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Aberdeen Weather

Mention the phrase Aberdeen Weather and most people will think of rain throughout the year and when it is not raining it is snowing! However that is not the case. The weather forecast in Aberdeen often predicts sun and Aberdonians and lucky tourists often experience sunny days. Some Scottish people even fondly nickname Aberdeen as the sunny city. When you look at a typical 5 day weather forecast for Aberdeen such as the Aberdeen BBC weather report it usually features a sunny picture.

Here are some Aberdeen Scotland weather facts.

November 2007 saw extreme weather hit Aberdeenshire and the UK with gusts of wind as high as 65mph. There were fears of floods due to heavy and sudden rainfall and the risk of snow and ice after the winter storms of the 8 November 2007. The met office had issued a gale warning that may disrupt power supplies and cause damage to buildings. Though Aberdeen had recently enjoyed an Indian Summer the temperature dropped considerably to about 7C during the day and about 2C at night.

This harsh Aberdeenwinter weather was repeated towards the end of November 2007. The heavy rain caused several rivers to burst their banks such as the River Ury at Inverurie. The highest rainfall recorded by the Met Office was at Fyvie Castle where 40mm of rain fell in a 24 hour period.

June 2007 was the wettest Aberdeenweather since weather records were started in the year 1914. This record saw 67% more rain when compared to the 30 year average rain fall of 68.8 millimetres. By the middle of June Aberdeen rainfall was at 110.4mm. This heavy rainfall resulted in events being cancelled and some more rural parts of Aberdeenshire being flooded though some drains in Aberdeen could not cope with the down pour. For example the heavy metal drain covers at Aberdeen Beach retail park were lifted up during flooding with the high water pressure. Temperatures ranged from 11C to 19C. When compared to the UK Scotland escaped the severe flood damage to houses and severe weather warnings from the Met office that hit England and Wales. Many homes were evacuated, rescue centres had to be opened and the RAF and Army were deployed to help the emergency services.

In June 1948 151.6mm rain fell in Aberdeen City.

In the summer of 1957 392.8mm of rain fell in Aberdeen.

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Easter 2008 fell early and was celebrated on Sunday 23 March. On the Good Friday high winds swept across the UK and Aberdeenshire saw wind speeds of up to 65 miles per hour recorded in areas such as Rosehearty in Fraserburgh. The winds brought cold weather and snow to Aberdeen City and parts of the Shire. Aberdonians woke up to a white Easter on the Sunday morning.

2008 saw some harsh Aberdeen weather conditions. For example on the 4 January 08 skiers on the Cairngorm Mountain by Aviemore encountered winds of up to 100 miles per hour and temperature as low as minus 10 degrees Celsius. Patrols had to escort skiers off the mountains for their safety and a warning klaxon had to be sounded to warn anyone in the area to return off the hills and away from the whiteout and wind chill. This was the first evacuation of the Cairngorm mountains for decades.

In Aberdeen City the harbour was closed on Thursday 3, Friday 4 and Saturday 5 January 2008 because of the rough seas causing a danger to ships and boats. High waves were seen crashing into the entrance of Aberdeen harbour. For safety no vessels were permitted into Aberdeen harbour during these dates.

The high winds continued into the second week of Jan 08. This extreme weather brought snow, ice and more winds throughout Scotland and most of the UK. In Aberdeen winds remained between 50 to 70mph with a temperature dropping to about -4C overnight. Snow escaped most parts of Aberdeen though snow did lay on high ground. Other parts of Scotland saw stronger wind speeds. For example the Tay Bridge was closed because of Westerly winds reaching about 80mph and parts of Tayside suffered from power cuts. The M74 motorway saw lorries overturned because of the winds and other transport services were hit such as ferry and flight delays. Throughout Scotland many fallen trees blocked minor roads.

In July 2007 the rainy weather did not improve and many parts of Scotland and England were flooded. Many residents in Gloucestershire saw their homes flooded and people had to be evacuated from their homes. In Aberdeen the Asda in Riverview Drive, Dyce was flooded by the entrance foyer and the supermarket was evacuated when the rain set off the fire alarms. A funnel cloud, a mini tornado that does not reach ground level was seen in Newmachar, Aberdeenshire. The heaviest rain fall was in Aboyne which saw 15.2 millimetres of rain in 24 hours. Other parts of Aberdeen which saw some flooding were Jesmond Drive at Bridge of Don.

The rain was recorded to have caused the least amount of sunshine in July at Aberdeen since the year 1961. The average rainfall for July 2007 in Aberdeen was 79% more at 108mm and there was only 98.5 hours of sunshine for the entire month. The average temperature was 17.2 Celsius. This made summer 2007 the wettest that the North East of Scotland has had for 50 years. The summer months of June, July and August saw 374.5mm of rainfall.

More extreme weather conditions was seen across Aberdeen and the Shire in August 2007. For example tornado twisters were photographed in parts of Aberdeen such as Garthdee, Muchalls near Stonehaven, Tyrebagger Hill near Aberdeen Airport. There were flash floods such on the A96 at Aberdeen airport and at Riverside Drive in Dyce and Pennan suffered a landslide. The heaviest rain fall in the UK at the beginning of August was at Fyvie Castle with 43mm recorded overnight.

The average temperature in Aberdeen during the summer of 2007 was 15.4C (59.72F)

Dr Gray Hospital in Elgin suffered from flash floods in August 2007. The intensive care unit had to be evacuated and other areas of the Dr Gray Hospital were effected by sudden and extreme rainfall. These included the children's ward, the HDU (High Dependency Unit), pharmacy and labs.

The Turriff Show of 2007 was doubly hit with bad luck when the Monday 6 August 2007 saw a huge downpour of rain and the Turriff Show was cancelled. It had also seen a ban on livestock due to an outbreak of Foot and Mouth in Guildford, England.

The resources below also offer free weather reports for Aberdeen:

Aberdeen Newspaper Weather Reports

Regional newspapers like The Evening Express, The Press and Journal and local newspapers like The Ellon Times and The Buchan Observer have weather reports, usually 5 day forecasts. You can also read the weather reports for free at their websites.

Grampian Television Weather Reports

The North East of Scotland weather report can be heard and viewed on Grampian TV, ITV1, after each main news report programme and bulletin reports. The weather can also be watched on the North Tonight news programmes. The timings of these from Monday to Friday are at 5:30 (after the morning news), 10:55am, 6pm (first the Regions news then the weather usually at 6:25pm) and 10:30pm, after the National news. On a Saturday the timings are 6am, 10:30am, 5:15pm and at 11pm, after the night time news. On a Sunday the timings are 6am, 1:35pm, 6:25pm, 11pm after the International and National news.
A five day weather forecast can be viewed at the North Tonight home page and Grampian STV television website at www.grampiantv.co.uk

Aberdeenshire Radio Weather News

Waves Radio broadcasts in the Buchan region and gives hourly radio reports for Peterhead, Fraserburgh and surrounding areas.
Northsound Radio reports the weather for Aberdeen City and the Shire of Aberdeenshire.

Read the About Aberdeen News Page for local news.