standardised met office monthly areal mean sunshine hours … · 2015. 3. 10. · 1910 1915 1920...
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Standardised Met Office monthly areal mean sunshine hours series 1910 onwards, annual removed, Region: East Anglia
East Anglia
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Low Rank Date Z Actual High Rank Date Z Actual
1 1965.54 -2.97887 110.1 1 1989.38 2.89776 298.8
2 1987.46 -2.88277 117.1 2 1947.63 2.76074 281
3 1932.38 -2.83814 116.3 3 2006.54 2.68342 287.2
4 1937.54 -2.58047 123.1 4 1995.63 2.58492 272.9
5 1937.29 -2.57624 82.7 5 1935.54 2.57854 282.4
6 1977.46 -2.48963 129.8 6 1976.54 2.50538 279.1
7 1984.38 -2.4621 128.4 7 1976.46 2.476 281.6
8 1984.21 -2.43745 47.5 8 1942.29 2.43661 235.5
9 1968.63 -2.40047 119 9 1959.54 2.32412 271.1
10 1953.46 -2.39099 132.9 10 1990.29 2.32262 230.5
11 1991.46 -2.36856 133.6 11 1957.46 2.3192 274.7
12 2000.54 -2.3649 129.9 12 1995.54 2.23123 267.1
13 1966.29 -2.3058 91.2 13 1934.54 2.22888 267
14 1956.46 -2.28796 136.1 14 1933.21 2.19904 185.6
15 1978.54 -2.28103 132.5 15 1995.21 2.18724 185.1
16 1963.63 -2.2228 124.5 16 1990.63 2.16734 254.6
17 1981.21 -2.18875 55.2 17 1975.46 2.16488 268.1
18 1962.54 -2.17334 135.8 18 1950.46 2.15062 267.5
19 1983.38 -2.17154 137.4 19 1976.63 2.14594 253.7
20 1990.46 -2.17051 139.7 20 2013.54 2.13666 263.1
Analysis: Tim Channon. Web: http://daedalearth.wordpress.com/. Plot: 2015 Mar 10. Data: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/datasets
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England
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Low Rank Date Z Actual High Rank Date Z Actual
1 1932.38 -2.98525 108.3 1 2006.54 2.99619 291.9
2 1987.46 -2.78534 117.1 2 1995.63 2.78352 269
3 2012.46 -2.76175 117.9 3 1957.46 2.75662 284.3
4 1965.54 -2.73913 113.1 4 1947.63 2.70432 264.8
4 1944.54 -2.73913 113.1 5 2013.54 2.62581 271.9
5 1990.46 -2.64827 121.7 6 1940.46 2.58535 275.4
6 1983.38 -2.55443 122.9 7 1989.38 2.49303 268.9
7 1966.29 -2.40919 88.9 8 1975.46 2.43205 267.8
8 1937.54 -2.30629 127.1 9 1989.54 2.41474 261.4
9 2008.63 -2.30393 116 10 1976.63 2.41211 250.1
10 1997.46 -2.24341 134.6 11 1990.54 2.41059 261.2
11 1991.46 -2.2139 135.5 12 1955.54 2.38136 259.8
12 1962.54 -2.19202 130.6 13 1976.54 2.34127 257.9
13 1961.29 -2.18613 95.8 14 1934.54 2.27907 255
14 1932.54 -2.18541 130.8 15 2011.29 2.24153 218.3
15 1937.29 -2.16293 96.5 16 1984.29 2.2151 217.1
16 1984.21 -2.15662 57.2 17 1935.54 2.18669 250.8
17 1964.21 -2.12658 58.1 18 2007.29 2.18173 215.6
18 1971.46 -2.0974 139 19 1960.46 2.13342 254
19 1998.46 -2.09403 139.1 20 1929.21 2.10673 172.8
Analysis: Tim Channon. Web: http://daedalearth.wordpress.com/. Plot: 2015 Mar 10. Data: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/datasets
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Standardised Met Office monthly areal mean sunshine hours series 1910 onwards, annual removed, Region: England and Wales
