Friday 1 August 2014

FRIDAY 1st AUGUST 2014

A WARM WELCOME TO PITLOCHRY WEATHER!
THE ONLY ONLINE WEATHER SERVICE WHERE THE OBSERVER LIVES & RECORDS IN PITLOCHRY, USING PREVIOUS MET OFFICE CLIMATE STATION EXPERIENCE. FORECASTING IS BASED ON MET OFFICE & BBC MATERIAL, WHICH IS THEN TAILORED FOR THE PITLOCHRY AREA, USING LOCAL KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE.

JULY SUMMARY----Warm days & mild nights, Rainfall very close to normal, though much of it falling in the final week.   Hottest day 27.5 (25th), Coldest night  5.5 (6th). No day was cooler than 16.7, while 20days reached or exceeded 20.  No long-term records were broken, but it is likely that July this year will be remembered as a good one, certainly for tourists.  THE LAST 8 MONTHS HAVE ALL SEEN TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL FOR SCOTLAND AS A WHOLE!!

YESTERDAY saw some localized very heavy downpours, while other places had very little.  

TODAY in PITLOCHRY
Some light rain on occasions this morning, with sunny ints. & showers (some heavy) this afternoon. Some sunny intervals too. Max.Temp. 17       Wind S or SW 1 or 2          Tonight's low 11

WEEKEND OUTLOOK

Rather unsettled, with showers or some longer spells of rain, though at present it looks as though the first part of SATURDAY could remain dry, as well as the latter part of SUNDAY.
GEnerally rather cool ( maximum  16 or 17)


Temperature at obs. time today 090014.3
Maximum temperature (last 24hrs)21.0
Minimum temperature (last 24hrs)11.1
Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs)8.5
Rainfall total (last 24hrs)1.1mm
Barometer at observation time today1004mb
Wind at observation time todaySE2
This month’s highest temperature to date*
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 for PITLOCHRY in AUGUST
Avg. max. temperature18.8Long term avg. rainfall74.5mm
Avg min. temperature9.8Wettest month211mm
Record high temperature28.7Driest month8.9mm
Record low temperature0.1

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