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<h2 id="climate">Climate</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="14">Climate data for Strathy East, Elevation: 68 m (223 ft), 1991–2020 normals</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Month</th><th scope="col">Jan</th><th scope="col">Feb</th><th scope="col">Mar</th><th scope="col">Apr</th><th scope="col">May</th><th scope="col">Jun</th><th scope="col">Jul</th><th scope="col">Aug</th><th scope="col">Sep</th><th scope="col">Oct</th><th scope="col">Nov</th><th scope="col">Dec</th><th scope="col">Year</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Mean daily maximum °C (°F)</th><td>6.5(43.7)</td><td>7.0(44.6)</td><td>8.3(46.9)</td><td>10.5(50.9)</td><td>12.9(55.2)</td><td>14.8(58.6)</td><td>16.8(62.2)</td><td>16.7(62.1)</td><td>15.0(59.0)</td><td>11.9(53.4)</td><td>8.8(47.8)</td><td>6.8(44.2)</td><td>11.4(52.5)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Daily mean °C (°F)</th><td>3.8(38.8)</td><td>4.0(39.2)</td><td>5.1(41.2)</td><td>7.0(44.6)</td><td>9.2(48.6)</td><td>11.5(52.7)</td><td>13.5(56.3)</td><td>13.5(56.3)</td><td>11.8(53.2)</td><td>8.9(48.0)</td><td>6.1(43.0)</td><td>4.1(39.4)</td><td>8.2(46.8)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Mean daily minimum °C (°F)</th><td>1.1(34.0)</td><td>1.1(34.0)</td><td>1.9(35.4)</td><td>3.5(38.3)</td><td>5.3(41.5)</td><td>8.3(46.9)</td><td>10.2(50.4)</td><td>10.3(50.5)</td><td>8.5(47.3)</td><td>6.0(42.8)</td><td>3.4(38.1)</td><td>1.3(34.3)</td><td>5.1(41.1)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Average <a href="/facts/Precipitation/uq3nGQc8">precipitation</a> mm (inches)</th><td>103.7(4.08)</td><td>81.4(3.20)</td><td>73.8(2.91)</td><td>59.8(2.35)</td><td>62.2(2.45)</td><td>62.0(2.44)</td><td>64.6(2.54)</td><td>78.0(3.07)</td><td>84.9(3.34)</td><td>103.4(4.07)</td><td>108.0(4.25)</td><td>102.6(4.04)</td><td>984.6(38.76)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)</th><td>18.7</td><td>16.1</td><td>15.4</td><td>13.3</td><td>12.7</td><td>11.9</td><td>13.7</td><td>13.8</td><td>14.8</td><td>17.7</td><td>18.7</td><td>18.1</td><td>184.9</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Mean monthly <a href="/facts/Sunshine_duration/wVBusklh">sunshine hours</a></th><td>38.6</td><td>68.5</td><td>103.2</td><td>150.7</td><td>196.5</td><td>150.3</td><td>146.3</td><td>139.1</td><td>112.1</td><td>79.2</td><td>47.6</td><td>30.1</td><td>1,262.3</td></tr><tr><td colspan="14">Source: <a href="/facts/Met_Office/V0reszST">Met Office</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape: Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland Archived 21 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Scottish National Heritage. <a href="http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/publications/gaelic/gaelicnorseinthelandscape.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/publications/gaelic/gaelicnorseinthelandscape.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Banks, John Yule. "History". Samhchair. Retrieved 18 May 2023. <a href="https://www.samhchair.com/history" target="_blank">https://www.samhchair.com/history</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Banks, John Yule. "History". Samhchair. Retrieved 18 May 2023. <a href="https://www.samhchair.com/history" target="_blank">https://www.samhchair.com/history</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Munro, Alexander (30 November 1900). "Note on an Incised Stone Cross at Strathy, Sutherlandshire". Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 34: 252–254. doi:10.9750/PSAS.034.252.254. ISSN 2056-743X. <a href="http://journals.socantscot.org/index.php/psas/article/view/6774" target="_blank">http://journals.socantscot.org/index.php/psas/article/view/6774</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Banks, John Yule. "History". Samhchair. Retrieved 18 May 2023. <a href="https://www.samhchair.com/history" target="_blank">https://www.samhchair.com/history</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Strathy East Climate". Met Office. Retrieved 25 April 2024. <a href="https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gfmjjhy0r" target="_blank">https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gfmjjhy0r</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>