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WU: Hot Times for Reindeer: All-Time Records Melt in Lapland

Written by on July 30, 2018 in Rest of Europe with 0 Comments
WU: Hot Times for Reindeer: All-Time Records Melt in Lapland

Below article is from wunderground.com Bob Henson  ·  July 18, 2018, 12:33 PM EDT Temperatures soared into the nineties Fahrenheit north of the Arctic Circle on Tuesday and Wednesday, as 2018’s parade of exceptional heat continued marching across the Northern Hemisphere. This week has been northern Scandinavia’s turn under the sizzling klieg lights, including Lapland […]

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Scotland’s exceeds 30C for 3rd time this summer and 2nd month in a row

Written by on July 30, 2018 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Scotland’s exceeds 30C for 3rd time this summer and 2nd month in a row

At the peak of last week’s heat, when the mid 30s was expected in the Southeast of England, Scotland was only forecasted to reach 25 or 26C. With the aid of southerly winds and some downslope enhancement off the Grampians, 30C was achieved in Scotland for a third time this summer. This time it was […]

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Pre-Monsoon Blowtorch Sets New April Benchmark For Pakistan and Asia

Written by on April 19, 2017 in Asia, Rest of World, Spring 2017 with 0 Comments
Pre-Monsoon Blowtorch Sets New April Benchmark For Pakistan and Asia

A powerful upper ridge of high pressure has tormented the Asian Sub-continent since late March and throughout April with many inland areas exceeding 38C or 100F day after day. The persistency is probably the biggest contributor to the deaths hundreds of deaths across India and Pakistan. No relief in sight with May often the hottest time of year with […]

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ECM Has 91L Becoming Hurricane Off Carolinas / Heat Builds West & East, Unusual Chill In Between

Written by on July 1, 2014 in United States of America with 0 Comments
ECM Has 91L Becoming Hurricane Off Carolinas / Heat Builds West & East, Unusual Chill In Between

While heat bookends the US with an unusually cool pocket in between, it’s all eyes on 91L off the Florida coast for development of this years first tropical cyclone. The latest visible satellite image shows a good low level circulation as seen by NOAA reconnaissance aircraft. However, note all the convection is restricted to the southern side […]

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Heat & Fire Impact California While Firehose Of Tropical Moisture Takes Aim At East Coast

Written by on May 15, 2014 in United States of America with 0 Comments
Heat & Fire Impact California While Firehose Of Tropical Moisture Takes Aim At East Coast

The extreme upper air pattern remains in place across the US with record heat along with raging wildfires in Southern California while the heat remains over the Ohio Valley but it’s been squashed on the Northeast coast thanks to an easterly wind. The chill remains over the heartland with a low down to at least 10F in […]

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California Heatwave Vs East Coast Flood Potential

Written by on May 14, 2014 in United States of America with 0 Comments
California Heatwave Vs East Coast Flood Potential

From the heavy snows across Denver, Cheyenne and the Rockies yesterday, this extreme pattern is changing shape as we push towards mid week. A powerful ridge building over the West Coast is bringing California it’s first major heat of the year. Although it’s been warm many times up till now, the Los Angeles Basin shall […]

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N Plains Heatwave, Gulf Coast & Desert Southwest Tropical Flood Threat

Written by on August 23, 2013 in United States of America with 0 Comments

While a lot of focus shifts towards the building heat over the Plains in coming days, we also want to watch carefully the tropics and not one but two features may present big rains and an increased flood potential. While the upper pattern has changed in recent days which is helping ease the prolific Southeast rains […]

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Salt Lake Records Hottest July Since 1874, Another Record Threatened, Cool Look To Next 2 Weeks!

Written by on August 3, 2013 in United States of America with 0 Comments

According to the NWS, the city of Salt Lake City has recorded it’s hottest July since 1874 and with 19 days of 100 degrees or higher, another record looks to be threatened. The record for most 100s in a year is 22 but with the next 5 days likely to hover in the 98-101 degree range, that record […]

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Dozens Die As China Suffers Worst Heatwave In 140 Years

Written by on August 1, 2013 in Asia, Rest of World with 0 Comments

For the past 3 weeks a large swath of China has been stuck beneath an abnormally strong and stubborn upper level ridge of high pressure which has produced deadly record breaking heat. Skillet-like pavements have been used to cook shrimp and pork while fish are dying in rivers and ponds across 19 provinces, that’s 3 million square miles and a third of […]

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UK’s Longest Heatwave Since 1997 Peaks With 33.5C At Heathrow Today

Written by on July 22, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments

Today has seen the peak in temperatures with a reading of at least 33.5C at Heathrow Airport this afternoon. Not only is that the UK’s warmest of the year but it’s the warmest value since the record-breaking 36.5C reading was reached back in July 2006 This peak heat comes as the breakdown begins, along you wouldn’t have […]

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