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While there’s some very interesting developments in the current phase of solar cycle 24 which this post is based on, I also want to show the striking similarity between current global sea surface temps and El Nino to back at the same time in 2009. Summer is warmer than 2009 in the UK while it’s chilly […]
After one of the strongest July cold outbreaks shivered the Plains and Midwest, the heat is on through the next 5 days. SEE VIDEO FOR DISCUSSION Check out the projected highs this upcoming week off the GFS. Mon. Tue Wed Thu Fri [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] The next 5 days will be a dramatic turnaround from the previous with the […]
The chill of recent days sure has been impressive, in fact historic with countless record cold highs and lows. Today’s noteworthy ‘new record’ goes to Memphis, TN where the high only managed 69. This is in fact the coldest July daytime maximum on record. The abnormal chill will depart in the coming days and in […]
While it’s obvious the chill back in mid-winter was more impressive than the chill we’re currently seeing. However, let’s not overlook what’s going on. In terms of the meteorology and time of the year, the chill now is just as impressive ‘meteorologically’ as it was in January when comparing the ‘averages’ and historic value. Widespread […]
The current midsummer ‘cold outbreak’ should peak today as the core of the trough digs south. These where the departures from normal yesterday. Check out the projected departures from normal over the Plains this afternoon…. [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] Nearly 30 below normal over West Kansas on July 16th is nearly unheard of. This equates to highs […]
While the Great Basin roasts, the Plains and Midwest are asking what the heck is going on? We have the much anticipated late September air mass firmly in control and supressing afternoon temperatures in the 60s as far south as Kansas and even Oklahoma while 50s with even an odd 40 up against the still cold waters of […]
In recent days I’ve been pointing out the incredible persistency of the chilly pattern seen really from the Plains on east, a pattern that kicked off early last winter and hasn’t really changed much since. The reason why winter was so cold across much of the US last year was a large part due to the warm […]
I made mention in yesterday’s European posts about the continuation of a pattern which started back at the beginning of last winter and has continued right through till now. By that I mean the chilly US pattern and warm Europe. We here in the UK, like most of our neighbouring continent have been warm throughout while […]
Just like last winter, we’ve seen plenty of troughs drop into the Great Lakes throughout spring and through the first half of the summer but the trough the models have for next week, well it would seen like the a summertime version of the ‘polar vortex’. [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] This trough would be the mother of […]
The winter hangover continues with effects lingering despite us approaching the midway point of summer 2014. The very setup which brought the coldest US winter since 1996 remains, making for a cool summer of 2014. Abnormally warm water which led to the strong positive over the northeast Pacific continues to send the mean trough into the Central and […]
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