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markrust — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:24:11 CST

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Weather summary for Bishopdale (christchurch new zealand) this month

markrust — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:17:31 CST

Weather summary for DEC 2009

	AIR TEMPERATURE					1METRE UNDER		WIND		sky	sun	Total	SUN TEMPS		humidity		AIR PRESSURE		FIRE	HEAT GAIN INDEX		RAIN FALL	neutral	avg	key
Date	NIGHT MIN	avg night	DAY MAX	AVG day	avg month	MAX	total 1	direction	speed	sky	units	sun	Grass	sun	min	max	TODAY	A.V.G	TODAY	TODAY	Year	in mm	Day	for
	min	night	max	MAX	air temps		metre				today	units	min	Max							Total		Temps	neut
1	8.3		14.4			13.7	13.7	ene	47.5	c	47	47	8.4	19	84	96	1011	1011	low	-7.7	-14.7	1.8	16.4	16.4	cloudy n.e wind +2	d +3
2	8.3	8.3	13.3	13.85	11.075	13.5		ssw	47.5	r	53	100	11.3	23.1	82	98	1013.1	1012.05	low	-10.7	-25.4	7.2	18.3	17.35	p/clouldy ne =+1.5c
3	4.4	7	17.1	14.93333333	10.96666667	13.5	40.7	sw	35.2	pc	63	163	7.4	35.7	49	87	1022.3	1015.466667	low	8.2	-17.2		15.1	16.6	nw arch with a ne wind -2
4	3.3	6.075	15.8	15.15	10.6125	13.5	54.2	ene	56.7	f	113	276	1.9	41.1	58	94	1021.7	1017.025	low	10.4	-6.8		16.8	16.65	n.e fine +1
5	9.4	6.74	18.9	15.9	11.32	13.4		ene	38.3	f	67	343	8.1	33.9	62	91	1014.1	1016.44	low	0.3	-6.5		19.9	17.3	nw wind&a nw arch-4
6	10.2	7.316666667	22.1	16.93333333	12.125	13.3.	67.6	w	44.2	nwa	88		9.9	32.4	59	98	1005.4	1014.6	low	-3.3	-9.8	3	18.1	17.43333333	fine nw wind -5c	-8
7	8.9	7.542857143	20.8	17.48571429	12.51428571	13.3	80.9	e	53.2	p/c	73	504	8.1	42.6	64	94	1010.5	1014.014286	low	7.7	-2.1		16.8	17.34285714	fine west wind -3
8	11.7	8.0625	29.1	18.9375	13.5	13.3		nw	45.9	nwa	86	590	12	42.4	34	95	1008.1	1013.275	low	0.3	-1.8		21.1	17.8125	ne wind in a upper n.w flow
9	11.2	8.411111111	26.3	19.75555556	14.08333333	13.4	107.6	n	71.8	c	85	675	10.9	40.4	50	92	1004.6	1012.311111	low	0.4	-1.4		22.3	18.31111111	-4
10	12	8.77	17.7	19.55	14.16	13.5	121.1	e	20	c	55	730	12.6	30	79	97	1011.9	1012.27	mod	-0.6	-2	1.2	20.7	18.55	s.w wind and sunny +2.5
11																									fine and calm -2
12																									s.w wind cloudy +5
13																									north wind and p/cloudy
14																									-4
15																									sw fine turning ne	ing ne -2
16																									west wind -4

NOTES ON THE NEW NEUTRAL AIR DAY TEMP. THIS IS A WAY OF GETTING THE base AIR DAY temp. You see if we get a month even with one more n.w.wind day or one less n.w wind day in a month this can change the months a.v.g air day temps by +0.3c warmer if we get 1more than a.v.g n.w wind day. or if we get 1 less n.w wind day -0.3c and thats just 1day more or less.
So how i get is NEUTRAL AIR DAY TEMP is i.e if its a fine n.w wind day i take the avg above avg temps we get from this and - it . i.e say the avg fine n.w wind temp was
8c ab ove the long term avg temp for that month i would take - 8c off that days max temp (as it is in August) if it was a clouldy s.w day i would add 5c to
the day max temp and so on .(the key is on the monthly summary)
This link is to the 4 world city temps

monthly A.V.G Bishopdale TEMPS..(1990-2007 ) .........|......|a.v.g|a.v.g.|,..........|......|coldest|warmest|a.v.g|hotest|a.v.g.....|
''''''''''''''|air'''|'air''''''|month|coldess|war||air,day|''''air'''''''''|'one''|''sun'''|.............|sun
''''''''''''''|night'|''day'|''''air'''''|night|night|temp''''|''''day''''''|metre|temp|humdity.|units|
'''''''''''''|'temp|'temp|''temp''|temp|temp|'''''''''''''''|'''temp''''|under|'''''''''''|''''''a.v.g'|......|
JAN''''|11.50|23.41|17.40|2.50'''|21.5''|11.50''|35.4'''''''''|16.7'''|'59'''';'|''''''70%''''|2300|hottest air day temp recorded in 1979 then = in 2009
feb''''|10.30'|21.82|16.00|0.50'''|19.6'''|12.50''|41.60''''''|16.6'''|''60''''|''''''72%''''|2120|
marc|9.530|21.15|15.300|-1.50|17.0''''|11.40''|35.50''''''|16.0'|52.2';'|''''''75%''''|2000|
april|6.670'|17.50|12.08'|-4.50|16.1''''''|8.50''''''|31.50''''''|14.5|45.2''''|'''''77%''''|1950|new warmest night temp 16.1c 2009
may'|4.30''|14.52|'9.40''''|-4.50'|14.1'''|''4.50''''|27.5'''''''''|14.00|41.5''|''''79%''''|1700|
june|1.20''|11.57|''6.30''''|-6.50|10.9'''''|1.40''''''|21.50''''''|11.00|34.1''|''''''80%'''|1520|
july.|1.18'''|11.72|6.45'''''|-7.20|9.50'''''|3.60'''''|21.00....|9.80.|37.8'''|'''''''78%'''|1600|
augu|2.0...|12.83'|7.4''''''|-6.10|10.0''''''|3.00'''''|23.00''''''|9.40''|38.50|'''''''''76%|1775|
sept''|3.90'|15.50|9.70'''''|-5.00|13.80'''|5.00''''|29.40''''''|10.40|42.20|'''''''''74%|1850|
oct''''|5.96'|18.50|12.20'''|-2.50|16.00''|6.00''''|30.30''''''|11.90|46.30|''''''''73%'|2100| new coldest day max air temp 6c on the 9/10/9new record cold avg month temp 9.8c in 2009
nov''|7.54'|19.65|13.60''''|-3.40|15.80''|9.50'''|35.70''''''|13.69|50.00|'''''''70%'''|2220|
dec''|10.1'|22.00|16.00''''|1.70'|19.70'''|8.50'''|35.00''''''|14.87|53.10|''''''''68%''|2210
........................weather Indexs.........................
............................One Metre under-Ground Index...................................
The 1metre under Ground index is used to measure the long term trend of temperatures. As it takes 4days to register a temperature change at that depth ,you can get a good idea of the trend.
................................................................................................Todays reading= 13.5c
lowest reading= 9.1c (1/08/09)
highest reading=16.8c (21/02/05)

