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Updated: 1313 on Thu 28 Aug 2008
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Latest observations - 1400 on 28 Aug 08: Orkney & Shetland

Location
Weather
Temp
Wind
Vis
Pressure / trend
Dir
Speed
Gust
Baltasound Medium-level Cloud 12.6 °C W  7 mph   35 km 1010 hPa, Rising
Kirkwall Low-level Cloud 14.5 °C W  23 mph 36 mph 11 km 1009 hPa, Rising
Lerwick Drizzle 11.2 °C SSE  6 mph   3 km 1010 hPa, Rising
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More UK observations

24 hours ending 2200 on 27 Aug 08: Orkney & Shetland

Highest max 15.7  °C Kirkwall
Lowest max 14.7  °C Fair Isle
Lowest min 9.5  °C Kirkwall
Highest rainfall 7.4  mm Kirkwall
Sunniest 6.8  hours Lerwick

Last updated: 0001 on Thu 28 Aug 2008


UK last month

July 2008

Mean temperatures ranged from close to average across SW England and S Wales to over 1 deg C above average across Scotland. Rainfall was generally above or well above average across Northern Ireland, England and Wales, but close to average across East Anglia. Rainfall over Scotland ranged from below average across the north-west to above average across the south-east. Sunshine was generally close to average across the UK.

Cambridge NIAB (Cambridgeshire) recorded a maximum temperature of 30.2 °C on the 28th. Katesbridge (County Down) recorded a minimum temperature of 0.8 °C on the 13th. Pershore College (Worcestershire) recorded 59.0 mm in the 24-hour period ending 0900 UTC on the 29th (including an hourly total of 28.8 mm in the hour ending 0000 UTC on the 29th).

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