Tuesday 1 March 2011

TUESDAY 1st MARCH

HEADLINES @ 0900Hrs
 A quiet start to March, with the barometer reading a very high 1038mbs. This generally means little or no rain in prospect.It was a cold night again, but with the frost less severe than the previous night.  A FEBRUARY SUMMARY WILL BE POSTED THIS AFTERNOON.

PITLOCHRY TODAY
A dry day, but with more cloud around than yesterday. There should still be some intervals of sunshine. Winds will blow from between S & W & the maximum temperature should reach around 9 degrees.

THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
 The period will be dry, with variable amounts of cloud, but also a few clear spells. There could just be a slight frost, with lowest temperatures hovering around +1 to-1.

OUTLOOK
 A good deal of dry weather in the period WED. to FRI, though there may be a little rain on WED. night. Temperatures not far off the seasonal average.

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 09002.3
Maximum Temperature (last 24hrs)8.6
Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)-1.4
Grass Minimum Temperature (last 24hrs)-5.3
Rainfall Total (last 24hrs)
nil
Barometer at observation time today
1038mbs
Wind at observation time today
SSW1
This month’s highest temperature to date * Details after 1st week
*
This month’s lowest temperature to date*
This month’s highest 24hr rainfall total to date*
This month’s total rainfall to date *

AVERAGES & EXTREMES  MARCH----NEW
Average Max. Temperature8.4
Average Min. Temperature1.1
Record High Temperature17.6
Record Low Temperature-11.2
Long Term Average Rainfall82mms
Wettest Month178
Driest Month19

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