I’ve mentioned problems with airports as climate stations in the past, mostly that they are pockets of UHI that have grown with the 20th century aviation boom. A good example…
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WMO: ". . . we cannot at this time conclusively identify anthropogenic signals in past tropical cyclone data."
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) issued a stunning statement in a recent report. Roger Pielke Jr. has the details on his blog. Just to remind folks that we’ve been saying…
There's no business like snow business
Headlines yesterday mentioned yet another new snowfall record: Moscow Covered by More Than Half Meter of Snow, Most Since 1966 Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) — Moscow’s streets were covered by 53…
NWS to adopt new snow forecasting techniques
Since we’ve discussed recent heavy snowfall, this seemed like a good story to cover. via Eurekalert: Better snowfall forecasting National Weather Service adopts U of Utah powder prediction method IMAGE:…
Bringing Skillful Observation Back To Science
Guest post by Steve Goddard Archimedes had his eureka moment while sitting in the bathtub. Newton made a great discovery sitting under an apple tree. Szilárd discovered nuclear fission while…
North American snow models miss the mark – observed trend opposite of the predictions
While some other bloggers and journalists insist that recent winter snows are proof of global warming effects, they miss the fact that models have been predicting less snow in the…
Why Is Winter Snow Extent Interesting?
Guest post by Steven Goddard Several people keep asking why am I focused on winter snow extent. This seems fairly obvious, but I will review here: Snow falls in the…
Northern Hemisphere Snow Extent Second Highest on Record
Guest post by Steven Goddard According to Rutgers University Global Snow Lab, last week’s Northern Hemisphere winter snow extent was the second highest on record, at 52,166,840 km2. This was only…
One more thing to worry about – fog shortage
UPDATE: Roger Pielke Jr. alerts us to this: Last summer the San Francisco Chronicle carried a story about research on fog and climate with a different conclusion: The Bay Area…
IPCC Gate Du Jour – now IPCC hurricane data questioned
Now IPCC hurricane data is questioned Open science: Got Excel? Debunk this By Andrew Orlowski The Register Above: Hurricane ACE data from Ryan Maue. Note where 2009 is in the scheme…
The Snow Line is Moving South
Guest post by Steven Goddard As we have been discussing on WUWT, three of the last four months have seen top ten Northern Hemisphere snow extents and the decadal trend…
49 states with snow, 1180 new snowfall records set in the USA this past week – is February Headed For Record Snowfall?
AP’s Seth Borenstein is running a story titled “49 states dusted with snow; Hawaii’s the holdout“. As shown in the map below, every state in the Continental US has snow…
The Olympic Global Warming Onslaught is Starting
While the squabbling continues on MSNBC (see Bill Nye here and Morano with the American Progress guy here, and by all means don’t miss this Olberman rant ) over whether…
All time seasonal snowfall records broken in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Washington
It’s almost as if the planet is trying to send a message to Washington. I find the choice of words from NOAA/NWS (see below the read more line) interesting when…
Pielke responds to Romm and Time
From the “weather is not climate unless it supports global warming department”, Dr. Roger Pielke Sr. responds to the claim elevated by Joe Romm (and now picked up by Time…
What NOAA Isn't Saying About Snow and Ice
By Steven Goddard As reported on WUWT, NOAA is warning of “earlier snowmelt and extended ice-free seasons.” But what NOAA isn’t saying is that snow is falling earlier and heavier…
Another east coast snowstorm brewing
Forecasts call for another 20 inches of snow in Washington DC with snow spreading to NYC this time. Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) — Storm systems barreling across the country may bring…
Snow totals for Washington DC storm
The storm is over, the totals and reports are in. Here’s the lowdown on the snowfall records from the Baltimore NWS:
Blizzard Warning for DC, NYT: "Capital Is Crippled as Blizzard Continues "
Let it snow… let it snow… let it snow…biggest snowstorm since 1922, and still not over. From the New York Times, a crippled government. Even the post office gave up.…
NOAA: All time record snowfall for DC and Baltimore?
From the “weather is not climate department”, it seems that the biggest snowstorm of all time is targeting the nation’s capitol. Here’s the current radar image: via NOAA/NWS SPECIAL WEATHER…
Major snowstorm headed for eastern US
This national radar mosaic shows huge amounts of gathering moisture ready to collide with frigid air. The storm gets the label “Nor’easter“. Forecasters all over are watching this storm with…
Lake Powell Water Levels as a Proxy for Western Snowfall
In Debunking National Wildlife Federation Claims – Part 2 some commenters claimed that the snow data cited from WRI “was not good enough”. OK then, on to a bigger catchment. Steve…
Debunking National Wildlife Federation Claims – Part 2
Both WUWT and Climate Audit had posts regarding the ridiculous WaPo story about snowfall being a result of climate change. This is a follow up to those posts done by…
Statistics expert Briggs: Actually, Weather Is Climate
Guest post by William M. Briggs professional statistician It is statistically appropriate to point to this year’s frigidity as evidence that the theory of man-made global warming is suspect. Sure…
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