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.PITLOCHRY WEATHER SUMMARY FOR FEB. 2015
February 2015 was very close to the long-term average with regards to temperature.
The mean maximum of 6.4 was just 0.3 above average, while the mean minimum of -0.1 was also just 0.3 above average.February was,however, clearly the mildest of the 3 winter months of 2014/15.
During February, The thermometer ranged between -6.2 & +10.8, with no records broken. There were 15 air frosts & 19 ground frosts.
Up until the 21st of the month, rainfall amounts were exceptionally low (only11.3mm), but the dominance of low pressure in the final week, saw this total rise to 53.3mm (still only 69% of normal & convincingly the driest winter month, 119mm fell in Dec & 174mm in Jan) .At this site(140ms),6 days saw snow falling & 9 snow lying, but places even within Pitlochry may have differed. Met Office regulations are very precise over both snow falling & snow lying. For instance, 2 minutes of sleet falling would be classed as a day of snow falling. If over 50% of the ground at the same height as the weather station has snow lying to any depth at 0900hrs, it is counted as a day with snow lying!!!. Such are the demands of the Met Office on its team of observers.
The mean maximum of 6.4 was just 0.3 above average, while the mean minimum of -0.1 was also just 0.3 above average.February was,however, clearly the mildest of the 3 winter months of 2014/15.
During February, The thermometer ranged between -6.2 & +10.8, with no records broken. There were 15 air frosts & 19 ground frosts.
Up until the 21st of the month, rainfall amounts were exceptionally low (only11.3mm), but the dominance of low pressure in the final week, saw this total rise to 53.3mm (still only 69% of normal & convincingly the driest winter month, 119mm fell in Dec & 174mm in Jan) .At this site(140ms),6 days saw snow falling & 9 snow lying, but places even within Pitlochry may have differed. Met Office regulations are very precise over both snow falling & snow lying. For instance, 2 minutes of sleet falling would be classed as a day of snow falling. If over 50% of the ground at the same height as the weather station has snow lying to any depth at 0900hrs, it is counted as a day with snow lying!!!. Such are the demands of the Met Office on its team of observers.
All in all, not too bad a month or winter, but one never knows what March has in store!!
| Temperature at obs. time today 0855 | 3.3 |
| Maximum temperature (last 24hrs) ( attributed to FEB ) | 7.4 |
| Minimum temperature (last 24hrs) | 2.8 |
| Grass minimum temperature (last 24hrs) | 1.0 |
| Rainfall total (last 24hrs) (attributed to FEB ) | 12.4mm |
| Barometer at observation time today | 983mb |
| Wind at observation time today | W3 |
| 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 MARCH
| Avg. max. temperature | 8.4 | Long term avg. rainfall | 82mm |
| Avg min. temperature | 1.1 | Wettest month | 178mm |
| Record high temperature | 21.7 | Driest month | 11.7mm |
| Record low temperature | -11.2 |
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