England and Wales
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Low Rank Date Z Actual High Rank Date Z Actual
1 1932.38 -2.971 109 1 2006.54 2.9364 287.6
2 1987.46 -2.79897 116.3 2 1995.63 2.79214 268.5
3 1944.54 -2.76119 111.2 3 1957.46 2.769 284.5
4 2012.46 -2.75192 117.9 4 1947.63 2.74147 265.7
5 1965.54 -2.64487 115.1 5 2013.54 2.69746 274.2
6 1990.46 -2.63539 121.8 6 1940.46 2.60401 275.6
7 1983.38 -2.56155 122.9 7 1955.54 2.52284 265
8 1966.29 -2.40244 90.1 8 1990.54 2.46771 262.2
9 2008.63 -2.37834 112.8 9 1976.63 2.4617 251
10 1997.46 -2.32331 131.8 10 1975.46 2.43603 267
11 1937.54 -2.30113 126.1 11 1989.54 2.42972 260.3
12 1991.46 -2.22554 134.8 12 1989.38 2.42042 264.9
13 1961.29 -2.2082 96.1 13 1934.54 2.26419 252.3
14 1932.54 -2.16967 130.1 14 1976.54 2.24711 251.5
15 1954.54 -2.13956 131 15 1929.21 2.22836 177.8
16 1971.46 -2.12565 137.8 16 2011.29 2.21564 217.2
17 1937.29 -2.12479 98.6 17 1984.29 2.20261 216.6
18 1962.54 -2.12275 131.5 18 2007.29 2.20043 216.5
19 1984.21 -2.12181 58.7 19 1935.54 2.13564 246.4
20 1981.38 -2.11472 136.8 20 1960.46 2.12925 252.5
Analysis: Tim Channon. Web: http://daedalearth.wordpress.com/. Plot: 2015 Mar 10. Data: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/datasets
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Standardised Met Office monthly areal mean sunshine hours series 1910 onwards, annual removed, Region: England E and NE
England E and NE
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Low Rank Date Z Actual High Rank Date Z Actual
1 1932.38 -2.86462 100.4 1 2006.54 3.37702 295
2 1965.54 -2.74778 96.2 2 1940.46 2.9512 279
3 1987.46 -2.73546 103 3 1957.46 2.79924 271.5
4 1983.38 -2.66689 107.6 4 1995.63 2.6989 248.8
5 1944.54 -2.64767 99.8 5 1976.54 2.59559 255.5
6 2012.46 -2.60974 107.5 6 1955.54 2.51252 251.7
7 1968.54 -2.44742 106.8 7 2011.29 2.45767 216.9
8 1990.46 -2.42267 114 8 1947.63 2.43522 236.7
9 1937.29 -2.3966 76.2 9 1989.54 2.38225 245.9
10 1964.21 -2.3699 42.5 10 1935.54 2.34089 244.1
11 1996.21 -2.2983 44.9 11 2012.21 2.32787 176.6
12 1933.38 -2.27791 121 12 1989.38 2.32269 251.8
13 1962.54 -2.27532 112.6 13 2013.54 2.30841 242.7
14 1958.46 -2.24665 119.9 14 1942.29 2.24337 207.6
15 1969.38 -2.20187 123.5 15 1960.46 2.23893 246.1
16 1984.21 -2.20116 48.1 16 2001.38 2.22626 247.7
17 1953.46 -2.19166 121.7 17 1975.63 2.2196 227.4
18 1954.63 -2.17355 104.4 18 1934.54 2.2044 238.3
19 1966.29 -2.15505 84.2 19 2003.21 2.2029 171.3
20 1982.46 -2.13604 123.5 20 1976.63 2.19323 226.3
Analysis: Tim Channon. Web: http://daedalearth.wordpress.com/. Plot: 2015 Mar 10. Data: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/datasets
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Standardised Met Office monthly areal mean sunshine hours series 1910 onwards, annual removed, Region: England N
England N
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Low Rank Date Z Actual High Rank Date Z Actual
