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Post by thermostat on Apr 19, 2011 2:50:45 GMT
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Post by AstroMet on Apr 19, 2011 22:17:23 GMT
According to GISS, you were toasty warm in March. In fact, the whole country was. Stop believing your eyes and get with the program! Don't know about GISS, but I am beginning to think the ground-based temperature monitoring stations are all solar powered. They only record the temps when the sun is out. That would explain the bad data. In the years ahead, one of the most important things to do is to get ground-based monitoring stations operating as they should, and placed accordingly so true temperatures are measured. |
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Post by AstroMet on Apr 19, 2011 22:58:48 GMT
There is a good empirical correlation between the current SOI and AMSU temps 7 months into the future. Looks like global cooling will continue thru November at least with possible early freezes and snow in the NH. According to the farm news, North America is more snow covered on this date than at any time since 1956. Not sure that we will have to wait for that early freeze...we are still waiting for spring! Hi Sigurdur, Tens of millions of people are still waiting for spring and warmer temperatures. The cooler-than-normal temperatures of winter 2011 continues into spring, especially for northern tier states like Minnesota. See - www.kare11.com/news/article/919672/80/Feel-like-the-winters-been-long-Well-it-hasWe'll continue to feel the impact of La Nina the rest of this year, even as values slide back to neutral, many states will have reported a colder spring season, as forecasted. The effect on people in the northern hemisphere, as well as the southern hemisphere for their previous winter has been pronounced. Numerous cloudy days, colder-than-normal temperatures along with precipitation makes for lethargy and illness in populations. People really needed spring to come early but have been disappointed with cloudy, cold and damp weather. The cold and warm fronts mixing continues to bring violent weather to the midsection of the U.S. May will see some improvement over a cold March and April, but I have the first half of May a bit colder than normal, with June better but still cooler-than-normal overall. This La Nina has been special, as was the previous El Nino. Once the global tallies are done it will be one to remember for climate record books. |
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Post by richard on Apr 20, 2011 0:23:56 GMT
According to the farm news, North America is more snow covered on this date than at any time since 1956. Not sure that we will have to wait for that early freeze...we are still waiting for spring! Hi Sigurdur, Tens of millions of people are still waiting for spring and warmer temperatures. The cooler-than-normal temperatures of winter 2011 continues into spring, especially for northern tier states like Minnesota. See - www.kare11.com/news/article/919672/80/Feel-like-the-winters-been-long-Well-it-hasWe'll continue to feel the impact of La Nina the rest of this year, even as values slide back to neutral, many states will have reported a colder spring season, as forecasted. The effect on people in the northern hemisphere, as well as the southern hemisphere for their previous winter has been pronounced. Numerous cloudy days, colder-than-normal temperatures along with precipitation makes for lethargy and illness in populations. People really needed spring to come early but have been disappointed with cloudy, cold and damp weather. The cold and warm fronts mixing continues to bring violent weather to the midsection of the U.S. May will see some improvement over a cold March and April, but I have the first half of May a bit colder than normal, with June better but still cooler-than-normal overall. This La Nina has been special, as was the previous El Nino. Once the global tallies are done it will be one to remember for climate record books. Do you live under a rock? Temperatures are .57C warmer than normal! |
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Post by woodstove on Apr 20, 2011 1:15:42 GMT
Do you live under a rock? Temperatures are .57C warmer than normal! In Gratuitously Inflated Surface Sensor land, you're absolutely right.  |
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Post by codetalker on Apr 20, 2011 1:17:54 GMT
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Post by sigurdur on Apr 20, 2011 1:23:11 GMT
Not so in ND, this is our 4th month of 5 degrees or worse below normal.
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Post by sigurdur on Apr 20, 2011 1:24:37 GMT
But then, the conus, with its many many thermomiters has a wall around it. We have NOT warmed as much as the rest of the world, and we are a whole lot cooler than the rest of the world. Now, with that said......does the 1200K smoothing affect us? Only if you use GISS.....the real temperatures aren't even close to the last extrapolation.
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Post by sigurdur on Apr 20, 2011 1:25:44 GMT
I have to agree with your forcast Astromet. All indications at this time are that you are correct.
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Post by glc on Apr 20, 2011 9:41:18 GMT
The effect on people in the northern hemisphere, as well as the southern hemisphere for their previous winter has been pronounced. Astromet perhaps you should stick to forecasting for the US. We have been basking in wall to wall sunshine with temperatures in the mid-70s Fahrenheit. We are well on course for the warmest April on record. February and March were well above normal as well. See www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcet/cet_info_mean.htmlSigurdur I have to agree with your forcast Astromet. All indications at this time are that you are correct.Contrary to popular belief (amongst americans), The US is not the world - nor is it even the Northern Hemisphere (a mistake often made by our resident astrometeor...gobbldygook...ologist). Some of us in the NH are enjoying an unusually warm spell of weather www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1378352/Easter-weekend-weather-Temperature-hits-25C-4-day-mini-heatwave-begins.html
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Post by sigurdur on Apr 20, 2011 12:03:54 GMT
glc: We know the USA is not the world. For some reason tho, geographics I presume, the USA just can't seem to get warm.
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Post by dontgetoutmuch on Apr 20, 2011 16:21:28 GMT
Winter was colder and dryer then normal where I live in Alaska, Spring has been colder and dryer then normal except for the past week when we have actually been warmer them normal. I'm sure this means that we will be in an inferno by the weekend... Oops cancel that, the forcast is for rain and snow by Saturday. :-(
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Post by steve on Apr 20, 2011 16:52:14 GMT
By the looks of the current anomaly charts, the US, Australia and China are being punished with cold weather, presumably because of all the denialist heretics and polluters that live in these three countries.
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Post by glc on Apr 20, 2011 17:03:52 GMT
By the looks of the current anomaly charts, the US, Australia and China are being punished with cold weather, presumably because of all the denialist heretics and polluters that live in these three countries. What's it's been like in your part of the country, Steve? I'm finding it a bit warm to sit outside for too long Perhaps the sea breezes mean it's a bit cooler in Devon. |
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Post by sigurdur on Apr 20, 2011 17:08:20 GMT
By the looks of the current anomaly charts, the US, Australia and China are being punished with cold weather, presumably because of all the denialist heretics and polluters that live in these three countries. What's it's been like in your part of the country, Steve? I'm finding it a bit warm to sit outside for too long Perhaps the sea breezes mean it's a bit cooler in Devon. Lucky fellers that you are where it has been warm. Frm the looks of things, you will only warm more as the three main areas of world production stay a bit on the cold side. |
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