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Title: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: elagache on May 29, 2018, 11:33:53 PM
Dear WeatherCat climate watchers,

For sometime now I have been posting the Climate Prediction Center forecasts like this one for the month that is almost over:

http://athena.trixology.com/index.php?topic=2737.msg26626#msg26626 (http://athena.trixology.com/index.php?topic=2737.msg26626#msg26626)

I have always been suspicious about the accuracy of these forecasts but didn't have an easy way to test them.  In WeatherCat 3, Stu added some tags that provides a nice summary of the climate.  Grand used them for a report in WeatherCatRCP.  Here is the text:

Code: [Select]
R3 - L$ at D$
Build: BD$
STTHISMONTHOV$

STLASTMONTHOV$

This is a neat way to get a quick read on the climate of this past month.   Here is what this report looks like for Canebas weather station:

(http://www.canebas.org/misc/Capto_images/May%202018%20climate%20report.png)

As you can see, it has been slightly cooler than normal in the San Francisco Bay Area, not much warmer as the Climate Prediction Center expected.

Since it is relatively easy to collect these tags, I thought we might share with one another these reports to compare what the climate has been at our respective locations compared with what was predicted by the CPC.  It may or may not reassure us about our weather and climate intuitions. . . . .  (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/scratch_head.gif)

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]

P.S. Of course those of us running WeatherCatRCP might use that report just to give Grand a plug! . . . .  [tup]
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: Blicj11 on May 30, 2018, 12:33:22 AM
Nice suggestion, Edouard.

Here is mine. In our case, here in the mountains of Northern Utah, the CPS one-month forecast for May called for a 70-80% chance of above normal temperatures. They called it correctly. The CPS also said there was a 40-50% chance of above average precipitation. Alas, this prediction was a bust.
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: Randall75 on May 30, 2018, 12:48:30 AM
Hi Gang
 I don't have that special weather for the programmed in my WC
But this has been the warmest May on record here in central Ohio per channel 6 weather team [sweat2]


cheers
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: Alan Rowley on May 30, 2018, 08:04:16 AM
Here is my report for Nottinghamshire, UK ...

May so far has been...
   Warmer than average (13.2?C versus an average of 11.3)
   Dryer than average (28.40 mm versus an average total of 44.18)
   Calmer than average (a wind run of 1842 miles versus an average of 2827)

April was...
   Warmer than average (9.1?C versus an average of 8.5)
   Wetter than average (70.40 mm versus an average total of 35.03)
   Windier than average (a wind run of 3048 miles versus an average of 2753)

I use the tags on my 'this month / last month summary' page ...

http://www.selstonweather.info/wxthislastmonth.php (http://www.selstonweather.info/wxthislastmonth.php)
Title: Thanks for sharing! (Re: What has been the climate for May)
Post by: elagache on May 30, 2018, 11:07:59 PM
Thanks for sharing everyone!  [tup]

Anyone else with data they would like to share?

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: JosBaz on June 01, 2018, 01:06:05 PM
In the Netherlands, May 2018 was...

   Warmer than average (17,2?C versus an average of 14,1)
   Dryer than average (48,20 mm versus an average total of 58,92)
   Calmer than average (a wind run of 1171 km versus an average of 1518)

'Warmer' is an understatement: our Royal National Meteorological Institute's (KNMI) news bulletin stated that May 2018 was the warmest May in at least three centuries, i.e. since reliable measurements started in 1706. The previous record (1889) was crushed by a 0.4?C margin.

I live further south (= warmer) but the KNMI figures of the current top-10 for 'De Bilt' are as below:

Jos

(https://cdn.knmi.nl/system/updates/image1s/000/002/716/xlarge/lf-2018-06-01-8_25_58.png)
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: Blicj11 on June 01, 2018, 06:32:32 PM
JosBaz:

I am so impressed that Nederland has 3 centuries of data. Amazing.
Title: Interesting (Re: Climate for May)
Post by: elagache on June 01, 2018, 11:36:18 PM
Dear Jos, Blick, and WeatherCat climate watchers,

In the Netherlands, May 2018 was...

   Warmer than average (17,2?C versus an average of 14,1)
   Dryer than average (48,20 mm versus an average total of 58,92)
   Calmer than average (a wind run of 1171 km versus an average of 1518)

Interesting that everyone else thus far reporting is easily on the high side of normal.  Coastal California has its interaction with the Humboldt cold water current but I wouldn't have expected it to make us so much more the exception.

