From the “weather is not climate” department. 815 new snowfall records, 304 low temperature, and 403 lowest max temperature records were set this week.
Here’s a summary:
| Record Events for Sun Dec 6, 2009 through Sat Dec 12, 2009 | |
| Total Records: | 2601 |
| Rainfall: | 992 |
| Snowfall: | 815 |
| High Temperatures: | 36 |
| Low Temperatures: | 304 |
| Lowest Max Temperatures: | 403 |
| Highest Min Temperatures: | 51 |
Data from NOAA via the HW map generator
UPDATE: Puzzled by the single odd record high temperature in West Texas of 80F in Sheffield, TX on Dec 9th, I called the NWS office in Midland/Odessa, TX to ask about it today (Monday). The meteorologist on duty was very helpful. While he first throught it may by a typo, perhaps a 3 that got turned into an 8 on a report, a review of the synoptic conditions that day revealed some very strong southerly winds ahead of the Arctic cold front that day. At a pass in the Pecos, winds were clocked at 112mph. Thus it appears that this station go a brief benefit of some very strong warming southerly wind.
I’ve seen this effect happen before. In fact it can result in a record or near record high temperature being achieved on the same day as a record or near record low temperature if the front is moving fast enough and has a strong temperature gradient.
The record high there does not appear to be in error. – Anthony
Regarding the year as a whole, remember that November had record warmth in many places in the U.S. (don’t know about the rest of the world). September had record warmth after a relatively cool summer. OTOH, October had record cold and early snow. Note that we did not see CO2 bouncing up and down this year, so I will put this down as natural variation.
It’s climate change: any and all records can and should be blamed on man!
The only thing that can’t be blamed on man are average ordinary days.
After seeing references to raw data being changed, I decided to some checking of my own. Using the the av max temp raw data for Lismore, NSW, Australia, I found there had been changes when the data was used to create the official long-term temp and anomaly maps. The early raw data records have been ‘dumbed down’ as follows.
Temperatures prior to 1940 show a discrepancy of between 0.4c to 1.0C.
Temperatures from 1940 – 1979 show a discrepancy of about 0.3C.
Temperatures from 1980 are consistent with the raw data.
Thus when the max temperature and the anomaly graphs are produced they both show a continuous warming from 1910. When the raw data is plotted, there is no warming apparent. Some examples are:-
1919 – raw data av was 27.4C Dropped to 26.7C for official graphs.
1940 – raw data av was 26.4C Dropped to 26.1C for official graphs.
1980 – raw data av was 26.1C No change at 26.1C for official graphs.
2002 – raw data av was 26.5C No change at 26.5C for official graphs.
Is there any reason why they would do this?
OT I’ve heard 3 reports on the BBC in the last 24hrs that the world is coming to an end because all the CO2 will turn the oceans into battery acid and polar bears will have nothing to eat.
Talk about moving the peanut under the cup – so because it’s not warming, CO2 will cause this instead.
How convenient – especially given that recent ‘counter-intuitive’ bit of research last week about shells getting thicker in some sea dwellers when CO2 goes up.
Put down your coffee before reading this
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/dec/14/british-wildlife-climate-change
Apparently the UK is about to be invaded by South American water primrose and African clawed crabs.
Expect another bad year for grapes in Greenland and northern England.
If any of these record cold temps are at urban sites, and are “the coldest for forty years” , then the natural variability has been enough to overcome forty years of Urban Heat Island effect …
Bulldust (22:22:05) :
Come of folks… you can’t believe this weather rubbish. The raw data need to be homogenised and have some value added before they can be taken seriously…
How else can one expect to skim a percentage off the top if one does not add a value to get a value added tax?
10% of nothing is still nothing.
E.M.Smith (01:25:31) :
How do you know you had the hottest November?
Well, I live here. I’ve lived here a long time. And it was damn hot.
But these guys aren’t using any fancy database. They base it on the local records.
Bishop Hill has noticed that none of the Climategate scientists have signed the Met Office petition.
I guess they are just absenting themselves but it does look peculiar if everything is hunky-dory
I listen to BBC radio on my way to work every morning. This morning I was listening to a report about increased tiger attacks, and I just wondered (as you do) if they were going to link it to climate change – just for laughs. Within 30 seconds of me thinking that they did! Good old BBC. I think we should have a list up on the right hand side of this website showing all the things that climate change is supposedly linked to – just for laughs!
