL) 8.8°C on 5th at Lerwick (Shetland, 82mAMSL) 17.1°C on 12th at Achnagart (Ross & Cromarty, 15mAMSL) -1.1°C on 21st at Kinbrace, Hatchery (Sutherland, 103mAMSL) -4.6°C on 21st at Aboyne No 2
mph) at Baltasound, Sella Ness and Lerwick (Shetland). Showers were generally lighter on the 4th but again wintry in places. The 5th was cloudier generally, with further showers in the north, and the north had sunshine and wintry showers on the 6th while a slow-moving front brought showers
, patchy rain affecting most, more persistent and intense in the north-west, but it was dry and sunny in the Northern Isles with 14.3 hours of sunshine at Lerwick (Shetland); scattered showers developed in the south later. Mainly cloudy on the 13th, with patchy rain in the north and east tending to die
Minimum Lowest Grass Minimum Most Rainfall Most Sunshine Highest Gust Highest Gust (mountain*) Greatest Snow Depth at 0900 UTC 30.2°C on 7th at Chertsey, Abbey Mead P Sta (Surrey, 12mAMSL) 11.0°C on 19th at Fair Isle (Shetland, 57mAMSL) and Lerwick (Shetland, 82mAMSL) 19.7°C on 8th at Kenley Airfield
16cm of snow, a stark reminder of the UK's variable climate. Rainfall can also be intense, with Honister Pass in Cumbria receiving 212.8mm in 2020, highlighting the potential for extreme weather even in early summer. Wind gusts have reached up to 75 knots in Lerwick, Shetland in 2000, showing that June
Observational Products - July 2024 UK SYNOP station list - WMO numbered stations WMO Name Alt (m) Latitude Longitude Country Date 03002 BALTASOUND NO2 15 60.74831 -0.85566 SCO 1983 03005 LERWICK 82 60.13893 -1.18491 SCO 1922 03008 FAIRISLE 57 59.52607 -1.62959 SCO 1974 03017 KIRKWALL 26 58.95345
the afternoon, and it was very windy with Lerwick (Shetland) recording gusts to 69 mph. Showers were widespread on the 4th, heavy and thundery at times. The 5th saw rain, persistent and heavy at times, for central, eastern and southern counties, with scattered showers for the north. The 6th started
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