1 1932.38 -2.8036 102.5 1 2006.54 3.16899 287.9
2 2012.46 -2.78317 100.3 2 1940.46 2.94777 283.2
3 1944.54 -2.74073 92.6 3 1957.46 2.85648 277.7
4 1987.46 -2.70121 103.4 4 1995.63 2.75657 251.8
5 1983.38 -2.65238 108.2 5 1947.63 2.73207 250.4
6 1965.54 -2.50668 101.2 6 1955.54 2.71169 260
7 1990.46 -2.48173 111.4 7 1976.54 2.52138 249.6
8 1969.38 -2.37835 118 8 2013.54 2.51758 249.4
9 1954.63 -2.24721 99.4 9 1989.54 2.45231 246
10 1958.46 -2.24327 119.6 10 2011.29 2.42333 215.7
11 1968.54 -2.24289 110.3 11 1976.63 2.31994 228.6
12 1937.29 -2.23037 81.9 12 1960.46 2.31034 248.2
13 1964.21 -2.22112 45.7 13 1975.46 2.298 247.6
14 1962.54 -2.21275 111.3 14 1989.38 2.25261 248.4
15 1933.38 -2.16695 125.1 15 1990.54 2.25041 236
16 1948.63 -2.16539 102.1 16 2003.21 2.1957 168.1
17 1991.38 -2.14853 125.7 17 2014.54 2.18875 233.1
18 1931.54 -2.12397 114.2 18 2007.29 2.17615 203.7
19 2008.63 -2.10982 103.9 19 1942.29 2.17398 203.6
20 1942.63 -2.10671 104 20 1934.54 2.17146 232.3
Analysis: Tim Channon. Web: http://daedalearth.wordpress.com/. Plot: 2015 Mar 10. Data: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/datasets
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Standardised Met Office monthly areal mean sunshine hours series 1910 onwards, annual removed, Region: England NW and N Wales
England NW and N Wales
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Low Rank Date Z Actual High Rank Date Z Actual
1 1987.46 -2.88526 102.2 1 1955.54 2.98174 286.9
2 1944.54 -2.87568 87.9 2 1947.63 2.8803 269.2
3 1932.38 -2.67733 115 3 1940.46 2.79916 287.6
4 2012.46 -2.64011 110.8 4 2006.54 2.75443 269.7
5 1983.38 -2.53827 119.7 5 2013.54 2.73771 268.5
6 2010.54 -2.49231 101.1 6 1957.46 2.73567 283
7 2008.63 -2.43345 93.2 7 1995.63 2.7155 257.1
8 1969.38 -2.39741 124.3 8 1976.63 2.50685 243
9 1990.46 -2.33227 120.9 9 1984.54 2.46099 249.9
10 1954.54 -2.31495 106.8 10 1929.21 2.45138 188.3
11 1936.21 -2.25738 47.6 11 1990.54 2.44345 248.8
12 1948.63 -2.25339 98.9 12 1989.54 2.3932 245.7
13 1961.29 -2.19677 90.3 13 1975.46 2.34598 257.5
14 1980.46 -2.15074 126.5 14 1949.46 2.27244 253.2
15 1972.38 -2.13655 132.4 15 2014.54 2.25574 237.6
15 1976.38 -2.13655 132.4 16 1948.38 2.23421 256.5
16 1964.46 -2.09054 128.3 17 1960.46 2.18698 248.4
17 1998.46 -2.0838 128.5 18 2011.29 2.15588 211.9
18 2014.38 -2.07614 134.2 19 2007.29 2.14475 211.3
19 1942.63 -2.07145 104.4 20 1935.38 2.12271 250.4
Analysis: Tim Channon. Web: http://daedalearth.wordpress.com/. Plot: 2015 Mar 10. Data: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/datasets
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Standardised Met Office monthly areal mean sunshine hours series 1910 onwards, annual removed, Region: England S
England S
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Low Rank Date Z Actual High Rank Date Z Actual
1 1932.38 -2.96694 111.3 1 2006.54 2.85223 294
2 1965.54 -2.75585 119.3 2 1995.63 2.76325 278.1
3 1987.46 -2.71066 124.4 3 1957.46 2.65677 287.8
