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, resulted in high water levels and large waves affecting exposed coastal communities in the south and west, causing coastal flooding. Impacts The storm of 5 December saw Scotland's rail network shut down, 100,000 homes without power, flight cancellations at Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, fallen

locations have gales a few times a year. Western coasts have the highest frequency of gales, especially the western isles of Scotland. On other coasts, gales are still more frequent than inland. 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 3 1 0.5 1 0 London Plymouth Birmingham Manchester 8 7 6 5 4 2 0 Lerwick Aberdeen Glasgow

Scotland on the 9th and 10th led to reports of road flooding and some road closures in various locations including Peterhead, Elgin and Aberdeen. Further south, the same band of rain gave way to clusters of heavy, thundery downpours. One such downpour in Merseyside on the evening of the 9th led

to the rural road and rail networks, and over 100 school closures were also reported from these areas. In Aberdeen city centre the roof of a campus building was damaged by the winds, with staff and students being evacuated. A school roof in Carnoustie also suffered severe wind damage on the morning

Scotland on the 9th and 10th led to reports of road flooding and some road closures in various locations including Peterhead, Elgin and Aberdeen. Further south, the same band of rain gave way to clusters of heavy, thundery downpours. One such downpour in Merseyside on the evening of the 9th led

and Aberdeen. Further south, the same band of rain gave way to clusters of heavy, thundery downpours. One such downpour in Merseyside on the evening of the 9th led to reports of road and property flooding across the area, including in the same location where two fatalities had occurred in August

. The unit for measuring atmospheric pressure for international meteorological purposes, however, remains the millibar (mb). 1 mb = 100 Pa = 1 hPa = 33.864 inches. Month Value (hPa) Location Date January 1053.6 Aberdeen Observatory (Aberdeenshire) 31 January 1902 February 1052.9 Aberdeen Observatory

call our anchors. We have around 2,200 people working at more than 60 locations around the world, including a Marine Centre of Excellence in Aberdeen, on-site meteorologists at Heathrow and even the Antarctic. We also have many more automated observing sites including four permanent and Mobile Met

over the sea defences reportedly curtailed rail services at both Largs/Ardrossan and at Helensburgh. Meanwhile inland, fallen trees and flooding caused numerous issues on the rails and roads with rail services impacted around Glasgow and near Aberdeen. Roads near Aberfeldy and Ballindalloch, Grampian

and hundreds were left without power in the Scottish Highlands. On the 19th, rain in south Wales caused disruption, with flooding on the M4 between J43 and J42 and also on the A494, and difficult driving conditions on the A470. Floodwater also caused disruption in Aberdeen, notably on the A90