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Post by Ariete on Feb 13, 2020 9:44:00 GMT -5
The mild winter was 2007-2008, with Stockholm getting winter on the 13th of December 2007. The year you mentioned, they got winter on the 21st of November (2008)
Yes, I meant 2007-2008. IDK why I always remember it wrong. Helsinki didn't have a "winter" until 13 March, when it was already "spring".
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Post by Ariete on Feb 13, 2020 15:03:11 GMT -5
Antarctic temperature rises above 20C for first time on record
Scientists describe 20.75C logged at Seymour Island as βincredible and abnormalβ
The 20.75C logged by Brazilian scientists at Seymour Island on 9 February was almost a full degree higher than the previous record of 19.8C, taken on Signy Island in January 1982.
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Post by Nidaros on Feb 13, 2020 16:52:00 GMT -5
0 winter days in Stavanger and other cities on the SW coast of Norway (using the mean below 0*C definition).
Some coastal stations at the SW outer seabord hasn't recorded a low below 0*C for more than a year now; more than a year without any freezes.
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Post by Nidaros on Feb 13, 2020 17:14:26 GMT -5
Low forecasted at 915 hPa near Iceland coming weekend. Northern Atlantic record is 914 hPa from Jan 10th 1993 according to met.no.
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Post by Crunch41 on Feb 13, 2020 22:42:57 GMT -5
0 winter days in Stavanger and other cities on the SW coast of Norway (using the mean below 0*C definition). Some coastal stations at the SW outer seabord hasn't recorded a low below 0*C for more than a year now; more than a year without any freezes.  What kind of temps are they seeing? If it's just endless single digits without a single freeze, that sounds terrible.
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Post by Nidaros on Feb 14, 2020 2:19:33 GMT -5
Mostly highs 5-10C and lows 2-6c
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Post by Speagles84 on Feb 14, 2020 7:11:00 GMT -5
Arctic front hit around midnight, midnight will probably be the high 22F. It's now 15F and the front left me a coating of snow  |
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Post by Steelernation on Feb 14, 2020 14:29:20 GMT -5
Only 11 f (-12 c) in the middle of the day, unfortunately the high will be recorded as a much less interesting 16 (-9 c) at midnight.
Low was 6 (-14 c), tonight may get colder. I hope it doesnβt unless it goes below 0 so we can keep a 7B winter.
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Post by ππΏMΓΆrΓΆnππΏ on Feb 15, 2020 0:49:45 GMT -5
Low forecasted at 915 hPa near Iceland coming weekend. Northern Atlantic record is 914 hPa from Jan 10th 1993 according to met.no.
That is insane. I've noticed this winter has seen a large amount of strong low pressure systems tracking in Iceland's general direction. Sometimes closer to the eastern Greenlandic coast though. But this is the strongest by far. |
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Post by alex992 on Feb 15, 2020 7:37:39 GMT -5
15 F (-9.4 C) this morning here, new coldest reading of the season, quite a hard freeze there's thick frost on everything outside. It'll take a while to melt as well, today's high is predicted at 37 F (2.8 C) with mostly sunny skies. This might be the coldest day all winter in terms of means.
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Post by boombo on Feb 15, 2020 9:06:20 GMT -5
Taking a look at the calendar season so far it's even more impressive. Since December 1st, almost the entire country has been averaging temperatures 5-7'C above the 61-90 normal.  It will be a shame when you change over to 91-20 and these mild temperatures you keep getting look less impressive. Here it's just been a steady, unspectacular 2C or so above average. No records here that I can think of, except we're currently tying the lowest number of frosts in a winter at 6 (with none in the forecast). We had 7 in November alone! |
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Post by Babu on Feb 15, 2020 9:59:22 GMT -5
Taking a look at the calendar season so far it's even more impressive. Since December 1st, almost the entire country has been averaging temperatures 5-7'C above the 61-90 normal. It will be a shame when you change over to 91-20 and these mild temperatures you keep getting look less impressive. Here it's just been a steady, unspectacular 2C or so above average. No records here that I can think of, except we're currently tying the lowest number of frosts in a winter at 6 (with none in the forecast). We had 7 in November alone! You know what's an even greater shame? When January's like 3'C below average but SMHI is like "this was a very normal January" or when the coldest summer in a couple of decades is an"normal" summer |
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Post by Speagles84 on Feb 15, 2020 10:08:23 GMT -5
Low of 4F, coldest temp this winter season and since last March as well.
