On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 at 17:11:48, Colin Blackburn
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.

Then they must be pretty fast reacting when they *are* exposed.
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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)