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, such as Ben Nevis, snow cover typically persists for 6 or 7 months each year. The relatively plentiful supply of snow over the highest ground has led to the development of skiing areas such as Glencoe and the Nevis Range (Aonach Mor), both near Fort William, and the Cairngorms near Aviemore
by Thursday.” Highest temperature on record for the late August Bank Holiday weekend Country Location Temperature Date England Heathrow, London 31.5˚C 2001 Wales Velindre, Powys 27.3˚C 2003 Northern Ireland Knockareven, Co. Fermanagh 27˚C 2003 Scotland (not a bank holiday for all) Aviemore
on 76 days throughout the year (based on 1981-2010 averages), while the station at Aviemore records 66 days. 2. Shetland Islands 170 km north of mainland Scotland, the Shetland Islands are a series of around 300 islands, though only 16 are inhabited. The village of Baltasound on the island of Unst
30 31.1 1996 Data back to 1974. New Record (4.2) Aspatria 59.4 31 59.3 1996 Data back to 1979. New record (0.1) Aviemore 34.9 31 39.1 1995 Data back to 1982. 4.2 Culdrose 77.4 31 82.7 1997 Data back to 1960. 5.3 Lerwick 31.2 31 40.9 1996 Data back to 1930 (1972 missing) 9.7 Stornoway 44.2 30 56.5 1995 Data back to 1930. 12.3 Last updated: 11 February 2013 © Crown Copyright
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Minimum Temperature: -6.3 °C at Eskdalemuir (Dumfries and Galloway) Most Rainfall: 30.9 mm at Aviemore (Highland) Weather chart for 1200 UTC on 13 February 1989 Most Sunshine: 5.6 hours at Cardiff, Bute Park (South Glamorgan) General summary Overnight the weather turned cloudy nearly everywhere and rain
Camp Northumberland 211 26 Sennybridge Powys 307 26 Albemarle Northumberland 142 23 Dunkeswell Aerodrome Devon 252 21 Spadeadam Cumbria 285 21 Loftus Cleveland 158 18 Aviemore Inverness-Shire 228 16 Filton Avon 59 16 Liscombe Somerset 348 16 Wittering Cambridgeshire 73 16 Bingley West Yorkshire 262 16
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problems. Parts of eastern England were also affected by this storm. Impacts North-east Scotland was worst affected by flooding, particularly the Inverness to Moray area and Kingussie to Aviemore but also around Ullapool. Rail travel was affected, there was flooding and damage to roads and 200 homes were
to central and eastern areas on the 17th, becoming more confined to the coast again on the 18th. Otherwise the 17th and 18th were sunny and dry. 19th to 26th The night of the 18th/19th was frosty in some inland areas with a minimum of -6.4 °C at Aviemore (Invernessshire), followed by a sunny day
