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Weather Observations are recorded in <strong>Shetland</strong> by staff employed by the Meteorological Office in Lerwick. T<strong>here</strong> 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. 5
Sunshine and Rainfall (Monthly Totals) Sunshine (hours) Rainfall (millimetres) Mean Highest Total Mean Wettest Day 2012 (1931-2012) (1931-2012) 2012 (1931-2012) (1922-2010) Jan 23.9 24.5 44.6 (’97) 165.4 127.5 36.9 (’49) Feb 48.4 52.9 92.4 (’86) 100.3 100.1 36.7 (’89) Mar 79.1 89.5 135.7 (’31) 74.4 97.8 39.7 (’52) Apr 120.8 132.4 194.1 (’66) 121.4 69.9 31.2 (’79) May 252.4 165.6 271.5 (’48) 56.4 57.0 49.8 (’66) Jun 176.1 152.2 239.8 (’09) 54.4 59.2 36.5 (’81) Jul 123.5 123.0 228.0 (’47) 75.0 67.1 35.0 (’46) Aug 104.6 121.8 228.5 (’38) 181.8 77.9 63.6 (’04) Sep 111.4 99.9 152.1 (’87) 102.2 103.2 47.6 (’54) Oct 78.7 66.0 109.3 (’39) 86.5 122.0 58.5 (’81) Nov 52.2 33.4 59.2 (’00) 107.8 133.9 66.0 (’49) Dec 24.2 15.6 40.9 (’96) 154.5 135.1 67.8 (’95) Sunshine and Rainfall Sunshine (hours) / Rainfall (millimetres) 260 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Sunshine Rainfall Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2012 6
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