FRIDAY 31st DECEMBER--0900HRS

HEADLINES
Just shallow mist this morning, with cloud breaks above.The overnight minimum was -0.1 & current temperature +0.4.

PITLOCHRY TODAY
A dry day & although misty at first, it should become brighter than yesterday with some sunshine. Maximum temperature around 3 or 4 degrees.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
A clear start but becoming cloudy with a short spell of light rain in the wee small hours, followed by clear weather with a slight frost.

FURTHER OUTLOOK
Dry & bright, but feeling cold on both Saturday & Sunday. Maximum temperature 2 or 3 degrees.

DECEMBER 1981 was the coldest December in Pitlochry’s records. The average maximum temperature that month was + 1.9, while the average minimum was -5.4. So far this December, we are COLDER than this record month. However, although 1981 was overall the coldest December on record, 1995 actually had the coldest day (-10.5 max.) & the coldest night (-18.2 min). There appears every likelihood that December 2010 will remain cold & topple the record held by 1981.

THIS MORNING'S READINGS
The only online weather service using data recorded in Pitlochry. The data presented below comes from standard Met Office equipment however I also make use of an Automatic Weather Station.

Temperature at obs. Time today 0900	+0.4
Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs)	+1.9
Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)	-0.1
Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)	-0.4
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs)	0.2 mms
Barometer  at  observation time today	1023mbs
Wind at observation time today	SE2
This month’s highest temperature to date	8.1 (11th)
This month’s lowest temperature to date	-15.7 (3rd)
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date	12.4 (26th)
This month’s total rainfall to date	27.2mms

AVERAGES & EXTREMES DECEMBER

Average Max. Temperature	5.7
Average Min. Temperature	-0.3
Record High Temperature	5.7
Record Low Temperature	-18.2
Long Term Average Rainfall	92.22
Wettest Month	193 (1959)
Driest Month	24 (1975)