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    UK weather stations with most airfrost

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, damianslaw said:

    I'm surprised at the stats for Altnaharra, given it shares the equal joint coldest min recorded in the UK with Braemar. Perhaps it's due to its more westerly location, more exposed to the atlantic and frontal systems than Braemar and thus more prone to thaw action.

    What is the lowest absolute max recorded in England. I suspect it may be Shawbury on 12 Dec 1981.

    Altnaharra has an amazing weather . Numerous times it has been both the hottest and coldest place the same day .

     

    Recent notable cold spells at altnaharra include -22.3 in 2009 and -21.2 in december 2010 . Been a consistent performer.

     

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    UK weather stations with most airfrost

    in Spring Weather Discussion

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    Number of days of average air frosts at low lying places according to met office 1981-2010 figures :

    Braemar     101.7 days
    Dalwhinnie 97.2 days
    Aviemore    88.7 days

    Loch Glascarnoch 85 days
    Aboyne        85. 9 days
    Esdalemuir  84.1 
    Tulloch bridge     80.5
    Redesdale camp 78.9
    Altnaharra            77.7
    Santon downham 76.5
    Shap 74.5
    Spadeadam 74
    malham 73

    Englands highest is redesdale camp at an average of 78.9 while Katesbridge's was NI coldest with 57 airfrosts . Sennybridge topped wales with 65 average days of airfrosts. I wouldnt mind moving to Braemar or Dalwhinnie though . I was most surprised with Altnaharra as it usually has the coldest temperatures along with braemar and expected it higher on the list. 
         

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    Rainiest towns in Uk?

    in Spring Weather Discussion

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    In terms of big towns/cities I believe Swansea is the wettest at around 1360mm per year- that's over double London's rainfall I believe and is very impressive when you consider that Manchester only averages a fraction over 800mm and yet has a reputation for being wet.

    How big is fort william? 1883 mm of rain

    Rainiest towns in Uk?

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted

    There seems to be alot of dispute which is the wettest place in UK?

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/5386736/Top-10-Britains-wettest-places.html?image=0

    this website states dalness in glen etive is the wettest. While other sites states its seathwaite in cumbria.

    Also the wettest spot in place is quoted as top of snowdonia with 4500 mm but met office states part of highlands get more than 5000 mm of rain.

    Can anyone clear up both wettest inhabited place and spot for me?

    First air frost of the 2014/15 season

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted

    After Braemar had 1.8 C last night and 0.8 C 0n 5th August(coldest place in europe that day) i thought I should start this thread. Aviemore , aboyne, altnaharra and dalwhinnie are recording temperatures near freezing point recently.

     

    So where would be the first air frost of the season and where?

     

    For Scotland : Braemar mid to late august

    For England : redesdale camp mid september

    For Wales : Sennybridge mid september

    For NI: katesbridge early september

    Spring 2014 Discussion

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted · Edited by boywonder

    Maximum temperature in 24h. 05/14/2014 at 21:00 UTC

     

     

    1 Solent M. R. S. C. (United Kingdom) 19.9 °C
    2 Boscombe Down (United Kingdom) 19.5 °C
    3 London / Heathrow Airport (United Kingdom) 19.5 °C
    4 London, St James Park (United Kingdom) 19.3 °C
    5 Shoreham Airport (United Kingdom) 19.2 °C

     

    Minimum temperature in 24h. 05/14/2014 at 21:00 UTC

     

     1. Altnaharra (United Kingdom) -3.0 °C

     2.Loch Glascarnoch (United Kingdom) -2.1 °C
     3. Tulloch Bridge (United Kingdom) -1.4 °C
     4. Tain Range (United Kingdom) -0.1 °C
     5.Aviemore (United Kingdom) 0.3 °C

    Winter 2013-2014 Discussion- Part 2

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted

    http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-26339994

     

    World-renowned climber Hamish MacInnes believes this winter in Scotland's mountains is the snowiest since 1945.

    He said he had not seen such "colossal volumes" of snow since he started climbing as a youngster 69 years ago.

    Dumfries and Galloway-born Mr MacInnes is also the inventor of mountaineering equipment, including a stretcher.

    He said: "The first time I went climbing was in 1945 and I remember cutting our way through snow in Glencoe.

    "I've not seen anything like it until now.

    "This covering of snow we have just now is very alpine. There is a very defined demarcation line between where the snow starts and the bare grass below.

     

    it has been a weird winter..

    Where would you put a met office station to have record low temperatures?

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted · Edited by boywonder

    I would put one in linn of dee which is usually colder than braemar...I was searching for record low temperatures it seems many countries record temperatures in places which are uninhabited eg germanys coldest temperature is funtensee which is a small lake and italys all time low is also somewhere uninhabited. Why cant met office follow the same and put up stations in potential uninhabited frost hollows in highlands and pennines.

    Winter 2013-2014 Discussion- Part 2

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted

    Last night temperatures fell to -7.7C at Altnaharra in Scotland, which makes it the coldest night of the winter so far.

     

    Braemar recorded -8.1 C in November so It was the second Coldest. 

    Goes to show how mild this winter has been if that's the coldest it's got so far!

     

    Temperatures have been mild But in terms of snow it has been record breaking for the highlands.

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