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Jiries
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 12:18:45 AM

If New Zealand had its own equivalent of the TWO forum, I would imagine that its summer moaning thread would be very busy just now with all of the recent weather events which have taken place there and of course, ex-cyclone Gabrielle is yet another one to add to that list.

They are clearly coming towards the end of a very poor summer in that part of the world and because of that, I would imagine that a lot of people who are there, probably can't wait to be getting on with autumn (which they are just over two weeks away from the start of) and then seeing what the coming Southern Hemisphere winter might then bring to them.
 

Originally Posted by: johncs2016 



Seem unusual for a cyclone to hit NZ area ? Hope we dont get that severe wet cloudy summer here like them had recently.
johncs2016
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 8:49:09 AM

Seem unusual for a cyclone to hit NZ area ? Hope we dont get that severe wet cloudy summer here like them had recently.

Originally Posted by: Jiries 



True but then for the sake of the future of our environment, I also don't want to be seeing anywhere here in the UK experiencing temperatures of 40°C or higher during the coming summer, such as what we had last year.

Regardless of whether we have a decent summer or a poor summer though, we can already be more or guaranteed that the temperature here in the UK will at least get above 30°C at some point in time given that this seems to happen every single year now, whereas this never used to be the case in the past.
The north of Edinburgh, usually always missing out on snow events which occur not just within the rest of Scotland or the UK, but also within the rest of Edinburgh.
tierradelfuego
Monday, February 20, 2023 3:27:53 PM
Another deadly rainfall and flooding event, this time in Brazil. 600+mm in 24 hours and a number of lives lost - sad news to read.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64701062 
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Extreme Alde
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 9:26:51 PM
Terrible news for flood ravaged parts of New Zealand’s north island with another 200mm of rain forecast in the next few days 

Flood-hit eastern regions, as well as Auckland, Coromandel and Wairarapa, are in for another drenching as a front moves up the North Island on Thursday.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/131309656/heavy-rain-warning-for-cyclonehit-hawkes-bay-with-downpours-expected-in-gisborne-auckland-and-coromandel?cid=app-iPhone 
Gandalf The White
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 9:40:09 PM
Maybe this belongs in the environment thread but France is suffering a dry winter on the back of the record heat and drought last summer.  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64730653 

 
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130 metres ASL
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Thursday, February 23, 2023 7:16:35 AM
Some parts of the US will be 100F (38C) warmer than others at the same time.[sic]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64733809 

Widely 2 feet of snow across N States, temps -22C in Montana, even a blizzard warning for Los Angeles
Simultaneously 35C in Texas and a probable highest (for Feb?) of 27C for Washington since 1874
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Retron
Thursday, February 23, 2023 7:22:38 AM

Some parts of the US will be 100F (38C) warmer than others at the same time.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64733809 

Originally Posted by: DEW 


What a load of crap. 👎

Sounds like the journalist just did a search for "100F in C", without thinking...

38C warmer is, of course, 68F warmer. And 100F is 56C, which is what, I suspect, they were aiming for.
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tallyho_83
Friday, February 24, 2023 12:18:45 AM

What a load of crap. 👎

Sounds like the journalist just did a search for "100F in C", without thinking...

38C warmer is, of course, 68F warmer. And 100F is 56C, which is what, I suspect, they were aiming for.

Originally Posted by: Retron 



Yet on the eastern seaboard WASHINGTON DC - (The capital) high of hit +26c (77f) today!?

Quite remarkably warm for February - still 22c at 7pm

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/washington/20006/weather-forecast/327659 

Look at the upper air mass temps contrast across N. America today: 😲

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polarwind
Friday, February 24, 2023 7:56:12 AM

Some parts of the US will be 100F (38C) warmer than others at the same time.[sic]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64733809 

Widely 2 feet of snow across N States, temps -22C in Montana, even a blizzard warning for Los Angeles
Simultaneously 35C in Texas and a probable highest (for Feb?) of 27C for Washington since 1874

Originally Posted by: DEW 



More about this ? - here -
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64753583  
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polarwind
Saturday, February 25, 2023 10:31:07 AM

California weather, over the several/many decadal timescales, seems to be always going from one extreme to another - and from what I've read about the last thousand years in California, present weather is not much different.
The story continues....

see - https://apnews.com/article/floods-weather-winter-los-angeles-california-5c8022bd651621c6f4c41a981401f15d 



 
"The professional standards of science must impose a framework of discipline and at the same time encourage rebellion against it". – Michael Polyani (1962)
"If climate science is sound and accurate, then it should be able to respond effectively to all the points raised…." - Grandad
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts". - Bertrand Russell
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
"A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.”- Abba Eban, Israeli diplomat
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Sunday, March 12, 2023 5:53:39 PM
Cyclone Freddy has now become the longest-lived tropical cyclone ever recorded , moving from Australia (35 days from 6th Feb) to Mozambique, making two landfalls there, in the process, but now looks like dying out over Malawi tomorrow.

The 'longest-lived' is a moot point, as it spent 5 days ashore as a mere tropical depression, reaching Zimbabwe, before returning to the Indian Ocean and regaining hurricane strength.

https://zoom.earth/storms/freddy-2023/#map=daily 
 
War does not determine who is right, only who is left - Bertrand Russell

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Roger Parsons
Monday, March 13, 2023 9:13:35 PM

Cyclone Freddy has now become the longest-lived tropical cyclone ever recorded , moving from Australia (35 days from 6th Feb) to Mozambique, making two landfalls there, in the process, but now looks like dying out over Malawi tomorrow. The 'longest-lived' is a moot point, as it spent 5 days ashore as a mere tropical depression, reaching Zimbabwe, before returning to the Indian Ocean and regaining hurricane strength.
https://zoom.earth/storms/freddy-2023/#map=daily 
 

Originally Posted by: DEW 

Update on damage in Malawi. I would expect a higher mortality rate.

