Paul Hyett wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 at 12:09:56, Col wrote
in uk.sci.weather :

Interestingly, Countryfile has just done a feature on the Cairngorm
weather station, and they said that winds of over 100mph were pretty
common. It looks a pretty desolate place though, they had to hack
their way in with an ice axe!

Yes, I watched that too - always wondered how they kept their
instruments functioning up there.

They heat them when they are not out taking readings. It's on iPlayer,
the weather station segment is towards the end, 50 something minutes in
just after the XC ski item.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...le_18_01_2009/

Colin