General July Weather
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Re: General July Weather
If that were in Canterbury we wouldn't think Ominous, we would just think ,'what a lovely sunrise'
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General July Weather
The pattern as a whole looks very disturbed Westley for some time and the people i know on the coast and Nelson say it's very spring like and unusual.TonyT wrote:Nope.Richard wrote:Looking ahead to next Friday could the start of the spring westerly pattern be coming early?
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Re: General July Weather
But it happens most years - we get a burst of westerly in the July/August period and people think its the start of the spring westerlies, only to get caught out when several cold outbreaks or a few Tasman Sea depressions come along, then the real spring westerlies start later in September and through October. I'm still picking some cold southwest periods in August, so I dont see this as spring arrived just yet.melja wrote:The pattern as a whole looks very disturbed Westley for some time and the people i know on the coast and Nelson say it's very spring like and unusual.
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The MJO has fired up at a low to moderate level and is expected to (roughly) pass through phases 2 & 3 over the next 2 weeks which are the westerly phases, then decay as it passes through the SW to S phase 4 in about 3 weeks time. So its more likely the current spell of westerlies is MJO induced rather than seasonal.
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I'm tending to agree with thisTonyT wrote: I'm still picking some cold southwest periods in August, so I dont see this as spring arrived just yet.
The MJO has fired up at a low to moderate level and is expected to (roughly) pass through phases 2 & 3 over the next 2 weeks which are the westerly phases, then decay as it passes through the SW to S phase 4 in about 3 weeks time. So its more likely the current spell of westerlies is MJO induced rather than seasonal.
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Just had a heavy shower. Just been outside and can see the tower above the house just sitting there. The moon also is lighting up some CU just inland from here to. Small area of instability around with a southerly change tonight. Not really surprised given its actually quite mild out there and upper Temps quite cold!
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General July Weather
That front was weird. It sounded much worse than it was. Sounded violent but 74km was my max gust. The avg wind only maxed out at 64. So nothing unusual for me really.
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Agree with Jamie, no idea why, but that one had winds that seemed more bark than bite.
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Bit of wind damage around the Waikato, including one report from Te Awamutu, which TV3 seem a little hasty to blame on a 'tornado'…
'Wild weather hits Waikato, knocking down trees and sending trampolines flying' - Waikato Times
'Tornado rips up tree, slams through building' - Newshub
Up here, MS had gusts to 96 km/h at Whangaparaoa last night (Manukau Heads up around 130 km/h).
'Wild weather hits Waikato, knocking down trees and sending trampolines flying' - Waikato Times
'Tornado rips up tree, slams through building' - Newshub
Up here, MS had gusts to 96 km/h at Whangaparaoa last night (Manukau Heads up around 130 km/h).
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Newshub's follow-up story now says 'Wild wind' rather than 'Tornado'…
'Wild wind sends Te Awamutu shed flying' - Newshub
But not before the Hearld and TVNZ came out with these headlines…
'Tornado damages home as gale force winds wreak havoc across North Island' - NZ Hearld
'High winds slam Auckland Harbour Bridge, tornado hits home in Waikato' - TVNZ
'Wild wind sends Te Awamutu shed flying' - Newshub
But not before the Hearld and TVNZ came out with these headlines…
'Tornado damages home as gale force winds wreak havoc across North Island' - NZ Hearld
'High winds slam Auckland Harbour Bridge, tornado hits home in Waikato' - TVNZ
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Re: General July Weather
After a fine day with not much wind, the NW has suddenly arrived, with temperature rise.
Where's the SW change?
Where's the SW change?
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Re: General July Weather
Going by the radar it's out at seaNZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:After a fine day with not much wind, the NW has suddenly arrived, with temperature rise.
Where's the SW change?
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Yes, the SW has gone through but it's still fine, so no weather here with it.
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Re: General July Weather
Saw a moonbow (moon rainbow) tonight on the way down to ohakune. Didn't even know they existed. So cool!!!
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And people wonder why we don't trust government organisations when they go around trumpeting alarmist man-made global warming arguments based on dodgy data like this - the BOM in Australia have also been caught out on this kind of dodgy science in the last few years. Good on you Tony for pointing out their use of Kyle St data is dubious to say the least when trying to say that Christchurch is warming at a rate faster then the rest of New Zealand - no wonder NIWA have come to that conclusions based on data from a compromised site like Kyle St!!
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June was the 14th month in a row to break global temperature records and July is on track to do the same
you really need to pull your head out of the sand Bradley
you really need to pull your head out of the sand Bradley
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interesting documentary on Sunday[Greenland] Which really highlighted the effects of global warming . Its not a matter of whether it exists, rather how fast its increasing.
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Christchurch weather temps vary so much with wind direction rather than places like Auckland. Obviously if there is an increase in westerlies then CHCh with benefit the most from warming, [well Dunedin, cantebury,Kaikoura ,Blenheim, and Masterton to Gisbourne actually]If its just a general increase as a result of sea temps then the warming would be more even we can assume.
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Re: General July Weather
This year 1 deg warmer than last year !!![tv 1 news 5 mins ago]
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Yes, Ive seen "Cloudbows" here when the sun is low in the sky.SirSlingy wrote:Saw a moonbow (moon rainbow) tonight on the way down to ohakune. Didn't even know they existed. So cool!!!
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Yes, I saw that aricle in the PRESS today. good on yer, TonyBradley wrote: Good on you Tony for pointing out their use of Kyle St data is dubious to say the least when trying to say that Christchurch is warming at a rate faster then the rest of New Zealand - no wonder NIWA have come to that conclusions based on data from a compromised site like Kyle St!!
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Re: General July Weather
I think you mean, the average global temp so far this year is just over 1C above the 20th century average (according to NOAA). The first 6 months of this year are about 0.2C warmer than the first 6 months of last year.treetop wrote:This year 1 deg warmer than last year !!![tv 1 news 5 mins ago]
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Sorry, missed part of that news caption.[had to replay it] ! deg still significant though and not to be taken lightly.Shame about the coral reefs too. I have dived off Cairns 4 times in the last 30 years and the changes are rapid and very depressing. Wake up non believers !!!
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Re: General July Weather
Could we have less evangelising and more objective discussion please. If you want to exhort people to have a certain point of view then please create a separate thread for it so people who just want to read about July weather dont have to wade through it.
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Re: General July Weather
Frosty night all ready, down to minus 0.2C, here, with the grass twinkling with frost from the outside lights.
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