'Warmer' is an understatement: our Royal National Meteorological Institute's (KNMI) news bulleting stated that May 2018 was the warmest May in at least three centuries, i.e. since reliable measurements started in 1706.

I am so impressed that Nederland has 3 centuries of data. Amazing.

That is interesting considering that, according to Wikipedia, the first reliable thermometer wasn't invented until 1714 by the Dutchman: Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermometer#Early_developments (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermometer#Early_developments)

However, it is clear that other schemes were in place before that.  I would be interested to know what was the thermometer that was used in Belgium before the Fahrenheit thermometer was invented.

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: xairbusdriver on June 02, 2018, 02:18:16 AM
Quote
I would be interested to know what was the thermometer that was used in Belgium before the Fahrenheit thermometer was invented.
Probably used different types of chocolate... ;)

"1974"?!!! Are you sure about that date? I thought it was 1973.
Title: Da' devil made me dood it! (Re: What has been the climate for May?)
Post by: elagache on June 02, 2018, 10:36:57 PM
Dear X-Air and WeatherCat purveyors of delicious instruments! . . .  [biggrin]

Quote
I would be interested to know what was the thermometer that was used in Belgium before the Fahrenheit thermometer was invented.
Probably used different types of chocolate... ;)

 [wink] . . . . Ah ha!  That explains it!  Fahrenheit had to come up with another thermometer so that people would stop eating it before he could get the daily reading!  lol(1)

"1974"?!!! Are you sure about that date? I thought it was 1973.

 [wink] . . . . Da' devil twisted my fingers da' wrong way! . . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/devil.gif) . . . .  [biggrin]

Corrected on the original posting!

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]
Title: Re: Interesting (Re: Climate for May)
Post by: JosBaz on June 08, 2018, 07:12:42 PM
That is interesting considering that, according to Wikipedia, the first reliable thermometer wasn't invented until 1714 by the Dutchman: Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermometer#Early_developments (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermometer#Early_developments)

However, it is clear that other schemes were in place before that.  I would be interested to know what was the thermometer that was used in Belgium before the Fahrenheit thermometer was invented.

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]

Hi Edouard,

Klaas Kruik (Nicolas Cruquius), was a Dutch land surveyor, cartographer, astronomer and weatherman who did the measurements.

He was a perfectionist who liked to measure things and he calculated temperature measurements in Fahrenheit from 1706 to 1734, his historical calculations are still used today by the KNMI, the Dutch meteorological institute. He not only measured weather changes in wind speed, rainfall, air pressure, temperature, and humidity, but also measured sea level.

The first measurements were made by Cruquius, who used primitive instruments including a U-shaped thermometer, which consisted of a closed tube filled with liquid, of which one end ended up in a glass bowl. When air was warmer, the air expanded and pushed the  liquid down. Primitive but appearantly accurate enough for our Meteorologial institute to consider them reliable.

Jos
Title: Thanks for sharing! (Re: Climate for May)
Post by: elagache on June 09, 2018, 12:08:43 AM
Dear Jos and WeatherCat history enthusiasts,

Klaas Kruik (Nicolas Cruquius), was a Dutch land surveyor, cartographer, astronomer and weatherman who did the measurements.

. . . . . .

Thanks for sharing that snippet of meteorological history!  :)  I thought it might be an interesting story and indeed it was!  [interesting]

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: Blicj11 on June 10, 2018, 06:18:57 AM
I enjoyed that historical summary as well. Thanks for posting.
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: WCDev on June 10, 2018, 01:03:39 PM
Same data for the west coast of Scotland:

May was...
   Warmer than average (12.3?C versus an average of 10.6)
   Dryer than average (18.80 mm versus an average total of 57.01)
   Calmer than average (a wind run of 2056 miles versus an average of 2945)

Again, quite a bit warmer than average and it's still going on - here's June's:

June so far has been...
   Warmer than average (15.4?C versus an average of 13.3)
   Dryer than average (14.80 mm versus an average total of 59.02)
   Calmer than average (a wind run of 252 miles versus an average of 2150)


Cheers,
Stu.
Title: Thanks for sharing! (Re: What has been the climate for May)
Post by: elagache on June 10, 2018, 11:19:19 PM
Thanks for sharing Stu!  ThU32:-)

Coastal Northern California continues to be on a "yo-yo" of alternating heat and cold.  At the moment we are still below average, but obviously there is 2/3s of the month still available to shift the balance.

