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Post by slh1234 on Dec 1, 2014 14:12:51 GMT
It sneaked up on me (maybe not us, but me), but it snowed in Seoul today - pretty heavily. Despite how much snow fell, and how low visibility was, nothing stuck, so when we went back to the hotel from work today, the streets were wet, but not snowy. The wind was ... well, it felt like winter this evening. I spoke with my wife in Busan, and they did not receive any snow at all - I kind of expect it to be buffered by the sea right now ... which has me wishing I could have stayed home the early part of this week ... it's pretty chilly in Seoul. It's been pretty warm this autumn up to this point in Korea, but today was not one of the warm days. Weather Underground shows current conditions as -6 C in Seoul and windy. Busan is 1 and windy. Weather underground categorizes tomorrow's forecast for Seoul's temperature as being "Much cooler" than today. Glad I brought a good coat with me ... which I can actually thank my wife for since I wouldn't have brought much of a coat had it been just my decision.
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Post by Ratty on Dec 1, 2014 21:48:04 GMT
Big spike in Arctic temps? Is this something to do with latent heat? (Be gentle). DMI
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Post by douglavers on Dec 1, 2014 23:15:55 GMT
For temperature to rise that fast over an area of the Arctic, a very large "blob" of Arctic air must have displaced somewhere else.
Asia : not likely, already very cold
North America: possible, but already very cold - or is that already the effect of the "blob"?
Eastern Europe : not obvious yet
It all might depend on the timing.
Good subject for a PhD student?
Also, that type of event must have a significant planetary cooling effect. The Arctic will radiate heat to space incredibly quickly at this time of year.
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Post by flearider on Dec 2, 2014 0:21:24 GMT
looks like it was over the Russian republic just right of Finland .. at the same time theres massive amounts of heat being pushed up left of England and over Greenland ..
has anything been mentioned about the storm building off the coast of California ?
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Post by scpg02 on Dec 2, 2014 2:07:32 GMT
looks like it was over the Russian republic just right of Finland .. at the same time theres massive amounts of heat being pushed up left of England and over Greenland .. has anything been mentioned about the storm building off the coast of California ? www.kcra.com/weather/forecast
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Post by Ratty on Dec 2, 2014 7:01:57 GMT
looks like it was over the Russian republic just right of Finland .. at the same time theres massive amounts of heat being pushed up left of England and over Greenland .. has anything been mentioned about the storm building off the coast of California ? Looks interesting: GOES West Geostationary
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Post by billlee49 on Dec 2, 2014 23:56:50 GMT
looks like it was over the Russian republic just right of Finland .. at the same time theres massive amounts of heat being pushed up left of England and over Greenland .. has anything been mentioned about the storm building off the coast of California ? Looks interesting: GOES West GeostationaryThis storm has already dropped over an inch of rain in the Northern San Juaquin Valley around Stockton. Long term models point to a "messy" SW to Westerly upper air pattern, but not much more in the way of significant precipitation or major storms. We need a lot more events like today to break out of this drought. Sadly, the weather gods don't seem interested in cooperating.
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Post by douglavers on Dec 3, 2014 9:10:02 GMT
BBC Article:
"This year could be the UK's warmest for almost 250 years as measured by the world's oldest temperature record, say researchers.
The 11 months from January to November have already been the warmest period on the Central England Temperature record.
And meteorologists from the University of Reading believe there is a 75% chance the year will turn out to be the hottest since the record began in 1772.
They say man-made climate change is at least partly to blame globally.
According to the CET record - which measures representative temperatures from a triangular area between Lancashire, London and Bristol - every month so far this year apart from August has been above the long-term average.
The researchers said 2014 would set a new record unless December temperatures were cool."
An almost unending stream of Atlantic depressions has kept rainfall & temperatures high.
The South of France has been drowned.
Unfortunately, this gets lots of publicity, while cold in N America and Asia gets very little.
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Post by douglavers on Dec 10, 2014 21:36:22 GMT
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Post by sigurdur on Dec 11, 2014 0:02:47 GMT
Not for the next 2 weeks, in regards to a cold surge. And then, actually not for another 4 weeks. But after that 4 week period.....it doesn't look kind for warmth in the Northern Areas of the NA Continent. (Hoping I am WRONG)
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Post by scpg02 on Dec 12, 2014 15:42:10 GMT
Snow falls on Baghdad for first time in memoryBAGHDAD Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:57pm IST (Reuters) - Snow fell on Baghdad on Friday for the first time in memory, and delighted residents declared it an omen of peace. "It is the first time we've seen snow in Baghdad," said 60-year-old Hassan Zahar. "We've seen sleet before, but never snow. I looked at the faces of all the people, they were astonished," he said. "A few minutes ago, I was covered with snowflakes. In my hair, on my shoulders. I invite all the people to enjoy peace, because the snow means peace," he said. Traffic policeman Murtadha Fadhil, huddling under a balcony to keep dry, declared the snow "a new sign of the new Iraq." "It's a sign of hope. We hope Iraqis will purify their hearts and politicians will work for the prosperity of all Iraqis." ~snip~ in.reuters.com/article/2008/01/11/idINIndia-31352620080111 4 Ft. of Ocean Effect Snow Hits Japan’s Main IslandDecember 8th, 2014 by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. A cold Siberian air mass flowing across the Sea of Japan has caused up to 4 feet of snow on Japan’s main island of Honshu, killing 6 people, and over 1,000 people are trapped by boulders and fallen trees on roads. Today’s NASA MODIS satellite image shows much of the northwestern side of Honshu covered by snow: While Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido frequently experiences ocean-effect snow, heavy snow extending this far south is unusual on Honshu, with the current snowcover extending even a little south of the latitude of semi-tropical Tokyo. Another round of heavy ocean effect snow is expected late this week in the same areas. www.drroyspencer.com/2014/12/4-ft-of-ocean-effect-snow-hits-japans-main-island/
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Post by nautonnier on Dec 12, 2014 19:12:39 GMT
This is the threatened 'warm snow' that the warmist scientists have been warning about. It is distinctly different from previous 'cold snow' which as Dr Viner said has all disappeared and children will not know what 'cold snow' is.
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Post by Ratty on Dec 12, 2014 23:03:33 GMT
I don't recall David Viner mentioning 'cold snow' ..... So, it's another job for the history re-writers to find and 'adjust' all references. Someone from GISS should be able to handle that. They could employ John Cook's text search engine. Sorry.
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Post by nautonnier on Dec 14, 2014 15:14:27 GMT
Well according to the medium term forecasts most of the USA can expect to be extremely cold and as the omega high near the Azores moves a little UK will be first on the warm side of the jet stream at +13C then on the cold side at -12C so those who have decamped from RSS as the temperature of record to the CET will now be wondering if they jumped too soon.
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Post by scpg02 on Dec 14, 2014 23:40:38 GMT
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