Category: Climate Change
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Good luck Friday the 13th. Rain today but a Valentine’s Day break and springlike week ahead.
The rain will return later this morning and intensify through the day with the heaviest amounts around 4PM. The good news is that the models have it moving away by around 8PM. Here comes the good news: Notice the very bottom of the picture with the grey shaded areas? After the rain clears, the clouds will too.…
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January 2015 Summary – Dry and Warm – No Snow – Robertson Extreme.
A very warm and somewhat dry January smashes records and sets course for new low snowpack. Temperatures Way High – Snow Pack Way Low Temperatures well above normal mean no snow anywhere. I took a quick picture of our mostly bare mountain as I was headed out of town this morning. That mountain should be a lot…
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World logs warmest year despite long Canadian Winter – Local Oceans in Spotlight
It’s official. THE U.S. N.O.A.A., N.A.S.A., Japan Meteorological Agency, and Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature (BEST) project have all declared 2014 the warmest in their records stretching as far back as the 1850s. The 5th major global analysis record at the UK Met Office is expected to announce the same shortly. Because of the differences in analysis techniques and datasets, the…
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CORRECTED – December and Annual 2014 Summary – Warm, Wet. 50+yr Robertson Creek Station Ended
UPDATED/CORRECTED – Warm and wet December to cap off warm 2014 locally, and likely warmest ever globally. This update will feature both the December 2014 summary and the full 2014 Annual Summary. It has been quite the slog getting this first ‘annual’ summary done, but it is done! *PHEW* December 2014 Summary – In with a Bang, Out…
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Polar Bear Swim New Years day! Little snow Friday. Then a mess on Sunday
Update 11AM: By the way… I just found out it snowed in Temecula, California today…. rare would be an understatement. https://twitter.com/alberniweather/status/550365221672333312 Happy New Year and Happy Swimming! Don’t forget about the Polar Bear Swim tomorrow! There will also be free bus service around town from 10:30AM to 1:30AM on New Year’s Eve. Oh…