The current depression just winding itself up between Iceland and
Western Scotland is forecast to be down to 969mb over Inverness by 18z
Tuesday. I can't recall a low so low as this in May. Anybody have any
info for the lowest ever recorded in UK in May??

I can't recall a low so low as this in May. Anybody have any
info for the lowest ever recorded in UK in May??




967 mb has been recorded in July (1964, I think) somewhere around the
Western Isles. The record for May must be lower than this, but I cannot
confirm it.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

"Pete L" wrote in message
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The current depression just winding itself up between Iceland and
Western Scotland is forecast to be down to 969mb over Inverness by 18z
Tuesday. I can't recall a low so low as this in May. Anybody have any
info for the lowest ever recorded in UK in May??

Copying Philip Eden's post from below under "Upper Trough" -

"It's in danger ... 968.0mbar on 8 May 1943 at Sealand, near
Chester.

See http://www.wetterzentrale.de/topkarten/fsslpeur.html

Eight days later it was 1042.2mbar at Dublin, which stands as the
highest MSL pressure for May. The depression of the 7th-8th
was responsible for mean hourly 56kn at Bell Rock and gusts
of 72kn at Bell Rock, 66kn at Holyhead, and even 63kn at
Lympne inland in Kent ... and up to 75mm rain in E.Scot, most
of which fell as snow. A 2m drift covered the Braemar-Perth
road at Cluny Bridge. Also 90mm of rain in 24h (non rainfall
day) at Ashburton in Devon.

Philip Eden, with thanks to the relevant MWR and BR"

Joe.