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Post by Steelernation on Feb 15, 2020 14:19:27 GMT -5
Yesterday ended up at 16/3 (-9/-16 c). Not as cold as forecasts initially said but still a solid cold day.
Got down to 2 (-17 c) this morning but warming up quickly with the sun.
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Post by nei on Feb 15, 2020 21:50:26 GMT -5
Low forecasted at 915 hPa near Iceland coming weekend. Northern Atlantic record is 914 hPa from Jan 10th 1993 according to met.no. That is insane. I've noticed this winter has seen a large amount of strong low pressure systems tracking in Iceland's general direction. Sometimes closer to the eastern Greenlandic coast though. But this is the strongest by far. wonder if the cold polar region but very mild air in high latitude Europe makes stronger storms more likely Nidaros |
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Post by nei on Feb 15, 2020 21:54:16 GMT -5
coldest day of the winter in much of the Northeast. This time NYC dropped to NYC. Cold was centered in northern New Hampshire rather than the Adirondacks of norther NY unlike last weekend. 7 am temperatures this Saturday  zooming into the White Mountains; huge north-south difference. That random looking 5Β°F next to sub -20Β°F stations is Mt. Washington. Must have been intense radiational cooling for the valleys to be so much cooler than the summits. Sky was very clear and deep blue this morning (I'm currently in the Whites)  right now, a lot warmer but still a cold night. tomorrow will be much milder |
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Post by nei on Feb 15, 2020 21:57:31 GMT -5
tomorrow kinda mild in the whites but extremely windy higher up with a passing front. from the Mt. Washington Observatory
The high pressure that has allowed for the clear and cold conditions has begun to move off over the Atlantic. As such, we expect the summits to remain in the clear for most of the evening tonight. However, there is a Hudson Bay low pressure system attempting to swing its cold front down into New England, pushing moisture from the Great Lakes ahead of it. This moisture will allow for increasing cloud cover and intermittent foggy conditions across the summit. Temperatures will remain fairly constant, however wind speeds could gust near the century mark as the pressure gradient between the departing high and the Hudson Bay low strengthens. On Sunday, there will likely be enough organized moisture across the region to allow for slight snow showers throughout the day. Wind speeds will slowly drop back into seasonably average conditions as the pressure gradient loosens, with temperatures still lingering in the lower teens just ahead of the incoming front. The front will finally pass over the White Mountains overnight on Sunday, providing the chance for another brief round of snow showers past midnight. Once the system swings through, temperatures are expected to fall back towards the 0 degree mark, with wind speeds still locked into seasonably average conditions. Following the passage of the front on Monday morning, high pressure will quickly build in from behind. This will allow for clearing conditions once again across the summits, with decreasing cloud cover throughout the day. With temperatures barely climbing through the single digits as cold air rotates in, we should see a clear and cold end to the forecast period.not going anywhere high up tomorrow, but Monday is ok wind-wise but chilly  |
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Post by nei on Feb 15, 2020 22:04:13 GMT -5
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Post by Nidaros on Feb 16, 2020 5:57:09 GMT -5
That is insane. I've noticed this winter has seen a large amount of strong low pressure systems tracking in Iceland's general direction. Sometimes closer to the eastern Greenlandic coast though. But this is the strongest by far. wonder if the cold polar region but very mild air in high latitude Europe makes stronger storms more likely Nidaros Sounds like good thinking nei. Might also be seen as a result of a strong polar vortex trapping the Arctic air in the HIgh Arctic, which gives the large temperature gradient you mentioned. So why is the polar vortex so strong this winter? |
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Post by boombo on Feb 16, 2020 10:31:37 GMT -5
Just under 50 mm of rain last night here, that's still a lot for us but we've not had the flooding some other areas have had.
Oddly there's hardly any standing water around at all considering we've had more than 150 mm in a week, the only evidence of it you can see is the damage to the roads.
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What kind of temps are they seeing? If it's just endless single digits without a single freeze, that sounds terrible.
