Sentences with phrase «average winter for»

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Climbing oil and natural gas prices at the moment are due to this winter forecasts calling for colder temperatures than average.

Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.

The average temperature was 57.1 degrees F, up from the old record, in 1998, which landed an average of 54.3 degrees F. «We had our fourth warmest winter (2011/2012) on record, our warmest spring, a very hot summer with the hottest month on record for the nation (July 2012), and a warmer than average autumn,» Jake Crouch, a scientist at the National Climatic Data Center, told NBC News.

As for TV ratings — all in the much riper autumn / winter viewing season, remember — the AFL averaged 5.8 its first year (while the NFL was getting 10.6), and for its first five years on the tube it averaged 6.6 (the NFL over that span: 13.4).

We have so many offensive players that even thought Giroud is average for me; he is doing is best considering his attributes and talent but we can cover it if Ozil and Sanchez show up, if Walcott doesn't get injured long spells, ramsey continues to grow and Wilshere and Ox start being consistent and fulfilling potential... ST for winter transfer window!!

Earlier this winter the White Sox were impressed by Jackson's workouts at an indoor facility in Chicago, where he was timed running from home plate to first base in 4.27 seconds (4.3 is considered average for a righthanded hitter).

Last year we averaged more per game [17,107 spectators] for the Steamers than any winter team in America, except maybe the one that Gretzky plays for, and that's Canada, so we led the United States anyway.

After bolting the World Series losers for the champs as a free agent last winter, the shortstop hit just.228 in April, but he rebounded with a monster May (a.363 average and a.495 slugging percentage).

Based on the January / February spending, bookmakers Bwin complied the following figures: Biggest Spenders — the CSL spent more money that any of the other leagues — # 250 million; Making a Statement — the CSL spent more this winter window than the past five combined — # 211 million vs # 250 million; Injection of Class — the CSL spent more money on an individual player than any other league — # 37.5 for Alex Teixeira; Prime Signing — the average CSL signing was 27, cost # 16 million, has 25 international caps and has won three major trophies.

His goal scoring record since he started playing regular football for Tottenham around winter time last season has been very impressive, averaging just over a goal every two games with 11 goals in 21 appearances last season.

-LSB-...] My Birth Story: The Birth Of Fern Winter — I had fully prepared myself to be laboring for a long while — days even, since everyone says that first babies tend to take awhile (20 hours on average), but this seemed so fast!

Although considered a relatively mild winter, with late January and February temperatures above average, the devastatingly cold weather experienced from late November through to early January saw the number of deaths rise above the national average, peaking during the first week of January 2011 with almost 3500 more deaths than the five - year average for that time of year.

Excess winter deaths are defined by the Office for National Statistics as the difference between the number of deaths during the four winter months (December to March) and the average number of deaths during the preceding autumn (August to November) and the following summer (April to July).

An analysis of influenza patterns show that warmer - than - average winters coincided with more severe outbreaks, bad news for a warming world

So Schwartz and his colleagues calculated average summer and winter temperatures in New England zip codes for 8 years, and tracked the deaths of elderly people living within them, based on Medicare data.

The model was used to analyze average summer and winter temperatures for the Pacific Southwest, Prairie and North Atlantic regions (seen in the image above)-- regions that represent three distinct climates.

During the 1960s, the average snow depth for winter (December to February) was six inches, according the statistics compiled by the National Weather Service at the Burlington International Airport, but has been closer to four inches during the last decade, the lower limit for snowmobiling.

It's not just for winter: In tropical Madagascar, the fat - tailed dwarf lemur crawls into tree - holes and shuts down for an average of seven months to deal with a dearth of food and water during the dry season.

For example, in Cornell's set up, water drawn from Cayuga Lake is between 39 and 41 degrees Fahrenheit, but when it returns it is slightly warmer, averaging about 47 degrees F during the winter and 56 degrees F in the summer.

Texas experienced blackouts in February 2011, as colder - than - average winter weather simultaneously increased demand for electricity and damaged coal - fired power plants and wind turbines.

In winter, when young foxes leave the family group, and adults actively search for new partners, there are an average of 0.77 encounters with «foreign» foxes a day.

Winter Weatherproofing For an average home in a cold climate, reducing home energy usage by just 15 percent saves the equivalent of 500 pounds of coal a year.

In a report published last month, Scott found that average February temperatures for the 19 previous Winter Olympic host cities could be expected to rise between 3.4 and 3.8 degrees Fahrenheit by 2050, and up to 8 degrees Fahrenheit by 2090, leaving only six previous host cities cold enough to host the Games 75 years from now.

Slush Dogs For the first time in the Iditarod's 44 - year history, organizers imported snow for the sled dog race via the Alaska Railroad, as winter and spring temperatures climbed 9 degrees F above average, shattering a decades - old recoFor the first time in the Iditarod's 44 - year history, organizers imported snow for the sled dog race via the Alaska Railroad, as winter and spring temperatures climbed 9 degrees F above average, shattering a decades - old recofor the sled dog race via the Alaska Railroad, as winter and spring temperatures climbed 9 degrees F above average, shattering a decades - old record.

For the study, Lundquist examined relevant published research the world over that listed paired snow measurements in neighboring forested and open areas; then she plotted those locations and noted their average winter temperatures.