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]
Title: What has been the climate for June according to WeatherCat?
Post by: elagache on July 01, 2018, 10:47:15 PM
Dear WeatherCat climate watchers,

Another month has passed so it is now possible to see what WeatherCat observed at our local stations.  As last month I have a report from WeatherCatRCP with the results:

(http://www.canebas.org/misc/Capto_images/June_climate_summary-2018.png)

While the results are literally below normal, they are surely less than one standard deviation so while there was a yo-yo of heat waves and cool periods the net result was average temperatures.  That's significantly different from the Climate Prediction Center's outlook for Northern California in June:

http://athena.trixology.com/index.php?topic=2737.msg26757#msg26757 (http://athena.trixology.com/index.php?topic=2737.msg26757#msg26757)

According to that graph:

(http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/NWS-CPC%20Forecasts%20Spring%202018/Temperature_outlook_June-2018.gif)

There was a 60% or greater chance of above normal temperatures right up to the coast.  I find this disturbing because what actually happened was fairly normal weather phenomena.  Instead of uniform heat, there was cyclical pattern of hot weather that was quenched by the cooler air from the ocean.  After each heat wave, ocean air was drawn inland leading to several days of below normal weather.  The physics is absolutely routine and mundane.  It is very much the sort of thing one would expect climate models to be able to easily capture.  It is in my opinion another clear example of the science not measuring up to what should be expected given our overall understanding of the atmosphere.

Edouard 
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: Blicj11 on July 02, 2018, 10:07:04 AM
Where I live, on the other side of the Sierras from Edouard, the forecast called for a 70% probability of higher than average temperatures, but it didn't turn out that way. We too had some hot days, but mostly we experienced temperatures that were slightly below average. On the other hand, we only had one very small rains storm, so the rain forecast was dead on.

June was... Cooler than average (58.2?F versus an average of 58.8 )
                 Dryer than average (0.10 in versus an average total of 0.63)
                 Windier than average (a wind run of 3253 miles versus an average of 2969)
Title: What has been the climate for July according to WeatherCat?
Post by: elagache on August 01, 2018, 11:14:08 PM
Dear WeatherCat really localized climate watchers,

Another month has ended so it is time to get WeatherCat's opinion on how it compared to "normal" at your weather station.  Here is what WeatherCat reported to WeatherCatRCP at the end of the day for Canebas weather station:

(http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/WeatherCat%20climate%20reports%20-%202018/WeatherCat%20climate%20report%20-%20July%202018.PNG)

So indeed Northern California has experienced a shift from below normal temperatures to above normal - although this cannot be outside of one standard deviation, so more likely it should count as normal.

On the other hand, there are numerous other indicators that the days in July were warmer than normal.  I don't think we have ever run the air conditioner as much in a month as this July.  The plants, wildlife and me are all suffering!  [sweat2]  So far we have not had any wildfires that were very close, but California hasn't been very lucky with that either.  So things have changed and most definitely not for the better.

Oh well, . . . . . Edouard
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: Blicj11 on August 02, 2018, 12:01:43 AM
Here in the mountains of Northern Utah:

July was...
     Warmer than average (65.6?F versus an average of 62.9)
     Dryer than average (1.23 in versus an average total of 1.55)
     Windier than average (a wind run of 3195 miles versus an average of 3010)
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: JosBaz on August 04, 2018, 07:08:51 AM
June and July have been exceptionally hot, sunny and dry in the Netherlands as a result of persistent High pressure zones over (North) Western Europe.

We've only had 4.4mm (0.17 inch) of rain since mid June -- versus the 'normal' of approximately 100mm (4 inch) -- resulting in a record drought, surpassing the dry summer of 1976.
Several other records were broken:
- with 341hrs of sunshine, July was the sunniest month on record (11 hours a day on average!).
- on 27 July, the temperature did not drop below 23.1C; the highest minimum temperature ever recorded - beating the previous record by more than 2 degrees(!).
- for the first time ever, the Netherlands recorded average temperatures (over 24hrs) of more than 30 C. Not in my area ('only' 29.5C).

Close to the German border, maximum temperatures of 38.2C were recorded, only 0.4C below the all time record of 38.6C recorded in 1944.
My PWS recorded a maximum of 36.9C on both 26 and 27 July.

So far no changes in August: still no rain and yesterday again a maximum of 34.6C.
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: Blicj11 on August 04, 2018, 05:28:12 PM
Wow. I lived in Maastricht years ago and I know this is extreme weather for Nederland.
Title: High pressures behaving differently (Re: What has been the climate . . . ?)
Post by: elagache on August 04, 2018, 10:59:12 PM
Dear Jos, Blick, and WeatherCat climate watchers,

Our family has been watching the heat situation in Western Europe since we still have relatives in France.  Indeed the situation has government officials concerned since air conditioning is still fairly rare in my homes and apartments.  That is one of the perils of being a comparatively old country.

