High pressure, high temperatures, high rainfall – remarkable month
Apart from a couple of days during the first half of the month and shortly after mid-month – when shallow lows passed close to Shetland
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A dry month, and plenty of sun made it the third warmest April since 1914
by DAVE WHEELER The month began with high pressure over the UK. However, this quickly declined and cyclonic conditions prevailed across Shetland during the first…
READ FULL STORYMarch weather a tale of two halves
By Dave Wheeler As with last year, the first half of March was rather unsettled and changeable, with low pressure systems, separated by transient ridges,…
READ FULL STORYColdest February for eight years, but sunshine was only slightly diminished
In Shetland, in common with the rest of the UK, the first half of the month was cold, with snow and severe frosts. Initial south-easterly…
READ FULL STORYBetter end to December after series of lows brought windy conditions to isles
Though the focus of low pressure was in its normal December position over Iceland, it was considerably deeper than usual. Despite this, mean atmospheric pressure…
READ FULL STORYNovember was cool, cloudy and windy
By DAVE WHEELER DURING November the Icelandic low was deeper and displaced towards the Norwegian Sea, while at the same time the Azores anticyclone was…
READ FULL STORYColdest October for 50 years in some parts of isles
WITH low pressure usually not far from, and often to the north of Shetland, a mainly westerly cyclonic airflow gave a very changeable, unsettled and…
READ FULL STORYChange to normal September fare as high pressure dominates scene
WHILE during most Septembers we normally expect to see Atlantic depressions pass by in quick succession, this year the month was unusually anticyclonic. Though not…
READ FULL STORYDrier and sunnier than average, but Fair Isle managed to be wettest too
AUGUST was very wet and exceptionally dull across most of the UK, but drier and sunnier than average across Orkney and Shetland. Fair Isle, with…
READ FULL STORYMild, wet, and just a little bit hot
JULY was a mild, wet month with a few “hot” days. The 1st to the 13th was rather unsettled and cyclonic. A depression moved north…
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