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September temperature record broken

Shetland News @shetnews

8 September 2023 16:43

A NEW record has been set today (Friday) for the highest temperature recorded in Shetland in September.

The thermometer reached a record 22.1C in Baltasound. The previous September record was 20.4C.

A new September maximum temperature was also reached for the Lerwick Observatory too, at 20.2C.

The all-time maximum temperature recoded in Shetland was 25C in Baltasound back in 1958.

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