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Rainfall averages 48mm across the country, however, due to the milder climate, flowers such as the cherry blossom begin to bloom along with the resurfacing of various animals who have hibernated over the winter period. [3] Summer in Scotland typically ranges between June and August annually. During the summer period, temperatures typically ...
Highest 30-min total 80 mm (3.1 in) Eskdalemuir, Dumfries and Galloway [7] 26 June 1953 Highest 60-min total 92 mm (3.6 in) Maidenhead, Berkshire: 12 July 1901 Highest 90-min total 117 mm (4.6 in) Dunsop Valley, Lancashire 8 August 1967 Highest 120-min total 193 mm (7.6 in) [8] Walshaw Dean Lodge, West Yorkshire: 19 May 1989 Highest 155-min total
The Cairngorms feature the highest, coldest and snowiest plateaus in the British Isles and are home to five of the six highest mountains in Scotland: ... Climate data ...
The ten tallest mountains in the UK are all found in Scotland. Wanlockhead claims to be the highest settlement in Scotland, at 410 m (1,350 ft) above sea level. Many points are on, or near sea level, but due to high rainfall, there are no natural dry pieces of land below sea level - see rivers and lochs below.
Highest dew point temperature: A dew point of 35 °C (95 °F) — while the temperature was 42 °C (108 °F) — was observed at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, at 3:00 p.m. on 8 July 2003. [ 202 ] Highest heat index : In the observation above at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, the heat index ("feels like" temperature) was 81.1 °C (178.0 °F).
Eskdalemuir holds the UK weather record for the highest rainfall in a 30-minute period: 80 mm (3.1 in), recorded on 26 June 1953. [2] It also holds the record for the dullest summer month; 43.9 hours were recorded in August 1912, and subsequently just 41 hours were measured in August 2008.
This is a list of countries by average annual precipitation. List. Per the World Bank (2017) [1] [2] Country mm/ year) Continent 1
Edinburgh has a high proportion of young adults, with 19.5% of the population in their 20s (exceeded only by Aberdeen) and 15.2% in their 30s which is the highest in Scotland. The proportion of Edinburgh's population born in the UK fell from 92% to 84% between 2001 and 2011, while the proportion of White Scottish-born fell from 78% to 70%.