>Following N. Ireland’s Warmest Christmas On Record, Warmest Boxing Day on Record for UK? Wild Weather Batters Australia

Written by Mark Vogan on December 26, 2011 in Rest of Europe with 0 Comments

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Very windy & mild weather dominates Christmas period across Northwest Europe

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Today’s Weather Headlines

Europe Latest

AND THEY SAY BRITAIN DOESN’T GET EXTREMES?
Remarkable Contrast across UK-Ireland Compared With One Year Ago, Hurricane-force winds roared across far north

As of 11am today, 4 locales in Grampian are @ 14C (57F) with Rosehearty @ 15.1C (59F). We are on track to see a new UK Boxing Day record high. (Current record is 16C (60F).

What a Difference a Year Makes

2010: Hoar frost clings to the trees beside the frozen Avon as temperatures reach minus 18C

2011: Those same trees minus their winter coating – it was 11C in Pershore today

Boxing Day Record?
NETWEATHER.TV

Winds topped 115 mph on Rig northeast of Shetland

Meteorological data accessed by AccuWeather.com showed sustained winds to at least 91 knots, or 105 mph, on the Statfjord A oil rig, northeast of Shetland. Gusts exceeded 115 mph. A sustained wind of 111 mph would yield Category 3 status.

An exceptionally powerful storm tracking across Iceland and the Norwegian Sea on Christmas Day whipped up the high winds.

AccuWeather.com

Hurricane Winds Rake UK Christmas Day
ACCUWEATHER.COM

Shetland blasted by hurricane wind
BBC

Remembering the Boxing Day Storm of 1998

The Boxing Day Storm (also called the Great Boxing Day Storm of 1998 or Hurricane Stephen) was an Atlantic windstorm that made landfall in northwest Ireland.

A Great Storm on Boxing Day, with particularly strong winds across Northern Ireland and central Scotland. The Forth Road Bridge was completely closed for the first time ever. Prestwick Airport logged winds of 103 mph, and Glasgow Airport 93 mph; mild too, with 15C in the Midlands. This storm is now known in Ireland as “Hurricane Stephen”.
The damage in Donegal was considerable, with wind gusts of up to 125 mph clocked by the Malin Station. It is suggested that a particularly strong jet stream had moved north of Scotland, which may have contributed to the severity.

Information Courtesy of Wikipedia

US Latest

Texas Enjoys White Christmas/Fresh Snow and Cold in northern New England While Balmy Temps Overrun Rest of Lower 48

Minneapolis tops a stunning 52 degrees today following the warmest Christmas Day since 1999 with 42 degrees. Chicago’s 45 degree high Christmas Day was their warmest in 17 years.

Thanks to Mike Zarnek for this great Christmas morning shot of our skyline from a sandbar at North Avenue Beach. (Photo from WGN Weather Blog)

Pacific air is flooding the Lower 48 except for the far Northeast corner where a lobe of cold air presented the coldest morning of the season and a chilly Christmas Day. One of the warmest Christmases was experienced over the Northern Plains where the ground was bare.

Severe Thunderstorms Target Southeast Coast
ACCUWEATHER.COM

Wild Wind Heading to the Northeast
ACCUWEATHER.COM

Tuesday Storm to Bring Rain, Snow and Thunderstorms
ACCUWEATHER.COM

Large Temp Difference This Morning Compared to Christmas Morning Across New England

Canada Latest

West Enjoyed Mild and in Areas Bare Christmas Day while it started record cold in Maritimes followed by Fresh Snowfall

Warmest Place was Lethbridge, AB with 12.5C while coldest was -39C at Thompson River, NT.

It was a green Christmas in Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan (The Weather Network)

Prairies bask in record warmth
THE WEATHER NETWORK

Winter storm moves into parts of southern Ontario and Quebec
THE WEATHER NETWORK

Australia Latest

Northern Territory Gets Battered By Cyclone Grant, Severe Storms Impact Victoria

Darwin dodges worst of Cyclone Grant
HERALD SUN

Melbourne mops up after wild Christmas storms
ABC

Tornado hit suburb like a bomb
HERALD SUN

Asia Latest

REMEMBERING THE HORROR OVER THE INDIAN OCEAN AND COASTLINES OF SOUTHEAST ASIA & AFRICA OF THIS DAY 6 YEARS AGO

On this day 6 years ago a Catastrophic Tsunami roared across the Indian Ocean in all directions following a monster 9.15 magnitude earthquake along the full length of a vast fault line where the India-Burma plates meet killing some 230,000 people in S. Asia & Africa

Remembering the Boxing Day tsunami
THE WEATHER NETWORK

Death toll mounts from storm in Philippines as bodies wash ashore
CNN

Tropical Cyclone Developing in Bay of Bengal

Tropical Cyclone a Threat to India
ACCUWEATHER.COM