AUGUST 1997
On Fair Isle this was the warmest, sunniest and foggiest August on record.
Rainfall was below average for the first three weeks but, during the last four days, two more or less equal overnight falls produced 28.6 mm and increased the total by 50% - resulting in near average rainfall for the month.
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| Weather Diary |
1997 Day 1974-96 1997 Day 1974-96 Mean Max Temperature 15.6 13.7 Highest Max temp 18.9 12 20.2 Mean Min Temperature 11.6 10.3 Lowest Min temp 8.2 10 4.4 Mean Sea Temperature 13.5 11.9 Lowest grass minimum 1.3 25 -3.7 30 cm Earth temperature 14.4 12.2 Days with ground frost 0 0.6 100cm Earth temperature 12.8 11.3 Days with air frost 0 0.0 Total Rainfall (mm) 61.5 60.8 Days with snow/sleet 0 0.0 Wettest Day (mm) 14.5 31 13.2 Days snow cover at 09hr 0 0.0 Rain Days ( 0.1mm +) 10 17.2 Days with hail 0 0.2 Wet Days (0.9mm +) 7 11.7 Days fog during 24hrs 16 11.7 Total sunshine, hrs 205.9 144.5 Days with fog at 09hrs 10 3.6 Sunniest day, hrs 15.5 4 13.0 Days with NIL sun 3 5.0 Mean wind speed, kts 9.3 11.6 Days with gale 0 0.7 Maximum gust, kts 44 27 46.1 Days with thunder 2 0.3 Mean Sea Level pressure 1015.3 1012.8 Days with aurora 0 1.0 Wind Direction% North 3.2 11.7 S. West 16.1 13.1 N. East 0.0 5.5 West 6.5 17.7 East 19.4 9.2 N. West 3.2 9.5 S. East 25.8 12.9 South 19.4 18.0 CALM 6.5 2.2
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