The stagnant weather pattern is also occurring over the Western United States with the four-corners high pressure being remarkably stable and resilient.  I don't know where to look for this sort of information, but I would be curious to know if the global weather pattern is unusually stagnant for this time for summer in the Northern Hemisphere.  It is still early, but thus far, the Atlantic hurricane season remains quiet.

Oh well, . . . . . Edouard
Title: What has been the climate for August according to WeatherCat?
Post by: elagache on September 01, 2018, 10:23:30 PM
Dear WeatherCat climate watchers,

Another month has come to a close so it is time to ask WeatherCat how the month departed from past experience.  Here is what WeatherCatRCP reports for Canebas Weather Station:

(http://www.canebas.org/misc/Capto_images/August%20climate%20data.png)

The temperature data is so close that it must be considered normal, although the winds seem significantly calmer than in past years.  I was surprised a bit by the low temperature, but this does appear to be normal for the San Francisco Bay Area in August.  The National Weather Service discussion called it the "season of status."  My guess is that the climate for August tends to be a bit stagnant across the country.  As a result, our interior continues to be extremely hot.  Hot air rises and is replaced in our case by much cooler ocean air.  So we get a reprieve from the heat before the off-shore wind events start in the last summer and into autumn.

So what does WeatherCat report in other parts of the world?

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: Blicj11 on September 03, 2018, 08:37:54 PM
Here in the mountains of Northern Utah:

August was...
     Warmer than average (62.1?F versus an average of 60.0)
     Dryer than average (0.88 in versus an average total of 1.90)
     Windier than average (a wind run of 3248 miles versus an average of 3177)
Title: What has been the climate for Sept. according to WeatherCat?
Post by: elagache on October 01, 2018, 10:45:32 PM
Dear WeatherCat observers of your local climate,

Another month has come to a close so we can ask WeatherCat what the conditions have been like.  As usual, I'll let WeatherCatRCP do the talking:

(http://www.canebas.org/misc/Capto_images/Sept%20climate%20report%202018.png)

As you can see, WeatherCatRCP is clearly optimized more for new iPhones, but the key bit of information is that indeed the temperatures has been below normal for September in the San Francisco East Bay.  While this might still be within one standard deviation, it is nonetheless surprising since the climate forecast was for above normal temperatures and September is traditionally one of the hottest months of the year in coastal Northern California.

So what did WeatherCat observe for all you other station owners in WeatherCatLand?

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: Blicj11 on October 02, 2018, 02:10:41 AM
Here's the report for the mountains of Northern Utah. September had the lowest precipitation total of any month we have lived here.
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: Steve on October 02, 2018, 03:29:10 PM
September was...
   Warmer than average (68.3?F versus an average of 64.7)
   Dryer than average (3.20 in versus an average total of 3.94)
   Calmer than average (a wind run of 968 miles versus an average of 1445)
Title: What has been the climate for October according to WeatherCat?
Post by: elagache on November 01, 2018, 09:42:20 PM
Dear WeatherCat climate watchers,

Another month has come to a close so we can ask WeatherCat how the climate has been compared to all the data collected by our weather stations.  Here is what WeatherCatRCP reports for Canebas weather station:

(http://www.canebas.org/misc/Capto_images/WeatherCat_October_climate_2018.png)

I was shocked to see that the temperature is basically normal.  It sure has felt warmer than normal with all the off-shore wind events.  Those wind events are clearly reflected in the wind run data.  Alas, the rainfall also reflects a dominant high pressure pattern keeping the storms away. 

Such are da' conditions that prevail here in Coastal Northern California.

Oh well, Edouard
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: Steve on November 01, 2018, 10:40:09 PM
October was...
   Cooler than average (54.1?F versus an average of 54.6)
   Dryer than average (3.46 in versus an average total of 4.41)
   Calmer than average (a wind run of 2375 miles versus an average of 2632)
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: Blicj11 on November 02, 2018, 01:29:47 AM
In Utah ...
Title: Interesting . . . (Re: Climate for October according to WeatherCat?)
Post by: elagache on November 02, 2018, 10:17:13 PM
Dear Steve, Blick, and WeatherCat climate watchers,

Thanks for posting.  Interesting that both your numbers are close enough to your station averages to be probably within 1 standard deviation.  So everything is normal except for the boon of rainfall in Utah from hurricane Rosa.  Tropical Depression Twenty-five-E has formed off Mexico.  However, it doesn't look like it will provide much moisture for the parched Western United States.

