| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| Table 10C2 Mean daily sunshine, 1961-1990 averages, 1993-1997 |
(hours) |
Year |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
||
| Aberdeen1 | 1961-1990 averages | 3.8 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
4.9 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
3.9 |
3.1 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
| 1993 | .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
|
| 1994 | .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
|
| 1995 2 | 4.4 |
1.3 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
4.3 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
7.3 |
7.6 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
|
| 1996 | .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
|
| 1997 | .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
|
| Dundee3 | 1961-1990 averages | 3.9 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
5.2 |
4.0 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
| 1993 | 3.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
|
| 1994 | 4.1 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
4.1 |
3.2 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
|
| 1995 | 4.4 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
8.2 |
6.3 |
7.3 |
4.0 |
3.0 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
|
| 1996 | 3.9 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
5.6 |
7.4 |
6.6 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
|
| 1997 | 3.8 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
5.4 |
4.9 |
6.0 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
3.9 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
|
| Edinburgh4 | 1961-1990 averages | 3.7 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
5.6 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
| 1993 | 3.4 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
5.8 |
5.1 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
|
| 1994 | 4.0 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
5.5 |
5.0 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
|
| 1995 | 4.6 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
4.5 |
5.4 |
6.2 |
7.6 |
6.4 |
7.7 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
|
| 1996 | 4.0 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
6.3 |
7.8 |
6.2 |
5.7 |
5.1 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
|
| 1997 | .. |
1.2 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
4.9 |
.. |
4.4 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
4.0 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
|
| Glasgow5 | 1961-1990 averages | 3.6 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
4.9 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
5.5 |
4.8 |
3.7 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
| 1993 | 3.3 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
5.6 |
4.2 |
3.5 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
|
| 1994 | 3.4 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
6.6 |
4.9 |
3.2 |
5.3 |
4.0 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
|
| 1995 | 4.6 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
5.4 |
6.3 |
9.3 |
6.5 |
8.2 |
4.1 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
|
| 1996 | 4.0 |
0.5 |
3.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
6.0 |
8.7 |
5.6 |
5.0 |
5.6 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
1.6 |
|
| 1997 | 3.8 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
6.8 |
5.8 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
5.0 |
3.9 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
Source: The Meteorological Office (Glasgow) |
| 1 Recordings taken at
Craibstone, altitude 102 metres. 2 Recordings taken from Dyce Station, altitude 65 metres. 3 Recordings taken at Mylnefield, altitude 31 metres. 4 Recordings taken at the Royal Botanic Garden, altitude 26 metres. 5 Recordings taken at Abbotsinch, altitude 5 metres. |