4 1990.46 -2.62862 127.1 4 1947.63 2.6504 272.5
5 2012.46 -2.62556 127.2 5 2013.54 2.64655 283.7
6 1944.54 -2.61641 123.9 6 1989.38 2.58186 279.7
7 1981.38 -2.50973 126.5 7 1975.46 2.46098 278.4
8 1966.29 -2.47939 90.1 8 1990.54 2.45669 274.6
9 1991.46 -2.43939 133.2 9 1976.63 2.42002 261.5
10 1937.54 -2.42051 130.2 10 1989.54 2.34863 269.6
11 1983.38 -2.37758 130.7 11 1940.46 2.30461 271.2
12 2008.63 -2.30615 122.4 12 1934.54 2.29349 267.1
13 1997.46 -2.28318 138.1 13 1984.29 2.24718 226.8
14 1977.46 -2.2508 139.1 14 1989.63 2.20336 251.7
15 1932.54 -2.21503 136.6 15 1990.38 2.2026 262.2
16 1945.71 -2.20865 83.4 16 1976.54 2.1854 262.3
17 1961.29 -2.18141 99.4 16 1935.54 2.1854 262.3
18 1954.54 -2.14276 138.8 17 1959.54 2.13712 260.2
19 1958.63 -2.11996 128.1 18 2007.29 2.13542 221.9
20 1978.54 -2.10962 139.8 19 1955.54 2.12553 259.7
Analysis: Tim Channon. Web: http://daedalearth.wordpress.com/. Plot: 2015 Mar 10. Data: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/datasets
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Standardised Met Office monthly areal mean sunshine hours series 1910 onwards, annual removed, Region: England SE and Central S
England SE and Central S
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Low Rank Date Z Actual High Rank Date Z Actual
1 1965.54 -2.73837 125.5 1 2006.54 2.88509 311.3
2 1944.54 -2.72163 126.1 2 1989.38 2.73395 298.7
3 1932.38 -2.71224 121.6 3 1995.63 2.68782 289.6
4 1977.46 -2.63284 131.4 4 1976.63 2.51945 281.3
5 1981.38 -2.57093 126.6 5 2013.54 2.49851 291.9
6 1991.46 -2.56744 133.7 6 1975.46 2.49764 294
7 1990.46 -2.56172 133.9 7 1957.46 2.44967 291.7
8 1966.29 -2.48187 91.3 8 1947.63 2.42136 276.6
9 1968.63 -2.41851 125.1 9 1959.54 2.36592 285.6
10 1958.63 -2.41267 125.3 9 1934.54 2.36592 285.6
11 1945.71 -2.39608 79.7 10 1990.38 2.29563 277.5
12 2012.46 -2.35251 141.1 11 1959.71 2.29437 224.5
13 1987.46 -2.34364 141.4 12 2007.29 2.26726 237.8
14 2008.63 -2.33022 128.1 13 1976.54 2.23801 279.7
15 1961.29 -2.32067 96.8 14 2011.29 2.20117 234.8
16 1978.54 -2.31572 140.2 15 1990.54 2.20043 278
17 1937.54 -2.20785 143.8 16 1935.54 2.18039 277.1
18 1997.46 -2.19399 146.4 17 2010.29 2.1789 233.8
19 1956.46 -2.1147 149 18 1990.29 2.14527 232.3
19 1979.46 -2.1147 149 19 1933.21 2.1308 189
Analysis: Tim Channon. Web: http://daedalearth.wordpress.com/. Plot: 2015 Mar 10. Data: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/datasets
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Standardised Met Office monthly areal mean sunshine hours series 1910 onwards, annual removed, Region: England SW and S Wales
England SW and S Wales
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Low Rank Date Z Actual High Rank Date Z Actual
1 2012.46 -2.9016 110.8 1 2013.54 2.88959 302.9
2 1997.46 -2.76516 116.2 2 1995.63 2.72413 281.2
3 1932.38 -2.76053 113.5 3 1955.54 2.71777 291.3
4 1944.54 -2.69918 110.9 4 1976.63 2.69654 279.4
5 1981.38 -2.68537 116.4 5 1990.54 2.6653 287.9
