More news from the weather is not climate department. A historic winter storm event in South America is underway (July 22nd, 2009) meanwhile in the northern hemisphere, fresh snow in the Alps in July. – Anthony
Guest Post By Alexandre Aguiar / MetSul Weather Center
A major and historic winter storm is underway at this Wednesday morning in Argentina. Snow is falling in many parts of the country and in many areas not used to winter precipitation. Local news reports indicate snow already have been observed in the provinces of Mendoza, San Luis, San Juan, Cordoba, La Pampa and Buenos Aires.
In Bahia Blanca, a coastal city in the Southern part of the Buenos Aires, the snow storm is heavy and local authorities describe it as the worst snow event in 50 years. Roads are already blocked by snow and ice in the regional. TN news channel reports some areas of the Sierra de La Ventana could pick up even 3 feet of snow, unimaginable to the region.
Early this Wednesday afternoon, satellite pictures were showing a band of clouds advancing to the North and snow precipitation could no be ruled out in the capital Buenos Aires. In July 9th and 10th 2007 it snowed in the city of Buenos Aires for the first time in 89 years and it could snow again just two years later. Snow was also reported in the capital of Chile Santiago. MetSul Weather Center is not ruling out snow also in Uruguay.
Most of us wish for extremes because normal can be somewhat dull. This is simply wild! Hah. Events such as this are the reason I studied meteorology. They evoke emotions! Which are usually wonderment and awe…but occassionally they can be frustration or annoyance as well. May things never be dull!
Funny, you put up that old story about the past similar event just a few days ago. Who says no one can do anything about the weather? LOL! I blame you Anthony!
REPLY: Well that’s what the original intent was all about, the weather was shaping up for a repeat. But as I reported in several comments in the 2007 story the publishing tool that allowed me to publish the story on schedule got messed up, the story wasn’t finished, but accidentally went live before I could do so. I had made several scheduled stories that morning, (to autopost while traveling) but ran out of time and was running late. I had planned to edit it later, as I was just about to leave for the airport. So I never got to finish it because people had already made comments on it so I just left it given my travel schedule. OF course that got all sorts of nimrods like “bluegrue” and Romm all upset. Its funny because Romm made an extraordinary boo boo, and quoted skeptic astronaut Harrison Schmidt in his botched attempt to smear me. So everyone’s all bent out of shape now. From my perspective, it’s amusing, especially since the weather is now again turning to snow in Argentina. – Anthony
RE: Wade (12:39:12) :
Here in North Carolina, the past week and half has been unusually cool. That is because the temperatures have been upper 80’s instead mid 90’s. Of course, being the south, the good times won’t last. This whole summer has been abnormally comfortable in that the humidity has been way down. In reality, the weather has felt like late Spring and early Autumn except in early June.
Well, now the leaves are starting to change, and rapidly at that. It was hotter and drier last year, so that isn’t the reason why the leaves are changing. And some trees are showing color. When leaves fall off because of drought, they are brown and not red or yellow.
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A few trees in Nor Cal are also starting to change. Similar to your case drought would not explain it, we had a good rainy ending to the past rainy season and the season ended later than normal.
In South Africa we are also experiencing a major cold front which is also bringing snow tonight along the entire Drakensberg belt all the way down to the Southern Cape, Extremely cold temperatures are being felt all over the country and on the news, images of snow were shown; roads are being closed and lodges are hoping for a tourist increase as a “winter wonderland” settles over many parts.
It is possible that the cold front is a part of the system which is affecting South America.
Winter is hitting hard in the Southern hemisphere it seems!
Pierre Gosselin (12:31:47) :
Thanks!, however how do you explain that, in this case yellow, spot in front of Bs.Aires?, it is there from a long time ago.
Gary (11:47:20) :
Yeah, well, that’s South America. It’s probably a “hot” snow. Y’all see that newest sunspeck? It’s right in the dead center. Could it be an old cycle spot?
Whatever that ? spot is, there’s a lot more of them in this minimum than the last one.
Equator-hugging or lone-wolf Tiny Tims producing penumbras only.
Thanks for the clarification in the replies.
Next time “bluegrue”, try not to be such a smartass when you post snark. It may backfire on you like this one did.
BTW readers, as far as I can tell, “blugrue” is simply “Flanagan” repackaged.
