Wednesday, March 2, 2011

2 March, 2011

IMPORTANT NOTICE: From March 9-21, 2011, I shall be on holiday in New Jersey, USA and therefore won't be blogging, I hope to post some during my holiday, updating on what I'm doing, where I'm visiting and what's the weather like but the usual posts will resume on March 21, 2011...

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

CANADIAN'S LIKE MUCH OF THE REST OF THE CONTINENT IS READY FOR SPRING!
CANADA ENDURED A MORE CLASSIC WINTER THIS YEAR AS COMPARED TO IT'S RECORD WARM ONE LAST YEAR!

Calgarians awoke to a wind chill of -36C in Calgary, Alberta on March 1, 2011 (Courtesy of Calgary Herald)

March may be the cruelest month
'Average' January, February no consolation as winter's weary survivors look to escape
EDMONTON JOURNAL

Season colder, snowier than normal in Calgary
CALGARY HERALD


February weather 10 degrees below normal
BILLINGS GAZETTE


In February temperatures varied from minus 31 at Nowata to 90 degrees at Grandfield and Walters, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Gary McManus
NEWS OK WEATHER BLOG


Italy Hit By Fearsome Winds
ACCUWEATHER NEWS


Get the record books out, it's officially been a scorching summer
WATODAY

LATEST NEWS FROM CHRISTCHURCH QUAKE ZONE
Christchurch earthquake: Recovery hampered by weather
BBC ASIA-PACIFIC



TODAY'S WEATHER ACROSS SCOTLAND & UK

Today's BBC Scotland Forecast By Cat Cubie

Today's BBC UK Forecast By Laura Tobin

TODAY'S WEATHER ACROSS AMERICA
From AccuWeather


Weekend Severe Weather Threat From Kentucky to Louisiana
By Brian Edwards, Meteorologist


From Mild to Frigid in the Northeast this Week
By Brian Edwards, Meteorologist


Spring Has Sprung, Hey, Wait a Second...
By Gina Cherundolo, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer


Rain to Stymie California Commuters
By Katie Storbeck, Meteorologist

WEATHER TALK
By Mark Vogan

PART 2: COLDEST HIGH'S AND LOW'S OF WINTER 2010-2011 ACROSS CANADA


                                      December 2010        January 2011                 February 2011
City/Province                 Coldest High/Low      Coldest High/Low          Coldest High/Low

Victoria, BC                       1.7C/-6.1C                1.7/-5.7C                     -1.1C/-7.2C                         
Whitehorse, YT                 -22.7C/-35.9C            -34C/-40.7C               -23.5C/-35.3C
Mayo, YT                       -38.9C/-42.2C            -42.8C/-47.8C           -31.1C/-46.1C                       
Yellowknife, NWT              -34.5C/-41.1C           -35.1C/-41.7C               -28.1C/-40.2C
Baker Lake, NT                 -32C/-35C                -39.9C/-44.6C               -36.5C/-41.3C
Calgary, AB                      -15.6C/-27C              -27.7/-29.4C                 -20.6C/-28.4C
Edmonton, AB                  -20.6C/-29.5C           -27.1C/-39.8C               -21.1C/-36.8C
Saskatoon, SK                 -19.2C/-27.7C           -24.3C/-34.7C               -23.6C/-36.8C
Churchill, MB                   -27.2C/-32.8C           -31.1C/-38.9C                -27.2C/-35C
Thompson, MB                -24.2C/-37.1C            -27.8C/-41.1C               -22.8C/-38.3C
Winnipeg, MB                  -21.7C/-30.9C           -24.7C/-35.4C                -20C/-31.7C
Moosonee, ON                 -22.2C/-26.1C           -27.2C/-38.9C                -21.1C/-35C
Big Trout Lake, ON          -17.2C/-25C              -22.9C/-30.2C                -19.8C/-31.1C
Thunder Bay, ON             -15C/-27.1C              -21.1C/-37.3C               -16.1C/-32.2C
Timmins, ON                   -17.4C/-26.4C           -25C/-37.6C                  -17.1C/-32.7C
Toronto, ON                     -8.3C/-13.8C             -11.7C/-21.2C               -9.4C/-18C
Montreal, QC                   -10.6C/-18.9C           -17.2C/-27.9C              -11.7C/-18.9C
Quebec City, QC             -11.1C/-20.5C            -19C/-28.2C                 -12.4C/-22.4C

STATS COURTESY OF ACCUWEATHER PRO

Frigid Day
Toronto, Ontario
(Photo Courtesy of ONE@hame.ca)

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

Temperature Extremes on March 1st, Day 1 of Summer in the Sub-Continent:


Asia Hottest: 38c at Sharurah (S.Arabia), Lampang (Thailand), Yangon and Prome (Myanmar).- As per the normal trend (check last years Vagaries of March), heat starts from the Far East.

Coldest: -54c at Saskyalah (Russia)

India; Hottest : 36c at Goa, Mangalore and Surat.

Coldest: -26c at Darbuk (Ladhak), -3.7c at Keylong and -1.2c at Kalpa (H.P.),

7.5c at Fursatgunj in the plains of the North.

9c at Rewa, in the plains of central India.

15c at Mandya in the plains of the South.

Pakistan : Hottest: 32c at Chhore.

Coldest: -6c at Parachinae and 3c at Quetta.

Nepal: Hottest: 29.5c at Biratnagar.

Coldest: -7.3 at Jomsom and 4.8c at Kathmandu.

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WHAT'S REACHING TODAY'S BLOGS?

From One End of the Moisture Spectrum to the Other
Joe Lundburg, AccuWeather

Severe Weather, Snow and Flooding
Henry Margusity, AccuWeather

Northwest Winds Top Out at 137 MPH!
Jesse Ferrell, AccuWeather

THE EXTREMES OF THE DAY

TODAY'S US EXTREMES
COURTESY OF ACCUWEATHER

HIGH: 90 degrees at Pecos, TX
LOW: -24 degrees at Embarrass, MN

TODAY'S EXTREMES HERE AT MY HOUSE

HIGH: 46 degrees
LOW: 26 degrees

Thanks for reading.
-Mark

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