Very short clip of wind on the moors Christmas Eve - to be honest I was just trying the phone video so only wanted a short snippet to play with rendering etc.
This is with windows closed BTW!
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Tuesday 24 December 2013
Record Low Barometer
Not the sexiest record to break but the low pressure systems currently giving us rinse and repeat storm events have been getting deeper and deeper.
At 1:22am it got down to 961.4mb this morning 24th December.
A long way from the lowest ever recorded though - in 1884
(source Kevin's weather history:
http://forum.netweather.tv/user/1853-weather-history/ )
925.6mb at Ochertyre, near Crieff, Perthshire on the 26th January 1884
Here are some barometer readings of this remarkable depression.
London: barometer fell to 28.529" (966mb) at 7.30pm
Dr Beverly of Aberdeen at 11.30pm recorded a barometer reading at sea level of 27.381" (927.1mb)
Forest of Glen Tana, a reading of 27.39" (927.4mb) was recorded
Hitchin: 28.32" (959mb)
North Shields: 27.63" (936mb)
Cargen: 27.66" (936mb)
Oban: 27.39" (927.4mb)
Dublin: 28.15" (953mb)
Croydon: 28.548" (966mb) at 7.40pm
Worksop: 28.292" (958mb)
Some other weather reports
London: Violent SW gale
Stanmore: Terrific gale from SW to W after 4pm
Reigate: Violent storm with very low pressure
Croydon: Strong gale, max hourly velocity of wind 40 miles
Hythe: From 5.30 to 9.30pm, terrific hurricane, with heavy thunderstorm rain and hail
Littlehampton: Awful gale
St Lawrence: Severe SW gale with vivid lightning
Oundle: Hurricane with heavy rain, snow and lightning
Diss: Tremendous gale from west, thunderstorm in evening
Torquay: Fearful SW gale with rain, thunder and lightning
Coventry: Much lightning, violent wind and unusually low bar
Mansfield: Very violent gale with snow, vivid lightning and thunder
Macclesfield: Gales, snow, rain and lightning
Morpeth: A great gale with very low pressure
Penrith: Great storm with extremely low barometer
Elterwater: Great gale with snow, sleet and rain
Llanfrechfa Grange: Violent SW wind, thunder, lightning and rain
Girvan: Severe storm; pressure fell almost 2.5" very rapidly and rose again almost as quickly.
Cassillis: Storm of extraordinary severity with snow and rain
Keith: About two inches of snow fell with fearful drifts on the following day.
Aviemore: Severe gale from west, highland railway blocked by snow
Forsinard: High winds, snow and drifts
Castle Lough: Great storm with heavy rain followed by snow
Kilconnell: Violent storm from SW, veering to NW
Castlebar: Violent storm follwed by a fall of snow
Enniskillen: A very severe storm with remarkable fall of pressure; old trees which had stood for 130 years were blown down.
Newtownlands: The most terrific storm since 1839, wind 78 miles an hour.
Douglas: Hurricane from 4pm on 26th to 4am on 27th.
These lows are a result of pulses of extreme cold being forced out of North America into the relatively warm North Atlantic.
Each time this occurs deep depression(s) form as a result of teh huge temperature contrast, then the currently very active jet stream pushes them across in a few days.
The pattern shows little sign of changing for a couple of weeks at least.
Furthermore each event is cooling the North Atlantic and we are seeing progressively colder air entrained here - the risk of brief snow events is increasing.
At 1:22am it got down to 961.4mb this morning 24th December.
A long way from the lowest ever recorded though - in 1884
(source Kevin's weather history:
http://forum.netweather.tv/user/1853-weather-history/ )
925.6mb at Ochertyre, near Crieff, Perthshire on the 26th January 1884
Here are some barometer readings of this remarkable depression.
London: barometer fell to 28.529" (966mb) at 7.30pm
Dr Beverly of Aberdeen at 11.30pm recorded a barometer reading at sea level of 27.381" (927.1mb)
Forest of Glen Tana, a reading of 27.39" (927.4mb) was recorded
Hitchin: 28.32" (959mb)
North Shields: 27.63" (936mb)
Cargen: 27.66" (936mb)
Oban: 27.39" (927.4mb)
Dublin: 28.15" (953mb)
Croydon: 28.548" (966mb) at 7.40pm
Worksop: 28.292" (958mb)
Some other weather reports
London: Violent SW gale
Stanmore: Terrific gale from SW to W after 4pm
Reigate: Violent storm with very low pressure
Croydon: Strong gale, max hourly velocity of wind 40 miles
Hythe: From 5.30 to 9.30pm, terrific hurricane, with heavy thunderstorm rain and hail
Littlehampton: Awful gale
St Lawrence: Severe SW gale with vivid lightning
Oundle: Hurricane with heavy rain, snow and lightning
Diss: Tremendous gale from west, thunderstorm in evening
Torquay: Fearful SW gale with rain, thunder and lightning
Coventry: Much lightning, violent wind and unusually low bar
Mansfield: Very violent gale with snow, vivid lightning and thunder
Macclesfield: Gales, snow, rain and lightning
Morpeth: A great gale with very low pressure
Penrith: Great storm with extremely low barometer
Elterwater: Great gale with snow, sleet and rain
Llanfrechfa Grange: Violent SW wind, thunder, lightning and rain
Girvan: Severe storm; pressure fell almost 2.5" very rapidly and rose again almost as quickly.
Cassillis: Storm of extraordinary severity with snow and rain
Keith: About two inches of snow fell with fearful drifts on the following day.
Aviemore: Severe gale from west, highland railway blocked by snow
Forsinard: High winds, snow and drifts
Castle Lough: Great storm with heavy rain followed by snow
Kilconnell: Violent storm from SW, veering to NW
Castlebar: Violent storm follwed by a fall of snow
Enniskillen: A very severe storm with remarkable fall of pressure; old trees which had stood for 130 years were blown down.
Newtownlands: The most terrific storm since 1839, wind 78 miles an hour.
Douglas: Hurricane from 4pm on 26th to 4am on 27th.
These lows are a result of pulses of extreme cold being forced out of North America into the relatively warm North Atlantic.
Each time this occurs deep depression(s) form as a result of teh huge temperature contrast, then the currently very active jet stream pushes them across in a few days.
The pattern shows little sign of changing for a couple of weeks at least.
Furthermore each event is cooling the North Atlantic and we are seeing progressively colder air entrained here - the risk of brief snow events is increasing.
Tuesday 10 December 2013
Fylingdales Webcam
This will be good in snowy weather.
NYCC mentioned their new cam on Twitter, originally saying it was on the A171 [ooops]
I reminded them which road it was actually on then realised a couple of days later it points south not north as the on screen text says.
Apparently that can't be changed until the next engineer service visit.
Initially it was set facing north but the road spray dirtied the lens quicker (they said, I don't see how it's better looking into the sun TBH)
Edit December 2014:
This camera has been reoved due to problems with the solar power since there is no mains supply.
There are two cameras on Blue Bank not far away.
http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/article/24608/Road-cameras-and-weather-conditions
NYCC mentioned their new cam on Twitter, originally saying it was on the A171 [ooops]
I reminded them which road it was actually on then realised a couple of days later it points south not north as the on screen text says.
Apparently that can't be changed until the next engineer service visit.
Initially it was set facing north but the road spray dirtied the lens quicker (they said, I don't see how it's better looking into the sun TBH)
Edit December 2014:
This camera has been reoved due to problems with the solar power since there is no mains supply.
There are two cameras on Blue Bank not far away.
http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/article/24608/Road-cameras-and-weather-conditions
Thursday 5 December 2013
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