Climate for Station: Lerwick, Shetland, United Kingdom

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Station Statistics

10-Year Trend

High: +0.45 °C/decade

Low: +0.46 °C/decade

Rain: +0.00 mm/decade

25-Year Trend

High: +0.23 °C/decade

Low: +0.14 °C/decade

Rain: +0.02 mm/decade

50-Year Trend

High: +0.30 °C/decade

Low: +0.38 °C/decade

Rain: +0.02 mm/decade

All-Time Trend

High: +0.09 °C/decade

Low: +0.15 °C/decade

Rain: +0.07 mm/decade

Percentage Above-Average Days

Last 12 Months: 60.9%

This Year: 30.0%

Precipitation Concentration Index (PCI) ℹ️

Last 12 Months: 9.5

Historical Average: 12.1

Percentile Rank of Last 12 Months ℹ️

High: 99th percentile

Low: 99th percentile

Rain: 41st percentile

Change in Variance ℹ️

High: -8.6%

Low: -3.5%

Intraday: +16.3%

Data Coverage

87.6%

First Year of Data

1929

Station Location

Weather Records

Max HighAvg HighMin HighMax AvgAvg AvgMin AvgMax LowAvg LowMin LowMax PrecipitationAvg PrecipitationMax SnowAvg Snow
Record23.4 °C-3.9 °C18.3 °C-4.6 °C16.2 °C-8.9 °C106.9 mm
January12.8 °C5.7 °C-3.9 °C9.8 °C4.3 °C-2.9 °C9.0 °C1.5 °C-8.9 °C87.1 mm4.5 mm
February11.7 °C5.5 °C-3.0 °C9.4 °C4.0 °C-4.4 °C8.7 °C1.3 °C-7.4 °C96.0 mm3.8 mm
March13.3 °C6.4 °C-1.7 °C9.8 °C4.5 °C-4.6 °C8.6 °C2.0 °C-8.3 °C94.0 mm3.4 mm
April16.1 °C8.1 °C0.1 °C10.4 °C5.6 °C-1.1 °C9.2 °C3.1 °C-5.7 °C78.0 mm2.5 mm
May20.7 °C10.5 °C2.8 °C16.0 °C7.8 °C0.6 °C12.2 °C5.3 °C-2.2 °C82.0 mm1.9 mm
June22.8 °C12.7 °C7.2 °C17.6 °C10.1 °C3.3 °C14.9 °C7.7 °C-0.6 °C90.4 mm2.2 mm
July23.4 °C14.3 °C8.7 °C18.1 °C11.9 °C7.6 °C16.2 °C9.7 °C3.5 °C106.9 mm2.3 mm
August22.1 °C14.4 °C8.9 °C18.3 °C12.2 °C7.8 °C16.0 °C9.9 °C2.8 °C79.5 mm2.8 mm
September20.7 °C12.8 °C6.1 °C16.9 °C10.7 °C4.2 °C14.1 °C8.6 °C-0.6 °C57.4 mm3.7 mm
October17.2 °C10.4 °C2.5 °C13.4 °C8.6 °C0.4 °C12.6 °C6.4 °C-3.3 °C89.4 mm4.3 mm
November14.0 °C7.9 °C-0.9 °C12.0 °C6.4 °C-2.3 °C11.5 °C3.9 °C-5.7 °C90.4 mm4.7 mm
December12.8 °C6.6 °C-1.9 °C10.9 °C4.9 °C-3.9 °C10.1 °C2.4 °C-8.2 °C90.9 mm4.7 mm

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