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Global Temp Records in Close Agreement

January 16, 2011 Climate

Nasa GISS Line Chart

Despite Subtle Differences Groups of scientists from several major institutions – NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the Japanese Meteorological Agency and the Met Office Hadley Centre in the United Kingdom – tally data collected by temperature monitoring stations spread around the world and make …

2010 Global Temps & Precip

January 15, 2011 Climate

2010 Global Significant Weather and Climate Events

Global Highlights From NCDC For 2010, the combined global land and ocean surface temperature tied with 2005 as the warmest such period on record, at 0.62 °C (1.12 °F) above the 20th century average of 13.9 °C (57.0 °F). 1998 is the third warmest year-to-date on record, at 0.60 °C (1.08 °F) above the …

Dec 2010: US Temps & Precip

January 14, 2011 Climate

December 2010 Temperature rankings by State

From the “State of the Climate – National Overview – December 2010″ report (www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/2010/12) of the USA’s National Climatic Data Center, a department of NOAA. A strong west-to-east flow in the jet stream circulation characterized the weather pattern over the contiguous United States for December 2010. Deep low pressure systems developed in this flow, …

CoCoRaHS In 50 States & DC

January 2, 2011 Climate

The saying “Rain doesn’t fall the same on all” really proves to be true. CoCoRaHS has expanded across the country at a rapid pace over the past few years and is now in all fifty states. When you have the chance please tell a friend or neighbor about this exciting grassroots effort …

USA Climate Overview: Nov. 2010

December 19, 2010 Climate

U.S. Climate at a Glance

From NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) Temperature Highlights November temperatures, when averaged across the contiguous United States, were near-normal, 0.8 ºF (0.4 ºC) above the 1901-2000 average. The combined average temperatures for the fall season (September-November) was 1.5 ºF (0.8 ºC) above normal. Warmer-than-normal conditions were scattered about the Great Lakes region …

WMO: 2001-2010 Warmest 10-year Period

December 5, 2010 Climate

2010 in The Top 3 Warmest Years Cancun/Geneva (WMO) — The year 2010 is almost certain to rank in the top 3 warmest years since the beginning of instrumental climate records in 1850, according to data sources compiled by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The global combined sea surface and land surface air temperature for [...]

Vaisala Lightning Detection System For Russia

November 17, 2010 Applications

Lightning Detection System to Improve Reliability of Electricity Transmission Vaisala provides a lightning detection system to an electricity transmission network in southern Russia to help minimize power outages caused by lightning strikes. The project is part of a large electricity transmission modernization program for the Russian national grid. Here’s a Vaisala video that tells more [...]

USA: Temp & Precip Highlights – October & YTD

November 14, 2010 Climate

Temperature Highlights – October The average temperature for October was 56.9 degrees F (13.8 ° C), which is 2.1 °F (1.2 °C) above the 1901-2000 average, the eleventh warmest on record in the United States. Warmer-than-normal conditions prevailed throughout the western U.S. and into the Midwest. Of the nine climate regions, none had below normal [...]

Tropical Storm in NASA Satellite Imagery

November 5, 2010 Climate

Anggrek is tightly wrapped in NASA satellite imagery Caption: This infrared image of Tropical Storm Anggrek was captured by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite on Nov. 3 at 07:05 UTC (3:05 a.m. EDT). Strong, cold, high thunderstorm cloud tops (purple) circled the storm’s center of circulation. Credit: …

YTD Global Temp Ties for Warmest on Record

October 20, 2010 Climate

Temperature Anomolies, September 2010.

Arctic sea ice reaches its third lowest minimum extent on record Temperature Anomalies, September 2010 High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) Asheville NC, USA — The first nine months of 2010 tied with the same period in 1998 for the warmest combined land and ocean surface temperature on record. The global average land surface temperature …

Temps of Yellowstone’s Hot Springs

October 14, 2010 Applications

Yellowstone Volcano Observatory temperature logger and radio transmitter installed in a weatherproof case under a public boardwalk in Yellowstone National Park. The white cable leads to a temperature sensor in the water under the rocks. The black cable leads to a radio antenna attached to the side of the boardwalk.

Yellowstone Temperature Logger Credit: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior/USGS YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK WY, USA. — A new sensor network installed in Yellowstone National Park this summer will provide scientists and the public near “real-time” data on what’s happening in one of the nation’s most active geyser basins. The network, operated by the U.S. [...]

August 2010: Third Warmest on Record!

September 19, 2010 Climate

The Northern Hemisphere had warmest August on record (Image Credit: NOAA) NOAA, National Climatic Data Center — Warmer-than-average temperatures were observed across much of the world’s land surface during August 2010, with the warmest anomalies observed across the eastern half of the contiguous United States, eastern Canada, much of Europe, northwestern Africa, and parts of [...]

Making climate data free for all

September 6, 2010 Climate

A surface temperature image taken from the Graphical Forecast Editing Suite (GFE) shows the influence the local terrain has on the surface temperature.

International workshop will propose ways of creating a comprehensive climate databank. By Rhiannon Smith. A surface temperature image taken from the Graphical Forecast Editing Suite (GFE) shows the influence the local terrain …

Hurricane EARL QuickLook

September 1, 2010 Climate

US National Weather Service (NWS) timely updates on tropical storms, hurricanes and much more Click on one of the active links indicated by an underline and/or colored text and you will see the more detailed view of the current storm conditions. For more information about these and other weather services visit: www.noaawatch.gov/widgets/ for website widgets, [...]

Second Warmest July

August 31, 2010 Climate

Warmest Year-to-Date Global Temperature on Record High resolution – (Credit: NOAA) Silver Springs MD, USA — The combined global land and ocean surface temperature made this July the second warmest on record, behind 1998, and the warmest averaged January-July on record. The global average land surface temperature for July and January–July was warmest on record. [...]

G-SHOCK AND SURFRIDER FOUNDATION LTD EDITION TIMEPIECE

July 31, 2010 Climate

G-Shock Technology Meets Surfrider Style DOVER NJ, USA — After last summer’s highly successful collaboration to commemorate 25 years of protecting the world’s oceans, waves and beaches, G-Shock and the Surfrider Foundation have joined forces again to create a second co-branded collaboration watch. The GRX5600SRF-3 combines G-Shock technology and Surfider sensibility with a portion of [...]

January – June 2010 Global Temperatures

July 18, 2010 Climate

Warmest on Record! Global surface temperature anomalies from January to June 2010. The temperatures are compared to the average global temperature from 1971-2000. Asheville NC, USA — According to the most recent climate report from The USA’s National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration – NOAA, we have experienced he warmest January–June on record for the global [...]

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