More than 60 bodies have been recovered in Malawi's main commercial hub of Blantyre after Tropical Storm Freddy hit southern Africa for the second time in a month.  Strong winds and rains continue to cause severe destruction. "We have rivers overflowing, we have people being carried away by running waters, we have buildings collapsing," police spokesman Peter Kalaya told BBC Focus on Africa radio.

Storm Freddy: Malawi recovers more than 60 bodies
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64938811 
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Gandalf The White
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 10:06:33 PM

Update on damage in Malawi. I would expect a higher mortality rate.

More than 60 bodies have been recovered in Malawi's main commercial hub of Blantyre after Tropical Storm Freddy hit southern Africa for the second time in a month.  Strong winds and rains continue to cause severe destruction. "We have rivers overflowing, we have people being carried away by running waters, we have buildings collapsing," police spokesman Peter Kalaya told BBC Focus on Africa radio.

Storm Freddy: Malawi recovers more than 60 bodies
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64938811 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 



Sadly but unsurprisingly the death toll continues to mount, along with the extent and scale of the damage.

I was astonished to learn that this storm originated over NW Australia six weeks ago and has travelled over 5,000 miles, picking up moisture and energy as it traversed the warm ocean.  (edit: as noted by DEW above).

 
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Tuesday, March 14, 2023 10:13:18 PM
glenogle
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 10:45:43 PM
Absolutely epic.  Both happy and sad that I'm avoiding this area when I go over there in May, although I suspect the thaw in the spring may bring its own issues too.
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DEW
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Sunday, March 19, 2023 7:29:48 AM
Severe drought in Kenya and the Horn of Africa
https://www.rescue.org/press-release/irc-severe-drought-projected-leave-about-54-million-people-kenya-without-adequate 

Droughts in this area are not new - the last was in 2009
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%932009_Kenya_drought 

but this one appears to be particularly severe with the rainy season forecast to fail for the sixth consecutive year.
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DEW
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Sunday, March 26, 2023 7:48:31 AM
Tornados are quite common at this time of year in the US but this appears to have been an exceptional one.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65078588 
In [the town of] Rolling Fork, crushed cars, bricks and glass litter the streets - the town has been almost entirely wiped out.
 
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Chichester 12m asl
Ally Pally Snowman
Thursday, March 30, 2023 7:06:13 PM
Some crazy heat already in Spain, Canary Islands upto 38c today 35c on the mainland in Murcia. 
 
Bishop's Stortford 85m ASL.
polarwind
Friday, March 31, 2023 8:18:05 AM

How unusual is yesterdays temperature difference between Spain and Sweden of 62? degrees?
 
"The professional standards of science must impose a framework of discipline and at the same time encourage rebellion against it". – Michael Polyani (1962)
"If climate science is sound and accurate, then it should be able to respond effectively to all the points raised…." - Grandad
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts". - Bertrand Russell
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
"A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.”- Abba Eban, Israeli diplomat
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Roger Parsons
Saturday, April 1, 2023 9:21:07 AM
Impressive clips...
Tornado caught on camera moving across Little Rock, Arkansas 10 hours ago:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-65145264 
1 hour ago:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-65147038 

 
RogerP
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Windy Willow
Saturday, April 1, 2023 11:22:01 AM

Impressive clips...
Tornado caught on camera moving across Little Rock, Arkansas 10 hours ago:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-65145264 
1 hour ago:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-65147038 

 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 

Just to add to this, more footage from yesterday in Iowa, just one of the many on YT but one of the better ones that's worth sharing here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BowpUasB-Nw 
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Jiries
Sunday, April 2, 2023 8:16:59 PM
Doing the data for Nicosia, Cyprus.  Very weird March as they had the warmest day on the 1st at 26.9C then the coldest night was on 31st March at 0.9.C.  Never reach 0C in April so almost hit that so very interesting but strange month.  Meanwhile Death Valley had a very cool March with average at 23.9C and only hit 31 once, average for March normally from lowest 26C to 31C so this year also very strange.  So both location that I continue to put data was very interesting.  While reading about Heathrow have very low sunshine than Jan or Feb then that very boring.  Anything to do with cloud and wet weather is very boring.  Temperatures variety and weather variety is what I look for but not available in the UK.
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polarwind
Saturday, April 15, 2023 10:47:26 AM

  The North Atlantic pressure distribution since last November, has, for me, been much like that of the winter times of the 1960's, 1970's and early 1980's and is unlike or unusual, compared  with the general synoptics of the last 40 years.
Anyone know how pressure distribution comparisons are/can be made between different winters or periods?
"The professional standards of science must impose a framework of discipline and at the same time encourage rebellion against it". – Michael Polyani (1962)
"If climate science is sound and accurate, then it should be able to respond effectively to all the points raised…." - Grandad
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts". - Bertrand Russell
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
"A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.”- Abba Eban, Israeli diplomat
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polarwind
Saturday, April 15, 2023 10:55:11 AM

Regarding my post a few moments ago, I refer to the North Atlantic, but globally, such as California, there has been some severe weather, the like of, not seen for a long time and inconsistent with recent decades. Any observations?
"The professional standards of science must impose a framework of discipline and at the same time encourage rebellion against it". – Michael Polyani (1962)
"If climate science is sound and accurate, then it should be able to respond effectively to all the points raised…." - Grandad
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts". - Bertrand Russell
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
"A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.”- Abba Eban, Israeli diplomat
Dave,Derby

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