Sentences with phrase «by averaging winter»

Averaging up polar and tropical values and then top it all off by averaging winter and summer temperatures to give a yearly average and a ranking is really quite meaningless.

Not exact matches

Further ahead, and assuming average seasonal conditions, ABARE is forecasting the winter crop to increase by 12 per cent in 2005/06.
Last winter, when they were sophomores, Lawrence North won the Indiana large - school state championship; Oden averaged 14 points (taking only nine shots per game from the field) and 10 rebounds, and shot a mind - boggling 71 % from the floor while often guarded by three opponents.
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).
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).
If temperatures return to more normal levels after two winters of abnormal warmth, the average heating bill across the Buffalo Niagara region is expected to jump by 26.5 percent — or about $ 123 — from last year's unusually affordable cost, according to National Fuel Gas Co..
Their results indicate that the two volcano summits are typically snow - covered at least 20 days each winter, on average, but that the snow cover will nearly disappear by the end of the century.
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.
44,000 Average distance, in miles, traveled each year by Arctic terns as they make the round - trip between their summer breeding grounds in Greenland and Iceland and their winter home in Antarctica.
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.
Since the 1950s, the average winter temperature of Alaska's interior has risen by 7 degrees Fahrenheit.
And when they were separated, it was usually by a large distance: During the winter months, partners were separated by an average distance of about 600 km, and one pair was observed as far as 2500 km apart, the team reports online today in Biology Letters.
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.
Between 1969 and 1989 ozone over North America and Europe in the winter - spring season declined on average by about 3 per cent per decade.
The trees, Glossopteris seed ferns, had annual growth rings up to 11.38 millimetres thick which show no signs of hard freezes during the growing period or of the extreme temperatures — averaging between -30 °C and -40 °C in winter and 0 °C in summer — predicted by computer (Science, vol 257, p 1675).
Dozens of fires are raging across California, Oregon and Washington, many triggered by lightening and spreading rapidly through parched forest and vegetation as the West Coast endures years of drought and warmer - than - average winters.
In urban areas during the winter when snow cover is less pervasive, temperatures are higher than rural areas in the daytime by an average of 2 °F.
Scientists at the Alaska Climate Research Center have found that average temperatures there have increased by 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit (1.9 degrees Celsius) over the last five decades and by 6.3 degrees Fahrenheit (3.5 degrees Celsius) over the winters.
The secular trend in Pluto's average temperature is cooling, and it is driven by Pluto going into winter.
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.
The 2014/15 winter season (December 2014 - February 2015) was marked by much warmer than average conditions during the first half of the season and cooler than average conditions the second half.
Average winter precipitation has decreased by 0.9 inches (2.3 cm), which can mostly be attributed to natural variability and an increase in El Niño events, especially in the western and central parts of the state.
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.
Since 1950, average statewide temperatures have increased by 0.5 °F / decade (0.3 °C / decade), with greatest warming in spring; projected to increase by 3 - 7 °F (1.7 - 3.9 °C) by mid century, with greatest warming in summer and winter and in the southeast.
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.
Critic Consensus: Sharper and wittier than your average period piece, The Lion in Winter is a tale of palace intrigue bolstered by fantastic performances from Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, and Anthony Hopkins in his big - screen debut.
Critics Consensus: Sharper and wittier than your average period piece, The Lion in Winter is a tale of palace intrigue bolstered by fantastic performances from Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, and Anthony Hopkins in his big - screen debut.
I averaged 16 litres per 100 km of premium unleaded in mostly suburban usage, a figure made much worse by the winter driving conditions.
They reorder as their supply is used, which can significantly shift the supply - demand dynamic in favor of salt producers during extreme winter weather events — CMP's average price on awarded highway deicing contracts rose by 25 % in 2014 as a result.
Last year's mild winter was characterized by above - average temperatures and less snowfall, encouraging fleas and ticks to «emerge from their dormant life cycles» sooner than they otherwise would have, says Dwight Holcomb, president / CEO of LifePet Organic, Inc., a Pasadena, Calif. - based company that provides all - natural, bio-based solutions for dogs and cats.
