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Does anyone know the average days of snowfall in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Perth, Glasgow and Inverness? I would like to know about days with snow not sleet as many sites write. And how many snow lying days they have per year? I can' t find something specific on net.
Does anyone know the average days of snowfall in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Perth, Glasgow and Inverness? I would like to know about days with snow not sleet as many sites write. And how many snow lying days they have per year? I can' t find something specific on net.
The Met Office unfortunately doesn't keep very detailed records for snow, and it really isn't possible to find useful statistics. For example, I can remember that at Glasgow Airport, from 1961-1990, there was an average of 8.1 days with snow lying at 9am. However, that only requires that at least 50% of the ground be covered in snow and is irrespective of snow depth. So that could be a dusting of snow that melted completely by 10am in the winter sun. The table from which I got that statistic seems to be no longer available on the web. For Edinburgh, it was slightly higher, and for Aberdeen it was somewhat respectable.
Suffice to say that if you're visiting low level towns and cities in Scotland, you'd have to be very lucky to experience a significant snow fall or depth of snow whilst you're here.
Though my experience in these matters is purely anecdotal, I agree: Scotland is, on the whole, not a very snowy place. The snowiest spots are likely in the highlands on west-facing slopes.
Thank you to all for the information!!! But it surprised me that Edinburgh has slightly higher number of snow lying days than Glasgow. I see that Glasgow is colder and has more precipitation in wikipedia.
Though my experience in these matters is purely anecdotal, I agree: Scotland is, on the whole, not a very snowy place. The snowiest spots are likely in the highlands on west-facing slopes.
Alot of Scotland is above 100-200 Meters which I would term snowy. Alot of Scottish towns get respectable snow days in between 40-80 which are not in highlands .
Scotland's average days of lying snow is almost a month which I would term "snowy".
I am curious if Scotland panics at snow like the rest of England when the BBC says that *All of England* is a mess.
Snow is much more common occurrence in Scotland and they cope with it much better . That's why you rarely see headlines of " Arctic blast " and traffic jams up there.
There's no panic or disruption in the part of England I live in. I was still going to work everyday in 10+ inches of snow, public transport working fine.
I think that places that are used to snow and ready for it have no disruption generally. Thank you again for the information!
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But it surprised me that Edinburgh has slightly higher number of snow lying days than Glasgow. I see that Glasgow is colder and has more precipitation in wikipedia.
