1995-96 The Big Snow
During Xmas Eve night, a polar low approached northern Scotland and
this gave the severest weather for the month.
There were severe blizzards and gales with drifting snow. The Shetlands was worst hit with depth of level snow at 35cm
and drifts well in excess of this. A state of emergency was declared on the Islands.
DECEMBER 1995
There were severe blizzards and gales with drifting snow. The Shetlands was worst hit with depth of level snow at 35cm
and drifts well in excess of this. A state of emergency was declared on the Islands.
DECEMBER 1995
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A daily summary |
1995 Day 1974-94 1995 Day 1974-94
Mean Maximum Temperature 5.0 6.6 Highest Max temp 10.1 11 11.5
Mean Minimum Temperature 2.6 4.0 Lowest Min temp -4.5 28 -4.3
Mean Sea Temperature 8.7 8.0 Lowest grass minimum -8.9 28 -11.5
30 cm Earth temperature 6.0 5.8 Days with ground frost 15 8.8
100cm Earth temperature 7.4 6.8 Days with air frost 10 2.9
Total Rainfall (mm) 51.1 106.7 Days with snow/sleet 17 10.7
Wettest Day (mm) 13.3 7 14.4 Days with snow cover 09hr 13 3.0
Rain Days (> 0.1mm) 19 26.0 Days with hail 15 12.9
Wet Days (> 0.9mm) 10 21.0 Days with fog during 24hrs 7 2.2
Total sunshine, hrs 26.4 15.9 Days with fog at 09hrs 3 0.2
Sunniest day, hrs 5.5 30 3.3 Days with NIL sun 17 15.6
Mean wind speed, kts 16.4 20.0 Days with gale 5 9.7
Maximum gust, kts 82 24 71.3 Days with thunder 0 0.5
Mean Sea Level pressure 1021.2 1005.3 Days with aurora 0 2.7
Wind Direction (%)
North 25.8 11.4 S. West 3.2 16.1
N. East 12.9 2.7 West 9.7 18.0
East 12.9 8.1 N. West 6.5 9.2
S. East 16.1 12.4
South 9.7 19.9 CALM 3.2 2.2
snow image on SIC website
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