HISTORY OF 1MTR UNDER TEMP.
2008.....2009
WEEK 1 =17.2C....|=14.8c
WEEK 2 = 17.3C...|=15.5c
WEEK 3 =17.5C....|=16.0c
WEEK 4 =17.9C....|=16.3c
WEEK 5 = 17.9C...|=16.5c
WEEK 6 = 18.1C...|=16.5c
WEEK 7 =18.0C....|=16.6c
WEEK 8 =18.1C....|=15.9c
WEEK 9 =17.9C....|=15.7c
WEEK 10 =17.8C..|=15.5c
WEEK 11 =17.4C..|=15.7c
WEEK 12 =17.1....|=15.5c
WEEK 13 =17.1C..|=15.3c
WEEK 14 =17.0C..|=14.9c
WEEK 15 =16.5C..|=14.5c
WEEK 16 =16.0C..|=14.3c
WEEK 17 = 15.5C.|=13.9c
WEEK 18 = 15.0C.|=13.4c
WEEK 19 = 14.5C.|=12.4c
WEEK 20 = 13.9C.|=12.1c
WEEK 21 = 13.0C.|=11.5c
WEEK 22 = 12.5C.|=10.4c
WEEK 23 = 11.9C.|=10.4c
WEEK 24 = 11.3C.|=9.7c
WEEK 25 = 10.9C.|=9.3c
WEEK 26 = 10.7C.|=9.2c
WEEK 27 = 10.3C.|=9.2c
WEEK 28 = 9.9C...|=9.1c record
WEEK 29 = 9.7C...|=9.1c
WEEK 30 = 9.7C...|=9.1c
WEEK 31 = 9.7C..|=9.1c
WEEK 32 = 9.6C..|=9.3c
WEEK 33 = 9.6C..|=9.5c
WEEK 34 = 9.5C..|=9.9c
WEEK 35 = 9.3C..|10.6c
WEEK 36 = 9.7C..|10.7c
WEEK 37 = 10.1C.|11.1c
WEEK 38 = 10.5C.|11.4c
WEEK 39 = 11.0C.|11.1c
WEEK 40 = 11.5C.|11.2c
WEEK 41 = 11.7C.|11.3c
WEEK 42 = 12.4C.|11.5c
WEEK 43 = 12.7C.|11.9c
WEEK 44 = 12.9C.|12.3c
WEEK 45 = 13.2C.|12.8c
WEEK 46 = 13.4C.|12.9c
WEEK 47 = 14.1C.|13.5c
WEEK 48 = 14.5C.|13.5c
WEEK 49 = 14.7C
WEEK 50 = 15.0C
WEEK 51 = 15.0C
WEEK 52 = 14.8C
............................................H.G.I INDEX..................................
The H.G.I Index measures the increase or decrease in the Suns Temperature felt on earth.
...............................................................................................November A.V.G H.G.I =+1.8c
...............................................................................................A.V.G H.G.I FOR YEAR = -20.2C PER MONTH....
HIGHEST ONE DAY READING 2009 = +13.9 ON THE 06/10/09
LOWEST ONE DAY READING 2009 =-11.2 ON THE 1./06/09
.....................................The Seasonal Change Index....................
......................................................................THIS WEEKS READING= +4.24...= spring
The Seasonal Index is read weekly
A reading of 0 to -15 means that Autumn has started but if the date is after 21st of August it means that winter is ending.
A reading of -16 to -24 winter.
A reading of -25 to -30 deep winter
A reading of 0 to +15 means that spring has started. but if the date is after 21st March it meas that summer is ending
A reading of +16 to +24 summer.
A reading of +25 to +30 high summer
lowest reading= -29c (02/07/09)
highest reading= +23.21 (20/11/09)..................................................a.v.g November monthly reading= +9.68c =spring
History............................................................................................history...................
Weekly ||3 month a.v.g
....a.v.g...............2009............................
17/07/09= -24|||August-october 2009 = -9.3c=winter ending
24/07/09= -25|||September-nov 2009 = +1.67c=spring
31/07/09= -25
08/08/09=-17
15/08/09= -15.7
22/08/09= -16.1
29/08/09= -7.16
5/09/09.=-10.2
12/09/09= -12
19/09/09= -5
25/09/09= -11.52
02/10/09= -6.9
09/10/09= -5.9
16/10/09= -1
23/10/09= -4.11
31/10/09= -2.6
06/11/09 =+2.9
14/11/09 =-1.3
20/11/09= +12.64
27/11/09= +23.21
04/12/09= +4.24
..............................................................................................................................................................................................

NOTES..The H.G.I is been warming up since mid july we may see normal levels at end of year .
................................WEEKLY H.G.I READINGS......................................................................................................
06/11/09=+3.4C
14/11/09=+4.3c
20/11/09=+2.18c
28/11/09=-0.6
04/12/09=+.05c

For news click here http://weatherchristchurchnewzealand.wetpaint.com/page/NEW+ZALAND+WEATHER+AND+WORLD+NEWS

NEW ZALAND WEATHER AND WORLD NEWS

markrust — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:15:26 CST

19/12/09>>Climate could warm to record levels in 2010. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/pressoffice/2009/pr20091210b.html

And for the other side of climate change.
sorry to say but theirs no other side now just read the cru Emails .

Temperatures in London,Los Angelels,Perth Aust,christchurch

markrust — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:19:09 CST

home***************************************** DEC.2009 .................................................................

Date >	1st min	1st max	2nd min	2nd max	3rd min	3rd max	4th min	4th max	5th min	5th max	6th min	6th max	7th min	7th max	8th min	8th max	9th min	9th max	10th min	10th max	11th min	11th max	12th min	12th max	13th min	13th max	14th min	14th max	15th min	15th max	16th min	16th max
London	0	6	6	11	2	8	1	9	8	12	7	12	5	11	5	11	9	12
Los Angeles	9	20	12	18	9	18	8	22	8	16	9	15	9	12	3	13	7	15
Perth	13	24	9	24	14	29	13	35	18	37	17	32	18	29	13	28	14	29
Christchurch	8	14	8	13	3	16	3	16	9	19	10	22	9	21	12	29	11	26
sea buoy air temp		29		28.6		29.3		29.4		29.4		29.2		29.1		29.2		29.4
AIR TEMP +3METRE		29.4		29.3		28.7		28.8		28.8		28.7		28.6		28.6		28.4

a.v.g sea buoy sea temp 1metre deep=29.23c.................normal a.v.g = 28.76c..................263.1
a.v.g sea buoy air temp +3metre Dec =28.86c...............normal a.v.g = 28.25c.....................259.8
a.v.g 4 cites air temp sofar this Dec is 13.93c.........normal a.v.g=12.93c............1003

