On Jan 19, 6:23*pm, Paul Hyett wrote:
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.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)

Yes - Countryfile item was interesting - but John Craven didn't even
look cold!

Ok - so the instruments for wind speed and direction are elevated out
of their 'warm' enclosure and exposed for a few minutes before
readings are recorded - but how then can they record the maximum
gusts?

Bob
South Northamptonshire