The Climate of Fair Isle

Monthly Temperature Data 1974-1998

WINTER

SPRING

SUMMER

AUTUMN

Year

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

MEAN

MAX

MIN

DEC-FEB

MAR-MAY

JUN-AUG

SEP-NOV

Lowest

1974

0.4

-0.5

0.4

1.8

3.1

5.9

6.9

7.9

4.4

2.4

0.8

-3.2

2.5

7.9

-3.2

1.8

6.9

2.5

Minimum

1975

-1.1

-0.6

-2.9

-0.4

1.3

2.1

5.3

7.2

3.6

5.0

1.6

-3.4

1.5

7.2

-3.4

-1.6

-0.7

4.9

3.4

Temperature

1976

-1.9

-0.1

0.3

0.6

0.5

4.8

7.1

5.4

4.2

3.2

-0.6

-2.9

1.7

7.1

-2.9

-1.8

0.5

5.8

2.3

21-21hr

1977

-1.5

-1.4

-2.7

-1.4

-0.2

3.6

5.3

4.4

5.1

4.9

0.0

-1.1

1.2

5.3

-2.7

-1.9

-1.4

4.4

3.3

(deg C)

1978

-3.4

-5.1

-0.6

-3.4

2.4

5.2

6.4

6.7

3.9

3.1

-3.0

-4.3

0.7

6.7

-5.1

-3.2

-0.5

6.1

1.3

1979

-3.6

-2.7

-1.6

-1.4

-1.6

4.6

6.5

6.4

3.8

5.1

1.0

0.0

1.4

6.5

-3.6

-3.5

-1.5

5.8

3.3

1980

-3.6

-4.3

-2.3

-0.8

2.0

6.6

6.1

4.8

1.4

-0.9

-0.4

0.0

0.7

6.6

-4.3

-2.6

-0.4

5.8

0.0

1981

-4.5

-3.6

-1.4

-2.5

-1.0

4.7

5.4

8.6

6.8

1.6

-1.2

-3.3

0.8

8.6

-4.5

-2.7

-1.6

6.2

2.4

1982

-3.7

0.9

-0.2

-1.8

0.2

5.4

7.6

7.2

5.1

5.4

0.2

-1.8

2.0

7.6

-3.7

-2.0

-0.6

6.7

3.6

1983

-0.9

-4.0

-1.2

-1.1

3.8

1.5

7.0

7.6

5.0

1.9

-1.6

3.0

1.7

7.6

-4.0

-2.2

0.5

5.4

1.8

1984

-2.8

-1.1

-0.1

0.4

2.9

5.7

7.7

7.8

4.9

5.2

1.6

0.6

2.7

7.8

-2.8

-0.3

1.1

7.1

3.9

1985

-1.6

-1.2

-3.4

-4.0

3.4

4.3

6.1

8.7

4.1

3.9

-1.8

-4.3

1.2

8.7

-4.3

-0.7

-1.3

6.4

2.1

1986

-1.5

-2.8

-0.1

-1.0

4.3

4.8

5.0

5.8

4.4

2.3

0.8

-0.8

1.8

5.8

-2.8

-2.9

1.1

5.2

2.5

1987

-4.5

-3.1

-2.6

1.7

1.1

4.1

5.9

7.4

4.1

3.2

0.1

0.9

1.5

7.4

-4.5

-2.8

0.1

5.8

2.5

1988

-0.6

-2.0

-3.1

-2.4

3.2

4.3

9.3

7.4

5.2

0.4

-0.3

0.0

1.8

9.3

-3.1

-0.6

-0.8

7.0

1.8

1989

1.5

-1.2

-1.5

-1.4

3.6

3.1

7.8

7.7

5.3

4.4

1.6

-1.9

2.4

7.8

-1.9

0.1

0.2

6.2

3.8

1990

0.8

0.2

-2.8

-1.4

2.9

7.9

7.9

8.9

4.0

3.1

2.6

-3.5

2.5

8.9

-3.5

-0.3

-0.4

8.2

3.2

1991

-0.2

-1.6

1.5

-0.2

3.7

3.1

6.6

6.2

3.6

1.1

-0.3

-0.4

1.9

6.6

-1.6

-1.8

1.7

5.3

1.5

1992

-0.1

0.7

-5.0

0.8

1.0

6.4

7.3

6.7

4.8

2.2

0.7

0.1

2.1

7.3

-5.0

0.1

-1.1

6.8

2.6

1993

-4.2

-3.1

-0.4

2.3

2.8

3.8

6.6

7.0

4.4

0.0

0.3

-1.3

1.5

7.0

-4.2

-2.4

1.6

5.8

1.6

1994

-0.2

-0.7

-4.8

0.5

2.9

4.7

8.1

6.1

5.4

0.9

2.7

-2.2

2.0

8.1

-4.8

-0.3

-0.5

6.3

3.0

1995

-3.6

-3.6

-4.3

-0.3

0.6

5.5

4.2

7.5

3.2

3.6

0.0

-4.5

0.7

7.5

-4.5

-3.1

-1.3

5.7

2.3

1996

-0.2

-1.0

-0.7

-0.3

0.6

6.3

6.1

9.4

5.5

3.9

-3.2

-1.8

2.1

9.4

-3.2

-1.9

-0.1

7.3

2.1

1997

0.6

0.0

-0.2

-0.6

-0.8

5.1

7.4

8.2

5.6

2.0

2.8

1.5

2.6

8.2

-0.8

-0.5

-0.5

6.9

3.5

1998

-2.2

-5.6

-4.0

-1.2

4.0

3.4

7.0

6.5

3.7

1.7

0.6

-3.3

0.9

7.0

-5.6

-4.1

-0.4

5.6

2.0

Mean

-1.7

-1.9

-1.7

-0.7

1.9

4.7

6.7

7.1

4.5

2.8

0.2

-1.5

1.7

7.1

-1.9

-1.8

-0.2

6.1

2.5

Highest

1.5

0.9

1.5

2.3

4.3

7.9

9.3

9.4

6.8

5.4

2.8

3.0

2.7

9.4

0.9

0.1

1.8

8.2

3.9

Period=

Year

1989

1982

1991

1993

1986

1990

1988

1996

1981

1982

1997

1983

1984

1974-98

Lowest

-4.5

-5.6

-5.0

-4.0

-1.6

1.5

4.2

4.4

1.4

-0.9

-3.2

-4.5

0.7

4.4

-5.6

-4.1

-1.6

4.4

0.0

Year

1981

1998

1992

1985

1979

1983

1995

1977

1980

1980

1996

1995

1995

 

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