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SEA BUOY AIR TEMP

SEA AIR TEMP +3METRES

NORMAL 4 city a.v.g September air temp=16.24c..........................................sea buoy temps a.v.g
.4 city normal august a.v.g=16.61.....................................2009 avg nov temp =air avg=28.9c water=28.9c
August 2009=17.44c
normal sept=16.24c
September2009=15.6c -0.64c on avg
normal october= 16.38c
october 2009= 13.76 -2.62c on a.v.g
november2009=14.46c normal Nov avg = 13.48c
dec normal avg=12.93c

Christchurch Monthly summary2009

markrust — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:14:53 CST

monthly A.V.G BISHOPDALE TEMPS..(1990-2007 )
month|a.v.g|a.v.g|a.v.g'''|cold'|warm|coldest|warmest|a.v.g|hotest|
''''''''''''''|air'''|'air''''''|month|ess''''|''est''''|air,day|''''air'''''''''|'one''|''sun'''|..............|sun
''''''''''''''|night'|''day''|''''air'''''|night|night|temp''''|''''day''''''|metre|temp|humdity|units
'''''''''''''|'temp|'temp|''temp''|temp|temp|'''''''''''''''|'''temp''''|under|''''''''''''|''''''a.v.g'''|......|
JAN''''|11.50|23.41|17.40|2.50'''|21.5''|11.50''|35.4'''''''''|16.7|'''59'''''|''''''70%''''|2300|hottest air day temp recorded in 1979 then = in 2009
feb''''|10.30'|21.82|16.00|0.50'''|19.6'''|12.50''|41.60''''''|16.6|''60'''''''|''''''72%''''|2120|
marc|9.530|21.15|15.300|-1.50|17.0''''|11.40''|35.50''''''|16.0|52.2''''|''''''75%''''|2000|
april|6.670'|17.50|12.08'|-4.50|16.1''''''|8.50''''''|31.50''''''|14.5|45.2''''|'''''77%''''|1950|new warmest night temp 16.1c 2009
may'|4.30''|14.52|'9.40''''|-4.50'|14.1'''|''4.50''''|27.5'''''''''|14.00|41.5''|''''79%''''|1700|
june|1.20''|11.57|''6.30''''|-6.50|10.9'''''|1.40''''''|21.50''''''|11.00|34.1''|''''''80%'''|1520|
july.|1.18'''|11.72|6.45'''''|-7.20|9.50'''''|3.60'''''|21.00....|9.80.|37.8'''|'''''''78%'''|1600|
augu|2.0...|12.83'|7.4''''''|-6.10|10.0''''''|3.00'''''|23.00''''''|9.40''|38.50|'''''''''76%|1775|
sept''|3.90'|15.50|9.70'''''|-5.00|13.80'''|5.00''''|29.40''''''|10.40|42.20|'''''''''74%|1850|
oct''''|5.96'|18.50|12.20'''|-2.50|16.00''|6.00''''|30.30''''''|11.90|46.30|''''''''70%'|2330| new coldest day max air temp 6c on the 9/10/9new record cold avg month temp 9.8c in 2009
nov''|7.54'|19.65|13.60''''|-3.40|15.80''|9.50'''|35.70''''''|13.69|50.00|'''''''73%'''|2560|
dec''|10.1'|22.00|16.00''''|1.70'|19.70'''|8.50'''|35.00''''''|14.87|53.10|''''''''69%''|2600|

****************************summary for Jan 2009**********************************************
night air temps avg for 2009=11.287c. UP 0.287c on the 18year avg 1990-2007
day air temps avg for 2009=24.80c . up 1.48c """"""" ' ' " '" " " " "
hottest day was 35.4 the 3rd warmest on record
so the avg air temp for jan 2009 was 17.982c.UP 1.082c
The 1 metre undre ground temp peck at 16.5c 0.2c short of the record.
rainfall well down at only 10.2mm.
sun shine well up.
humdity was norm at 70% a.v.g
2 jans of the 18 year a.v.g 1990-2007 for jan were warmer.

