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March 2016 Weather History in Orkney United Kingdom

The data for this report comes from the Kirkwall Airport. See all nearby weather stations

This report shows the past weather for Orkney, providing a weather history for March 2016. It features all historical weather data series we have available, including the Orkney temperature history for March 2016. You can drill down from year to month and even day level reports by clicking on the graphs.

Orkney Temperature History March 2016

History:20182017JFMarAMJJASOND20152014
Temperature history in March 2016 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313130°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°FFebApr
The daily range of reported temperatures (gray bars) and 24-hour highs (red ticks) and lows (blue ticks), placed over the daily average high (faint red line) and low (faint blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Hourly Temperature in March 2016 in Orkney

History:20182017JFMarAMJJASOND20152014
Hourly Temperature in March 2016 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprvery coldcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The hourly reported temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
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Cloud Cover in March 2016 in Orkney

History:20182017JFMarAMJJASOND20152014
Cloud Cover in March 2016 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
no significant cloudno cloud detectedceiling and visibility ok
The hourly reported cloud coverage, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Observed Weather in March 2016 in Orkney

History:20182017JFMarAMJJASOND20152014
Observed Weather in March 2016 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr
foghazedrizzlelight rainmoderate rainheavy rainfreezing rainsleetsnow grainslight snowmoderate snowheavy snowhailthunderstorm
The hourly observed weather, color coded by category (in order of severity). If multiple reports are present, the most severe code is shown.
DayObservationsPrecipitationCodes
Tue, Mar 1 Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityRA, RERA, -RA, -SHRA, DZ, -DZ, VCSH
Wed, Mar 2 Recent Showers of Snow, Showers of Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Showers of Rain and Snow, Showers of Snow and Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRESHSN, SHSN, -SHSN, SHRASN, SHSNRA, -SHRA, VCSH
Thu, Mar 3 Recent Rain, Showers of Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityRERA, SHRA, -SHRA, DZ, -DZ, VCSH
Fri, Mar 4 Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRERA, RESHRA, SHRA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Sat, Mar 5 Showers of Light Rain and Snow, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRASN, -RA, -SHRA, -DZ, VCSH
Sun, Mar 6 Recent Showers of Snow, Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Showers in the VicinityRESHSN, SN, -SHSN, VCSH
Mon, Mar 7 Showers of Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRA, -DZ, VCSH
Tue, Mar 8 Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, VCSH
Wed, Mar 9 Showers in the VicinityVCSH
Fri, Mar 11 Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Drizzle, Light Drizzle-RA, -RADZ, DZ, -DZ
Sat, Mar 12 Rain and Drizzle, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityRADZ, RERA, -RA, -RADZ, REDZ, VCSH
Sun, Mar 13 Light Rain, Light Drizzle-RA, -DZ
Mon, Mar 14 Haze, FogHZ, FG
Tue, Mar 15 Light Drizzle, Fog, Fog in the Vicinity, Mist-DZ, FG, VCFG, BR
Wed, Mar 16 Fog, Partial FogFG, PRFG
Sat, Mar 19 Light Rain and Drizzle-RADZ
Sun, Mar 20 Recent Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityRERA, -RA, -RADZ, -DZ, REDZ, VCSH
Mon, Mar 21 Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Showers of Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Haze, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, -RADZ, -SHRA, DZ, -DZ, HZ, VCSH
Tue, Mar 22 Light Rain and Drizzle, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Haze-RADZ, DZ, -DZ, HZ
Wed, Mar 23 Light Rain-RA
Thu, Mar 24 Heavy Rain, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity+RA, -RA, -DZ, VCSH
Fri, Mar 25 Rain, Recent Rain, Light Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityRA, RERA, -DZ, VCSH
Sat, Mar 26 Recent Rain, Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Haze, MistRERA, -RA, DZ, -DZ, REDZ, HZ, BR
Sun, Mar 27 Light Hail, Rain and Drizzle, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-GR, RADZ, RERA, -RA, -RADZ, -SHRA, VCSH
Mon, Mar 28 Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRA, VCSH
Tue, Mar 29 Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Wed, Mar 30 Showers in the VicinityVCSH

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March 2016 in Orkney

History:20182017JFMarAMJJASOND20152014
Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March 2016 in Orkney1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFebAprMar 2012 hr, 9 minMar 2012 hr, 9 minnightnightdaydayMar 110 hr, 35 minMar 110 hr, 35 minMar 3113 hr, 12 minMar 3113 hr, 12 minMar 1111 hr, 27 minMar 1111 hr, 27 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in March 2016 in Orkney

History:20182017JFMarAMJJASOND20152014
Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in March 2016 in Orkney1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr5:55 AM5:55 AMMar 266:41 PMMar 266:41 PM6:40 AM6:40 AMMar 317:52 PMMar 317:52 PM7:07 AM7:07 AMMar 15:42 PMMar 15:42 PM6:38 AM6:38 AMMar 116:05 PMMar 116:05 PM6:09 AM6:09 AMMar 216:29 PMMar 216:29 PMMar 27DSTMar 27DST
The solar day over the course of March 2016. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March 2016 in Orkney

