BENBECULA ISLAND, SCOTLAND

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		48		41		41		42		45		50		53		57		56		53		49		45		42

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		52		44		44		46		49		54		57		60		60		56		53		48		46

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		44		37		37		38		40		44		48		52		52		49		46		41		39

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		79		53		52		55		67		75		77		79		75		67		64		57		57

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		18		22		19		21		28		29		36		39		40		33		32		25		18

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4		---		---		---		---		1		1		2		1		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		41		---		---		---		1		4		6		12		14		3		1		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		27		7		6		4		3		---		---		---		---		---		---		2		5

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		316		29		24		28		24		22		24		27		26		28		28		28		28

Average Number of Days With Sleet

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		313		28		23		27		24		22		24		27		26		28		28		28		28

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3		1		---		---		---		---		---		1		---		---		---		---		1

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		32		9		6		6		3		1		---		---		---		---		---		2		5

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		88		86		87		87		88		87		88		90		91		88		87		86		86

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		80		84		81		79		75		72		76		80		79		80		80		83		85

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		43		37		36		38		39		43		48		52		52		48		45		40		38

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6376.6		759.5		692.1		713		615		496		375		279		279		375		480.5		615		697.5

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		522		---		---		---		---		---		75		186		186		75		---		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		13.1		8.3		10.2		12.6		15.1		17.6		19.1		18.2		15.9		13.4		10.9		8.7		7.6

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		58		4		3		4		6		6		7		7		7		4		4		2		4

Average Number of Days With Smoke/Haze

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		38		1		4		3		5		5		4		5		3		2		3		2		1

Average No. of Days With Vision Obstruction

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		83		5		7		7		9		9		9		9		8		5		6		4		5

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		16		18		18		18		16		14		13		13		14		18		17		17		16

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.7		0.4		1.1		2.2		3.8		5.3		5.2		4.8		4		2.7		1.4		0.6		0.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.3		0.7		1.3		2		2.6		2.8		2.6		2.2		1.5		0.9		0.4		0.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.9		0.8		1.8		2.8		4.1		4.8		4.5		4.2		4		3.3		2.2		1.2		0.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.7		0.7		1.6		2.4		3.9		5.1		4.6		4.1		3.7		3		1.9		1		0.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.7		0.4		1.1		2.2		3.8		5.3		5.2		4.8		4		2.7		1.4		0.6		0.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.3		0.8		1.5		2		2.6		2.8		2.6		2.2		1.6		1		0.5		0.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		1		2.3		3.7		5.1		5.8		5		4.9		4.8		4		2.7		1.4		0.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		0.9		2.1		3.4		5.4		6.8		5.7		5.4		5		3.9		2.5		1.2		0.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.3		0.3		1		1.8		3.2		4.3		4.6		4.1		3.5		2.5		1.2		0.5		0.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		0.3		0.6		1.2		2		2.6		2.7		2.6		2.2		1.5		0.8		0.4		0.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.4		0.5		1.5		2.2		3.3		3.8		4		3.6		3.4		3		1.7		0.8		0.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.9		0.4		1.3		1.7		2.5		3.2		3.5		2.9		2.7		2.6		1.4		0.6		0.4