«US national parks increasingly important for bird conservation in face of climate change: Projected average national park may have 29 percent more species in winter, 6 percent more in summer.»

Despite a near - average winter precipitation total for California, Oregon, and Washington, the record warmth caused most of the precipitation to fall as rain and not snow, which had implications on the drought intensification and water resource crisis during the warm months.

For example, below - average winter precipitation can lead to smaller mountain snowpack volumes, which tend to result in shorter duration spring runoff (Hamlet and Lettenmaier 1999; Stewart et al. 2004; Moore et al. 2007; Whitfield 2013).

In fact, the warm minimum temperature component was 590 percent above average, marking the largest warm minimum temperature component on record for autumn or any season (winter, spring, summer, autumn) on record.

According to NOAA data analyzed by the Rutgers Global Snow Lab, for the winter season, the contiguous U.S. snow cover extent was 62,000 square miles below the 1981 - 2010 average; this was the 23rd largest (27th smallest) winter snow cover extent for the contiguous U.S. and the smallest since the winter of 2011/12.

Data back to the winter of 1972 - 73 shows that average ice cover for the month is just 8 percent.

The Gulf of Thailand changes from an atmospheric CO2 sink during the boreal winter to a CO2 source in summer due to higher water temperatures, while other sub-regions as well as the entire averaged Sunda Shelf act as a continuous source of CO2 for the atmosphere.

The NSIDC announced on Monday that Arctic sea ice hit its maximum extent for the winter on March 24, when it averaged 5.607 million square miles.

Current predictions [5], [6] suggest that trends in sea ice extent will alter in the second half of this century and that the annual average sea ice extent will diminish by 33 %; most of this retreat is expected to occur in winter and spring [5], [6], with attendant risks for emperor penguins.

The weather map was painted in red from border to border in the eastern two - thirds of the country for nearly all of February (and winter for that matter) with only the Pacific Northwest cooler than average.

A «heatwave» in mid-November caused some parts of the Arctic to be 15C warmer than usual, with average temperatures for November and December across the Arctic as a whole a full 5C above the long term average, according to the quickfire analysis of this year's unusual winter.

Whether this is good news or bad news depends on where you are: For Californians, the prospect of a top - tier El Niño boosts the hopes for a & wetter - than - average winter, which is desperately needed after four years of record - setting drougFor Californians, the prospect of a top - tier El Niño boosts the hopes for a & wetter - than - average winter, which is desperately needed after four years of record - setting drougfor a & wetter - than - average winter, which is desperately needed after four years of record - setting drought.

The Pacific Northwest should brace for a colder and wetter than average winter, while most of the South and Southeast will be warmer and drier than average through February 2011, according to the annual Winter Outlook released today by NOAA's Climate Prediction Cwinter, while most of the South and Southeast will be warmer and drier than average through February 2011, according to the annual Winter Outlook released today by NOAA's Climate Prediction CWinter Outlook released today by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center.

Here I am looking my average height of 5» 4 ″ in my Anthropologie Peaked Chevron Maxi skirt which is a warm knit and wonderful for the cold Canadian winter.

It's quite long, so for you pint - sized pinups you may have to take it up should you buy one, but for your average sized doll it's a nice longer full skirt for the winter months, and a decent length skirt for towering pinups too, who I know can have trouble getting their retro skirts to fall as wished beyond the knee.

On those warmer than average days, I've been able to ditch my puffy winter jacket (for those of you looking for a warm yet affordable winter coat option, I love my Eddie Bauer jacket) I find myself reaching for this new lilac long coat I picked up last week.

From loafers to pumps, and from lower leg strap shoes to boots, anticipate that everything will get limitlessly spruced up for fall and winter 2015, the embellishments running in the middle of the sensitive and the larger than average.

Also debuting well in limited release was Roadside Attractions» drama «Winter's Bone,» which took in $ 87,000 in four theaters for a $ 21,750 average.

«Captain America: The Winter Soldier» is a better - than - average Marvel superhero bash, intriguingly plotted and pretty clever in its speculations about 21st - century life for Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, the greatest of the Greatest Generation...

As James Coleman observed as early as 1959, students often gang up to pick on the «curve raiser»: when students are graded on a curve relative to one another, those who work hard and raise the class average make things difficult for other students, who must then work harder for their grades (see «The Adolescent Society,» features, Winter 2006).

For example, if a student had a score for CBMreading in the fall and winter of the school year, the Growth Report would determine the average weekly growth between those two scorFor example, if a student had a score for CBMreading in the fall and winter of the school year, the Growth Report would determine the average weekly growth between those two scorfor CBMreading in the fall and winter of the school year, the Growth Report would determine the average weekly growth between those two scores.

In addition to the observations, in 2000 - 2001 teachers also completed six logs, one each for a high -, average -, and low - ability student, for an entire week in the winter, and once again for the same three students in the spring.

According to Hasbrouck and Tindal, the review of student data allowed them to organize the results in average performance and percentile bands for fall, winter, and spring for grades 1 through grade 8.

Winter driving in Denver, a half - year commitment According meteorological records at the National Weather Service, Denver's average date for the first snowfall is October 18th and the average date for the last snowfall is April 26th.

The tyre has been designed specifically for fitment and use during winter - when the average temperature drops below 7ºC.