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Post by graywolf on Mar 3, 2017 16:24:25 GMT
Snow above 11,000ft ? Is this notable because extreme precipitation events are uncommon across the Islands or because it is falling as snow?
I though nearly all the precipitation up over the tops was snow? The observatories always seem to be above the snow line?
We still have a glacier on the equator don't we? And the Northern Andes? They are in the tropics aren't they? they have snow year round as well don't they?
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Post by nautonnier on Mar 3, 2017 16:27:40 GMT
From other comments the difference is that while there may be snow as the altitude is above the freezing level it is very rare to have a blizzard warning.
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Post by graywolf on Mar 4, 2017 9:43:33 GMT
That's what I was getting from it? These 'rivers/plumes' of heat/moisture that seem to be causing so much chaos around the hermisphere this winter just keep coming? When you look at total precipitable water sat. images its like watching a Lava lamp bubble up as the warm/moist air plumes north toward the Arctic?
There are two currently in the North Pacific ( one that has Hawaii under it and one towards the Asian coast) and one stretch out from the G.O.M. into the central Atlantic? The amount of energy they are throwing around is huge!!!
The Roman's cleared all the overburden of gold bearing rocks in Ireland by directing rivers over the land? This is what nature is doing to Peru/California/Indonesia right now!!! ( hope folks find the gold!)
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Post by nautonnier on Mar 4, 2017 10:00:50 GMT
That's what I was getting from it? These 'rivers/plumes' of heat/moisture that seem to be causing so much chaos around the hermisphere this winter just keep coming? When you look at total precipitable water sat. images its like watching a Lava lamp bubble up as the warm/moist air plumes north toward the Arctic? There are two currently in the North Pacific ( one that has Hawaii under it and one towards the Asian coast) and one stretch out from the G.O.M. into the central Atlantic? The amount of energy they are throwing around is huge!!! The Roman's cleared all the overburden of gold bearing rocks in Ireland by directing rivers over the land? This is what nature is doing to Peru/California/Indonesia right now!!! ( hope folks find the gold!) It is the effect of the latitudinal jets. The northerly jets are running over and South of Hawaii, so all the weather systems are being dragged further South too where the SSTs are higher so more water is being picked up. This cloudiness over the more tropical ocean may stifle the nascent Nino. Interesting to watch.
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Post by sigurdur on Mar 4, 2017 14:16:33 GMT
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Post by missouriboy on Mar 4, 2017 19:00:20 GMT
Joe Bastardi's daily weather summery for Friday (March 3) www.weatherbell.com/ has an interesting assessment of the Australian weather situation and that of the globe as well. Seems like drought and flood on the smallest continent across 40 degrees of longitude should focus peoples' attention on forces that generate such variance across relatively small areas. Note the below normal temperatures (a ring of cold if you will) running south-southwest across Europe and Africa from a Siberian focal point at about 60 E longitude, and a second directly opposite at about 120 W Longitude extending south-southeast from Western Canada through S America. Has anyone noticed a similar global split (~180 degrees apart) in past winters? Europe has had the worst of it this year. Does this pattern stay for next winter? Or does it rotate? And for what reasons? Boy, I really hate this settled science. Missouri update. Peach tree buds are swelling and daffodils are blooming. Me fears a March cold snap could destroy any potential crop.
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Post by sigurdur on Mar 4, 2017 19:49:16 GMT
Settled science.....that is an oxymoron that only morons believe.
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Post by Ratty on Mar 4, 2017 21:35:46 GMT
Approximately 85% of Queensland is drought declared. Bundaberg in 2013:
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Post by douglavers on Mar 4, 2017 22:12:56 GMT
Ratty
Something strange in above comments. There has been an impressive monsoon in the North this year, and the whole of the Australian East Coast has had significant rainfall over the last week.
We could have used some of that rain in Victoria - getting pretty dry here!!
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Post by sigurdur on Mar 5, 2017 2:29:25 GMT
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Post by missouriboy on Mar 5, 2017 4:00:07 GMT
Settled science.....that is an oxymoron that only morons believe. So there we have it. The existence of morons is settled science.
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Post by sigurdur on Mar 5, 2017 4:03:55 GMT
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Post by Ratty on Mar 5, 2017 10:46:05 GMT
Ratty Something strange in above comments. There has been an impressive monsoon in the North this year, and the whole of the Australian East Coast has had significant rainfall over the last week. We could have used some of that rain in Victoria - getting pretty dry here!! Problem is we have not seen widespread rain anywhere. I see good rain in places (eg, 79mm at Narrabri and 40mm at Coonabarabran yesterday) but it's patchy, especially in central QLD. We missed out yesterday but Redcliffe (100k North) got 66mm. Son lives 25ks South had rain too. Upper Clumber (Station 540681) - not far away - had 172mm. I think it my be weather. Mrs Ratty says it's MY fault. Stop watching, she says.
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Post by nautonnier on Mar 5, 2017 10:55:33 GMT
Ratty Something strange in above comments. There has been an impressive monsoon in the North this year, and the whole of the Australian East Coast has had significant rainfall over the last week. We could have used some of that rain in Victoria - getting pretty dry here!! Problem is we have not seen widespread rain anywhere. I see good rain in places (eg, 79mm at Narrabri and 40mm at Coonabarabran yesterday) but it's patchy, especially in central QLD. We missed out yesterday but Redcliffe (100k North) got 66mm. Son lives 25ks South had rain too. Upper Clumber (Station 540681) - not far away - had 172mm. I think it my be weather. Mrs Ratty says it's MY fault. Stop watching, she says. I think that Oz has in general had lower humidity than normal. The effect has been to increase air temperature for the same amount of heat as the enthalpy is lower, and also lead to less rain than normal. As climate 'scientists' have less understanding of enthalpy than HVAC fitters don't expect their models to show this.
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Post by Ratty on Mar 5, 2017 11:16:59 GMT
Naut, we're a hot dry place with (very) variable weather. I've seen a lot of it ...... age has it's benefits but I wasn't thinking that when I was mowing the lawn this afternoon late. I find this chart makes some folk reflect on recent claims of unprecedented weather: Australia's Variable Rainfall Poster
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