I’ve added some photos and a front page newspaper from Jul23rd 2009 to help people like “blugrue” that can’t seem yo figure out the news articles or find relevant photos on their own.
here’s a relevant news story courtesy of Charles the Moderator
http://momento24.com/en/2009/07/22/buenos-aires-province-snow-falls-in-the-south/
Ryan P: The acceleration only has lasted for half a day as of now (the graph updates twice a day), one half-day isn’t cause for alarm, please wait to see if it’s sustained over several days.
Intellicast’s International forecast graphic shows Canada finally getting summer temps. Siberia due to get a cooling down from its recent warm episode, Europe warm but apparently not like the 2006 heatwave, and the usual hot regions being………well, hot. NOAA is showing SST’s seemingly down a bit from June, the TAO site shows El Nino not getting much of anywhere. Unisys shows the PDO cold area mostly in place and SST’s down from June.
Here in Kansas the second half of July so far is either very seasonable or below average, Intellicast predicts it will get to the mid 90’s tomorrow and that’s the warmest it will get for the next 7 days if they’re right. (93-94 is the average high around this time of year for us)
What’s going on down there is a taste of what we are going to be facing in the North this coming winter.
Currently under a big high-pressure dome for over a week, instead of 110 degrees every day it’s around 100. Cools off fast at night also. I’m sure GISStemp is having a field day transferring all the fire-weather station data to it’s computer model.
Look quickly before it goes! Cycle 23 is back on the equator!
Here in New Hampshire, in late July, I have on jeans, flannel shirt, and a heavy-weight shirt or jacket over that. The weird thing is, for this summer, this is not unusual. I’m not complaining, mind you, as I prefer it to be cooler. In June, and so far in July, we have had many days of cloudy, cool and rainy weather, and even the sunny days have not been all that warm, some having a Fall feel to them. Are the trees noticing, and responding accordingly? I believe so. I have been seeing some bright red leaves on the forest floor, when I have been walking about, and a wild cherry tree in our yard is dropping yellow leaves. I can’t say whether or not this is unusual, but it certainly seems so.
Just more proof of global warming…NOW GIVE ME YOUR MONEY!!
The locust trees changing here in western NC are usually one of the first signs that ‘summer is almost done’ and they started changing three weeks ago. It’s been more similar to early fall for the last month or so. I’m starting to wonder if we might have a ‘real winter’ this year.
From Perfil . com
It’s snowed in half the country and predicted to be colder
See also The Weather Forecast for Argentina Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
In what possible way is this post supposed to be interesting? It snowed in the southern hemisphere in winter. And?
I’m just praying for an impossibly hard cold December in Copenhagen.
So? Haven’t you ever heard the phrase ‘it’s too cold to snow’. Must have been too cold to snow in previous winters. 😛
Perfil . com Argentina Snowfall: Picture Gallery
RW : It does not snow in BA (never) certainly not in Salta (in tropics). Does it snow in Miami in winter?
Interesting the multiple reports of leaf turning. This is something. Fall is probably here.
RE: RW (14:43:50) :
In what possible way is this post supposed to be interesting? It snowed in the southern hemisphere in winter. And?
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Snow in northern Argentina is highly abnormal. You do not know this? Get educated.
Still triple digits in South Central Texas.
We did get 0.018″ of rain a couple of days ago.
How many drops in a rain gauge = 0.018″?
Warmest June on record in the southern hemisphere and this is the best you can do?
South American’s will enjoy a bit of cooler weather as this region has been experiencing very large positive temperature anomalies until recently (ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/gwp/temp/jun_wld.html).
REPLY: Ok that does it. I challenge YOU to write an article doing “the BEST YOU CAN DO” using your real name and connection to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. I’ll give it front page exposure. Take the challenge or shut up. I’m tired of your harassment (from a government employee). If you have something constructive to say, say it, and put your name to it. The offer to give you a guest post using your real name and association is real, though I doubt you have the courage to accept it much less write a cognizant article. Otherwise my tolerance for your comments and your harassment as “DJ” because you don’t like how I run this blog is over. Read the policy page, carefully. – Anthony Watts
How many drops in a rain gauge = 0.018″?
Probably about as many licks as it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop!!! 🙂