***************************summary for Feb 2009*****************************************************
MAX AIR TEMP FOR FEB=33.8C still 7.8c colder then the record
MIN AIR TEMP FOR FEB = 3.4c still 2.9c warmer than the record
MAX 1METRE UNDER TEMP FEB= 16.6c still .5c colder than the record
MIN 1METER UNDER TEMP FEB= 15.6c which is a record cold by 0.2c
H.G.I FOR 2009 YEAR= -88.3 a record already and only 2 months into the year
AIR NIGHT TEMPS, A.V.G FOR feb 2009= 10.725c down -1.075
AIR DAY TEMPS, A.V.G FOR feb 2009= 19.95c down -3.37c record
AIR NIGHT&DAY TEMPS A.V.G FOR feb 2009= 15.337c down -2.163
SUNSHINE FOR FEB 2009= 2069 units -412 units record
1METRE UNDER A.V.G TEMP FOR feb 2009= 16.27 down -0.3
HUMDITY FOR FEB 2009= 77% up 5% per day
RAINFalL FOR FEB 2009= 79.5mm up
MAX SUN TEMP =52.6 down -7.4c on record
MIN SUN TEMP =1.3 down-1c but not a record
PLACED ON THE 18 YEAR A.VG 1990-2007 AIR TEMPS their WERE 13 febs WARMER than this feb
**************************************summary march 2009*********************************************
min air night temp for march 2009=1.1c coldest for 15.years
avg night temp this march=8.28c colder by1.25c on the a.v.g
max air day temp for march 2009= 27.2c warmest for 2 years
avg day temps this march were=19.95c down 1.20c on the a.v.g
warmest night air temp for mach 2009=14.3c coldest in 4 years
coldest max day air temp new record= 11.4c coldest ever( last coldest march max was 12.5c)
humdity avg for march 2009=74.2
sun-shine unites for march=2155 (152 units abouve a.v.g)
1metr under a.v.g temp for march 2009=15.506c coldest ever for march
hotest sun temp=46.6c (-5.6c on the record
coldest sun temp-0.6c (+0.6 warmer than the record)
avg night sun temp for march 2009=8.03c
avg day sun temp for march 2009=34.24c
rain fall for march 2009=22.5mm (about 50% of norm)
h.g.i for march 2009=-22.4
A.V.G AIR TEMP FOR MARCH WAS=14.11C(The COLDEST FOR 3 YEARS)the 18year a.v.g is 15.30c
placed on the 18year a.v.g 1990-2007 air temps for march 2009 .Their were14years warmer than this march
**************************************summary APRIL 2009********************************************* air night coldest night temp for April 2009=-1.7c warmest for 2 years
avg night temp this ....April=5.9c colder by0.77c on the a.v.g The coldest April night a.v.g for 5 years
max air day temp for .April 2009=24.6c coldest for 2 years
avg day temps this ....April 2009=17.2c down .0.3c on the a.v.g coldest for 4 years
warmest night air temp for April 2009=16.1c NEW RECORD BY 0.1C
coldest max day air temp ...= 9.8c coldest for 3 years
humdity avg for April 2009=77.85% a.v.g for this time of year
sun-shine unites for April=1615 a.v.g for this time of year
1metr under a.v.g temp for April 2009=14.59c coldest ever for April -0.91c
hottest sun temp=38.5c (-6.7c on the record
coldest sun temp-3.5c a.v.g for this time of year
avg night sun temp for April 2009= 6.0c
avg day sun temp for April 2009= 29.41c
rain fall for April 2009=42.7mm (about 88% of norm)
h.g.i for April 2009=-2.17c per day
A.V.G AIR TEMP FOR APRIL WAS=11.4C down by 0.7c on the a.v.g .(The COLDEST FOR 4 YEARS)the 18year a.v.g is 12.2c(1990-2007 )
Their were only 4years colder than this 1 in the last 19 years 1992,1993,2003,2004.
**************************************summary may 2009*************************************************** air night coldest night temp for May 2009=-3.1c warmest for 2 years
avg night temp this ...................May 2009.=1.7c The coldest MAY night A.V.G ON MY RECORDS
max air day temp for .................May 2009=22c WARMEST for 2 years
avg day temps this ...................May 2009=11.04c coldest ever by 0.8c new record cold
warmest night air temp for....... May 2009=6.9c coldest warmest night record
coldest max day air temp .........May 2009=4.8c coldest for 18 years
A.V.G AIR TEMP FOR............. .May 2009= 6.41c the coldest ever may on my records by 0.4c
humdity avg for......................... May 2009=84.2% up 6% on a.v.g
1metr under a.v.g temp for...... May 2009=12.72c coldest ever for April -0.9c (only a 2 years of records for this)
hotest sun temp........................May 2009=32.4c (-12c on the record (my records)
coldest Ground..........................May 2009=-6.5c
avg night Ground night tempfor May 2009= 1.5c
avg day sun temp for............... .May 2009= 21.5c
rain fall for................................. May 2009=158.4mm (about 300% of norm)
sun-shine unites for ..................May 2009=1335 down by 4%
h.g.i for ......................................May 2009=-2.8c per day
Their were 0 years colder than this may in the 1990-2007 a.v.g
**************************************summary JUNE 2009*************************************************** air night coldest night temp for .....JUNE 2009=-4.9c COLDEST for 3 years
avg night temp this ...................JUNE 2009.=0.403c The coldest night A.V.G FOR 3YEARS
max air day temp for .................JUNE 2009=14.8c COLDEST for 3 years
avg day temps this ....................JUNE 2009=9.67c coldest FOR 15YEARS
warmest night air temp for....... .JUNE 2009=8.2c coldest FOR 7YEARS
coldest max day air temp ..........JUNE 2009=6.6c WARMEST for 4 years
A.V.G AIR TEMP FOR............. .JUNE 2009= 5.04c the coldest FOR 15YEARS -1.26c
humdity avg for......................... JUNE 2009=84.2% up 6% on a.v.g
1metr under a.v.g temp for...... .JUNE 2009=10.49c coldest ever for JUNE -0.3c (only a 2 years of records for this)
hotest sun temp........................JUNE 2009=31.1c (-3.9c on the record (my records)
coldest Ground..........................JUNE 2009=-8.1c
avg night Ground night tempfor JUNE 2009= -0.26c
avg day sun temp for............... ..JUNE 2009= 19.46c
rain fall for................................. .JUNE 2009=20.9mm (about 45% of norm)
sun-shine unites for ..................JUNE.2009=1337 down by 19%
h.g.i for ......................................JUNE.2009=-1.8c per day
Their were 2 years colder than this JUNE in the 1990-2007 a.v.g 1992,1994
**************************************summary july 2009*************************************************** air night coldest night temp for .....JUly 2009=-5.3c warmest for 3 years
avg night temp this ...................JUly 2009.=-0.1c The coldest night A.V.G FOR 7YEARS
max air day temp for .................JUly 2009=18.5c warmest for 2 years
avg day temps this ....................JUly 2009=9.89c(-1.83c) coldest FOR 3 YEARS
warmest night air temp for....... .JUly 2009=5.7c coldest FOR 3 YEARS
coldest max day air temp ..........JUly 2009=7.1c WARMEST for 4 years
A.V.G AIR TEMP FOR............. .JUly 2009= 4.89c the coldest FOR 6 YEARS -1.56c
humdity avg for......................... JUly 2009=84.4% up 7% on a.v.g
1metr under a.v.g temp for...... .JUly 2009=9.25c coldest ever for JUNE -0.3c (only a 2 years of records for this)
hottest sun temp........................JUly 2009=32.5c (-5.3c on the record (my records)
coldest Ground..........................JUly 2009=-8.6c warmest for 3 years
avg night Ground night tempfor JUly 2009= -1.13c
avg day sun temp for............... ..JUly 2009= 21.2c
rain fall for................................. .JUly 2009=28.mm (about 45% of norm)
sun-shine unites for ..................JUly.2009=1300 down by 20%
h.g.i for ......................................JUly.2009= +1.2c per day
Their were 5 years colder than this JUly in the 1990-2007 a.v.g
NOTES. IT WAS COLD WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT THEIR WERE NO REAL COLD SOUTHERLIES AT ALL.

