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Europe January 2020 Outlook (Look back a Nov/Dec 19)

Written by on January 6, 2020 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Europe January 2020 Outlook (Look back a Nov/Dec 19)

November and autumn 2019 ended cold across Western and Northern Europe but winter’s opening month was largely milder than normal across much of the continent. November as a whole was colder than normal from Morocco, Iberia up through the British Isles and Ireland to Scandinavia. It was likely coldest for the UK since 2016 but […]

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Despite a warm planet, Antarctica dips to -72.8C, Greenland -58.9C

Written by on March 30, 2019 in Rest of World with 0 Comments
Despite a warm planet, Antarctica dips to -72.8C, Greenland -58.9C

While large swathes of the planet are warmer than normal this March, there are some exceptions. One of those exceptions being Antarctica and Greenland where it’s been colder than normal. Helped by a +AAO (Antarctic Oscillation) in the south and +AO/NAO in the north, the coldest air in both hemisphere’s have been allowed to bottle […]

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2018 marked Greenland’s coldest summer since 1997

Written by on November 5, 2018 in Rest of World with 0 Comments
2018 marked Greenland’s coldest summer since 1997

It would seem summers have been on a cooling trend over Greenland in recent summers. In 2017, a new July record low of -33C was set at Summit. Thanks to a strong +NAO last summer, 2018 has been the coolest summer for Greenland in 20 years. Frequent snowfall increased the ‘surface mass budget’ or SMB […]

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Summit Camp, Greenland hovers between -50 and -55C for past 72 hours

Written by on November 21, 2017 in Autumn 2017, Rest of World, Summer 2017, Winter 2017/18 with 0 Comments
Summit Camp, Greenland hovers between -50 and -55C for past 72 hours

A bitter high pressure system has been parked over the vast Greenland icecap lately driving temperatures deep into frigid territory. Not surprisingly, the research station of Summit Camp, elevated some 10,000ft above sea level and positioned in the centre of the icecap, well it’s been cold. Indeed it’s been registering a temperature between -50 and -55C for […]

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