Archive for July 30th, 2018

Hot West, soggy East and unusually cool inbetween

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Hot West, soggy East and unusually cool inbetween

We have a blocked up pattern this week across the United States with ridging up West and East coasts with an unseasonably cool trough in between. The week opens with heatwave conditions into the Pacific Northwest interior as well as up into New England. However, with the ridge axis out over the Atlantic and closest […]

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

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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

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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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