The Adverse Weather thread.

Wild Weasel

It caused by all those burning braziers the French strikers have going.

johntheexpat

Coldest November night on record in parts of UK

Coldest on record, in parts.  That fits the bill then!  

Wild Weasel

FAIL

Met Office: Winter forecast?

johntheexpat

Johntheexpats forecast for the winter.:

The winter will be relatively cold (compared to summer) and the days will be shorter and the nights longer.  There will be wind, rain and snow and the temperature will dip below freezing several times.  Occasional days of bright winter sunshine will be a pleasant change and the weather will start to change for the better about March.  But this winter especially remember the old adage:
'Ne'er cast a clout 'til May be out'.

Coldest November night on record for Orleans (Loire Valley) last night, a cool -14C.  I am not that far away but we only managed a relatively modest -7C

sidicks

I keep seeing articles about this freezing weather being evidence of man-made global warming - something to do with increased likelihood of extreme weather (despite their being strong evidnce that recent weather has been no more or less extreme than in past decades).

Aside from the issue about weather being different to climate, what sort of conditions do we need to experience that casts doubt on the whole MMGW issue?

Sidicks

Kebabhead

It's all tosh

We can't even predict the weather let alone why extremities happen in the first place

Toko Black

I can't easily predict where the ink dye in the bath will spread as the currents of hot water in the bath move it around jostled with the surface cooling affects.
However I can tell you if I put more hot water in it will affect the temperature of the water as a whole.
I can tell you if I insulate the bath with a cover, the water will retain it's heat longer.

Forecasting weather on a daily or weekly basis for a region or area is somewhat different to measuring and predicting global climate change over long periods of time.

Getting an understanding of why they are different could go some way to helping people see why they need to get a better understanding of the science and issues at hand before jumping to conclusions.

johntheexpat

So, not really a record breaking weather post, but related.

Every day for the last few days French news has reported record electricity usage.

Last night in the early evening it hit 94,200MW.  A combination of things probably, cold weather, higher fossil fuel prices, relatively cheap electricity and more energy hungry gadgets.

But a record, none-the-less, so there you have it.

Lee

I've deleted a few posts. Could we please stick to Johns request below.

bjd

Don't know if this qualifies, but it sure is purty:

BBC News - Ohio lighthouse covered in ice after US arctic blast