6 2008.63 -2.67785 101.2 6 1957.46 2.65826 295.3
7 1972.46 -2.55204 124.3 7 1947.63 2.6279 275
8 1990.46 -2.52767 125.2 8 1989.54 2.51458 278.5
9 1966.29 -2.41899 95.8 9 1959.71 2.48458 225.9
10 1987.46 -2.38965 130.2 10 1948.38 2.46336 280.4
11 1958.63 -2.31404 114.5 11 1975.46 2.44679 282.3
12 1983.38 -2.29934 130.5 12 1929.21 2.41417 200.3
13 1991.46 -2.26416 134.6 13 2006.54 2.38063 270.6
14 1956.71 -2.24833 76.5 14 1940.46 2.34993 276.7
15 1939.54 -2.22774 128 15 1971.54 2.27741 264.8
16 1954.54 -2.20722 128.7 16 1984.54 2.23521 262.5
17 1937.54 -2.15395 130.5 17 1990.38 2.20031 265.6
18 1978.54 -2.13004 131.3 18 1983.54 2.18468 259.8
19 1988.54 -2.12104 131.6 19 1934.54 2.15612 258.3
20 1930.38 -2.10511 137.1 20 1984.29 2.13495 231.7
Analysis: Tim Channon. Web: http://daedalearth.wordpress.com/. Plot: 2015 Mar 10. Data: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/datasets
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Standardised Met Office monthly areal mean sunshine hours series 1910 onwards, annual removed, Region: Midlands
Midlands
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Low Rank Date Z Actual High Rank Date Z Actual
1 1932.38 -2.93702 96.3 1 2006.54 3.11192 294.4
2 2012.46 -2.7262 106.7 2 1957.46 2.89186 286.2
3 1965.54 -2.71083 103.3 3 1995.63 2.76477 263.9
4 1987.46 -2.70354 107.5 4 1947.63 2.69532 260.3
5 1990.46 -2.68365 108.2 5 2013.54 2.67163 270.7
6 1983.38 -2.64345 106.8 6 1940.46 2.63935 273
7 1944.54 -2.63093 106.1 7 1955.54 2.47713 261
8 1961.29 -2.35113 78.7 8 1990.54 2.44201 259.3
9 1969.38 -2.30353 118.3 9 1960.46 2.38041 260.3
10 1932.54 -2.24723 119 10 1975.46 2.36561 259.6
11 1937.54 -2.2132 120.1 11 1989.54 2.36228 255.5
12 1966.29 -2.20711 83.4 12 1989.38 2.34237 255.7
13 1984.21 -2.17383 48.3 13 2007.29 2.30879 216.1
14 1997.46 -2.17092 125.4 14 1984.29 2.23702 212.8
15 1991.46 -2.14583 126.2 15 2014.54 2.22389 249.1
16 1958.46 -2.12693 126.8 16 1976.54 2.21506 248.7
17 1962.54 -2.12557 122.9 17 1989.63 2.20207 236.5
18 1998.46 -2.12061 127 18 2011.29 2.17941 210.2
19 1936.54 -2.078 124.4 19 1984.54 2.16606 246.5
20 1996.21 -2.06959 51.6 20 1934.54 2.16157 246.3
Analysis: Tim Channon. Web: http://daedalearth.wordpress.com/. Plot: 2015 Mar 10. Data: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/datasets
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Northern Ireland
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Low Rank Date Z Actual High Rank Date Z Actual
1 1937.29 -3.27368 50.1 1 1947.63 2.92748 261.4
2 2012.46 -2.66628 91.4 2 1976.63 2.84476 253
3 2014.38 -2.61762 112.5 3 1955.54 2.77628 247.6
4 1980.46 -2.59609 94.1 4 1995.63 2.63235 233.6
5 1997.29 -2.54582 81.1 5 1940.46 2.61424 258.9
6 1992.29 -2.52158 82 6 1946.38 2.61159 277.9
7 2008.63 -2.50457 70.7 7 1989.54 2.605 232.5
8 1970.38 -2.42556 119.6 8 1957.46 2.58634 256.6
9 1976.38 -2.3632 121.8 9 1949.46 2.58143 256.2
10 1993.46 -2.32795 103.8 10 2013.54 2.48759 223.2