***********************************************summary August 2009******************************************************************* air night coldest night temp for.... .......August 2009=-3.5c warmest for 3 years
avg night temp this ....................August 2009= 3.2c The warmest night A.V.G FOR 18YEARS +1.2c
max air day temp for .................August 2009= 21.4c warmest for 14 years
avg day temps this ....................August 2009= 14.29c(+1.7c) warmest FOR 4 YEARS
warmest night air temp for....... .August 2009= 9.9c warmest FOR 7 YEARS
coldest max day air temp ..........August 2009= 7.2c WARMEST for 4 years
A.V.G AIR TEMP FOR............. .August 2009= 8.7c the warmest FOR 4 YEARS +1.5c
humdity avg for......................... August 2009= 76.9% up 0.1% on a.v.g
1metr under a.v.g temp for...... .August 2009=9.4c a.v.g (only a 2 years of records for this)
hottest sun temp........................August 2009=38.5c = the record (my records)
coldest Grass..........................August 2009=-5.6c warmest for 4 years
avg night Grass night temp for. August 2009= 2.6c
avg day sun temp for............... ..August 2009= 25.9c
rain fall for................................. August 2009=39.1.mm (about 78% of norm)
sun-shine unites for ..................August.2009=1572 up by 10%
h.g.i for ......................................August.2009= +1.5c per day= high
neutral air day temp ...................August 2009=12.08 ,-0.77 on a.v.g(see notes on this months summary page)
Their were 16 years colder than this August in the 1990-2007 a.v.g
notes the wind this month was mostly from the north and the avg temps of the north wind was normal for this
time of year.
******************************************summary september 2009 ************************************************************** air night coldest night temp for... September 2009=-4.2c coldest for 2 years
avg night temp this ....................September 2009= 3.1c The coldest for 5 years
max air day temp for .................September 2009= 22.5c coldest for 2 years
avg day temps this ....................September 2009= 15.61c coldest FOR 2 YEARS
warmest night air temp for...........Sepember 2009= 8.9c warmest FOR 2 YEARS
coldest max day air temp ..........Septembert 2009= 8.9c WARMEST for 3 years
A.V.G AIR TEMP FOR............. .September 2009= 9.35c the coldest FOR 2 YEARS
humdity avg for......................... September 2009= 72.6% - 1.4% on a.v.g
1metr under a.v.g temp for..........September 2009=10.94c warmest (only a 2 years of records for this)
hottest sun temp........................September 2009=40.9c new high record (my records)
coldest Grass............................September 2009= -7.7c coldest for 2 years
avg Grass night temp for. ..........September 2009= 1.97c
avg day sun temp for............... ..September 2009= 29c
rainfall for................................. September 2009=29.1mm (about 68% of normal
wind run for................................September 2009=4175km up 688km on last month
sun-shine unites for ..................September.2009=1948 up by 5%
h.g.i for .....................................September.2009= +1.213c per day= -0.287c on last month
neutral air day temp ...................September 2009=14.49 ,-0.99 on a.v.g(see notes on this months summary page)
Their were 7 years colder than this september in the 1990-2007 a.v.g
notes the wind this month was mostly from the north east.
a.v.g air temp sofar this year is 10.35c
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air night coldest night temp for... October 2009= -1.8c warmest for 2 years
avg night temp this ....................October 2009= 4.2c The coldest for 7 years
max air day temp for ................. October2009= 23c coldest for 14 years
avg day temps this ...................October 2009= 15.38c coldest ever on my records (may be the coldest in 55 years)
warmest night air temp for........... October2009= 8.9c coldest in 7 years
coldest max day air temp ..........October 2009= 6c NEW COLD RECORD FOR BISHOPDALE
A.V.G AIR TEMP FOR............. .October 2009= 9.8c COLDEST on record for Bishpdale
humdity avg for......................... October 2009= 74.2% +4.2% on a.v.g
1metr under a.v.g temp for..........October 2009=11.41c COLDEST (only a 2 years of records for this)
hottest sun temp........................October 2009=46.3c = high record (my records)
coldest Grass............................ October2009= -4.7c coldest for 2 years
avg Grass night temp for. ........... October2009= 3.2c COLDEST
avg day sun temp for............... .. October2009= 31.6C
rainfall for................................. .October2009=72.1mm (about 140% of normal
wind run for................................October 2009=4863km
sun-shine unites for ....................October2009=2345 DOWN by 5%
h.g.i for .....................................October2009= +3.85c per day= +2.64c on last month
neutral air day temp ..................October 2009=16.6 -1.9C on a.v.g(see notes on this months summary page)
Their were 0 years colder than this October in the 1990-2007 a.v.g
notes on the wind. NUMBER DAYS OF A N.W-NORTH WIND=4. EAST-N.E WIND=11. SOUTH-S.W WIND=16
DAYS OF RAIN=15
a.v.g air temp sofar this year is 10.3C - 1.49c 103.1 normal=11.81c.................................................................November 2009...........................................................................................
air night coldest night temp for... November 2009= 0.8c warmest for 2 years
avg night temp this ....................November 2009= 7.03c The coldest for 2 years
max air day temp for .................November2009= 30c warmest for 4 years
avg day temps this ................... November 2009= 19.84c coldest for 2 years
warmest night air temp for...........November2009= 12.1c coldest in 6 years
coldest max day air temp ...........November 2009= 10c coldest in 3 years
A.V.G AIR TEMP FOR............. . November2009= 13.44c COLDEST for 3 years (-0.16c)
humdity avg for......................... November 2009= 71.4% -1.6% on a.v.g
1metr under a.v.g temp for..........November2009=12.82c COLDEST (only a 2 years of records for this)
hottest sun temp........................November 2009=43.4c = coldest for 5 years
coldest Grass............................November2009= -1.1c warmest for 2 years
avg Grass night temp for. ..........November.2009= 6.45c
avg day sun temp for............... .November.2009= 34.99C
rainfall for................................. November2009=18.6mm (about 38% of normal
wind run for................................November 2009=5526.2 km up 663km on last month
sun-shine unites for ..................November.2009=2195 -365 units on a.v.g
h.g.i for ....................................November2009= +1.8c per day= -2.85c on last month
neutral air day temp ..................November 2009=18.13 -1.52C on a.v.g(see notes on this months summary page)
Their were 6 years colder than this November in the 1990-2007 a.v.g
notes on the wind. NUMBER DAYS OF A N.W-NORTH WIND=13. EAST-N.E WIND=14. SOUTH-S.W WIND=3it was a cold month when you see we had 13 n.w wind days
DAYS OF RAIN=6
a.v.g air temp sofar this year is 10.59C - 1.22c 116.54 normal=11.81c

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markrust — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:20:32 CST

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.....KAITAIA ....19.7| .20.0| 18.6 .|16.9 |.14.8.| |12.7| 12.2| 12.1| 13.1.|'14.5 |15.8 |17.9
WHANGAREI .19.9| .20.0| 19.0 .|16.5 |14.0. |12.2 .|11.2 |11.7 |12.9. |14.3. |16.4 |18.2
AUCKLAND ...19.3.| 19.8| 18.5 .|16.2 .|13.7 .|11.6 |10.8 .|11.3| .12.6 |14.1.| 15.8 |17.8
TAURANGA ...19.2| .19.2| 17.90| 15.4 |12.5 .|10.4.| 9.70 |10.5| .12.1 |13.6 |15.60| 17.5
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WELLINGTON 16.9 17.1 15.8 13.8 11.5 9.5 8..8 9.2 10.6 12.0 13.4 15.3
NELSON 17.7 17.7 16.1 13.1 10.1 7.7 7.0 8.1 .10.2 12.3 14.2 16.2
BLENHEIM 18.2 17.9 16.7 13.7 10.4 ....7.9 ....7.4 ....8.5 10.8 12.8 14.9 16.7
WESTPORT 16.2 16.5 15.7 13.5 11.0 9.2 8.6 9.3 10.7 11.8 13.4 15.1
KAIKOURA 16.7 16.4 15.3 13.3 10.9 8.7 8.0 8.5 10.1 11.7 13.4 15.4
HOKITIKA 15.6 16.0 14.7 12.5 10.0 8.0 7.5 8.2 9.8 11.3 12.7 14.3
CHRISTCHURCH 17.4 17.1 15.5 12.8 9.6 6.9 6.6 7.7 10.0 12.3 14.0 16.0
MT COOK 14.6 14.8 12.5 9.4 6.1 3.0 2.2 3.7 6.6 8.9 10.8 12.8
LAKE TEKAPO 15.2 15.1 12.7 9.5 6.0 2.5 1.7 3.4 6.6 9.1 11.1 13.3
TIMARU 16.2 16.0 14.7 11.9 8.6 6.0 5.7 6.8 9.4 11.2 13.4 15.1
MILFORD SOUND 14.7 15.0 13.5 11.2 8.3 5.7 5.2 6.7 8.5 10.1 11.7 13.4
QUEENSTOWN 16.7 16.6 14.4 11.1 7.6 4.6 4.1 5.8 8.6 10.9 13.0 15.1
ALEXANDRA 17.1 17.1 15.1 11.3 7.0 2.9 3.0 5.5 8.9 11.5 13.9 16.0
MANAPOURI 14.5 14.3 11.8 9.2 7.2 4.2 3.9 4.7 7.1 9.4 10.3 12.8
DUNEDIN 15.2 15.1 13.7 11.9 9.2 7.0 6.5 7.5 9.3 10.9 12.4 13.9
INVERCARGILL 14.0 13.9 12.5 10.4 8.0 5.6 5.2 6.4 8.3 10.0 11.3 13.0

