Weather data for British stations
Cambridge |
Grytviken |
Signy |
Faraday |
Rothera |
Halley |
|
Latitude, Longitude |
52°N,00°W |
54°S,37°W |
61°S,46°W |
65°S,64°W |
68°S,68°W |
76°S,27°W |
Annual mean temperature (° C) |
9.9 |
1.8 |
-3.6 |
-4.5 |
-6.4 |
-18.5 |
Mean summer temperature (° C) |
16 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
-7 |
Mean winter temperature (° C) |
4 |
-1 |
-9 |
-10 |
-12 |
-28 |
Extreme maximum temperature (° C) |
35.6 |
26.3 |
16.2 |
11.7 |
7.2 |
4.0 |
Extreme minimum temperature (° C) |
-17.2 |
-19.4 |
-39.3 |
-43.3 |
-37.6 |
-55.3 |
Days with snow or sleet |
20 |
195 |
280 |
250 |
225 |
175 |
Days with rain |
145 |
180 |
95 |
85 |
30 |
0 |
Hours of sunshine |
1490 |
1200 |
550 |
840 |
1100 |
1450 |
Percentage of possible sunshine |
34 |
28 |
13 |
19 |
25 |
34 |
Mean wind speed (knots) |
6.8 |
8.1 |
13.6 |
7.5 |
12.0 |
13.3 |
Maximum mean wind speed (knots) |
54 |
50 |
59 |
50 |
58 |
62 |
Maximum gust (knots) |
85 |
96 |
115 |
73 |
77 |
80 |
Number of gales per year |
1 |
7 |
60 |
10 |
50+ |
40 |