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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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