THE WEATHER of 2012 in PITLOCHRY

JAN---Mean temps. close to normal, Rainfall close to normal. TX 5.3   TN -0.4   RF 92%
            Max snowfall depth  5cms

FEB---Rather mild & dry. TX 7.7  TN 1.3  RF 36%.  Max snow depth  5cms

MARCH---Very mild & very dry.   TX 13.0 (+4.6)  TN  2.4.   RAINFALL only 11.7mms (driest going back to at least 1954).  3 days reached close on 70F.  Very little snow.

APRIL---Colder than March!  A little colder than normal.  TX 10.6  TN 1.6   RF 165%

MAY---Temps close to normal overall, but particularly warm & sunny 22nd to 28th.
            TX 15.0   TN 4.9   RF 88%

JUNE---Rather cool, especially by day.  TX 15.5   TN 8.1   RF  110%

JULY---Rather cool & wet. TX 17.6   TN  9.7   RF 157%

AUGUST---Temperatures near normal, but wet.  TX 18.7   TN 10.8   RF 162%

SEPTEMBER---Rather cool but dry.  TX 15.1   TN 6.8   RF 29%

OCTOBER---Colder than average, especially the nights (21 ground frosts)
                        TX 10.2    TN 1.6   RF 98%

NOVEMBER---Rather cold, but rather dry.  TX 7.4   TN 1.0   RF 68%

DECEMBER---Rather cold & exceptionally wet (wettest Dec. in records going back to at least 1954).   TX 4.7   TN -1.0   RF 221%.  Little snow (max depth 6cms).

( TX = mean maximum temperature, TN = mean minimum temperature
         RF= Rainfall)

2012 TOTAL RAINFALL was 952.6mms(37.5ins)---not as wet as 2011 (1177mms) & slightly below the average of the 1984--2006 period.

2012  MEAN TEMPERATURE was 7.8    (mean max 11.7    mean min 3.9 ).