Prestwick RNAS, any hour sunrise to sunset, 1997–2020
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Met Office station 1007: Prestwick RNAS, Ayrshire  (KA9 2); OS grid reference: NS 369276.
Coordinates:  N55°30'54" W4°35'06"  (55.515 -4.585), elevation 27 m.
Note: gusts not recorded in 13 out of the 24 years, 0.7% of daylight visibility records missing, 0.5% of daylight wind records missing.

This is the analysis for the average of 24 years  (1997–2020).
Time slot: sunrise to sunset  (any daylight hour); click below on the start time for a specific 2-hour slot, or on all-day for whole day analysis (all times are GMT):

any-hour  06:00  08:00  10:00  12:00  14:00  16:00  18:00  all-day

‘Flyable days’ analysis

This is the number of days in each month, on average, for which (in some daylight hour) the visibility was adequate, and there was no bad weather, and the wind speed was less than or equal to that shown on the left.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Hours
≤ 5 mph 10 10 12 15 17 18 18 16 14 12 11 11 ​ 163  45%  626  13%
≤ 10 mph 17 16 20 23 25 25 26 25 22 20 18 17 ​ 253  69%  1585  32%
≤ 15 mph 22 21 26 28 29 29 30 29 27 26 24 23 ​ 313  86%  2574  53%
≤ 20 mph 24 24 29 29 30 30 30 30 28 28 26 25 ​ 333  91%  2925  60%
≤ 30 mph 27 26 30 29 31 30 31 30 29 29 27 27 ​ 346  95%  3098  64%
≤ 40 mph 28 27 30 29 31 30 31 30 29 30 28 27 ​ 348  95%  3124  64%
any wind 28 27 30 29 31 30 31 30 29 30 28 28 ​ 349  96%  3134  64%
‘Total’ shows the total flyable days, on average, in a year, and the same as a percentage.
‘Hours’ shows the total flyable hours, on average, in a year, and the same as a percentage of total daylight hours.

Trend analysis

This is the average change (per year, over the 24 years) in the average number of days in each month for which (in some daylight hour) the visibility was adequate, and there was no bad weather, and the wind speed was less than or equal to that shown on the left.

For example, if a value of +0.5 is shown for a given month then that implies that since 1997 the number of flyable days in that month has increased by (on average) half a day per year.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
≤ 5 mph −0.1 +0.1   +0.1 +0.2 +0.3   −0.3   +0.2 +0.2 −0.1 ​+0.6
≤ 10 mph −0.1 +0.1 +0.2 +0.2 +0.1 +0.2   −0.1   +0.2 +0.2 −0.2 ​+0.7
≤ 15 mph   +0.2   +0.1       −0.1   +0.1   −0.1 ​+0.3
≤ 20 mph   +0.1 +0.1 +0.1           +0.1   −0.1 ​+0.2
≤ 30 mph   +0.1   +0.1           +0.1     ​+0.1
≤ 40 mph   +0.1   +0.1           +0.1     ​+0.2
any wind   +0.1   +0.1           +0.1     ​+0.3
Empty cells indicate negligible change; ‘Total’ shows the sum of the trends over the whole year.

Visibility analysis

This is the number of days in each month, on average, for which (in some daylight hour) the visibility was adequate. That is, for the entire hour:
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Good days 31 28 31 30 31 30 31 31 30 31 30 31 ​ 363  99%

Bad weather analysis

This is the number of days in each month, on average, for which (in some daylight hour) no bad weather occurred. That is, for the entire hour, there was no rain, hail, snow, snow on the ground, icing conditions, thunderstorms, etc.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Good days 29 27 30 30 31 30 31 31 29 30 28 28 ​ 352  96%

Wind speed analysis

This is the number of days in each month, on average, for which (in some daylight hour) the maximum (gust) wind speed was less than or equal to the value shown on the left.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
≤ 5 mph 10 10 12 15 17 18 18 16 14 12 11 11 ​ 163  45%
≤ 10 mph 17 16 20 23 25 25 26 25 22 20 18 17 ​ 253  69%
≤ 15 mph 22 21 26 28 29 29 30 29 27 26 24 23 ​ 313  86%
≤ 20 mph 24 24 29 29 30 30 30 30 28 28 26 25 ​ 333  91%
≤ 30 mph 27 26 30 29 31 30 31 30 29 29 27 27 ​ 346  95%
≤ 40 mph 28 27 30 29 31 30 31 30 29 30 28 27 ​ 348  95%
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This page was last edited on 2021-05-09.