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Updated: 2033 on Tue 7 Oct 2008
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Latest observations - 2000 on 7 Oct 08: Orkney & Shetland

Location
Weather
Temp
Wind
Vis
Pressure / trend
Dir
Speed
Gust
Baltasound Low-level Cloud 11.5 °C SE  24 mph   4.6 km 998 hPa, Falling
Kirkwall Drizzle 12.1 °C SSW  6 mph   7 km 994 hPa, Falling
Lerwick Heavy Rain 11.2 °C SSE  21 mph 32 mph 2 km 995 hPa, Falling
Observations are subject to final quality control after publication on this web site.

24 hours ending 2200 on 6 Oct 08: Orkney & Shetland

Highest max 12.4  °C Kirkwall
Lowest max 10.4  °C Lerwick
Lowest min 0.6  °C Baltasound
Highest rainfall 1.0  mm Lerwick
Sunniest 0.2  hours Lerwick

Last updated: 0001 on Tue 7 Oct 2008


UK last month

September 2008

Mean temperatures generally close to average across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, but slightly above average across Scotland. Provisionally, Wales and Northern Ireland had their coolest September since 1994. A very wet month across the Midlands and NE England, with some stations in Northumberland recording around 300% of their average rainfall. In contrast, northern areas of Scotland had well below average rainfall. A generally dull month across the UK, with exceptionally below average sunshine across south-west Scotland.

Norwich Airport recorded a maximum temperature of 23.4 °C on the 11th. Tulloch Bridge recorded a minimum temperature of -2.1 °C on the 22nd. High 48-hour rainfall totals in Northumberland on the 5th/6th, with Chillingham Barns recording 158.3 mm and Morpeth Cockle Park recording 151.5 mm, both having return periods over 200 years.

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