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markrust — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:34:47 CDT

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Weather in Christchurch New Zealand

markrust — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:30:35 CDT

Canterbury

Whale watching at Kaikoura

There is something different to see and do within one or two hours'drive of Christchurch, in any direction.
To the east lie the open ocean and Banks Peninsula, featuring sheltered bays, sandy beaches, bush clad valleys, rocky coastline and high, wild places. Boating, tramping, a visit to the wineries and the French settlers' harbourside village of Akaroa are key peninsula attractions.
To the west, past fertile plains and braided rivers, are forested foothills and lakes. Beyond them lie the tallest mountains in Australasia, the Southern Alps, strung out parallel to the coastline. Mountain passes with delightful alpine villages break the almost impenetrable divide and deliver the traveller to the west coast. There is a choice of western routes and plenty of ski areas on the way.
A journey north reveals green rolling hills, forests and long, empty beaches, with the whale-watching centre of Kaikoura about 2 hours' drive away, whilst an excursion to the south passes through farmland and crosses two more of Canterbury's pristine rivers, ideal for fishing in, whitewater rafting or kayaking down. Mt Hutt, the premier commercial ski area close to the city, lies to the south west. A day off-piste here gives opportunity for jet boating, fishing, horse riding or a round of golf.
Clearly visitors are spoilt for choice and residents have a superb outdoor lifestyle at their doorsteps Maori oral history suggests that people first inhabited the Canterbury area about a thousand years ago.
These first inhabitants were moa-hunting tribes and these were followed by the Waitaha who are thought to have migrated from the east coast of the North Island in the 16th century. This migration was joined by the Ngati Mamoe and Ngai Tahu and continued until about 1830.
The first European landed in Canterbury in 1815, 45 years after Captain James Cook sighted what he named "Banks Island", later found to be a peninsula.
In 1840 the first Europeans settled on the plains and whaling ships were operating out of Lyttelton by 1850.
During 1850-1851 the first organised groups of English settlers, the founders of Christchurch, arrived on the 'first four ships' into Lyttelton Harbour.
Christchurch became a city by Royal Charter on July 31, 1856, making it officially the oldest established city in New Zealand.
In 1893 New Zealand women achieved a first in the world when they won the right to vote. This significant event was honoured in 1993 when the Kate Sheppard memorial, a commemoration to Women's Suffrage was unveiled on 19th September 1993.
Canterbury's economy was built on primary products and Canterbury has long been recognised as living "off the sheep's back". Although its economic beginnings were in refrigerated sheep and dairy meats and in other dairy products, Canterbury now has a diversified regional economy with growth across a range of "new economy" sectors.
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markrust — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:38:03 CDT

1/02/09>>Except for the well known fact that temperature changes precede CO2 changes, the supposed CO2-driven raise of temperatures works ok before temperature reaches max peak. No, the real problems for the CO2-rescue hypothesis appears when temperature drops again. During almost the entire temperature fall, CO2 only drops slightly. In fact, CO2 stays in the area of maximum CO2 warming effect. So we have temperatures falling all the way down even though CO2 concentrations in these concentrations where supposed to be a very strong upwards driver of temperature.
I write “the area of maximum CO2 warming effect “…
The whole point with CO2 as the important main temperature driver was, that already at small levels of CO2 rise, this should efficiently force temperatures up, see for example around -6 thousand years before present. Already at 215-230 ppm, the CO2 should cause the warming. If no such CO2 effect already at 215-230 ppm, the CO2 cannot be considered the cause of these temperature rises.
So when CO2 concentration is in the area of 250-280 ppm, this should certainly be considered “the area of maximum CO2 warming effect”.
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02/02/09>>

The UK Met Office forecast last Autumn “the coming winter suggests it is, once again, likely to be milder than average. ” We have now passed the 2/3 mark of the meteorological winter, and it is time for another report card to send home. Yesterday’s press release was titled “Wintry start to February” which stated “So far, the UK winter has been the coldest for over a decade” and “Met Office forecasters expect the cold theme to the weather to continue well into next week with the chance of further snow.”

The UK is expecting the heaviest snow in about 20 years tomorrow. “Snow and freezing weather threaten to shut down Britain Arctic blizzards are set to cause a national shutdown on Monday as forecasters warn of the most widespread snowfall for almost 20 years.” “Now is the time you’d expect to see the daffodils coming out but we’re not expecting them for two or three weeks at best if it warms up.“

So why is this important? Climate is not weather, after all. The Met Office is one of the most vocal advocates of human induced global warming, and they have gotten into a consistent pattern of warm seasonal forecasts which seemingly fall in line with that belief system. Is it possible that their forecasts are unduly influenced by preconceived notions about the climate? It is worth remembering that London had it’s first October snow in 70 years this past autumn.

Or perhaps they know exactly what they are doing, and are just having a several year run of extremely bad luck with their long term forecasting.