11 1983.38 -2.31108 123.6 11 1939.46 2.3642 239.9
12 1933.38 -2.30815 123.7 12 1975.38 2.34053 257.5
13 1955.46 -2.30168 104.7 13 1990.54 2.28567 209
14 1994.46 -2.29874 104.8 14 1929.21 2.26991 172.8
15 1966.29 -2.27835 90.6 15 1935.38 2.26627 252.6
16 1987.46 -2.24236 106.7 16 2006.54 2.26555 207.7
17 1986.54 -2.20818 82.2 17 2009.46 2.24143 231.8
18 1942.63 -2.13783 83.3 18 1930.46 2.23186 231.2
19 1944.46 -2.11021 111 19 1934.54 2.17183 201.9
20 1996.21 -2.10982 50.2 20 1975.46 2.14591 226
Analysis: Tim Channon. Web: http://daedalearth.wordpress.com/. Plot: 2015 Mar 10. Data: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/datasets
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Scotland
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Normalising function
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Low Rank Date Z Actual High Rank Date Z Actual
1 1983.38 -3.02687 99.3 1 1947.63 2.94503 239.3
2 1966.46 -2.65171 99 2 1955.54 2.87497 239.8
3 1931.54 -2.52036 83.8 3 1995.63 2.68342 218.4
4 2014.38 -2.49629 118 4 1976.63 2.67512 217.8
5 1944.38 -2.48369 118.4 5 1940.46 2.6226 240.1
6 1942.63 -2.47994 78.6 6 1949.46 2.5363 234.3
7 1969.38 -2.44232 119.7 7 1989.54 2.51347 213.3
8 1948.63 -2.40619 80.9 8 1957.46 2.41918 227
9 1965.38 -2.37078 121.9 9 1942.29 2.38394 202.1
10 1937.29 -2.36652 85.3 10 2013.54 2.35613 203.8
11 1993.46 -2.33078 109.2 11 1970.46 2.30732 220.6
12 1970.38 -2.30059 124 12 1990.54 2.26333 198.7
13 2012.46 -2.29028 110.4 13 1929.21 2.21273 153
14 1992.29 -2.20994 89.9 14 2000.38 2.20888 229.3
15 1939.54 -2.20639 93.3 15 2006.54 2.19567 195.2
16 1963.63 -2.20328 86.9 16 1946.38 2.1891 228.3
17 1976.38 -2.18629 127.3 17 2014.54 2.14925 192.9
18 1933.38 -2.1578 128.1 18 1995.46 2.1487 212.4
19 1972.38 -2.12899 128.9 19 1962.29 2.11804 188.1
20 1961.54 -2.10971 96 20 1974.29 2.06659 185.7
Analysis: Tim Channon. Web: http://daedalearth.wordpress.com/. Plot: 2015 Mar 10. Data: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/datasets
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Standardised Met Office monthly areal mean sunshine hours series 1910 onwards, annual removed, Region: Scotland E
Scotland E
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Low Rank Date Z Actual High Rank Date Z Actual
1 1983.38 -3.09994 79.7 1 1955.54 3.0212 252.5
2 2007.46 -2.734 88.7 2 1947.63 2.88429 232.9
3 1966.46 -2.59763 94.5 3 1940.46 2.85742 254.1
4 1931.54 -2.5909 82.6 4 1995.63 2.76632 225.7
5 1969.38 -2.4862 107.2 5 1989.54 2.66056 230.3
6 2012.46 -2.46606 99.8 6 2006.54 2.43194 218.2
7 1987.46 -2.4275 101.3 7 1949.46 2.42434 230
8 1968.54 -2.37569 91.1 8 1976.54 2.42389 217.8
9 1948.63 -2.34371 81.6 9 1957.46 2.40611 229.1
10 2012.54 -2.33564 92.6 10 1976.63 2.379 204.9
11 1933.38 -2.26656 115.5 11 1942.29 2.33451 200
12 1964.21 -2.24324 46.7 12 2013.54 2.31385 212.5
13 1942.63 -2.2198 86.1 13 1935.54 2.29666 211.7
14 1937.29 -2.2036 83.9 14 2001.38 2.26463 230.6
