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Post by B87 on Dec 28, 2023 18:40:28 GMT -5
The 2 strongest tornadoes in London in 'modern' times both occurred in December (1954-F3 and 2006-F2).
A weak tornado was also recorded on a dashcam crossing the M25 in Chertsey, on 21 December 2020. December tornadoes don't seem to be that rare, compared with other months of the year.
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Post by Beercules on Dec 29, 2023 1:31:00 GMT -5
That feeling you get, when a subarctic maritime high latitude island gets bigger storms in mid winter than a place in Australia 20* closer to the equator in mid summer.
That feeling.
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 29, 2023 4:08:20 GMT -5
Heatwaves in AU ( source: BOM ) In summer, very hot days come in ones, twos, or threes before a cool change sweeps through. What makes a heatwave different is its duration and intensity. During a heatwave: • High temperatures last for at least three days. Often they continue for a week or longer. • Temperatures are not just a few degrees above average, they're up to 15 degrees above average. • The hot conditions impact nighttime temperatures, as well as the days. As heatwaves are more intense and last longer than usual summer heat, it's important to take precautions to stay cool and hydrated. Know your weather. Know your risk. For more information, head to: ow.ly/rnIr50QkU7K |
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Post by Beercules on Dec 29, 2023 4:18:32 GMT -5
What's a "heatwave?"
Not at all familiar with this alien concept.
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Post by jgtheone on Dec 29, 2023 5:22:22 GMT -5
Heatwaves in AU ( source: BOM ) In summer, very hot days come in ones, twos, or threes before a cool change sweeps through. What makes a heatwave different is its duration and intensity. During a heatwave: • High temperatures last for at least three days. Often they continue for a week or longer. • Temperatures are not just a few degrees above average, they're up to 15 degrees above average. • The hot conditions impact nighttime temperatures, as well as the days. As heatwaves are more intense and last longer than usual summer heat, it's important to take precautions to stay cool and hydrated. Know your weather. Know your risk. For more information, head to: ow.ly/rnIr50QkU7KThis post by the BoM is the result of there being at least 5 boomers in the comments saying this exact thing every time. I've seen it myself |
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Post by Ariete on Dec 29, 2023 6:25:56 GMT -5
This post by the BoM is the result of there being at least 5 boomers in the comments saying this exact thing every time. I've seen it myself
"You young people don't remember the summer of 19XX"
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Post by dunnowhattoputhere on Dec 29, 2023 9:55:15 GMT -5
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 29, 2023 22:33:28 GMT -5
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Post by kronan2 on Dec 30, 2023 9:37:35 GMT -5
A very cold start to the new year in northern Scandinavia and Finland  |
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Post by aabc123 on Dec 30, 2023 12:50:31 GMT -5
The situation today at 7 pm. Here you can see the cold air coming from the north. Snow in the north and still rain in the south.  The UV index was 0.2 today, the sea water at the nearest coastal stations 0.4c and 2.9c at the moment. |
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Post by Donar on Dec 30, 2023 16:06:35 GMT -5
The rainy period since mid October, and especially the storms around Christmas show their effects: flood in Northern Germany.
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 30, 2023 16:26:44 GMT -5
Provisional heat records set in WA and QLD yesterday:
Marble Bar, WA - 49.3c ( equal all time record since 1901 )
Winton, QLD - 47.2c ( new all time record since 1938 )
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Post by srfoskey on Dec 30, 2023 20:12:46 GMT -5
Weather the remaining days in La Mesa was nice, with highs in the 60s F (high 10s C) and lows in the 40s (high 0s C). The weather in North Carolina while I'm here looks pretty average and uneventful too.
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 30, 2023 21:18:32 GMT -5
I wonder if Roebourne can make a run at the 50c mark this afternoon ?  |
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Post by Crunch41 on Dec 30, 2023 21:40:49 GMT -5
Waiting for winter to start. It's supposed to snow tomorrow, less than an inch, but December hasn't seen any accumulating snow yet. The biggest snowfall was on October 31st (3.3") and the coldest temps were at the end of November.
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Post by ilmc90 on Dec 31, 2023 11:10:44 GMT -5
December 23rd was the last day it dropped below freezing (20 F/-7 C) here. Might finally crack that streak tonight.
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 31, 2023 16:08:00 GMT -5
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 31, 2023 21:42:33 GMT -5
Roebourne comes from behind to snatch the title of Australia's hottest location in 2023 ( source: Weatherzone )  It’s a very valuable lesson to learn in sport and life in general; “it’s not over till it’s over” and that lesson has absolutely been applied to the race for Australia’s hottest spot of 2023.  Roebourne Airport, just to the east from Karratha, recorded a temperature of 49.5 °C just before 2:30pm AWST on Sunday December 31st 2023. In that moment, the town overtook Marble Bar and Onslow Airport’s tied high temperature for 2023 of 49.3 degrees with less than 10 hours to spare in the year. Talk about a last minute, come from behind win that admittedly, the town’s sweltering residents may not have been too thrilled with in the moment. These sizzling temperatures are the result of a deep heat trough sitting right over the Pilbara, responsible for the extreme heatwave gripping the region at the turn of the new year. Marble Bar, backing up it’s 49.3°C day from yesterday, topped out at 47.3°C just before 2pm while several other locations passed 45 degrees to close out 2023.  Looking at the graph of Roebourne’s temperature for yesterday, you can see just how extreme the heat was throughout the entire day. The mercury hovered above 30 degrees for the entire night and had climbed past 40°C before 8:30am. Just after 10am, the town had already surpassed 45°C and baked about that mark for more than 6 hours, only dropping back into the low 40s around 4:30pm! In addition to obtaining the title as Australia's hottest location of 2023, Roebourne also recorded its hottest ever December temperature, as well as just it’s 7th day in any month above 49°C, with records in the town dating back to 1887. Intense heat will continue over the region during the first week of 2024, with a brief reprieve possible as stifling heat gives way to normal summertime heat – still around the 40°C mark - late in the week. Then the race for 2024’s hot spot looks like heating up into the weekend with some early benchmarks getting set up. |
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Post by greysrigging on Dec 31, 2023 23:19:20 GMT -5
AU Capitals 3.00pm Jan 1st 2024 ( AEDST )  |
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Post by Beercules on Dec 31, 2023 23:28:06 GMT -5
49.5C is the biggest pisstake in the universe. Not legally 50C, and can't even round it up to 50C with a clear conscience.
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