Philip Eden wrote:

Yes and no. Glenlivet's highest reading yesterday was 30.0°C
which may well be a new station record, beating 29.9°C in
June 1976. The reported 29.8°C was, I suspect, the highest
hourly or 3-hourly reading. It was, though, no hotter than
Hurn airport (Bournemouth) which also had 30.0°C.

And would this really be the second highest recorded temperature in
Scotland? The current record holder appears to be Greycrook with 32.9C,
and wasn't the previous record held by Dumfries, also over 30C?

No reason to disbelieve it: Aviemore which is at a slightly greater
altitude had 29.0°C.

Glenlivet was always a privately run station, although that
may have changed in recent times. It dates back to 1965.

Ah. I have good reason to be interested in Glenlivet, as I should be
living there this time next month.
--
Steve Loft, Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire. 1417ft ASL
Weather and webcam: http://www.wanlockhead.org.uk/