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8 R. Tipping, R. Waldron, D.C. Cowley Total land pollen Taraxacum type Rumex acetosa / acetosella Sinapis type Ranunculus type Potentilla type 261 493 644 313 366 396 277 472 586 278 229 0 Plantago lanceolata Depth (cm) Alnus glutinosa Betula Fraxinus excelsior Picea Pinus sylvestris Quercus Ulmus Corylus / Myrica Salix Calluna vulgaris Avena / Triticum Chenopodiaceae Compositae Tubuliflorae Cyperaceae Filipendula Galium type Gramineae
Forth Naturalist and Historian, volume 24 9 THE WEATHER OF 2000 S.J. Harrison Introduction 2000 was yet another warm year, with the monthly mean maximum air temperature at the University Climate Station (Parkhead) being above average for eleven of the twelve months. The first three months were particularly warm, especially March which was 2°C warmer than average. With the warmth came plenty of rain, which was well above average in January and February. April was a cold and wet interlude, with some late snow, before the summer made an early start in May. Although the months May to July were drier than average, the overall picture was one of changeability, although there were some lengthy spells of very warm weather. August was very warm at times but thunderstorms, which are relatively rare in the Forth valley, made this a wet month. The remaining months, from September onwards, were generally warm and very wet until snow arrived late in December. (The rainfall and temperature values in the following refer to the University (Parkhead) or Bridge of Allan climate stations) January Mild. Sunny at times Over the first eleven days the predominantly westerly wind reached gale force at times and rain fell on every day. The wind was exceptionally strong in the far north of Scotland on the 3rd. The 4th, 5th and 7th were blustery days, with heavy rain and sleet falling in a stormy south-westerly wind. By the 13th the skies had cleared, heralding a spell of dry weather which lasted until the 27th. However, the absence of a cloud cover resulted in moderate night frosts. Visibility was excellent in the cold Polar air. By the 27th a westerly wind had reasserted its influence on the weather and the remaining days of the month were generally wet and, at times, very windy. The 48 hr rainfall total for the 30th and 31st was 34.4 mm. February Very mild but with frequent rain The month started on a wet note with the Allan in flood following the late January rain. The unsettled weather, with occasionally strong winds and heavy rain, continued for almost the whole of the month and a daily rainfall of 1.0 mm or more was registered on 22 occasions. The wind remained strong south-westerly, almost without break, from the afternoon of the 6th through to the 11th. Sleet fell on the 8th, and by the 11th heavy snow was falling, which continued to fall throughout the 12th. The snow melted very quickly on the 14th in steady drizzle. Over the following four days there were occasional bright spells but snow or sleet fell again on the 15th and 17th. There were two bright and sunny days after the 19th, but more rain arrived from the west on
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