Edouard
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: JosBaz on November 03, 2018, 04:46:56 PM
Like all months since April, October was dryer and warmer than normal in the Netherlands (despite a wet 30 October with 23.6mm). The 'precipitation-shortage' for 2018 has increased to roughly 250mm (10 inches), even 300mm in some parts of the country.
It has also been very dry in Germany. Months of drought have left water levels on the Rhine river at a record low, exposing World War II bombs and forcing ship operators to halt services to prevent vessels from running aground.

On the other side of the scale, Italy has been hit by extremely bad weather. Venice flooded (more than usual ;)) and huge amounts of rain - 500mm within a few days -- and snow fell in the Alps (100cm on the Stelvio pass, 2757m altitude).

Weather is never dull.
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: Blicj11 on November 03, 2018, 05:55:46 PM
JosBaz, thanks for the very informative and interesting post.
Title: Thanks for sharing . . . (Re: Climate for October according to WeatherCat?)
Post by: elagache on November 03, 2018, 08:25:14 PM
Dear Jos, Blick, and WeatherCat climate observers,

Like all months since April, October was dryer and warmer than normal in the Netherlands (despite a wet 30 October with 23.6mm).
. . . . .

On the other side of the scale, Italy has been hit by extremely bad weather.
. . . .

Thanks for sharing.  I just don't have the time to keep up with these sorts of weather phenomena so I am quite surprised by the European extremes.  I suppose we can chalk it up to that new bit of Weather slang: "Global Weirding."


Grin and bear it
. . . . .

Edouard
Title: What has been the climate for November according to WeatherCat?
Post by: elagache on December 01, 2018, 09:54:24 PM
Dear WeatherCat climate watchers,

Another month has passed so we can all ask WeatherCat how the climate has compared to previous years.  Here is what is reported from Canebas weather station:

(http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/WeatherCat%20climate%20reports%20-%202018/Canebas_climate_2018-11.PNG)

All this makes perfect sense.  The first half of the months was dry and sunny when there wasn't smoke.  The second half was wet and stormy.

So what does your WeatherCat installation report?

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: Steve on December 02, 2018, 04:23:28 PM
November was...
   Cooler than average (37.3?F versus an average of 43.3)
   Wetter than average (4.18 in versus an average total of 2.38)
   Calmer than average (a wind run of 2766 miles versus an average of 3515)
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: xairbusdriver on December 02, 2018, 08:15:25 PM
  Southwestern TN:

November was...
   Cooler than average (46.5?F versus an average of 54.4)
   Dryer than average (3.02 in versus an average total of 5.05)
   Calmer than average (a wind run of 927 miles versus and average of 1194)
Title: Interesting! Thanks! (Re: Climate for November according to WeatherCat?)
Post by: elagache on December 02, 2018, 10:41:23 PM
Dear Steve, X-Air, and WeatherCat climate watchers,

Thanks for sharing!  All those numbers are different enough that it appears to be statistically significant.  So that represents meaningful departures from what you have observed in the past at your weather stations.

Anybody else willing to share the data observed at their station?

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: Randall75 on December 03, 2018, 01:45:33 AM
Here in central Ohio for November
Temperature Avg. 41.4 Actual 38.0 Cooler
Rain Avg. 2.77 Actual 5.1 Much Higher
Wind Run Avg. 1060.5 Actual 896.1 Calmer


cheers
Title: Thanks for sharing. (Re: Climate for November according to WeatherCat?)
Post by: elagache on December 04, 2018, 10:07:34 PM
Dear Randall and WeatherCat climate watchers,

Here in central Ohio for November
Temperature Avg. 41.4 Actual 38.0 Cooler
Rain Avg. 2.77 Actual 5.1 Much Higher
Wind Run Avg. 1060.5 Actual 896.1 Calmer

Another interesting report!  Thanks for sharing!

Anyone else has some WeatherCat data they would be willing to share?

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: Blicj11 on December 05, 2018, 11:03:05 AM
Northern Utah

November was...
    Cooler than average (27.2?F versus an average of 31.1)
    Wetter than average (2.43 in versus an average total of 1.66)
    Windier than average (a wind run of 3006 miles versus an average of 2901)
Title: Anyone else? (Re: Climate for November according to WeatherCat?)
Post by: elagache on December 06, 2018, 10:22:29 PM
Dear Blick and WeatherCat climate watchers, . . . .