15 1944.38 -2.17906 118.6 15 2014.54 2.22401 208.4
16 2008.63 -2.17414 87.7 16 1990.54 2.20142 207.4
17 1982.46 -2.14742 111.5 17 1929.21 2.18466 157.4
18 1941.29 -2.12255 86.7 18 2003.21 2.14054 155.5
19 1963.63 -2.11875 89.6 19 2003.63 2.12006 193.2
20 1967.38 -2.11789 120.7 20 2009.38 2.116 224.1
Analysis: Tim Channon. Web: http://daedalearth.wordpress.com/. Plot: 2015 Mar 10. Data: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/datasets
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Standardised Met Office monthly areal mean sunshine hours series 1910 onwards, annual removed, Region: Scotland N
Scotland N
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Low Rank Date Z Actual High Rank Date Z Actual
1 1944.38 -2.95164 99.3 1 1947.63 3.03834 232.1
2 1983.38 -2.94844 99.4 2 1976.63 2.73501 210.6
3 1965.38 -2.54098 111.5 3 1955.54 2.71979 211.3
4 1961.54 -2.52692 68.9 4 1970.46 2.64029 231.4
5 1990.46 -2.52604 94.1 5 1995.63 2.60104 202.1
6 1939.54 -2.46579 70.6 6 1949.46 2.54013 225.3
7 1942.46 -2.45037 96.2 7 1942.29 2.52545 206.3
8 1993.46 -2.43578 96.6 8 2009.46 2.52489 224.4
9 2014.38 -2.37758 116 9 1936.46 2.4018 217.4
10 1942.63 -2.35185 72 10 1940.46 2.35385 214.8
11 2004.46 -2.35076 98.9 11 1962.29 2.29749 193.7
12 1966.46 -2.32072 99.7 12 1938.63 2.28077 184.1
13 1987.54 -2.31032 74.8 13 2008.38 2.27901 228.7
14 1978.63 -2.23409 75.1 14 2013.54 2.27109 185.3
15 1993.54 -2.22618 77 15 1990.54 2.25534 184.5
16 1969.38 -2.2027 120.6 16 1974.29 2.20431 189
17 1948.63 -2.19917 76 17 1997.63 2.16595 178.4
18 1970.38 -2.191 120.9 18 1994.38 2.15989 222.8
19 1957.54 -2.1519 78.9 19 1968.63 2.14288 177.3
20 1963.63 -2.12036 78 20 1946.38 2.13036 221.4
Analysis: Tim Channon. Web: http://daedalearth.wordpress.com/. Plot: 2015 Mar 10. Data: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/datasets
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Standardised Met Office monthly areal mean sunshine hours series 1910 onwards, annual removed, Region: Scotland W
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Low Rank Date Z Actual High Rank Date Z Actual
1 2014.38 -2.66389 113.2 1 1955.54 2.94914 265.2
2 1937.29 -2.62067 74 2 1947.63 2.93401 255.4
3 1966.46 -2.55074 102.7 3 1989.54 2.80451 253.5
4 1931.54 -2.54242 83.4 4 1957.46 2.79292 272.2
5 1931.46 -2.51716 103.9 5 1976.63 2.74745 240.6
6 1983.38 -2.49852 119.2 6 1995.63 2.64075 232.8
7 2012.46 -2.49457 104.7 7 1940.46 2.61759 259.3
8 1942.63 -2.41616 79.3 8 1949.46 2.49473 251
9 1976.38 -2.39195 122.9 9 1995.46 2.39029 244.4
10 1992.29 -2.38905 82.2 10 1975.38 2.38146 258.5
11 1970.38 -2.34469 124.5 11 1946.38 2.36663 257.6
12 1980.46 -2.23436 113.5 12 2013.54 2.30486 219.7
13 1993.46 -2.21888 114 13 1939.46 2.27539 237.6
14 1948.63 -2.1961 86.6 14 2000.38 2.26769 251.8
15 2008.63 -2.1615 87.7 15 1935.38 2.2571 251.2
16 1969.38 -2.13196 131.4 16 1980.38 2.2411 250.3
17 1996.29 -2.1224 90.9 17 1975.46 2.23105 235.1
