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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
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-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
, 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
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
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
day. Wind gusts have also reached notable speeds. The highest recorded gust for the UK was 78mph (68 knots) at Lerwick (Shetland) on 29 August 2005. England experienced 71mph at Gwenapp Head (Cornwall) in 1986, while Wales and Northern Ireland saw gusts of 62mph and 59mph respectively. READ MORE
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