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GFS Promises Christmas Heatwave

Sponge Bob · 2011-12-12 10:23:12

A simply Lovely looking model run promising balmy weather all next week and for the Grimbo. No wind, no frost, no snow and :cool::cool: HEAT! :cool::cool: I'll be having some of that I will. On Sunday the Azores High pokes northwards...normal service means that them pesky fronts all head off to the North Atlantic somewhere…

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#182 25-12-2011 12:00pm
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For today, for the thread title I'm posting my 'current weather conditions' here.

Christmas Day Cork 11:00AM

Mild a little wind chill overcast dry.

12.7°C ↑
Wind F2 with recent gusts to 34 kmh moderation at the current time.
Presip: None, Damp ground but no precipitation.
Pressure: 1023.6 hPa ↑

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#183 25-12-2011 1:22pm
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1200 synop temperatures (°C)

Shannon Airport, Valentia 13.1
Oak Park 12.9
Finner 12.7
Dublin Airport, Malin Head 12.5
Gurteen 12.4
Casement 12.2
Belmullet 12.0
Ballyhaise 11.9
Sherkin Island 11.8
Roches Point, Cork Airport 11.5
Mace Head 11.3
Knock, Johnstown Castle 10.8

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#184 25-12-2011 1:34pm
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Had screen temp of 14.2C when I checked. Since then the AWS has risen 0.3C

AWS currently 14.4C

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#185 25-12-2011 3:37pm
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Oak Park now showing 14c in the 2 o clock. 13.8c would be an all time christmas day record and a 14c could actually be as little as 13.5c ( and even that could be adjusted down).

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#186 25-12-2011 4:00pm
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Ogimet is not as on the Ball for Oak Park as it is for Valentia. Clicking on this link will eventually produce a value. Only a few readings taken so far today.

Alternatively all the synops for today will show up here if you click.

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#187 25-12-2011 4:18pm
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Rickylovesuall wrote: »

leahyl wrote: »

Jesus Christ came to work this morning in a light cardigan and a top and jeans - no heavy coat, scarf, gloves nothing!!

It must be great having the son of God for a co-worker!

Oh my god just saw this now!! You cheeky thing you!! :-D apologies for the bad punctuation!

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#188 25-12-2011 5:40pm
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Sponge Bob wrote: »

Oak Park now showing 14c in the 2 o clock. 13.8c would be an all time christmas day record and a 14c could actually be as little as 13.5c ( and even that could be adjusted down).

My station is a Met E climatological station and the max temp today is 15.0C. So certainly record broken if the 13.7C was correct.

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#189 25-12-2011 6:16pm
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Sponge Bob wrote: »

Ogimet is not as on the Ball for Oak Park as it is for Valentia. Clicking on this link will eventually produce a value. Only a few readings taken so far today.

Alternatively all the synops for today will show up here if you click.

Oak Park and a few other stations' synops are only 3-hourly on ogimet, whereas the other stations are hourly. Also, on some days the 0900 and 1500 synops are not reported until 9 hours later (so at 1800 for the 0900 and 0000 for the 1500Z). Anyway, the 1800 synop will give the max for the day. The 1500 report will appear here.

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#190 25-12-2011 7:02pm
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Spotted some fairly well defined lenticular clouds just north of the Knockmealdowns this p.m. Unfortunately no camera to hand.

13.5 C , dry in Cahir

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#191 25-12-2011 7:15pm
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13.4c at Oak Park in the 1800 synop, not a record.

http://www.ogimet.com/display_synopsc.php?lang=en&estado=Irel&tipo=ALL&ord=REV&nil=SI&fmt=txt&ano=2011&mes=12&day=24&hora=14&anof=2011&mesf=12&dayf=25&horaf=23&send=send

Damned if I know how ME rounded that to 14c in the hourlies.

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#192 25-12-2011 7:18pm
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13.7 °C was the max at Oak Park today.

Others:

Valentia 13.4
Shannon, Dublin Airport 13.3
Finner 13.2
Malin Head, Ballyhaise 13.1
Casement 12.9
Gurteen 12.7
Mullingar 12.6

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#193 25-12-2011 7:20pm
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How come the synop reported 13.4c at 1800 ?

13.7c is a record high( jointly along with 1974)

13.2c is Probably an all time record in Donegal

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#194 25-12-2011 7:30pm
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Sponge Bob wrote: »

How come the synop reported 13.4c at 1800 ?

13.7c is a record high( jointly along with 1974)

13.2c is Probably an all time record in Donegal

The day's max temp is give in the 1**** group of the 333 line.