18 1967.38 -2.12236 131.7 18 1984.54 2.17803 212.6
19 1944.54 -2.1115 97.8 19 1960.46 2.15372 230.9
20 1986.38 -2.10951 132.1 20 1929.21 2.11977 156.6
Analysis: Tim Channon. Web: http://daedalearth.wordpress.com/. Plot: 2015 Mar 10. Data: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/datasets
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UK
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Low Rank Date Z Actual High Rank Date Z Actual
1 1983.38 -2.84444 115.4 1 1947.63 2.91232 257
2 2012.46 -2.74486 114.1 2 1995.63 2.81696 250.4
3 1987.46 -2.69492 115.8 3 1955.54 2.76699 256
4 1944.54 -2.60042 107.2 4 2006.54 2.72539 253.3
5 1990.46 -2.53696 121 5 1957.46 2.71535 264.4
6 1932.38 -2.52359 126.2 6 1940.46 2.69802 263.3
7 1937.29 -2.4368 91.6 7 1976.63 2.66237 240.4
8 2008.63 -2.3878 105 8 2013.54 2.65224 248.7
9 1931.54 -2.30564 116.4 9 1989.54 2.56577 243.5
10 1969.38 -2.29603 133.2 10 1990.54 2.48199 238.7
11 1937.54 -2.20286 119.4 11 1975.46 2.38558 245.2
12 1965.54 -2.18538 119.9 12 1949.46 2.34538 243.1
13 1942.63 -2.17042 111.4 13 1929.21 2.33066 169.5
14 1948.63 -2.16336 111.6 14 1942.29 2.2262 204.6
15 1991.46 -2.15517 132.5 15 1989.38 2.22136 241.7
16 1963.63 -2.14209 112.2 16 1935.54 2.20911 224.6
17 1954.54 -2.12873 121.5 17 2007.29 2.20316 203.5
18 1984.21 -2.12873 60.4 18 2011.29 2.18833 202.8
19 1961.29 -2.12453 100.8 19 1934.54 2.17514 223
20 1966.29 -2.10657 101.3 19 2014.54 2.17514 223
Analysis: Tim Channon. Web: http://daedalearth.wordpress.com/. Plot: 2015 Mar 10. Data: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/datasets
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Standardised Met Office monthly areal mean sunshine hours series 1910 onwards, annual removed, Region: Wales
Wales
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Low Rank Date Z Actual High Rank Date Z Actual
1 1944.54 -2.73479 99 1 1955.54 3.0432 297.6
2 1987.46 -2.72835 110.7 2 2013.54 2.9276 289.1
3 1932.38 -2.71475 113.3 3 1947.63 2.79895 270.8
4 2008.63 -2.65472 92.5 4 1995.63 2.72529 265.8
5 1997.46 -2.62557 114.2 5 1957.46 2.72058 286.2
6 2012.46 -2.49916 118.4 6 1929.21 2.67947 209.4
7 1983.38 -2.42324 123 7 1990.54 2.61959 268.1
8 1954.54 -2.40737 109.9 8 1940.46 2.58549 277.4
9 1972.46 -2.40045 121.6 9 1976.63 2.581 256.4
10 1990.46 -2.37229 122.5 10 2006.54 2.50832 261.1
11 1981.38 -2.31647 126.4 11 1984.54 2.50018 260.6
12 2010.54 -2.27783 114 12 1989.54 2.37812 253.3
13 1958.63 -2.20226 107.1 13 1948.38 2.35206 265.4
14 1961.29 -2.18363 97.4 14 1975.46 2.33173 262.1
15 1966.29 -2.16723 97.9 15 1949.46 2.22795 256.3
16 1939.54 -2.15098 117.9 16 1959.71 2.21479 197.3
17 1981.46 -2.14695 129.5 17 2007.29 2.17393 222.4
18 1969.38 -2.14472 131.7 18 1983.54 2.13024 239.6
19 1999.38 -2.1348 132 19 1977.38 2.08167 250.7
20 1991.46 -2.12709 130.1 20 1971.54 2.06617 236.3
Analysis: Tim Channon. Web: http://daedalearth.wordpress.com/. Plot: 2015 Mar 10. Data: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/datasets