Sanday, Orkney
Sanday is one of the inhabited islands of Orkney, Scotland. It covers an area of 50.43 square kilometres (19.5 sq mi).[3] It is the third largest of the Orkney Islands.[6] The main centres of population are Lady Village and Kettletoft. Sanday can be reached by Orkney Ferries or plane from Kirkwall on the Orkney Mainland. Cultural activities revolve around the school.
| Sanday, Orkney | |
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| Location
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| OS grid reference: | HY677411 |
| Coordinates: | 59°15′N 2°33′W / 59.25°N 2.55°WCoordinates: 59°15′N 2°33′W / 59.25°N 2.55°W |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name: | |
| Norse name: | Sandey[1][2] |
| Meaning of name: | Old Norse: sand island[3] |
| Area and Summit | |
| Area: | 5,043 ha (19.5 sq mi)[3] |
| Area rank (Scottish islands): | 21 |
| Highest elevation: | 20 m (66 ft)[4] |
| Population | |
| Population (2001): | 478[4] |
| Population rank (inhabited Scottish islands): | 22 out of 97 |
| Main settlement: | Lady |
| Groupings | |
| Island Group: | Orkney |
| Local Authority: | Orkney Islands |
 
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| References: | [5] |
Climate
| Climate data for Sanday airfield, 14m amsl, 1981-2010, extremes 1973-present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.2 (54) |
14.5 (58.1) |
20.0 (68) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
25.0 (77) |
25.0 (77) |
26.0 (78.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.8 (55) |
26.0 (78.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
10.73 (51.31) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) |
1.7 (35.1) |
2.4 (36.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
5.6 (42.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
6.7 (44.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | -6.0 (21.2) |
-13.0 (8.6) |
-13.9 (7) |
-11.5 (11.3) |
-2.1 (28.2) |
1.0 (33.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
3.7 (38.7) |
0.5 (32.9) |
-10.8 (12.6) |
-6.5 (20.3) |
-9.0 (15.8) |
-13.9 (7) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 109.7 (4.319) |
93.3 (3.673) |
95.7 (3.768) |
60.3 (2.374) |
48.0 (1.89) |
52.7 (2.075) |
57.4 (2.26) |
66.3 (2.61) |
96.0 (3.78) |
95.3 (3.752) |
126.0 (4.961) |
107.8 (4.244) |
1,008.5 (39.705) |
| Avg. rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 20.1 | 16.8 | 17.9 | 13.4 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 19.6 | 20.8 | 18.5 | 188.7 |
| Sunshine hours | 32.2 | 59.3 | 98.2 | 136.8 | 190.0 | 148.6 | 132.2 | 129.7 | 105.3 | 75.8 | 40.1 | 24.5 | 1,172.7 |
| Source #1: Met Office for averages[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Voodoo Skies for extremes except February high,[8] Weather Underground for the remaining extreme[9] | |||||||||||||
Sanday, Orkney Media
The Scar dragon plaque found in 1991
The ruins of the "model farm" at Stove
The now defunct Sanday Light Railway
Sanday tartan
West Manse, Sanday, Orkney
References
- ↑ Orkney Placenames. Orkneyjar. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ Anderson (1873) p. 176
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 392
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "www.orkneyislands.info - A complete visitor's guide - Sanday". orkneyislands.info. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) Orkneyjar ok Katanes (map, Inverness, Nevis Print)
- ↑ Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 334
- ↑ "Sanday Airfield climate". metoffice.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ "Orkney Monthly Temperature". Voodoo Skies. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Weather - Personal Weather Station: IORKNEYS2 by Wunderground.com - Weather Underground". wunderground.com. Retrieved 15 September 2015.