Is Scotland Getting Wetter?

IS SCOTLAND GETTING WETTER? wise (AND OTHER FUN FACTS) PROPERTY CARE BUILDING VALUE Temperature Scotland is cold, there's no denying it. Just how cold is it though? Is it really as cold as we all| like to make out? Let's take a look... The lowest temperature recorded was -27.2° on the 10th of January 1982 in Braemar, Aberdeenshire Highest temperature on record is a whopping 32.9° in Gerycook in the Scotish Borders -27.2 32.9° Average Summer Temperatures 11°C 10.58°C 10.52°C 10.45°C 10.38°C 10.27°C 10.23°C 10.15°C 9.99°C 9.96°C 9. 9. 3 Scotland is getting warmer! Sunshine Who doesn't like a good moan about not getting enough sun in Scotland? We probably don't, but be glad its not the 70s and 80s anymore! Highs 329.1 hours May 1975 Tiree 13.4 hours Jan 1996 Paisley and Lows Average Monthly Hours of Sunshine 116 112 110 108 100 ..and sunnier! Rainfall We get a lot of rain in Scotland. Did you know that Eskdalemuir in Dumfries & Galloway holds the UK record for the most amount of rainfall in a 30 minute period with a massive 80mm? To put that into perspective, the most rainfall in a 24 hour period in Scotland was 238mm in Argyll & Bute in 1974. 238mm 80mm Average Monthly Annual Rainfall 1505mm 1458mm 1433eym 1401mm 1376mm 1371mm 6. ...but wetter, sorry! And finally. Wind The highest wind speed ever recorded in Scotland was... 142 mph (Feb 1989, Aberdeenshire) The top speed of James Bond's Aston Martin! Looking at these stats we can see that Scotland's climate is changing and Scotland is indeed, getting wetter. However we are also seeing more sun than 50 years ago and higher temperatures on average than 100 years ago. Is this a sign of Global Warming? Is this just to be expected? If someone were to update this infographic in 100 years time what would the trendline look like? About Wise Property Care Wise Property Care is Scotland's leading damp proofing, timber preservation and woodworm treatment company. For more than 15 years, Wise Property Care has been building value back into people's through property repair treatments and our real and meaningful 20-year guarantee. For more information, help or advice visit our website - www.wisepropertycare.com. f www.facebook.com/wisepropertycare E www.twitter.com/wisepc 8 www.youtube.com/wisepropertycare wise Sources: PROPERTY CARE http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/datasets/ http://www.defra.gov.uk/statistics/environment/inland-water/iwtb01-rainfalV http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/extremes/monthly_temperature_country.htm BUILDING VALUE www.wisepropertycare.com No00 ידידידידדיק -o-on