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Old January 2nd 08, 10:32 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default December 2007: Synoptic Overview

In article ,
Philip Eden writes:
"John Hall" wrote:
Philip Eden writes:


Sunshine totals ranged from 89.0h at East Malling (Kent) -
presumed KZ sensor - to 25.5h at Lerwick (KZ sensor).

Percentages ranged from 239 at Kirkwall (Orkney)
to 68 at Watnall (Notts)


A low sunshine total at Lerwick and a very high percentage at Kirkwall
seems like an unlikely combination. Could one figure or the other be in
error?
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No, John ... the Lerwick figure, although the smallest in the country, was
still 175% of the local average! They don't get much sunshine that far
north in December ...


Thanks. I knew that the mean would be low, but I hadn't expected it to
be quite _that_ low.
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