That little gem was from the BBC.
However I must confess that looking through the LA Times website about the storms, I couldn't find any references to 'records being broken'
So it may be that its just the BBC overstating the matter.(Not that the British media get hysterical or anything about this kind of stuff data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Or perhaps the West Coast Americans just take this kind of stuff in their stride.
BBC News - Australian flooding 'to last weeks'
One last desperate attempt by the Aussies to not lose a Test Series.They will go to any lengths.data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
I like it data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
Go on then, admit it, you all knew this anyhow.......
Oh dear, those Aussies just don't know how to Rain Dance
:arty::arty:
So the UK has its coldest December on record and France has its warmest start to a January day.17.4C at Biarritz this morning according to the meteo on Telematin France2.
Snow present in 49 of the 50 U.S. states – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs
It's hard to believe that just recently I left the house at 8AM and the temperature was -11 and then leaving at 8AM today it was12
Well, Queensland, Australia was mentioned in dispatches a few posts ago, but they keep on getting hammered.
The next few hours should tell.