Archive for June, 2018

Glasgow, Scotland hits 31.9C surpassing 1975 all-time record

Written by on June 29, 2018 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Glasgow, Scotland hits 31.9C surpassing 1975 all-time record

While Scotland has reached the relatively rare 30C mark just twice in the last 10 years and four times since the turn of the millennium, Glasgow has had 30C in it’s sights on several occasions including 2006, 2013, 2014 but has always fallen short. Yesterday changed that. Wednesday’s high climbed to 29.5C, a value the […]

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England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales all top 30C! Warmest June day since ’95 for Scotland & N Ireland

Written by on June 28, 2018 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales all top 30C! Warmest June day since ’95 for Scotland & N Ireland

30C is pretty much an annual occurrence over southeast England but the further north you go the rarer it becomes. Yesterday was the first time in many years where Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Northern Ireland ALL reported 30C. For Northern Ireland and Scotland, it was the warmest June day since 1995 with Castlederg, Tyrone […]

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Gander, Newfoundland sees latest measurable snow along with record cold

Written by on June 28, 2018 in North and South America with 0 Comments
Gander, Newfoundland sees latest measurable snow along with record cold

While most of the attention is on the end of June/beginning of July heat wave for the Eastern US and Canada, many across Newfoundland woke yesterday morning, Tuesday June 26th to a rare covering of ‘late June’ snow. Latest measurable snow on record Unfortunately for Gander residents, this has been a familiar sight this month. […]

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Aviemore tops 31C (88F) making for Scotland’s warmest June day since 1995

Written by on June 27, 2018 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments
Aviemore tops 31C (88F) making for Scotland’s warmest June day since 1995

We knew it was going to be an unusually warm day and it was just that. On the western fringes of the Cairngorm Mountains, the town of Aviemore started off Wednesday at a comfortable 9.3C at 3am. By 9am, the thermometer shot up to 23.6C and by 12 noon 28.7C. Between 1 and 2pm the […]

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Ben Nevis, Glen Coe, Cairngorm receives snow on longest day of the year

Written by on June 26, 2018 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Ben Nevis, Glen Coe, Cairngorm receives snow on longest day of the year

In the midst and in the wake of an unseasonably stormy spell between June 18-21 the tops of the Nevis Range, Glen Coe, Cairngorms among other ranges received fresh snow on the longest day of the year. Ben Nevis found itself in near whiteout conditions along with a decent covering of fresh snow on June […]

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Richmond, VA receives astonishing rainfall rates

Written by on June 26, 2018 in United States of America with 0 Comments
Richmond, VA receives astonishing rainfall rates

There’s nothing unusual about thunderstorms and the heavy, sometimes flooding rains that they deliver. However, the thunderstorms which sweep the area stretching between Richmond and Fredericksburg, VA between Thursday and Saturday was anything but typical. The intensity of the rain was about as extreme as it gets for any part of the US late last […]

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Scotland eyes first 30C (86F) since 2013 and warmest June day since 1995

Written by on June 25, 2018 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Scotland eyes first 30C (86F) since 2013 and warmest June day since 1995

Dry ground, low humidity air, intense upper level high pressure, powerful late June sun and longest hours of daylight all combine to maximize daytime heating potential. The stage is set for potentially Scotland’s warmest June day in 23 years. Last June saw the UK’s warmest June day since 1976. As the high builds over the […]

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United States July 2018 Outlook

Written by on June 23, 2018 in United States of America with 0 Comments
United States July 2018 Outlook

We have seen probably one of the most dramatic spring temperature flips in a lifetime across the US. From one of the coldest April’s and coldest nationwide since 1997 to warmest May on record and June so far is one of the warmest also. May June so far No major increase in drought area or […]

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European July 2018 Outlook

Written by on June 23, 2018 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
European July 2018 Outlook

With the exceptions of a wet start to May and middle June, it’s been a predominantly dry, settled and warm pattern across northwest and north Europe thanks to blocking high pressure while low pressure has kept things unseasonably cool and unsettled over southwest Europe. This is seen nicely in the May and June temperature anomaly […]

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WU: A Flashy Flood Regime: Pockets of Torrential Rain Scattered Across U.S.

Written by on June 22, 2018 in United States of America with 0 Comments
WU: A Flashy Flood Regime: Pockets of Torrential Rain Scattered Across U.S.

Article from wunderground.com Bob Henson  ·  June 19, 2018, 12:22 PM EDT Flash flood watches were strewn from northern Montana to the Texas Gulf Coast on Tuesday, the result of unusually rich moisture stranded across the United States beneath lackadaisical upper-level winds. It’s a classic summer setup for generating the kind of slow-moving showers and […]

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