Col wrote:


"Norman" wrote in message
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Col wrote:


"Keith (Southend)" wrote in message
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-1.20C ,3072 ,Cairnwell(933m) ,UK Low Max
-3.80C ,3072 ,Cairnwell(933m) ,UK Low Min

Is this a new site?
I don't recall it ever being mentioned before.


It's an AWS located at the ski reort above the summit of the A93
Blairgowrie to Braemar road. It's been reporting since at least 1997.


Yes, I looked it up and discovered trhat it was associated with
a ski resort.
I'm just surprised I've never heard of it as it is an obvious candidate
for the lowest temps of the day and indeed the highest wind gust.


It's about 18 miles SE of Cairngorm and about 300 metres lower so, on most
days, Cairngorm will be colder. Also, the summit of Cairngorm is extremely
exposed so I expect that it will normally have stronger winds. Cairnwell would
probably get mentioned much more frequently if the station on Cairngorm wasn't
reporting.

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Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
http://peakdistrictweather.org