Climate data from selected Scottish stations

30-year (1951-80) average number of days in month with snow lying at 0900 hours

Location

Alt(m)

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Year

Shetland                            
Lerwick

82

7.5

7.8

3.8

1.4

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

2.4

4.9

28.1

Fair Isle

57

5.1

3.3

2.5

0.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.1

2.9

15.9

Western Isles                            
Stornoway

15

3.5

2.8

1.4

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.0

1.5

10.4

Highland                            
Wick

36

5.4

5.6

2.2

0.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.5

3.0

18.2

Nairn

8

5.5

5.6

1.7

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.8

2.7

16.5

Grampian                            
Braemar

339

15.6

15.9

9.7

2.4

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.3

4.6

16.4

59.0

Craibstone
(near Aberdeen)

102

9.6

9.6

4.9

0.9

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

2.6

4.7

32.6

Tayside                            
Perth

23

5.7

5.2

1.2

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.5

2.4

15.1

Lothian                            
Edinburgh Royal Botanic Gdn.

26

5.0

5.3

1.1

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.5

1.9

14.0

Royal Observatory

134

5.5

6.1

1.8

0.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.0

2.0

16.7

Penicuik

185

9.6

9.3

3.8

0.9

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.9

4.7

30.3

Dunbar

23

1.7

2.6

0.4

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.6

5.6

Strathclyde                            
Tiree

9

1.4

1.2

0.4

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.4

3.6

Glasgow Airport

5

3.5

1.8

0.7

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.6

1.3

8.0

Auchincruive
(near Ayr)

45

2.3

1.7

0.7

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.5

0.6

5.9

Dumfries & Galloway                            
Eskdalemuir

242

10.1

9.6

4.7

0.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.9

5.0

32.0

Note: 0.0 in the 30-year period indicates there was one day or less with snow lying at 0900 hours in the month.

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