History:20182017JFMarAMJJASOND20152014
Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March 2016 in OrkneyMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr00102020300010102030
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of March 2016. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March 2016 in Orkney

History:20182017JFMarAMJJASOND20152014
Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March 2016 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprMar 91:55 AMMar 91:55 AMMar 2312:02 PMMar 2312:02 PMApr 712:24 PMApr 712:24 PM6:54 AM6:54 AM6:53 PM6:53 PM5:30 PM5:30 PM6:13 AM6:13 AM6:38 AM6:38 AM8:18 PM8:18 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Mar 2016IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
50%1:22 AMESE9:54 AMWSW-5:38 AMS248,553 mi
2
47%2:25 AMSE10:30 AMSW-6:27 AMS245,908 mi
3
37%3:23 AMSE11:15 AMSW-7:19 AMS242,611 mi
4
27%4:14 AMSE12:11 PMSW-8:12 AMS238,848 mi
5
18%4:58 AMSE1:18 PMWSW-9:07 AMS234,885 mi
6
10%5:34 AMESE2:34 PMWSW-10:03 AMS231,051 mi
7
4%6:04 AMESE3:57 PMWSW-11:00 AMS227,703 mi
8
0%6:30 AMESE5:24 PMW-11:55 AMS225,174 mi
9
0%6:54 AME6:53 PMW-12:51 PMS223,710 mi
10
3%7:16 AME8:23 PMW-1:46 PMS223,432 mi
11
9%7:39 AMENE9:52 PMWNW-2:41 PMS224,310 mi
12
18%8:04 AMENE11:18 PMWNW-3:36 PMS226,181 mi
13
28%8:34 AMENE--4:31 PMS228,791 mi
14
39%-12:39 AMWNW9:09 AMENE5:27 PMS231,849 mi
15
50%-1:51 AMNW9:52 AMNE6:21 PMS235,077 mi
16
62%-2:52 AMNW10:44 AMNE7:14 PMS238,251 mi
17
72%-3:42 AMNW11:44 AMNE8:06 PMS241,211 mi
18
81%-4:21 AMWNW12:50 PMENE8:55 PMS243,864 mi
19
88%-4:52 AMWNW1:59 PMENE9:42 PMS246,169 mi
20
94%-5:17 AMWNW3:10 PMENE10:28 PMS248,115 mi
21
98%-5:38 AMWNW4:20 PMENE11:12 PMS249,708 mi
22
100%-5:56 AMW5:30 PME11:55 PMS250,947 mi
23
100%-6:13 AMW6:40 PME--
24
100%-6:30 AMW7:49 PME12:37 AMS251,820 mi
25
98%-6:47 AMWSW8:58 PMESE1:20 AMS252,288 mi
26
94%-7:07 AMWSW10:05 PMESE2:03 AMS252,297 mi
27
89%-8:29 AMWSW-3:00 AMSSE251,804 mi
28
82%12:12 AMESE8:55 AMWSW-4:34 AMS250,660 mi
29
74%1:15 AMSE9:28 AMSW-5:22 AMS248,892 mi
30
64%2:14 AMSE10:08 AMSW-6:11 AMS246,456 mi
31
50%3:07 AMSE10:58 AMSW-7:03 AMS243,390 mi

Humidity Comfort Levels in March 2016 in Orkney

History:20182017JFMarAMJJASOND20152014
Humidity Comfort Levels in March 2016 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The hourly reported humidity comfort level, categorized by dew point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Wind Speed in March 2016 in Orkney

History:20182017JFMarAMJJASOND20152014
Wind Speed in March 2016 in Orkney1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph10 mph10 mph20 mph20 mph30 mph30 mph40 mph40 mph50 mph50 mph60 mph60 mph70 mph70 mphFebApr
The daily range of reported wind speeds (gray bars), with maximum gust speeds (red ticks).

Hourly Wind Speed in March 2016 in Orkney

History:20182017JFMarAMJJASOND20152014
Hourly Wind Speed in March 2016 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr
0 mph calm 1 mph light air 4 mph light breeze 8 mph gentle breeze 13 mph moderate breeze 18 mph fresh breeze 25 mph strong breeze 31 mph near gale 39 mph gale 47 mph strong gale 55 mph storm 64 mph violent storm 73 mph hurricane force
The hourly reported wind speed, color coded into bands according to the Beaufort scale. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Hourly Wind Direction in 2016 in Orkney

History:20182017JFMarAMJJASOND20152014
Hourly Wind Direction in 2016 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr
calmnortheastsouthwest
The hourly reported wind direction, color coded by compass point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Atmospheric Pressure in March 2016 in Orkney

History:20182017JFMarAMJJASOND20152014
Atmospheric Pressure in March 2016 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313128.5 inHg28.5 inHg29.0 inHg29.0 inHg29.5 inHg29.5 inHg30.0 inHg30.0 inHg30.5 inHg30.5 inHgFebApr
The daily range of atmospheric pressure (gray bars), as measured by the altimeter setting reported in e.g. a METAR report.

The details of the data sources used for this report can be found on the Kirkwall Airport page.

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