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The coolest air in ‘months’ will bring an historically warm summer of 2018 to an end. It’s all about the final numbers and whether this summer has matched or exceeded 2006 as warmest on record. The frequent, intense and long lasting hot spells of this summer have proven to be remarkable, even exceeding 1976. […]
From May 1 through July 31, the majority of Europe and in fact the Hemisphere has been unseasonably warm, record breaking warm. This can be directly attributed to the pre-Super El Nino ocean warming and post El Nino heat release into the atmosphere. Another key factor I believe was in fact the cooling of the […]
Like Debby a week ago, Ernesto formed over unusually warm waters at an unusually far north location. About 1,000 miles southeast of Nova Scotia. Despite crossing the sub-16C waters of the North Atlantic and accelerating in forward sweep, favourable atmospheric conditions allowed the system to remain tropical and only the 12th tropical cyclone within the […]
Thanks to the Icelandic trough regaining strength and firmly positioned to the NW of Scotland, the Atlantic winds are back in control and that means typical summer weather with lows and associated fronts sweeping through every other day. The good news is it’s by no means a washout but more changeable with brief ridging and […]
There’s little doubt that many will be asking why 2018 was such a warm one across the Northern Hemisphere. I believe it’s very likely down to the response and lag of the Super El Nino which peaked during the winter of 2015-2016 combined with the cooling Atlantic basin. El Ninos typically release heat from […]
Last week saw some of the hottest ever weather affect Spain and Portugal and for several places it indeed was the hottest ever observed despite national records remaining intact. Excerpt from wunderground.com Portugal and Spain. Portugal’s capital city Lisbon hit 111.2°F (44°C) on Saturday, its hottest temperature ever recorded. The previous record was 109.4°F (43°C) in 1981. […]
Low 30s for England and mid 30s for France and low 40s for Iberia persist. With the exceptions of Iberia, this summer is turning out to be a relentless for heat. However for those sweating in southern England and much of France, there is very welcome relief on it’s way, we just need to get […]
The current heatwave blistering Iberia has been on the charts for at least a week and this one has grabbed global attention for the intensity. This is just the latest wave of heat in what’s been an already record warm summer for Western Europe. It’s just just Europe, local and national all-time heat records have […]
Could summer 2018 be remembered for the year the Mediterranean shifted to Scandinavia? An unusually persistent and hot sun with day after day soaring to between 27-32C on land and a lack of wind out over the water has allowed Scandinavian waters to heat to remarkable levels. Levels you’d even find warm in parts of […]
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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