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Weather
Observations are recorded in Shetland by staff employed by the Meteorological Office in Lerwick.
There are also official Auxiliary Synoptic Reporting Stations in Fair Isle and Foula. Observations
from the Lerwick Observatory began in 1921, although the first full year of recordings was not until
1922. (Lerwick Observatory: 60°08’N, 01°11’W. Wind vane 93m above sea level). The recorded
meteorological observations from Lerwick Observatory for 2012 are as follows:
Temperature (˚C)
2012 Average Daily Mean (1931-2012) Extreme Daily Values
Max Min Max Min Max Min
Jan 9.0 -6.0 5.4 1.4 12.8 (’47) -8.9 (’59)
Feb 9.2 -2.9 5.3 1.1 11.7 (’45) -7.4 (’10)
Mar 12.9 -0.1 6.3 1.8 13.3 (’61) -8.3 (’47)
Apr 10.2 -2.5 8.0 3.0 16.1 (’42) -5.7 (’68)
May 20.3 -0.7 10.3 5.2 20.7 (’92) -2.2 (’79)
Jun 15.9 2.7 12.6 7.6 23.3 (’58) -0.6 (’51)
Jul 15.5 7.2 14.1 9.5 23.4 (’91) 3.5 (’65)
Aug 16.9 5.3 14.4 9.8 22.1 (’97) 2.8 (’43)
Sep 14.6 4.8 12.7 8.4 19.4 (’53) -0.6 (’54)
Oct 12.2 -0.3 10.2 6.3 17.2 (’55) -3.3 (’48)
Nov 10.9 -0.6 7.7 3.7 13.9 (’46) -5.7 (’32)
Dec 9.2 -3.0 6.2 2.1 12.3 (’07) -8.2 (’61)
Temperature
Temp °C
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
-2
-4
-6
-8
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2012
2012
Max.
2012
Min.
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