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for network size. The 2016 values are 37 (10cm) and 0 (20cm). 34 Sunshine 2016 was a sunnier than average year for the UK overall (104% of 1981-2010 average). The highest sunshine anomalies were across north-east England, western Scotland and Shetland, where Lerwick (121%) recorded its second sunniest

. The 13th was cloudy in the south with patchy light rain affecting the Borders, brighter but very windy further north, with blustery showers over the west, and Lerwick (Shetland) reporting gusts to 78 mph. The 14th was dull for all, with rain for western and northern counties, Achnagart (Ross

, and a maximum at Lerwick (Shetland) of only 8.0 °C. All of Scotland was wet on the 20th, with spells of rain, occasionally heavy and thundery, lasting through the day and turning particularly heavy over the south from mid-afternoon. After mist and fog across many parts during the morning of the 21st, rain

dry and bright in the south, but central and northern districts had frequent showers, with strong winds especially in the north, Lerwick (Shetland) reporting gusts to 78 mph. The 2nd was dull and overcast with rain and drizzle affecting most places throughout, turning very wet over the north-west

-0.82 Lerwick 0.44 0.49 Table 3.2.1. Illustrative high-end projection of atmospheric storminess contribution to 21 st century trend in one-year and 200-year return level of skew surge at sites around the UK coast. This projection does not include any contribution from time-mean sea level change

1.05 2.47 Ullapool 1.21 2.24 Bangor 0.56 1.27 www.metoffice.gov.uk Pg 25 of 133 Source: Met Office © Crown Copyright 2018 Site RL1 trend mm/yr RL200 trend mm/yr Site RL1 trend mm/yr RL200 trend mm/yr Stornoway 0.94 1.4 Jersey -0.3 -0.66 Kinlochbervie 1.3 2.67 Guernsey -0.3 -0.82 Lerwick 0.44 0.49

as the meteorologist for the 1910–1913 Terra Nova expedition, and served as Director of the Meteorological Office from 1920–1930. Significant investment in further research led to the establishment of Lerwick Observatory in 1921. Its initial purpose was to assist with a request from the Norwegian Government

March 1876 April 952.9 hPa Malin Head (Co. Donegal) 1 April 1948 May 968.0 hPa Sealand (Cheshire) 8 May 1943 June 968.4 hPa Lerwick (Shetland) 28 June 1938 July 967.9 hPa Sule Skerry (Northern Isles) 8 July 1964 August 967.3 hPa Shannon Airport (Co. Clare) 19 August 2020 September 957.1 hPa

at Lerwick, Shetland (93% of average) to 1930 hours at Hastings (103%). Winter 2015 was the sunniest winter in the UK series from 1929, with 121% of average sunshine. It was especially sunny in the north-east with Morpeth Cockle Park, Northumberland and Dyce, Aberdeenshire among the sunniest locations

and there were just two meteorological flights making twice daily soundings to 24,000ft at Mildenhall and Aldergrove. Radiosonde stations were located at Penzance and Lerwick using Finnish and French equipment until these countries were invaded, at which point the Met Office was forced into developing