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

Mean

1974

7.0

6.5

6.5

8.1

9.6

12.3

13.4

14.2

12.1

9.2

8.0

7.1

9.5

14.2

6.5

8.1

13.3

9.8

Maximum

1975

6.5

6.3

5.6

6.5

8.6

11.1

12.8

14.7

11.9

11.0

8.4

7.2

9.2

14.7

5.6

6.6

6.9

12.9

10.4

Temperature

1976

5.4

6.1

5.3

7.9

9.8

12.7

14.5

14.7

11.6

11.0

8.7

5.1

9.4

14.7

5.1

6.2

7.7

14.0

10.4

09-21hr

1977

5.2

5.0

6.6

6.7

9.2

10.9

12.9

13.6

11.4

11.0

7.5

7.4

8.9

13.6

5.0

5.1

7.5

12.5

10.0

(deg C)

1978

5.0

3.8

6.4

6.2

9.7

11.4

11.6

12.8

11.8

10.8

8.5

5.1

8.6

12.8

3.8

5.4

7.4

11.9

10.4

1979

3.8

3.5

4.9

6.8

8.1

11.0

12.0

12.5

11.8

10.3

7.5

6.4

8.2

12.5

3.5

4.1

6.6

11.8

9.9

1980

4.9

5.5

5.0

8.0

9.5

12.6

13.2

13.1

12.7

9.0

6.9

6.6

8.9

13.2

4.9

5.6

7.5

13.0

9.5

1981

5.5

5.2

6.1

7.2

8.9

11.3

11.9

13.5

13.0

8.4

7.3

3.9

8.5

13.5

3.9

5.8

7.4

12.2

9.6

1982

4.9

6.1

6.4

7.7

9.5

11.8

13.4

13.8

12.0

10.6

8.2

6.1

9.2

13.8

4.9

5.0

7.9

13.0

10.3

1983

6.4

4.5

6.4

6.6

8.8

11.3

13.1

13.3

11.4

9.7

8.3

7.0

8.9

13.3

4.5

5.7

7.3

12.6

9.8

1984

4.6

5.7

4.9

7.4

9.6

11.6

13.2

14.7

12.0

10.9

8.6

7.8

9.2

14.7

4.6

5.8

7.3

13.2

10.5

1985

4.9

5.3

5.5

7.2

9.2

11.2

13.8

13.6

11.6

11.4

5.9

6.0

8.8

13.8

4.9

6.0

7.3

12.9

9.6

1986

4.8

3.9

6.2

6.2

9.7

11.4

13.1

12.9

11.0

10.1

8.5

6.5

8.7

13.1

3.9

4.9

7.4

12.5

9.9

1987

4.7

4.8

4.7

8.4

9.2

10.9

13.1

13.0

12.2

10.3

8.4

7.8

9.0

13.1

4.7

5.3

7.4

12.3

10.3

1988

6.3

6.0

5.5

6.4

9.3

11.9

13.7

13.2

12.7

10.3

8.2

8.0

9.3

13.7

5.5

6.7

7.1

12.9

10.4

1989

8.2

6.6

7.1

7.6

10.0

12.0

13.2

13.7

12.4

10.6

8.7

7.0

9.8

13.7

6.6

7.6

8.2

13.0

10.6

1990

7.3

6.9

7.4

7.8

10.3

11.5

13.1

14.3

12.2

10.8

8.1

6.7

9.7

14.3

6.7

7.1

8.5

13.0

10.4

1991

6.2

5.1

7.4

7.9

9.7

10.8

14.5

14.9

12.5

10.4

8.2

7.7

9.6

14.9

5.1

6.0

8.3

13.4

10.4

1992

7.4

7.1

6.4

7.8

10.7

13.5

13.5

13.7

12.3

9.2

8.0

6.5

9.7

13.7

6.4

7.4

8.3

13.6

9.8

1993

6.1

6.2

6.8

7.7

9.6

10.7

12.1

12.5

11.8

9.0

7.9

5.6

8.8

12.5

5.6

6.3

8.0

11.8

9.6

1994

5.7

4.6

5.6

7.5

9.2

11.2

13.9

13.9

12.0

10.0

9.3

7.4

9.2

13.9

4.6

5.6

7.4

13.0

10.4

1995

5.6

5.5

5.5

7.0

8.8

11.4

13.5

14.9

13.0

11.9

8.8

5.0

9.2

14.9

5.0

6.2

7.1

13.3

11.2

1996

6.5

4.9

5.5

7.8

8.9

11.7

12.6

14.1

12.9

11.0

6.7

5.9

9.0

14.1

4.9

5.4

7.4

12.8

10.2

1997

6.5

6.7

7.1

7.5

9.1

11.4

13.7

15.6

12.9

10.1

9.1

8.0

9.8

15.6

6.5

6.9

7.9

13.6

10.7

1998

6.8

7.7

7.0

7.3

10.5

11.2

12.5

12.6

12.8

9.5

7.7

7.2

9.4

12.8

6.8

6.5

8.3

12.1

10.0

Mean

5.9

5.6

6.1

7.3

9.4

11.6

13.1

13.8

12.2

10.3

8.1

6.6

9.1

13.8

5.6

6.0

7.6

12.8

10.2

Highest

8.2

7.7

7.4

8.4

10.7

13.5

14.5

15.6

13.0

11.9

9.3

8.0

9.8

15.6

7.4

7.6

8.5

14.0

11.2

Period=

Year

1989

1998

1991

1987

1992

1992

1976

1997

1981

1995

1994

1988

1997

1974-98

Lowest

3.8

3.5

4.7

6.2

8.1

10.7

11.6

12.5

11.0

8.4

5.9

3.9

8.2

12.5

3.5

4.1

6.6

11.8

9.5

Year

1979

1979

1987

1978

1979

1993

1978

1993

1986

1981

1985

1981

1979

 

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