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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

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

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

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

event. Six hours before the event, and in the light of new data, the FFC will either confirm or cancel the original alert. Kinlochbervie Wick Stornoway Ullapool Moray Firth Aberdeen Lerwick Figure 7 - UK coastal monitoring and forecasting tidal alert regions for England and Wales. Tobermory Port Ellen

hours before the event, and in the light of new data, the FFC will either confirm or cancel the original alert. Kinlochbervie Wick Stornoway Ullapool Moray Firth Aberdeen Lerwick Figure 7 - UK coastal monitoring and forecasting tidal alert regions for England and Wales. Tobermory Port Ellen Millport

. Kinlochbervie Wick Stornoway Ullapool Moray Firth Aberdeen Lerwick Figure 5 - UK coastal monitoring and forecasting tidal alert regions for England and Wales. Tobermory Port Ellen Millport Leith Division 1 Portrush Bangor Portpatrick Fishguard Workington Llandudno North Shields Heysham Liverpool Whitby

, and in the light of new data, the FFC will either confirm or cancel the original alert. Kinlochbervie Wick Stornoway Ullapool Moray Firth Aberdeen Lerwick Figure 7 - UK coastal monitoring and forecasting tidal alert regions for England and Wales. Tobermory Port Ellen Millport Leith Division 1 Portrush