Winter 2017/18

Big Temperature Variation In Drought Stricken Oklahoma

Written by on April 22, 2018 in United States of America, Winter 2017/18 with 0 Comments
Big Temperature Variation In Drought Stricken Oklahoma

There has been some quite incredible temperature variability on the Plains this spring. In yesterday’s post I showed Dodge City, Kansas but their not alone. Thank or blame the worsening drought. Dry air cools and heats much more easily. Take Gage, Oklahoma as an example. Within 36 hours the thermometer goes from 10s to low […]

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Western Europe: Where They Shivered In March, Their Frying In April

Western Europe: Where They Shivered In March, Their Frying In April

The very areas which suffered the cold and snowy March are now dealing with record April heat thanks to an abrupt shift in wind direction. Even early April got off to a cold, even snowy start and so this switch from winter to summer is probably about as fast as you’ll ever see. Many cities […]

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Dodge City, Kansas Swings From 28F To Record 94F On The Same Day!

Written by on April 20, 2018 in United States of America, Winter 2017/18 with 0 Comments
Dodge City, Kansas Swings From 28F To Record 94F On The Same Day!

Only in the Plains states do you see weird and wacky and wild back and forth temperature swings within a matter of hours and winter at daybreak followed by mid-July by dinner that same day! That’s exactly what Dodge City, Kansas got this week. Within just 48 hours, Dodge City went from a record low […]

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Looking At The Variables Which Can Determine A Particular UK Summer Pattern

Looking At The Variables Which Can Determine A Particular UK Summer Pattern

When producing a seasonal forecast I like to look at several global and regional factors/players. They include the current and projected state of the ENSO index (El Nino Southern Oscillation index), global SST’s and particularly for summer, soil moisture content and rainfall distribution. Of course I also like to look back at previous years which […]

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Edmonton, Alberta breaks record for consecutive days at or below zero

Edmonton, Alberta breaks record for consecutive days at or below zero

By Jesse Beyer Chief Meteorologist Global News April 12, 2018 This year, Edmonton has seen the spring of many seasons. We have had a massive fluctuation in temperatures every week in 2018, with temperatures fluctuating between +8 C and -10 C for daytime highs at Edmonton’s Blatchford weather station. The real story may be the […]

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Sudden Surge of Summer Could Push For UK’s Warmest April Day Since 1949

Sudden Surge of Summer Could Push For UK’s Warmest April Day Since 1949

We knew it was coming but I must admit I didn’t expect this warm. It’s amazing how quickly a pattern can flip around given the cool first half to April. The BBC’s latest numbers for the Greater London area is up at 28C. If hit, it would be the UK’s warmest April day since 1949. […]

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North Dakota Shivers Coldest 1st Half of April Since 1870s

Written by on April 18, 2018 in United States of America, Winter 2017/18 with 0 Comments
North Dakota Shivers Coldest 1st Half of April Since 1870s

According to meteorologist Daryl Ritchison based in Fargo, for the state of North Dakota as a whole, the first 15 days of April is the coldest on record and records date back to the 1800s. We of course know how cold it was in the late 1800s and early 1900s in this notoriously cold part […]

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APRIL SO FAR: Scotland Has Seen The Wettest, Driest, Dullest, Sunniest Weather In All Of The UK

APRIL SO FAR: Scotland Has Seen The Wettest, Driest, Dullest, Sunniest Weather In All Of The UK

Thanks to a fairly persistent east, southeast air flow during early April, we’ve had quite the extremes on both ends of the precipitation and sunshine ledger in Scotland this month. In fact the driest, wettest, dullest and sunniest places so far this April have all been in Scotland. After observing it’s coldest April day on […]

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BBC: Enough snow in Scottish mountains for ‘skiing into May’

BBC: Enough snow in Scottish mountains for ‘skiing into May’

After a disastrous spring last year with a mild and snowless end to winter, it’s quite the opposite this year. Scotland lost all of it’s snow by the end of summer for the first time since 2006, I don’t think that’s going to happen this year. Here’s an article that will cheer many, especially economically. […]

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Minneapolis Gets Biggest April Snowstorm In Snowiest April & Coldest 1st Half On Record

Written by on April 15, 2018 in United States of America, Winter 2017/18 with 0 Comments
Minneapolis Gets Biggest April Snowstorm In Snowiest April & Coldest 1st Half On Record

UPDATE: A storm total of 15.8 inches recorded at Minneapolis-St Paul Intl Airport between 13-16 April makes for the biggest April total in recorded history. Excellent perspective to see #WinterStormXanto’s handiwork during takeoff from @mspairport! #Xanto pic.twitter.com/WVZ9LSaeR5 — Justin Michaels (@JMichaelsNews) April 16, 2018 Here are some fun facts (or maybe not so fun facts) […]

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