Wednesday, 29 December 2010

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 29th @ 0800Hrs(a wee bit early for testing!!)

HEADLINES @ 0800Hrs---
A quiet & an overcast start to the day.When milder air moves over lying snow, the result is often low cloud & murky conditions.The current temperature was +1.1, following an overnight minimum of +0.8. Just 6cms of lying snow remain.

PITLOCHRY TODAY
Overcast, but predominantly dry.Perhaps a little brighter at times later in the day.Maximum temperature 4 or 5 degrees.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
Overcast, but essentially dry.Minimum temperatures close to zero.

FURTHER OUTLOOK
Thursday mainly dry but overcast, with maximum temperatures close to 4 or 5 degrees.Similar on Friday, but some risk of sleet or snow later on Saturday, followed by a cold Sunday---STAY TUNED re.STREET PARTY WEATHER!!

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.

Temperature at obs. Time today 0900+1.1
Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs)+2.5
Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)+0.8
Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)fault
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs)
2.6mms
Barometer  at  observation time today
1015mbs
Wind at observation time today
N1
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 date12.4 (26th)
This month’s total rainfall to date26.4mms



AVERAGES & EXTREMES DECEMBER
Average Max. Temperature5.7
Average Min. Temperature-0.3
Record High Temperature5.7
Record Low Temperature-18.2
Long Term Average Rainfall92.22
Wettest Month193 (1959)
Driest Month24 (1975)

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