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8/02/09>>
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Bushfires continued to rage across Australia's southeast on Sunday as the death toll from one major blaze rose to 25, with fears that as many as 40 people have been killed, said police.
Many of those killed were trapped in cars trying to flee a huge inferno north of Melbourne , while survivors on Sunday described "walls of flames" destroying homes and engulfing entire towns.
Wildfires are a natural annual event in Australia, but this year a combination of scorching weather, drought and tinder-dry bush has created prime conditions for blazes to take hold
Australia's worst bushfires occurred in 1983 when 75 people were killed in Victoria.
The fires are around towns about 80 km (50 miles) north of Melbourne , Australia's second largest city.
Fourteen people were killed on Saturday night -- six at Kinglake, four at Wandong, three at Strathewen and one in Clonbinane. Police have not said where the other 11 died.
Kinglake resident Gemima Richards said her husband, his brother and their parents dived into a reservoir on their property to escape the inferno.
"They drove through the fire to get down to the dam and take refuge with their parents," Richards told Australia's Sky television. "The fireball fell from the sky and hit their car, but luckily it bounced off their car."
The main Victorian bushfire had burned some 3,000 hectares of mainly national park on Saturday. Within hours, the fire had burned some 30,000 hectares after the wind changed direction, fire officials said.
"We got in the car to have a look and I drove to the end of our road. There was just a wall of flame," Kinglake resident Peter Mitchell told local radio on Sunday.
DEVASTATION
A Strathewen resident said the town had been devastated.
"There's a lot of families in Strathewen that we haven't been able to account for," said Georgina, a caller on local radio.
"The school's gone, the hall's gone ... some people left it too late. We've lost friends, and we're just waiting for more (deaths to be confirmed) -- children, loved ones."
Local media reported the death toll could reach 40 and police say the death toll could rise.
The town of Marysville was also virtually destroyed.
Victoria fire official Greg Esnouf said: "This latest report says Marysville possibly one building left standing -- that's just shocking."
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd , sending his thoughts and prayers to the families and communities hit, said: "This is an appalling loss of life, an appalling loss of property."
With more heatwave conditions and strong winds forecast for Sunday, tens of thousands of firefighters battled more than 60 blazes in Victoria and New South Wales states.
Firefighters said fires continued to burn right across Victoria state, destroying 100,000 hectares and more than 100 homes, and would takes days to control.
"We still have about eight major fires that are burning across the state," said Darren Grevis-James, a spokesman for southern Victoria state's Country Fire Authority which has deployed about 3,000 firefighters to battle the blazes.
Authorities said a final death toll would take days to confirm as emergency officials moved into burned out areas.
"The property loss, the houses and even people missing can take days (to determine) because the focus at the moment is putting out the fires," said Grevis-James, adding that the fires had raced through both suburban areas and farmland.
On Saturday, temperatures in Melbourne soared to 46.4 degrees Celsius (115.5 Fahrenheit), the highest on record, but temperatures eased on Sunday.
"We've had a sprinkling of rain but it's not enough to do anything," Grevis-James said.
Nearly 60 fires were also burning in New South Wales state, reported local media, with firefighters preparing for 40 degrees Celsius plus temperatures and strong winds on Sunday.
"The prospects of containing these fires is remote at best," said Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons.
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13/02/09>>During the past few weeks, there have been several warnings of apocalypse from noted scientists. Dr. Hansen warned in The Guardian that President Obama has “four years to save the planet.” James McCarthy, head of the American Association for The Advancement of Science (AAAS) made a similar statement. Nobel Prize winning scientist Al Gore is going to take it a step further at next week’s AAAS meeting. Steven Chu, President Obama’s Secretary of Energy, warned that California will no longer be able to support agriculture or cities due to drought caused by global warming.
Then something remarkable happened.
Today’s Guardian has a lead story unlike anything we have seen before.

‘Apocalyptic climate predictions’ mislead the public, say experts’
Experts at Britain’s top climate research centre have launched a blistering attack on scientific colleagues and journalists who exaggerate the effects of global warming. The Met Office Hadley Centre, one of the most prestigious research facilities in the world, says recent “apocalyptic predictions” about Arctic ice melt and soaring temperatures are as bad as claims that global warming does not exist.

Nobody has been pushing the global warming story harder than the Met Office and The Guardian. Whom could they be referring to in this passage “scientific colleagues and journalists who exaggerate the effects of global warming?”
Some more quotes from the article.

Pope says there is little evidence to support claims that Arctic ice has reached a tipping point and could disappear within a decade or so, as some reports have suggested. Summer ice extent in the Arctic, formed by frozen sea water, has collapsed in recent years, with ice extent in September last year 34% lower than the average since satellite measurements began in 1979. ”The record-breaking losses in the past couple of years could easily be due to natural fluctuations in the weather, with summer ice increasing again over the next few years,” she says.
“It is easy for scientists to grab attention by linking climate change to the latest extreme weather event or apocalyptic prediction. But in doing so, the public perception of climate change can be distorted. The reality is that extreme events arise when natural variations in the weather and climate combine with long-term climate change.”
The criticism reflects mounting concern at the Met Office that the global warming debate risks being hijacked by people on both sides who push their own agendas and interests.

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One point apparently causing confusion among our readers is the relative abundance of CO2 in the atmosphere today as compared with Earth’s historical levels. Most people seem surprised when we say current levels are relatively low, at least from a long-term perspective - understandable considering the constant media/activist bleat about current levels being allegedly “catastrophically high.” Even more express surprise that Earth is currently suffering one of its chilliest episodes in about six hundred million (600,000,000) years.
Given that the late Ordovician suffered an ice age (with associated mass extinction) while atmospheric CO2 levels were more than 4,000ppm higher than those of today (yes, that’s a full order of magnitude higher), levels at which current ‘guesstimations’ of climate sensitivity to atmospheric CO2 suggest every last skerrick of ice should have been melted off the planet, we admit significant scepticism over simplistic claims of small increment in atmospheric CO2 equating to toasted planet. Granted, continental configuration now is nothing like it was then, Sol’s irradiance differs, as do orbits, obliquity, etc., etc. but there is no obvious correlation between atmospheric CO2 and planetary temperature over the last 600 million years, so why would such relatively tiny amounts suddenly become a critical factor now?
Adjacent graphic ‘Global Temperature and Atmospheric CO2 over Geologic Time’ from Climate and the Carboniferous Period (Monte Hieb, with paleomaps by Christopher R. Scotese). Why not drop by and have a look around?
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19/02/09>
The UK has been experiencing the coldest winter in several decades, and hopefully policymakers have learned a few basic lessons from this. Here is my wish list, which seem painfully obvious.

Britain can’t rely on global warming to stay warm in the winter.
Britain can’t rely on solar power to stay warm in the winter. There just isn’t enough sun (which is why it is cold in the winter.)
Britain can’t rely on wind power to stay warm in the winter. During the coldest weather the winds were calm (which is one reason why the air temperatures were so low.)
Britain can’t rely on Russian natural gas to stay warm. The gas supply was cut off for weeks due to politics.

The only large scale energy supplies the UK can rely on in the near future are coal, oil and a small amount of nuclear. So next time you see a “coal train of life“ remember to wave at the driver. And I hate those ugly, motionless windmills popping up all over the countryside.

