Table 1.16 Weather Statistics
for the Annular Solar Eclipse of
2003 May 31
% Frequency of
Location
Latitude
Longitude
Clear
Scattered
Broken
Overcast & Obscured
Probability
% hours with cloud< 0.3 & vis >2
Monthly pcpn (mm)
% observations with precipitation
% observations with fog
Mean Wind
Prevailing direction
Tmax (C)
Tmin (C)
Greenland
Angmagssalik
65.60
-37.63
10.0
18.7
17.3
53.9
0.27
17
58.4
38.0
15.5
11.1
vrbl
3
-2
Danmarkshaun
76.77
-18.67
19.6
26.3
17.7
36.4
0.42
30
5.1
22.1
18.9
10.0
W
-4
-9
Egedesminde *
68.70
-52.75
4.8
24.4
32.5
38.2
0.30
11
15.2
20.7
5.2
5.8
W
0
-4
Frederiskshab
62.00
-43.72
6.4
16.4
13.9
63.2
0.21
11
30.9
14.0
6.1
NW
3
-1
Godthab
64.17
-51.75
6.2
19.1
21.8
52.9
0.25
12
43.2
37.4
11.1
10.3
S
2
-2
Holsteinsborg
66.92
-53.67
13.5
21.1
20.7
44.8
0.33
21
24.3
5.4
5.0
ENE
2
-3
Jakobshavn *
69.25
-51.07
11.4
20.0
42.9
25.8
0.37
11
23.4
8.4
4.6
S
0
-4
Julianehab
60.72
-46.05
12.8
20.5
19.1
47.6
0.32
19
28.8
8.8
5.6
calm
6
1
Narssarssuaq
60.18
-45.42
6.7
25.9
28.1
39.2
0.32
19
33.7
2.2
6.7
ENE
8
2
Prins Christian
60.03
-43.12
14.8
20.1
16.7
48.4
0.33
22
177.8
31.1
5.6
12.1
N
3
0
Sonder Stromfjord
67.00
-50.80
7.8
29.6
42.2
20.4
0.40
20
12.7
21.5
0.2
6.9
ENE
6
-2
Upernavik
72.78
-56.17
12.2
25.8
22.9
39.1
0.36
21
18.4
4.4
5.5
calm
-2
-6
Iceland
Akureyri*
65.68
-18.08
3.0
18.4
29.3
49.3
0.24
20
17.8
12.8
3.3
7.5
SE
9
3
Raufarhofn *
66.45
-15.95
6.8
15.1
22.3
55.9
0.23
11
17.3
19.1
9.1
SW
6
1
Blonduos *
65.67
-20.30
1.1
17
11.6
70.2
0.16
8
22.6
10.3
6.2
calm
7
3
Stykkisholmur *
65.08
-22.73
4.1
15.6
31.1
49.1
0.24
9
35.6
13.8
4.9
9.9
E
7
4
Hjardarnes *
65.25
-15.18
0.5
23.2
24.7
51.6
0.23
8
86.4
25.4
17.5
10.5
E
8
4
Reykjavik *
64.13
-21.54
0.9
26.9
35.2
36.9
0.29
13
43.2
34.3
7.4
9.3
E
8
4
Keflavik *
63.97
-22.60
2.4
20.7
32.3
44.7
0.26
10
76.2
23.1
8.2
10.0
NNE
4
4
Eyrarbakki *
63.87
-21.15
1.1
26.3
28.3
44.3
0.27
15
24.4
9.1
10.1
NE
9
5
Vestmannaeyjar *
63.40
-20.28
2.8
25.2
23.2
48.8
0.26
15
83.8
28.3
8.3
18.3
SE
7
4
Faeroes
Thorshaun *
62.02
-6.77
4.6
12.4
28.3
54.6
0.21
7
78.7
32.3
9.9
8.0
calm
8
6
Jan Mayen *
70.93
-8.67
1.1
12.9
37.2
48.7
0.21
5
30.5
25.9
17.4
10.4
N
1
-2
United Kingdom
Lerwick, Shetland Is. *
60.13
-1.18
0.6
21.2
39.1
39.1
0.26
9
55.9
27.4
19.1
10.8
N
9
6
Kirkwall, Orkney Is. *
58.95
-2.90
1.9
25.0
41.2
31.8
0.31
10
24.0
20.1
10.4
S
11
6
Wick *
58.45
-3.08
2.4
22.4
47.6
27.6
0.31
9
19.9
17.5
8.2
SE
11
6
Stornoway *
58.22
-6.32
2.3
32.0
36.5
29.2
0.34
17
55.9
27.1
6.7
8.6
vrbl
12
6
Aberdeen
57.20
-2.22
1.8
25.9
40.5
31.8
0.31
11
