The Scottish Environment Statistics - 1998

CHAPTER 4 - CONTENTS

4. ATMOSPHERE Meteorology Mean daily temperature, January 1941-1970 Map 4.1 Mean daily temperature, July 1941-1970 Map 4.2 Average rainfall, January 1941-1970 Map 4.3 Average rainfall, July 1941-1970 Map 4.4 Mean daily temperature 1951-1996 Table 4.1 Days with air frost 1951-1996 Table 4.2 Mean daily sunshine 1951-1996 Table 4.3 Total rainfall 1951-1996 Table 4.4 Days with rain 1951-1996 Table 4.5 Days with snow lying 1951-1996 Table 4.6 Days with gales 1951-1996 Table 4.7 Days with fog 1951-1996 Table 4.8 Air pollution Annual mean SO2 concentrations in urban /suburban areas of Scotland 1995-1996 Map 4.5 Urban and rural sulphur dioxide concentrations 1996 Map 4.6 Precipitation weighted annual mean non-marine sulphate concentration 1995 Map 4.7 Trace element trends in annual average urban concentrations of lead, iron, and zinc in air 1984/85-1995/96 Table 4.9 Ozone measurements 1991-1996 Table 4.10 Nitrogen dioxide measurements 1991-1996 Table 4.11 Sulphur dioxide measurements 1991-1996 Table 4.12 Carbon monoxide measurements 1991-1996 Table 4.13 Thoracic particles, PM10 in Edinburgh 1991-1996 Table 4.14 Smoke control orders and clean air grants 1995/96 Table 4.15 Summary recorded contraventions of air pollution acts 1987-1996 Table 4.16 Recorded contraventions of air pollution acts 1996/97 Table 4.17 Noise pollution 1996-1997 Table 4.18 Annual mean smoke concentration in urban/suburban areas of Scotland Apr1993- Mar 1994 Map 4.8 Areas from which critical loads for acidity of soils are exceeded * Map 4.9 Areas for which critical loads for sulphur of soils are exceeded * Map 4.10 Annual average kerbside NO2 concentrations 1995 Map 4.11 Annual Average Urban background NO2 concentrations 1995 Map 4.12 Ambient Air Quality Guidelines Nitrogen Dioxide * Table 4.19a Sulphur dioxide * Table 4.19b Ozone * Table 4.19c Carbon monoxide * Table 4.19d PM10 particulate matter Table 4.19e Lead Table 4.19f Annual mean concentrations of ions in precipitation in rural sites in Scotland 1995 Table 4.20 The UK National Strategy - air quality objectives Table 4.21