Saturday, January 1, 2011

1 January, 2011

TODAY'S TOP WEATHER STORIES
On Weather & Climate Through the Eyes of Mark Vogan

I would like to wish all my readers a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2011. - Mark Vogan

A GLOBAL COUNTDOWN AND ARRIVAL OF 2011 IN SPECTACULAR STYLE


Courtesy of the BBC

CELEBRATIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN PICTURES

First New Year: Auckland was the first major city to celebrate the start of 2011 (Daily Mail)

Happy New Year! The Harbour Bridge is lit up as Sydney becomes the first major city in Australia to welcome 2011 (Daily Mail)

Singapore: Fireworks explode over Marina Bay in front of the Marina Bay Sands casino and resort during a pyrotechnic show (Daily Mail)

Spectacular: Fireworks light up the sky near the landmark Petronas Twin Towers during new year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Daily Mail)

Ready for 12: Revellers in Hong Kong, China, ring in the New Year (Daily Mail)

Fireworks lit up the sky in Dubai as the Burj Khalifa - the world's tallest building - formed the centrepiece of New Year's Eve celebrations (Daily Mail)

Red sky at night: Crowds have gathered in Moscow's Red Square as Russia welcomes in the New Year (Daily Mail)

Thousands of people gathered at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin last night to welcome in the New Year with a dazzling light show (Daily Mail)

Wow factor: The London Eye formed the centre piece of the capital's fireworks celebrations where up to 250,000 people enjoyed the carnival atmosphere (Daily Mail)

Red sky at night: The London Eye sparkles in one of its finest-ever displays (Daily Mail)

Epic celebrations: Around two million people took part in a giant beach party in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil (Daily Mail)

NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS GLOBAL NEWS

Seattle Times


New York Daily News

New Year in Moscow

The Moscow News

TODAY'S WEATHER NEWS

It's official: December WAS the chilliest in 120 years

Daily Mail

Cold, Snowy December Ends In Parts of Europe
AccuWeather News

2010: A Record Breaking Wet Year in the Caribbean
AccuWeather News

TODAY'S WEATHER ACROSS AMERICA
From AccuWeather


A Familiar Foe to East Coast Snowstorms to Return
AccuWeather

California Reins in the New Year with More Rain
AccuWeather

Destructive Thunderstorms, Flooding Rains invade the Southeast
AccuWeather

WEATHER TALK
By Mark Vogan

A FRIGID START TO 2011 FOR ROCKIES, WEST & MIDWEST US


-32 degrees at Jordan, Montana!


HOW DID DECEMBER 2010 END?

Departures from Normal in Selected European Cities

Glasgow (SCOTLAND) -12.6F... Coldest High 18 degrees, Low 7 degrees
Edinburgh (SCOTLAND) -12.0F.. Coldest High 19 degrees, Low 3 degrees
Belfast (N. IRELAND)    -9.8F...  Coldest High 19 degrees, Low 5 degrees
Manchester (ENGLAND) -10.8F Coldest High 22 degrees, Low 7 degrees
London Gatwick (ENGLAND) -6.4F Coldest High 30 degrees, Low 12 degrees
Dublin (IRELAND)          -9.9F... Coldest High 24 degrees, Low 10 degrees

De Bilt (NETHERLANDS) -8.7F... Coldest High 21 degrees Low 12 degrees
Gronigen (NETHERLANDS) -10.2F Coldest High 22 degrees Low 13 degrees

BRUTAL SUB -12F DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL OVER SCANDINAVIA 

Oslo (NORWAY)                -14.9F... Coldest High 7 degrees, Low -6 degrees
Karlstad (SWEDEN)           -18.7F... Coldest High -1 degree, Low -10 degrees
Ostersund (SWEDEN)         -16.4F... Coldest High -13 degrees, Low -21 degrees
Helsinki (FINLAND)           -12.4F... Coldest High -1 degree, Low -12 degrees

DATA COURTESY OF ACCUWEATHER.COM PRO

VAGARIES OF THE WEATHER
INDIA & SUB-CONTINENTAL ASIA WEATHER
BY RAJESH KAPADIA

Nepal: 



The precipitation from the waning W.D. spread eastwards into Nepal on the 31st.(See Vagaries forecast for 31st.).


Snowfall has taken place in many mountainous and high hilly districts from Thursday night.


According to the Department of Meteorology, snowfall has taken place in high altitude areas of Myagdi, Mustang, Dolakha, Dolpa, Mugu, Jumla and Humla.


The temperature in some parts of Jumla has gone down up to -5c, while that in Mustang was -2c.


Normal life has been adversely affected in the districts due to the snowfall.


Khatmandu received 3.7 mms of rain till 1st. Morning. The high was 19.5c and 7.6c was the minimum.The highest rainfall/snowfall was in Jumla, which measured 15.2 mms.


Snowfall has been reported from upper regions of Sikkim.


The eastern Himalayan states too received rains/snow.Reports reaching from different regions said that Sandakphu, Phalut, Sree-Khola, and the Tigers hills have been covered by snow.Darjeeling had been experiencing freezing cold condition for past five days. But latest snow fall and rains in the lower region since Friday night dipped mercury to -8c in some of the areas around Sandakpu and Phalut.


Pakistan:


The upper parts of the country were in the grip of foggy conditions on New year day as the traffic on the highways was stopped due to non-visibility. Dense fog, after recent wet spell, has enveloped most parts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa.


Persisting dry cold spell reduced minimum temperature to -10c in Quetta, the main city of Balochistan. Water froze in taps and drains causing difficulties for the people.


Temperatures in Sindh have also dropped, with Sibbi dropping to 2c and Karachi to 7c.


Islamabad may drop to 0c or -1c tonite.
 
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WHAT'S REACHING TODAY'S BLOGS?

Tragic End to 2010
Joe Lundburg, AccuWeather

My Outlook for January
Brett Anderson, Canada Expert, AccuWeather

THE EXTREMES OF THE DAY

TODAY'S US EXTREMES
COURTESY OF ACCUWEATHER

HIGH: 81 degrees at Crystal River, FL
LOW: -32 degrees at Jordan, MT

TODAY'S UK EXTREMES
COURTESY OF THE MET OFFICE

HIGH: 48 degrees (8.8C) at Valley (Wales)
COLD HIGH: 32 degrees (0.2C) at Dalwhinnie (Highland)
LOW: 28 degrees (-2C) at Topcliffe (Yorkshire)

TODAY'S EXTREMES HERE AT MY HOUSE


HIGH: 36 degrees
LOW: 30 degrees

TODAY'S CONDITIONS (LOCALLY)
With a colder northerly air flow back over Britain, it felt colder. The high was experienced early in the morning and as the day went on, so the temperature contined falling. Mid-afternoon readings we're at 34 and 33 and by 4-5pm, it was down below freezing, registering 31 with light frost and ice forming.

Thanks for reading.
-Mark

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