PITLOCHRY

Daily Weather Records

OS sheet 52   ref. 94 58    alt.142m

                TUESDAY 9th FEBRUARY             OBSERVATIONS at 0920                   

 

 

 

  PITLOCHRY TODAY—  Predominantly dry & bright at times.  There will also be some more cloudy periods, with an outside chance of a sleet or snow shower moving in from the NE.      Feeling cold, with a max. temp. of about 4.  Tonight, largely dry with clear spells & a frost.                                       

 

 OUTLOOK --- .Mostly dry & cold for the next day or two. Just the chance of a passing wintry shower.

SPECIAL NOTE-----Always check MET OFFICE RADAR to track rain belts or showers, when appropriate (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/index.html).

Also gives a general forecast for  Central, Tayside & Fife + 15 day outlook & current conditions .  5-day pressure charts also available.

Other weather web-sites can also be found below & accessed  by clicking.

 

Temperature at obs. Time today        

          2.0

 


 FEBRUARY AVERAGES / EXTREMES                                                                         

Av. Max. Temp  6.1
Av. Min. Temp.   -0.4      
Record High Temp. 14.5(2004)
Record low temp - -12.2 (1978

Long-term av. Rainfall  77mms
Wettest Month  248mms (1990)
Driest Month   13mms (1985)

 

 Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs)

          3.8

 

Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)

           -0.5

 

Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)

           -5.0

 

Rainfall Total (last 24hrs)  

           trace

 

Barometer  at  observation time today

          1020 mbs

 

Wind at observation time today

          WNW2

 

This month’s highest temperature to date

         

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This month’s lowest temperature to date

       

 

This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date

         

 

This month’s total rainfall to date

  

 

 

Monthly Summary

JANUARY 2010---With a mean temperature 2.3 degrees below average, 25 days of snow lying, 20 air frosts & 5 days when the  thermometer failed to rise above freezing, last month proved decidedly wintry. However, it was not the coldest January in Pitlochry’s record book. 1982 (with its record low temperature of -19.6)  had a slightly lower mean temperature, while Jan. 79 was more significantly colder, resulting from lower night-time temperatures.                After the 11th of last month, the freeze relaxed its grip somewhat & a very slow thaw set in. Deep Atlantic depressions which would have imported significant rain & mild temperatures, were held at bay by high pressure & a stubborn pool of cold continental air, though neither snow nor very low temperatures returned to this area.                                                       Friday 8th Jan saw the coldest day(-3.5), the coldest night (-14.9) & the coldest ground temperature(-21.2). The total rainfall (including melted snow) was only 55% of the long term average.  

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Monthly Historical Information

Month

2009

Mean Max Temp

Mean Min Temp

Highest Max Temp

Lowest Max Temp

Highest Min Temp

Lowest Min Temp

Rainfall Total

Wettest 24hr Total

January

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March

9.6

1.1

14.6

4.2

6.9

-4.6

74.5

16.2

April

13.4

3.4

18.0

8.2

8.5

-2.3

61.4

13.8

May

14.7

4.6

23.1

9.7

12.8

-1.0

77.3

14.1

June

18.2

8.6

26.9

12.2

14.9

0.6

61.9

19.2

July

19.2

10.8

27.2

15.9

17.0

4.8

88.2

18.4

August

 18.3

10.6

21.5

14.6

15.1

 5.5

115.4

n/a

September

 16.7

 8.7

 22.0

11.8

13.2

 2.3

 58.1

 12.5

October

12.4

5.7

17.4

9.2

12.2

-1.6

104.4

n/a

November

7.5

2.1

13.0

1.8

7.3

-5.5

194.5

n/a

December

2.7

-4.6

9.2

-7.8

5.2

-15.4

76.3

n/a

Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


About the Author

My interest in the weather began in 1961 when I took over as observer at the school’s weather station at Matlock, Derbyshire. The severe winter of 1962/63 gave a boost to my enthusiasm, as I recorded temperatures down to -17 & observed snow lying continuously from Dec.19th until March 3rd !   University days found me moving north to Dundee, reading for an Honours Degree in Geography & incidentally discovering that depressing weather feature of the haar, capable of wrecking promising spring & summer days on the Scottish East Coast!!    Married life & a career in teaching saw us move to the Middlesbrough area—not only another spot suffering from sea fog but also some significant snowfalls in northerlies as well!! It was at this time that I joined the Climate Observers Link—a group of enthusiasts who exchange weather data each month.  The following years saw us move around the country, always setting up a weather station. We were in London during the 1976 heatwave  & in Lancashire for a number of years afterwards, including on the west coast at Southport during the early eighties.  In 1998, I was lucky enough to spend a half-day at the BBC Weather Centre in London as guest of the then lead-presenter Helen Young which I still regard  as the highlight point of my hobby,  even having a recording of myself doing a weather broadcast.  In 2003, we moved north to Grantown on Spey where I soon found myself working for the Met Office, manning their climate station which is notorious in the record books for being one of  the  coldest spots in Britain (minus 26.8 in Jan 1982)        Barry                                                                                                              

                                                 thebigane@hotmail.com

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Favourite links:

Aberfeldy weather site http://aberfeldyweather.com/

BBC Weather page http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ukweather/

                                                                                     MET Office Rainfall Radar http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/index.html

Weather online      www.weatheronline.co.uk          

Meteox        www.meteox.com

www.meteogroup.co.uk   (zoom-in rainfall radar-excellent for detailed tracking by the enthusiast)

 

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