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03961 17583 /2104 10134 20102 30159 40235 53020 69902 7035/ 87///
333 10137 81/22 87/41=[/SIZE]

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#195 25-12-2011 8:27pm
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Aberdeen Dyce got up to 15.1 °C, with nearby Aboyne at 14.8 °C. Probably some Föhn warming giving the extra degree or so.

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#196 25-12-2011 11:57pm
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Durrow east AWS 13.7c today, screen max will be revealed after 9am tomorrow morning. Expecting 14.0c may be reached.

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#197 26-12-2011 12:06am
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Possible. 'A Record' was set in Ireland today.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-16327598

A high of 14.3C (57.7F) was recorded in County Down - the mildest Christmas Day on record for Northern Ireland.

The temperature was recorded in Murlough, where the previous record was 13C - most recently recorded in 1988.

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#198 26-12-2011 12:02pm
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Foolishly warm this morning!

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#199 26-12-2011 12:36pm
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Danno wrote: »

Durrow east AWS 13.7c today, screen max will be revealed after 9am tomorrow morning. Expecting 14.0c may be reached.

Durrow east managed 13.9c on the screen. Quite a balmy Christmas Day!

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#200 26-12-2011 12:59pm
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Am currently perspiring here in Galway, where it must be at least 13 degrees outside. Only minimal heating required inside.

I didn't need a coat yesterday at all and no fire was put down as the central heating sufficed.

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#201 26-12-2011 2:49pm
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went outside in a tshirt a few moments ago and it was warmish, definitely feels warmer than most days during the summer, madness!

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#202 26-12-2011 7:23pm
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13.5 °C at Malin Head today, 13.4 at Finner, 13.2 at Shannon and Belmullet.

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#203 26-12-2011 8:59pm
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Not the dizzy heights of yesterday with a max of 13.5C (AWS 13.3)

The 24 hr min to 9am was 11.8C the highest Dec min temp in my 13 year record. Previous highest was 11.0c back in 2000

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#204 27-12-2011 2:00am
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We'll be doing well to break 13c tomorrow, sadly.

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#205 27-12-2011 7:34am
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I got sunburnt yesterday, blended in nicely with my santa hat

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#206 27-12-2011 10:08am
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ThePower11 wrote: »

I got sunburnt yesterday, blended in nicely with my santa hat

Ha I wish that where true

Last 2 days have been horrible gray mess it was mild but I would like a crisp cold morning instead.

Christmas Day 2010 > Christmas Day 2011

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#207 27-12-2011 10:47am
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http://www.independent.ie/national-news/cheer-for-swimmers-as-unseasonal-weather-puts-greece-in-the-shade-2973250.html

temperatures in Ireland were higher than in holiday hotspots like Corfu.
It was one of the warmest Christmas Days on record, with a highest temperature of 14.4 degrees recorded at Met Eireann's Moore Park station near Fermoy, Co Cork.
In comparison, it was 13 degrees in Corfu, Greece and in Sardinia, Italy.
Klara Finkele, a forecaster with Met Eireann said they weren't exactly sure when the warmest Christmas Day was -- but yesterday was definitely one of them.
"My colleagues were saying that 2002 was warmer but we haven't been able to properly check," Ms Finkele said last night. "It is definitely one of the warmest, although 1988 and 1974 were also quite warm."

Some people around here need to apologise to the Sponge!

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#208 27-12-2011 12:01pm
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#209 27-12-2011 1:15pm
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doubleglaze wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/cheer-for-swimmers-as-unseasonal-weather-puts-greece-in-the-shade-2973250.html

Some people around here need to apologise to the Sponge!

He wasn't the only one - I could see that big annoying high coming back on nov 16th

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=75508493

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#210 27-12-2011 5:53pm
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A roughly put together chart showing max temperature at Phoenix Park for Christmas Day from 1881 through to 2011 (data for 2006 and 2010 not available)

Data: KNMI / ECAD

The Christmas Day max at Phoenix Park this year was 13.5c, making it the warmest Christmas Day at the station since 1920, when 13.9c was reached, and which is still the highest Xmas day max on record (for PP)

Other notable warm Christmas Days at Phoenix Park:

1974: 13.4c
1955: 13.3c
1928: 13.3c
1900: 13.5c

The 129 year average maxima for Christmas Day at PP is 8.26c.

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#211 27-12-2011 7:09pm
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We will find ourselves in a temporary W-NW setup for 2 days, starting tonight, and the final lash of the Grimbo Mild will start Friday and continue through till Sunday/Monday next.

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