METEOROLOGICAL DATA FOR 2014 Garioch
Latitude: 57° 17' 25" N Longitude: 2° 23' 23" W Elevation: 240 ft Time Zone: GMT +-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+ | | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | Year| +-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+ |TEMPERATURE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Average | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Daily Maximum | 6.8| 7.4| 10.1| 11.9| 14.7| 17.5| 20.2| 17.6| 17.1| 13.8| | | 13.7| | -Daily Minimum | 2.2| 1.8| 2.5| 5.0| 7.8| 11.2| 11.9| 10.2| 10.7| 7.4| | | 7.1| | -Monthly | 4.5| 4.6| 6.3| 8.4| 11.3| 14.3| 16.1| 13.9| 13.9| 10.6| | | 10.4| | -Monthly Dewpt. | 2.7| 1.9| 1.9| 4.7| 7.3| 10.0| 11.6| 10.0| 10.8| 7.9| | | 6.9| | Extremes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Highest | 9.2| 9.8| 17.9| 17.4| 21.6| 21.7| 24.8| 22.4| 20.3| 18.2| | | 24.8| | -Date | 1| 20| 16| 28| 15| 16| 21| 4| 25| 18| | | JUL 21| | -Lowest | -3.7| -3.6| -2.1| 0.0| 1.3| 8.3| 8.3| 4.0| 7.4| 1.2| | | -3.7| | -Date | 12| 17| 26| 15| 2| 30| 1| 25| 10| 29| | | JAN 12| +-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+ |DEGREE DAYS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Heating Base 65°F | 764| 683| 664| 526| 386| 211| 123| 239| 231| 426| | | 4253| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cooling Base 65°F | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 4| 0| 0| 0| | | 4| +-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+ |SOLAR RADIATION (W/m2) | 30.4| 66.0| 98.4| 112.7| 152.7| 154.0| 172.6| 130.9| 77.5| 39.2| | | 103.4| +-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+ |NUMBER OF DAYS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sunrise to Sunset | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Clear | 31| 28| 31| 30| 31| 30| 31| 31| 30| 31| | | 304| | -Partly Cloudy | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| | | 0| | -Cloudy | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| | | 0| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Precipitation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | .01 inches or more | 25| 19| 12| 16| 19| 13| 13| 23| 13| 16| | | 169| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Snow, Ice pellets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.0 inches or more | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| | | 0| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thunderstorms | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| | | 0| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Heavy Fog, visibility| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/4 mile or less | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| | | 0| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Temperature | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Maximum | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 90°F and above | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| | | 0| | 32°F and below | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| | | 0| | -Minimum | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32°F and below | 9| 10| 6| 1| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| | | 26| | 0°F and below | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| | | 0| +-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+ |PRESSURE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Average | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Monthly | 989.5| 982.0|1006.1|1009.1|1009.7|1014.8|1009.7|1002.0|1014.9|1001.0| | | 1003.9| | Extremes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Highest |1014.4|1003.8|1030.9|1025.0|1027.9|1027.0|1023.3|1013.7|1026.8|1023.2| | | 1030.9| | -Date | 12| 19| 11| 15| 15| 15| 22| 27| 13| 2| | | MAR 11| | -Lowest | 964.2| 951.4| 971.3| 991.7| 987.2|1000.1| 990.0| 976.1|1001.1| 975.7| | | 951.4| | -Date | 3| 9| 3| 6| 10| 5| 4| 11| 26| 21| | | FEB 9| +-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+ |RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Average | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Monthly | 87.9| 83.9| 76.1| 80.6| 80.3| 78.7| 78.9| 81.1| 84.6| 84.4| | | 81.6| | -Local Time | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hour 01 | 89| 88| 82| 86| 87| 87| 86| 87| 89| 87| | | 87| | Hour 07 | 89| 88| 85| 88| 90| 87| 88| 90| 92| 89| | | 89| | Hour 13 | 86| 76| 65| 72| 69| 67| 69| 69| 74| 78| | | 72| | Hour 19 | 88| 83| 74| 75| 76| 76| 76| 78| 83| 84| | | 79| +-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+ |PRECIPITATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Water Equivalent | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Total | 166.2| 94.1| 27.9| 35.2| 49.9| 50.7| 34.5| 90.1| 19.5| 121.6| | | 689.8| | -Greatest (24 hrs) | 26.1| 19.6| 10.9| 8.6| 10.4| 14.5| 11.2| 20.8| 6.1| 31.2| | | 31.2| | -Date | 21-22| 5-6| 2-3| 30| 4| 4-5| 26-27| 10-11| 5| 7-8| | | OCT 7-8| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Snow, Ice pellets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Total | 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| | | 0.0| | -Greatest (24 hrs) | 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| | | 0.0| | -Date | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+ |WIND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Resultant | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Direction | 160| 147| 138| 148| 166| 177| 181| 199| 184| 159| | | 156| | -Speed | 2.4| 1.5| 0.6| 0.2| 0.2| 0.1| 0.2| 0.1| 0.1| 0.8| | | 0.6| | Average Speed | 3.2| 1.9| 1.3| 0.6| 0.3| 0.3| 0.3| 0.3| 0.2| 1.0| | | 1.0| | Maximum One-minute | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Average | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Direction | N| N| N| N| N| N| N| N| N| N| | | N| | -Speed | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| | | 0| | -Date | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| | | JAN 1| | Peak Gust | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Direction | SSE| SE| SSE| E| SSE| S| SE| N| SE| SSE| | | SSE| | -Speed | 60| 29| 28| 19| 20| 16| 20| 26| 16| 27| | | 60| | -Date | 3| 1| 20| 17| 16| 1| 2| 11| 26| 6| | | JAN 3| +-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+
MEANS AND EXTREMES* Garioch
Latitude: 57° 17' 25" N Longitude: 2° 23' 23" W Elevation: 240 ft Time Zone: GMT +-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+ | | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | Year| +-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+ |TEMPERATURE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Average | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Daily Maximum | 6.3| 7.0| 9.4| 12.1| 14.2| 16.4| 18.9| 18.3| 16.6| 12.9| 8.9| 5.7| 12.2| | -Daily Minimum | 1.4| 1.0| 1.9| 4.0| 6.0| 9.0| 11.3| 10.8| 9.1| 6.4| 2.9| 0.1| 5.3| | -Monthly | 3.8| 4.0| 5.6| 8.1| 10.1| 12.7| 15.1| 14.5| 12.9| 9.6| 5.9| 2.9| 8.8| | -Monthly Dewpt. | 1.5| 1.3| 1.6| 3.8| 5.7| 8.8| 11.0| 10.8| 9.1| 6.9| 3.6| 0.8| 5.4| | Extremes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Record Highest | 13.3| 16.9| 22.4| 24.4| 24.5| 26.8| 28.7| 26.6| 25.4| 22.9| 15.8| 15.3| 28.7| | -Year | 2013| 2012| 2012| 2007| 2012| 2011| 2009| 2007| 2012| 2013| 2007| 2011| JUL 2009| | -Record Lowest | -15.6| -12.9| -6.9| -3.2| -1.4| 1.4| 4.2| 1.8| 0.1| -2.3| -7.0| -18.9| -18.9| | -Year | 2010| 2009| 2010| 2013| 2012| 2012| 2011| 2012| 2012| 2012| 2010| 2010| DEC 2010| +-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+ |MEAN DEGREE DAYS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Heating Base 65°F | 748| 719| 699| 546| 452| 295| 181| 207| 285| 478| 663| 851| 6122| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cooling Base 65°F | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 7| 2| 2| 0| 0| 0| 11| +-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+ |SOLAR RADIATION (W/m2) | 18.3| 48.2| 100.1| 148.9| 192.2| 181.6| 180.6| 143.6| 106.0| 53.5| 28.0| 13.8| 101.2| +-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+ |MEAN NUMBER OF DAYS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sunrise to Sunset | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Clear | 27.6| 28.3| 31.0| 30.0| 31.0| 30.0| 30.8| 31.0| 29.4| 31.0| 30.0| 30.9| 360.9| | -Partly Cloudy | 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| | -Cloudy | 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Precipitation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | .01 inches or more | 19.3| 18.1| 14.9| 14.0| 15.9| 15.5| 16.6| 19.3| 14.9| 18.9| 19.9| 17.6| 204.7| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Snow, Ice pellets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.0 inches or more | 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thunderstorms | 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Heavy Fog, visibility| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/4 mile or less | 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Temperature | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Maximum | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 90°F and above | 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| | 32°F and below | 0.8| 0.1| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.1| 2.6| 3.6| | -Minimum | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32°F and below | 12.1| 10.4| 8.0| 3.4| 0.5| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.1| 1.5| 6.0| 13.4| 55.4| | 0°F and below | 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.1| 0.1| +-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+ |MEAN PRESSURE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Average | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Monthly |1004.9|1005.3|1009.0|1010.2|1009.8|1011.5|1008.0|1006.4|1009.7|1005.8|1003.2|1003.2| 1007.2| | Extremes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Record Highest |1037.9|1041.6|1036.7|1036.8|1030.4|1032.3|1033.3|1025.2|1036.5|1034.0|1034.7|1040.6| 1041.6| | -Year | 2011| 2008| 2011| 2007| 2012| 2011| 2013| 2007| 2009| 2009| 2013| 2008| FEB 2008| | -Record Lowest | 953.2| 951.4| 962.7| 972.8| 982.7| 986.3| 981.0| 976.1| 971.8| 969.0| 951.6| 948.1| 0.0| | -Year | 2012| 2014| 2008| 2012| 2007| 2012| 2011| 2014| 2011| 2012| 2010| 2013| JAN 1970| +-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+ |RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Average | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Monthly | 84.5| 83.4| 77.2| 76.8| 76.3| 79.3| 79.6| 80.8| 80.3| 84.0| 85.3| 86.2| 81.1| | -Local Time | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hour 01 | 85| 86| 83| 84| 86| 88| 88| 89| 87| 87| 87| 87| 86| | Hour 07 | 86| 87| 85| 87| 84| 86| 88| 90| 88| 89| 88| 87| 87| | Hour 13 | 82| 76| 66| 66| 65| 69| 69| 70| 70| 77| 79| 84| 73| | Hour 19 | 85| 84| 76| 72| 72| 75| 75| 76| 77| 83| 86| 86| 79| +-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+ |PRECIPITATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Water Equivalent | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Mean | 62.6| 59.8| 39.9| 39.0| 50.5| 59.2| 68.9| 83.1| 51.7| 80.4| 67.0| 68.5| 730.8| | -Maximum Monthly | 166.20| 94.11| 55.00| 95.77| 101.00| 87.87| 110.39| 107.81| 81.01| 140.28| 138.45| 153.18| 166.20| | -Year | 2014| 2014| 2013| 2012| 2007| 2012| 2010| 2008| 2009| 2009| 2007| 2012| JAN 2014| | -Minimum Monthly | 3.79| 20.83| 9.87| 9.12| 7.62| 26.60| 34.51| 61.62| 19.47| 23.07| 26.59| 38.72| 0.00| | -Year | 2007| 2008| 2012| 2011| 2008| 2010| 2014| 2010| 2014| 2007| 2011| 2010| JAN 1970| | -Greatest (24 hrs) | 28.7| 33.8| 16.8| 19.8| 37.1| 26.6| 43.2| 41.4| 55.9| 47.8| 42.6| 33.0| 55.9| | -Year | 2008| 2010| 2010| 2008| 2007| 2012| 2010| 2007| 2009| 2009| 2009| 2012| SEP 2009| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Snow,Ice pellets,Hail| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Mean | 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| | -Maximum Monthly | 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| | -Year | 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| JAN 1970| | -Minimum Monthly | 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| | -Year | 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| JAN 1970| | -Greatest (day) | 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| 0.0| | -Year | 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| 2007| JAN 1970| +-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+ |WIND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Resultant | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Direction | 183| 184| 121| 250| 316| 37| 76| 219| 274| 183| 206| 185| 195| | -Speed | 1.5| 0.7| 0.6| 0.5| 0.2| 0.3| 0.0| 0.3| 0.6| 0.5| 0.6| 0.7| 0.4| | Average Speed | 3.9| 3.5| 3.8| 3.2| 3.1| 2.8| 2.7| 2.4| 2.8| 2.5| 3.3| 3.6| 3.1| | Maximum One-minute | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Average | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Direction | W| NW| N| W| E| W| NW| S| N| N| W| WNW| NW| | -Speed | 24| 34| 31| 17| 17| 20| 18| 16| 16| 0| 23| 24| 34| | -Year | 2008| 2008| 2008| 2008| 2008| 2008| 2008| 2008| 2008| 2007| 2007| 2007| FEB 2008| | Peak Gust | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -Direction | SSE| SW| W| WSW| SW| NNW| SSW| NW| ESE| SSE| NW| WSW| SSE| | -Speed | 60| 40| 51| 41| 48| 32| 36| 41| 38| 48| 48| 51| 60| | -Year | 2014| 2011| 2011| 2013| 2011| 2010| 2010| 2011| 2010| 2010| 2009| 2011| JAN 2014| +-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+ *NOTE: Length of record: January 2004 to October 2014. PRECIPITATION +------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+ | Year | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | Annual | +------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---------+ | 2004 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2005 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
STATION LOCATION AND INSTRUMENTATION
Garioch
+-------------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | Elevation Above (ft) | | | | | | +------+----------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | Ground | | | | | Latitude | Longitude | Sea +-----+-----+-----+---------+-------+----------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Location | Occupied | Occupied | North | West | Level| Wind| Sun | Temp| Humidity| Rain | Barometer| | | From | To | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-------------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+------+-----+-----+-----+---------+-------+----------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Morven |01/01/2007| |57° 17' 25" |2° 23' 23" W| 240| 240| 240| 240| 240 | 240 | 240 | |Inverurie | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-------------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+------+-----+-----+-----+---------+-------+----------+ Notes: Units are: Temperature=°C, Wind=mph, Pressure=Millibars, Precipitation=mm.
INSTRUMENTATION DETAIL
The following equipment is used for measuring meteorological data at this station: Davis Vantage Pro, Vantage Pro Plus, Vantage Pro2, Vantage Pro2 Plus Wind: Electronic sensors: Large cups: Instantaneous speed to 120 mph and direction to nearest 7°, greater of 2 mph or ±5%. Small cups: Instantaneous speed to 175 mph and direction to nearest 7°, greater of 3 mph or ±5%. Temperature: Electronic sensor: -40° to 140°F, ±1°F. Humidity: Electronic sensor: 0 to 100% RH, ±3%. Barometer: Electronic sensor: 26.00 to 32.00 inches Hg, ±0.05". Rainfall: 6.5-inch diameter electronic tipping bucket rain gauge. Resolution 0.01", ±4%. Sunshine: Electronic sensor: 0 to 1600 W/m^2, 5%. UV: Electronic sensor: 0 to 16 Index, 8%. Snow, ice pellets, glaze and other meteorological phenomenon not recorded by the Weather Computer are manually observed and recorded in the station record.