May 2019 Weather History in Orkney United Kingdom

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This report shows the past weather for Orkney, providing a weather history for May 2019. It features all historical weather data series we have available, including the Orkney temperature history for May 2019. You can drill down from year to month and even day level reports by clicking on the graphs.

Orkney Temperature History May 2019

Temperature history in May 2019 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313130°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°FAprJun
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 May 2019 in Orkney

Hourly Temperature in May 2019 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunvery coldcoldcool
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 May 2019 in Orkney

Cloud Cover in May 2019 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun
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 May 2019 in Orkney

Observed Weather in May 2019 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun
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
Wed, May 1 Light Rain, Mist-RA, BR
Thu, May 2 Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityRERA, -RA, -SHRA, -DZ, REDZ, VCSH
Fri, May 3 Showers of Light Rain and Small Hail, Showers of Rain and Small Hail, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRAGS, SHRAGS, RESHRA, VCSH
Sat, May 4 Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRERA, RESHRA, SHRA, -RA, VCSH
Sun, May 5 Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRESHRA, SHRA, -SHRA, VCSH
Mon, May 6 Showers of Light Rain and Snow, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRASN, -SHRA, VCSH
Tue, May 7 Showers in the VicinityVCSH
Thu, May 9 Showers in the VicinityVCSH
Fri, May 10 Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Showers in the VicinityRESHRA, SHRA, VCSH
Sat, May 11 Recent Showers of Hail, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers in the VicinityRESHGR, RESHRA, VCSH
Tue, May 14 MistBR
Wed, May 15 Light Rain, Fog, Mist-RA, FG, BR
Thu, May 16 MistBR
Fri, May 17 Light Rain, Fog, Mist-RA, FG, BR
Sat, May 18 Light Drizzle, Fog, Fog in the Vicinity, Mist-DZ, FG, VCFG, BR
Sun, May 19 Recent Rain, Light Rain, Fog, Fog in the Vicinity, MistRERA, -RA, FG, VCFG, BR
Mon, May 20 Light Drizzle, Haze, Fog, Fog in the Vicinity, Mist-DZ, HZ, FG, VCFG, BR
Tue, May 21 Rain and Drizzle, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, MistRADZ, RERA, -RA, -RADZ, DZ, -DZ, REDZ, BR
Wed, May 22 Recent Showers of Hail, Rain, Rain and Drizzle, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, MistRESHGR, RA, RADZ, RERA, -RA, -RADZ, REDZ, BR
Thu, May 23 Recent Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Mist, Showers in the VicinityRERA, -RA, -RADZ, DZ, -DZ, REDZ, BR, VCSH
Fri, May 24 Recent Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Haze, Showers in the VicinityRERA, -RA, -RADZ, -DZ, REDZ, HZ, VCSH
Sat, May 25 Light Rain and Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity-RADZ, -DZ, REDZ, VCSH
Sun, May 26 Rain, Recent Rain, Light RainRA, RERA, -RA
Mon, May 27 Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRA, VCSH
Tue, May 28 Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRESHRA, -SHRA, VCSH
Wed, May 29 Showers in the VicinityVCSH
Thu, May 30 Light Rain-RA
Fri, May 31 Rain, Rain and Drizzle, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityRA, RADZ, RERA, -RA, -RADZ, REDZ, VCSH

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in May 2019 in Orkney

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 in May 2019 in Orkney

The solar day over the course of May 2019. 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.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May 2019 in Orkney

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May 2019 in OrkneyMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMAprJun0010102020303040405000101020203030404050
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of May 2019. 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 May 2019 in Orkney

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May 2019 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunMay 411:46 PMMay 411:46 PMMay 1810:12 PMMay 1810:12 PMJun 311:03 AMJun 311:03 AM5:43 AM5:43 AM8:23 PM8:23 PM8:59 PM8:59 PM5:26 AM5:26 AM4:41 AM4:41 AM10:09 PM10:09 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.
May 2019IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
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12%5:09 AME4:29 PMW-10:47 AMS248,986 mi
2
6%5:20 AME5:45 PMW-11:29 AMS247,030 mi
3
2%5:31 AME7:03 PMWNW-12:13 PMS244,752 mi
4
0%5:43 AMENE8:23 PMWNW-12:58 PMS242,326 mi
5
0%5:57 AMENE9:46 PMWNW-1:45 PMS239,910 mi
6
3%6:16 AMENE11:08 PMNW-2:35 PMS237,631 mi
7
8%6:41 AMNE--3:27 PMS235,576 mi
8
15%-12:26 AMNW7:16 AMNE4:23 PMS233,790 mi
9
24%-1:35 AMNW8:07 AMNE5:20 PMS232,288 mi
10
35%-2:28 AMNW9:14 AMNE6:16 PMS231,071 mi
11
47%-3:07 AMNW10:35 AMNE7:12 PMS230,145 mi
12
50%-3:34 AMNW12:03 PMENE8:06 PMS229,536 mi
13
70%-3:55 AMWNW1:33 PMENE8:58 PMS229,295 mi
14
80%-4:11 AMWNW3:04 PME9:49 PMS229,493 mi
15
89%-4:24 AMW4:34 PME10:39 PMS230,204 mi
16
95%-4:37 AMW6:03 PMESE11:29 PMS231,479 mi
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97%-4:51 AMWSW7:32 PMESE--
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100%-5:07 AMWSW8:59 PMESE12:20 AMS233,323 mi
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100%-5:26 AMSW10:23 PMSE1:13 AMS235,677 mi
20
98%-5:51 AMSW11:38 PMSE2:07 AMS238,412 mi
21
95%-6:26 AMSW-3:02 AMS241,337 mi
22
89%12:42 AMSE7:12 AMSW-3:57 AMS244,224 mi
23
81%1:31 AMSE8:09 AMSW-4:50 AMS246,839 mi
24
73%2:07 AMSE9:16 AMSW-5:41 AMS248,962 mi
25
64%2:32 AMSE10:27 AMSW-6:29 AMS250,417 mi
26
50%2:51 AMESE11:41 AMWSW-7:15 AMS251,083 mi
27
44%3:06 AMESE12:55 PMWSW-7:59 AMS250,905 mi
28
35%3:18 AMESE2:09 PMW-8:42 AMS249,895 mi
29
26%3:29 AME3:24 PMW-9:24 AMS248,134 mi
30
17%3:39 AME4:41 PMW-10:07 AMS245,762 mi
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10%3:50 AMENE6:01 PMWNW-10:51 AMS242,969 mi

Humidity Comfort Levels in May 2019 in Orkney

Humidity Comfort Levels in May 2019 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun
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 May 2019 in Orkney

Wind Speed in May 2019 in Orkney1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph10 mph10 mph20 mph20 mph30 mph30 mph40 mph40 mph50 mph50 mphAprJun
The daily range of reported wind speeds (gray bars), with maximum gust speeds (red ticks).

Hourly Wind Speed in May 2019 in Orkney

Hourly Wind Speed in May 2019 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun
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 2019 in Orkney

Hourly Wind Direction in 2019 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun
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The hourly reported wind direction, color coded by compass point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Atmospheric Pressure in May 2019 in Orkney

Atmospheric Pressure in May 2019 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313129.2 inHg29.2 inHg29.4 inHg29.4 inHg29.6 inHg29.6 inHg29.8 inHg29.8 inHg30.0 inHg30.0 inHg30.2 inHg30.2 inHg30.4 inHg30.4 inHg30.6 inHg30.6 inHgAprJun
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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