53.3
24.2
21.5
5.9
vrbl
13
6
Benbecula Island
57.47
-7.37
3.7
32.8
39.3
24.0
0.37
17
25.1
5.2
10.5
vrbl
12
7
Fort William
56.83
-5.10
2.7
26.6
42.3
28.4
0.33
10
99.1
11.9
0.5
4.9
calm
14
8
Invergordon Harbour *
57.68
-4.17
6.7
21.2
32.0
40.1
0.30
12
17.8
6.4
5.8
calm
13
8
Inverness *
57.53
-4.05
1.7
17.8
56.1
24.4
0.30
10
45.7
18.8
7.1
6.0
SW
13
7
Kinloss RAF *
57.65
-3.57
1.6
24.1
52.4
21.8
0.33
14
48.3
24.0
11.0
6.5
SW
13
6
Lossiemouth RAF *
57.72
-3.32
2.5
25.3
51.0
21.1
0.34
13
53.3
21.8
9.7
6.9
SW
13
6
Peterhead Harbour
57.50
-1.77
5.9
23.2
30.8
40.2
0.30
8
18
7.6
7.9
S
11
7
Edinburgh
55.95
-3.21
2.6
27.2
46.0
24.3
0.34
14
50.8
23.6
18.0
5.7
WSW
14
6
Manchester
53.21
-2.27
7.7
27.9
42.6
21.8
0.39
17
63.5
20.5
8.0
6.2
S
15
7
Leeds
53.48
-1.55
12.7
31.7
39.7
15.9
0.45
29
14.3
6.3
3.6
WNW
16
8
Birmingham
52.45
-1.73
7.8
30
36.1
26.1
0.38
19
55.9
21.8
26
5.7
vrbl
16
6
London
51.48
-0.45
15.2
27.1
32.9
24.9
0.43
24
45.7
18.3
9.7
5.2
N
17
8
Glasgow
55.87
-4.43
3.3
27.8
44
24.9
0.35
14
22.2
11.7
6
ENE
15
6
* indicates station is within annular zone
Key
Percent Frequency of Clear, Scattered (2-4 tenths), Broken (5-9 tenths)
and Overcast or Obscured Skies
These data are compiled from surface observations at the site. The time of the observation is usually 0300 UTC except for a few stations where observations at that time are missing. This is about one hour before the eclipse.
Probability
A rough calculation of the probability of seeing the eclipse based on the frequency of clear, scattered, broken or overcast cloud. It is essentially the sums of the frequency of the cloud category times a representative clear sky amount for the category.
% hours with cloud < 0.3 and vis > 2
This the frequency of hours with less than 3 tenths cloud and visibilities of 3 miles or more. The time of observation is 0300 UTC except for a few cases as noted above.
Monthly pcpn
Average May precipitation in mm. Snow is melted and the water content measured.
% of observations with precipitation
The percent of observations at 0300 UTC in May in which precipitation is reported.
% of observations with fog
The percent of 0300 UTC observations with visibility less than 3 miles.
Mean wind
The average wind speed in May at 0300 UTC
Prevailing Direction
The most frequent wind direction. Where winds do not show a dominant direction, ÒvrblÓ (variable) is shown. If calm winds are the most common condition and more than 20% of observations, ÒcalmÓ is indicated.
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