December 2014 Boards forecast contest

I think the forms issues were solved overnight by my assistant (somebody has evidently been in the workshop anyway), but you may not instantly see your forecast listed. We can see them and eventually each entry will go into the right form. I can see Bsal's entry and there are no indications of any other entries except for tests by administrators. So don't panic if you enter and can't see your entry, we'll let you know if we need it resubmitted, no penalty.

Table of entries December 2014

FORECASTER ____________ IMT _ MAX _ MIN _ PRC _ SUN _ Dublin 25 _ snow

rameire _________________ 6.3 _ 13.2 _ -5.0 _ 120 _ 090 _ 7.9 __ 1.0 _ none
Johnmac ________________ 5.9 _ 15.1 _ -4.1 _ 120 _ 110 _ 7.5 _ -1.5 _ none
Joe Public _______________ 5.9 _ 14.9 _ -5.9 _ 099 _ 120 _ 4.9 _ -2.9 _ none
Jpmarn _____ (-5) ________5.9 _ 12.1 _ -5.9 _ 110 _ 120 _ 4.3 _ -2.1 _ none
pauldry _________________ 5.8 _ 14.7 _ -7.5 _ 089 _ 125 _ 4.0 _ -5.0 _ Knock
Okla ___________________ 5.8 _ 13.8 _ -5.3 _ 110 _ 090 _ 5.6 _ -2.3 _ Malin Hd
kindredspirit _____________ 5.6 _ 14.0 _ -6.0 _ 095 _ 105 _ 9.0 __ 0.0 _ none
waterways _______________5.6 _ 13.9 _ -5.0 _ 092 _ 104 _ 6.8 __ 2.2 _ Helsinki
dasa29 _________________ 5.6 _ 12.0 _ -8.0 _ 110 _ 110 _11.0 _ -3.0 _ Knock
DOCARCH _______________ 5.5 _ 14.2 _ -5.2 _ 095 _ 101 _ 6.8 _ -1.2 _ none
Rikand __________________5.5 _ 13.5 _ -5.5 _ 090 _ 110 _ 8.0 _ -1.0 _ none
Bsal ____________________5.5 _ 12.5 _ -4.0 _ 095 _ 095 _ 9.9 __ 2.0 _ none

Con Sensus ______________ 5.5 _ 13.9 _ -5.5 _ 094 _ 109 _ 6.8 _ -1.6 _ none

Dacogawa _______________ 5.4 _ 14.1 _ -5.5 _ 095 _ 115 _ 6.2 _ -2.3 _ none
200motels _______________5.4 _ 12.5 _ -4.0 _ 069 _ 120 _10.5 __ 3.0 _ none
lostinashford _____________5.2 _ 12.0 _ -4.7 _ 090 _ 107 _ 8.9 _ -2.3 _ none
sunflower3 ______________ 5.1 _ 14.9 _ -4.6 _ 078 _ 108 _10.1 __ 1.2 _ none
mickger844posts _________ 4.9 _ 12.7 _ -5.1 _ 085 _ 115 _10.0 __ 2.0 _ none
Tae laidir ________________4.9 _ 11.7 _ -6.0 _ 105 _ 105 _ 6.5 _ 0.5 _ Ballyhaise
Harps ___________________4.7 _ 13.1 _ -6.9 _ 080 _ 115 _ 5.9 __ 0.6 _ none
jd ______________________4.6 _ 13.8 _ -6.2 _ 092 _ 107 _ 5.3 _ -2.1 _ none
omicron _________________4.5 _ 14.5 _ -6.0 _ 070 _ 120 _ 5.0 _ -1.0 _ none
YouTookMyName __________4.5 _ 14.0 __ 0.3 _ 057 _ 042 _ 4.0 _ -1.2 _ none
delw ___________________ 3.9 _ 14.0 _ -6.0 _ 110 _ 097 _11.0 __ 0.0 _ none
M.T. Cranium ____________ 2.8 _ 14.0 _ -9.5 _ 080 _ 125 _ 5.0 _ -1.2 _ Finner
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Helsinki will be equivalent to no snow.

Good luck everyone, looks like a very interesting month ahead, raging cold zonality.
YouTookMyName -- please let me know if you were entered previously under that name taken. Late entries will be edited in. This may move consensus slightly.

The consensus indicates a near normal month temperature-wise with a slightly dry and sunny theme, nothing unusual expected around Christmas, only 5 of 24 predict any snow in Ireland on the 25th and most of them chose the northwest, one saying Ballyhaise. Not that these predictions would necessarily exclude other locations. While some have indicated a fairly severe cold spell at some point, nobody seems to feel that it would fall on Christmas Day.

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This is how the first week turned out (1-7 Dec) ...

IMT at 4.9 C

PRC at 44% of normal

SUN at 129% of normal

-3.4 at Athenry appears to be the lowest temp on Saturday 13th.