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26/02/09>Here is a weather curiosity. We’ve been hearing a lot about snowfall in the northern hemisphere this year. In Oslo, they have given up on trying to pile it up so they have resorted to dumping it in the sea. If this happened in Seattle they’d probably get into a tizzy for polluting Puget Sound with fresh water snow. And it is not just Oslo, the problem seems widespread. Here are some other news stories in London, UK Geneva, Ohio Chardon, OH Wasatch, UT Chicopee, MA and Rochester, NY where they say the piles are making driving dangerous. In Wenatchee, WA they want to spray warm sewage water on the snow to melt it. I know they could use the USHCN temperature sensor at the sewage treatment plant there to check the temperature to make sure conditions are right. Yeah, that’s the ticket! .
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4/03/09>>>It is possible that a fraction of the most recent rapid warming since the 1970’s was due to a free variation in climate,” Isaac Held of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Princeton, New Jersey wrote in an email to Discovery News. “Suggesting that the warming might possibly slow down or even stagnate for a few years before rapid warming commences again.”
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5/03/09>> The UK had its coldest winter for 13 years, bucking a recent trend of mild temperatures, the Met Office has said.
The average mean temperature across December, January and February was 3.1C - the lowest since the winter beginning in 1995, which averaged 2.5C. February /.The famously cold winter of 1962-63 is now expected to occur about once every 1,000 years or more, compared with approximately every 100 or 200 years before 1850," he said
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9/03/09>>
On March 4, 2009 Dr. David Hathaway issued a new sunspot prediction for March 2009 which includes sunspot data through the end of February 2009. After no changes in the February 2009 prediction, solar maximum for Solar Cycle 24 was pushed back an additional three (3) months from 2012/10-2012/11 to 2013/01-2013/02. The predicted sunspot number at solar maximum was reduced from 104.9 to 104.0.
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14/03/09>>
Very important: global hurricane activity includes the 80-90 tropical cyclones that develop around the world during a given calendar year, including the 12-15 that occur in the North Atlantic (Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean included). The heightened activity in the North Atlantic since 1995 is included in the data used to create this figure.
As .As previously reported here and here at Climate Audit, and chronicled at my Florida State Global Hurricane Update page, both Northern Hemisphere and overall Global hurricane activity has continued to sink to levels not seen since the 1970s. Even more astounding, when the Southern Hemisphere hurricane data is analyzed to create a global value, we see that Global Hurricane Energy has sunk to 30-year lows, at the least. Since hurricane intensity and detection data is problematic as one goes back in time, when reporting and observing practices were different than today, it is possible that we underestimated global hurricane energy during the 1970s. See notes at bottom to avoid terminology discombobulation. Read
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14/03/09>

Gore says he has also detected a shift in the view of many business leaders. “They’re seeing the writing on every wall they look at. They’re seeing the complete disappearance of the polar ice caps right before their eyes in just a few years,” .

He also acknowledged something important about his scientific limitations :

Responding to James Lovelock, the originator of the Gaia theory, who said the European trading system for carbon was “disastrous”, Gore says: “James Lovelock has forgotten more about science than I will ever learn. “

Given that sea ice area at the poles is right at the 30 year mean (red line below,) one might conclude that Gore’s first comment is baseless and that his second comment about his own limited learning potential, is correct.

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20/03/09>>

An undersea volcano erupts off the coast of Tonga, tossing clouds of smoke, steam and ash thousands of feet (meters) into the sky above the South Pacific ocean, Tuesday, March 17, 2009. The eruption was at sea about 6 miles (10 kilometers) from the southwest coast of the main island of Tongatapu an area where up to 36 undersea volcanoes are clustered. Besides the unusual feet to meters conversion in the quote above, I found it interesting because the SST maps show a warm anomaly in that region, and extending off to the east. Is that anomaly a result or coincidence?

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30/03/09>>

Even during Earth Hour. President of the Tennessee Center For Policy Research Drew Johnson takes a Saturday drive by Al Gore’s during the time most environmentalists went dark:

I pulled up to Al’s house, located in the posh Belle Meade section of Nashville, at 8:48pm – right in the middle of Earth Hour. I found that the main spotlights that usually illuminate his 9,000 square foot mansion were dark, but several of the lights inside the house were on.
In fact, most of the windows were lit by the familiar blue-ish hue indicating that floor lamps and ceiling fixtures were off, but TV screens and computer monitors were hard at work. (In other words, his house looked the way most houses look about 1:45am when their inhabitants are distractedly watching “Cheaters” or “Chelsea Lately” reruns.)
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30/03/09>
I will be thinking about the 1.8 billion people on Earth who have no access to electricity, and how insane they must think we are.
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9/04/09>.
The president’s new science adviser said Wednesday that global warming is so dire, the Obama administration is discussing radical technologies to cool Earth’s air.
John Holdren told The Associated Press in his first interview since being confirmed last month that the idea of geoengineering the climate is being discussed. One such extreme option includes shooting pollution particles into the upper atmosphere to reflect the sun’s rays. Holdren said such an experimental measure would only be used as a last resort.
“It’s got to be looked at,” he said. “We don’t have the luxury of taking any approach off the table.”
Full story
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10/04/09>Arctic Ice Thickness Survey has been conducted from the comfort of a warm living room over the last half hour, without sponsors, excessive CO2 emissions or hypothermia. The data is collected from the US military web site http://imb.crrel.usace.army.mil. All of the active military buoys show significant thickening ice over the past six months to a year, as seen below.
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11/04/09>>
I(not me) have changed my mind about participating in the carbon credit program. And have resolved to give the money I received to St Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
Here is why.
Recently I sat in the fire hall with a few dozen farmers. We had been invited to hear how we can get paid for carbon credits.
The speaker explained how their satellites can measure the carbon in our land individually and how much money we could get. Then asked for questions.
I asked “what is the source of this money”?
The presenter said it comes from big companies that pollute.
I asked “where do they get this money”? He had no answer.
So I answered for him, asking, “won’t it come from everyone who pays their power bill”? He then agreed and said “that could be”.
I then said isn’t this about the theory of man made global warming? he said “we are not going to talk about that”. Here they are on the prairie soliciting land for carbon credits tempting us with free money.
I believe that agreeing to take their money means you agree with taxing cattle gas also, because methane is a greenhouse gas 20 times more powerful than carbon. I believe taking this money without considering its source makes us no better than the bankers who lent money to people, knowing they could not pay it back. Collecting their fees then selling the bad loans in bundles to someone else. They did not care where the money came from either.
Let’s be clear.
Carbon is not a new commodity! No new wealth is being created here! Is this the way we want to make a living? Let me ask you, what if their satellites determine that your land has lost carbon? You will get a bill, not a check, right? If you make a tillage pass you will get a bill for emitting carbon, is this not correct?
It is also a fact that this income will, in short order, get built into your land cost. You will keep very little and be left with the burden of another bureaucratic program.
Let’s be honest, we feel compelled to take this money because of the need to be competitive, however we also need to hold true to our values and lead by example that means placing our principals ahead of money.
No good citizen is opposed to using the earth’s resources wisely, however, wisdom means a person who has both intelligence and humility. In my view many of the proponents of man made global warming have the first and lack the second. We are able to exercise our freedom in this country because we have abundant, reliable and affordable power. It is ironic that we sat in front of the flag in that fire hall and considered trading our liberty for money.
I’ll leave you with a quote from Roy Disney:
“Decision making becomes easier when your values are clear to you”
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