Seems that they are having problems in Copenhagen. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/walkout-triggers-copenhagen-breakdown-20091214-kses.html
1st Antarctic Report
Something in it for both sceptics and warmists:
http://www.awi.de/en/news/press_releases/detail/item/first_comprehensive_review_of_the_state_of_antarcticas_climate/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=6&cHash=969c1fa829
The points for the warmists are qualified with the word “could”, whereas the points for sceptics are FACTS.
The report also says MODELS NEED IMPROVEMENT!
i wish I had the time to look at the Antarctic Report, but right now I just don’t. For those that do:
http://www.scar.org/publications/occasionals/acce.html
It’d would be interesting to compare the BBC summary to what is really in it.
From Rik Gheysens (01:30:30) :
Hansen – Given our expectation of the next El Niño beginning in 2009 or 2010, it still seems likely that a new global temperature record will be set within the next 1-2 years, despite the moderate negative effect of the reduced solar irradiance. Since 2009 will not give a global temperature record, 2010 will be the only chance to supply it.
Again a prophecy to verify…
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…… or fabricate.
Will the CRU now announce that 2009 was both the hottest and coldest years on record?
A growing cold shoulder from east and west collides with a massive hot air front from Copenhagen.
A Climate journalist said,
“We have only a short time to save my job and must act NOW”
Latest news in UK
Copenhagen farce collapses as Africa walks out
http://toryardvaark.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/climategate-copenhagen-is-heading-for-collapse/
crosspatch (00:44:49) – I did find some recent data on Glacier park last year, off the top of my head, 20-30% of glaciers there showed advance. I might have posted a link to that somewhere – I do remember that last time I tried to find the data I failed. Start on wilipedia and follow a few glacier/ice age/sea level page entries. If I remember, I’ll have another trawl. Failing that, contact the glacier park people. There is definately research going in there, I think they have records for maybe 60 glaciers?
Roger Knights (02:22:56)
‘The Independent’ is undoubtedly one of the most misnamed newspapers in British history. It ranks alongside ‘Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’ for irony.
COP 15 suspended.
Hope this isn’t just part of the ‘Panto’
“LilacWine (00:12:11) :
Patrick Davis (22:26:33) : Yep, Sydney is cool today. I have to put a jumper (sweater) and slippers on today. When I was in high school here in the 70s I remember packing away any warm clothes in October and not needing them again until March. You didn’t need any warm clothes until autumn. But never mind. I’m sure Kevin-Kevin Rudd and Penny Wong will return us to “normal” weather patterns while he’s in Copenhagen ;-)”
Her Rudder is too small, and they will both crash and sink like the Titanic. Aus cooking the emissions books? Who’a thought that! Someone is on the make…
The BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8411898.stm is reporting that the African nations have walked out on Copenhagen negotiations. Looks like the party is imploding.
“Negotiations at the UN climate summit have been suspended after the African group withdrew co-operation.
African delegations were angry at what they saw as moves by the Danish host government to sideline talks on more emission cuts under the Kyoto Protocol.
As news spread around the conference centre, about 200 activists responded with chants of “We stand with Africa – Kyoto targets now”.
It is unclear how matters will proceed now, though informal talks are likely.
Blocs representing poor countries vulnerable to climate change have been adamant that rich nations must commit to emission cuts beyond 2012 under the Kyoto Protocol.
But the EU and the developed world in general has promoted the idea of a new agreement. Developing countries fear they would lose many of the gains they made when the protocol was agreed in 1997.
Previously during this meeting – formally called the Conference of the Parties (COP) 15 – developing countries have accused the Danish organisers of ignoring their concerns.
“The president of the COP (Danish climate minister Connie Hedegaard) is absolutely committed to violate any democratic processes,” said G77 chief negotiator Lumumba Di-Aping as he explained the latest development. “
“Nick Stokes (04:02:48) :
E.M.Smith (01:25:31) :
How do you know you had the hottest November?
Well, I live here. I’ve lived here a long time. And it was damn hot.
But these guys aren’t using any fancy database. They base it on the local records.”
Human lifespans mean nothing in geological timespans. It may have been hot in *YOUR* time but “hottest ever”? I very much doubt that.
BBC – Climate negotiations ‘suspended’
Negotiations at the UN climate summit have been suspended after the African group withdrew co-operation.
I really do hope that the Copenhagen airport will freeze and close so the delegates cannot fly home.
I wonder how indigenous species came to be indigenous? Did they all evolve on location or did they immigrate? Funny how some biologists/reporters think that all species are supposed to be static. “Could be” is nice wording though.