November was...
    Cooler than average (27.2?F versus an average of 31.1)
    Wetter than average (2.43 in versus an average total of 1.66)
    Windier than average (a wind run of 3006 miles versus an average of 2901)

Thanks for sharing!  :)

Anyone else got some WeatherCat climate data that they would like to share? (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/anyone_sign.gif)

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: jennajon on December 09, 2018, 03:42:03 PM
Ellsworth Maine USA

November was:

Cooler than average (33.8F versus an average of 52.1F) !!!!!
Wetter than average (6.73 in. versus an average total of 0.19) !!!!!
Windier than average (a wind run of 761 miles versus an average of 582 miles) !!!!
Title: Attention grabbing weather! (Re: Climate for November according to WeatherCat?)
Post by: elagache on December 09, 2018, 10:18:37 PM
Dear Jenna and WeatherCat climate watchers,

Ellsworth Maine USA

November was:

Cooler than average (33.8F versus an average of 52.1F) !!!!!
Wetter than average (6.73 in. versus an average total of 0.19) !!!!!
Windier than average (a wind run of 761 miles versus an average of 582 miles) !!!!

WOW! You had a busy November after all!  I do hope all is well at the ol' homestead after all that "in your face" weather.

Anyone else have some WeatherCat observations on climate that they would like to share?

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: jennajon on December 11, 2018, 10:31:23 AM
Edouard and all WC'ers:

All is well here...we are on a 4 acre plot protected by a forest of pines and birches, so the wind seems LOTS less. This beats the hell out of Tucson ANY DAY!
Maine is incredible, so glad to be here.

 [cold1] [snow]
Title: But I thought Tuscon was . . . (Re: Climate according to WeatherCat?)
Post by: elagache on December 11, 2018, 11:06:01 PM
Dear Jenna and WeatherCat suitable climate shoppers,

All is well here...we are on a 4 acre plot protected by a forest of pines and birches, so the wind seems LOTS less.

Good to hear!  A natural wind-break is always the best!

This beats the hell out of Tucson ANY DAY!

 [wink] . . . .  But I thought Tucson was a reasonable facsimile of Hell [sweat2]. . . . at least if you needed one in a pinch!  lol(1)

Maine is incredible, so glad to be here.

Thanks for the observation.  Alas, the once placid San Francisco bay area is definitely losing its appeal on about all critera.  It isn't like I can move at the moment, but the temptation is definitely there.

Oh well, . . . . Edouard
Title: What has been the climate for December according to WeatherCat?
Post by: elagache on January 01, 2019, 09:59:40 PM
Dear WeatherCat observers of the seasons turning,

Another month has gone by so we can all ask WeatherCat what the climate has been compared to past records.  Here is what WeatherCat observed at Canebas Weather Station:

(http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/WeatherCat%20climate%20reports%20-%202018/WeatherCat_Dec_climate.jpg)

My only initial surprise was that this month has been warmer than previous years.  However, this reminded me that we have had some really cold winters over the past 9 years, so I'll buy that.

So what did WeatherCat observe in your neck of the woods?

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: Steve on January 02, 2019, 12:02:45 AM
December was...
   Warmer than average (35.7?F versus an average of 34.9)
   Dryer than average (2.42 in versus an average total of 2.57)
   Calmer than average (a wind run of 2590 miles versus an average of 3623)
Title: Re: What has been the climate for May according to WeatherCat?
Post by: Blicj11 on January 02, 2019, 03:59:48 AM
In Northern Utah:

December was...
    Warmer than average (22.0?F versus an average of 22.0)
    Dryer than average (1.63 in versus an average total of 2.21)
    Windier than average (a wind run of 2929 miles versus an average of 2800)

Note that when the monthly temperature average is exactly equal to the database average, WeatherCat goes with the adjective warmer.
Title: Interesting trends (Re: Climate for December according to WeatherCat?)
Post by: elagache on January 02, 2019, 10:15:55 PM
Dear Steve, Blick, and WeatherCat climate watchers,

Thanks for sharing.  It is interesting that all 3 reports are consistent with dryer than normal at least typical temperatures given the station data.  In the West there has been more wind.

Note that when the monthly temperature average is exactly equal to the database average, WeatherCat goes with the adjective warmer.

 [wink] . . . . But of course!  WeatherCat is after all an optimist.  That is part of its sunny feline disposition! . . . .   [cat] . . . [sun2] . . . . . .  cmu:-)

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]