Cubic Feet: 1.9 Suitable Housing For: 1 - 3 Dwarf Hamsters (Campbell Dwarf Hamsters and Winter White Dwarf Hamster pairs generally need more floor space, Roborovski pairs get along better in this cage) Average Price: $ 35 - $ 65 New Pros: Flexible and durable plastic construction, well made accessories, integrated carrier, expandable with additional habitats and accessories, full length second floor with walls Cons: Floor space is partially dominated by wheel and tube access to second level.
Cubic Feet: 1.3 Suitable Housing For: 1 - 2 Dwarf Hamsters (Campbell Dwarf Hamsters and Winter White Dwarf Hamster pairs generally need more floor space, Roborovski pairs get along better in this cage) Average Price: $ 25 - $ 45 New Pros: Flexible and durable plastic construction, well made accessories, integrated carrier, expandable with additional habitats and accessories Cons: Not suitable for campbell dwarf hamster or winter white dwarf hamster pairs (roborovskis do better), floor space is partially dominated by wheel and tube access to top Winter White Dwarf Hamster pairs generally need more floor space, Roborovski pairs get along better in this cage) Average Price: $ 25 - $ 45 New Pros: Flexible and durable plastic construction, well made accessories, integrated carrier, expandable with additional habitats and accessories Cons: Not suitable for campbell dwarf hamster or winter white dwarf hamster pairs (roborovskis do better), floor space is partially dominated by wheel and tube access to top winter white dwarf hamster pairs (roborovskis do better), floor space is partially dominated by wheel and tube access to top level.
The average mean temperature in January ranges from 53 - 59 degrees F; summers are a little warmer with an average mean temperature in July that ranges from 62 - 70 degrees F. Both winter and summer temperature extremes are moderated by the moist ocean air with generally high nighttime humidities and frequent fog.
Enjoying an average of 320 days of sunshine a year, the Winter months are dominated by blue skies, warm days and cool nights, and mostly fine weather.
Moreton Island enjoys a moderate subtropical climate all year round, with temperatures averaging 22 - 30 degrees Celsius by day in the summer and between 12 - 22 degrees Celsius in winter.
As you would expect for a cold winter month, Paris is affected by foggy conditions on an average of three days during February.
The attractive island of Ibiza boasts an average of 300 days of sunshine each year and enjoys a hot Mediterranean sun that is accompanied by cool, revitalizing sea breezes, and the winters are quite mild.
When she exhibited some new paintings at the Andre Emmerich Gallery in Manhattan last winter, the prices averaged about $ 120,000 - a respectable amount even by today's inflated standards.
The warming trends in looking at numerous 100 year temperature plots from northern and high elevation climate stations... i.e. warming trends in annual mean and minimum temperature averages, winter monthly means and minimums and especially winter minimum temperatures and dewpoints... indicate climate warming that is being driven by the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere — no visible effects from other things like changes in solar radiation or the levels of cosmic rays.
The Peninsula's warming faster, it appears, than any other place on the planet — since 1957, by an average of 5 ˚F (2.8 ˚C) year - round, and by 9 ˚F (5 ˚C) in winter.
The upcoming winter is likely to be a mild and dry one for the West and the Upper Midwest, while parts of the Southeast may see cooler and wetter than average conditions, according to the official U.S. winter outlook issued Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
4) Autumn and winter temperatures will increase by a regional average of 4 °C over the next 30 years — twice the warming projected for the Northern Hemisphere as a whole --
Average winter sea ice volume over the period, weighted by a loss of ∼ 3000 km3 between 2007 and 2008, was ∼ 14,000 km3.
Of course, in such a time average, each location's fluxes (energy, and also momentum and mass) are balanced, with vertical imbalances (generally a net gain in heat at lower latitudes and net loss in higher latitudes, especially in winter) are balanced by horizontal fluxes.
This would actually not be true at sufficiently high latitudes in the winter hemisphere, except that some circulation in the upper atmosphere is driven by kinetic energy generated within the troposphere (small amount of energy involved) which, so far as I know, doesn't result in much of a global time average non-radiative energy flux above the tropopause, but it does have important regional effects, and the result is that the top of the stratosphere is warmer than the tropopause at all latitudes in all seasons so far as I know.
That is because the latter is ALWAYS lower in the summer months than in the previous winter, by as much as 6 ppm, an amount more than 3 times larger than the trivial average annual increase of less than 2 ppm.
By Wednesday, the North Pole is expected to see temperatures in the range of 1 - 2 degrees Celsius or 41 - 42 degrees C above average (73 - 75 degrees Fahrenheit above the normal daily temperature of -40 F for a typical Winter day).
Data gleaned from 56 meteorological stations showed heat waves increasing from 1980 to 2009, a period marked by glacier retreats, steadily rising average temperature in the Indus delta and changes in temperature behaviour in summer and winter.
But in the face of mild Pacific storms that brought rain instead of snow, as well as drier - than - average conditions and a record - warm winter, the snow cover stood at just 5 % of average on April 1, by far the lowest level ever recorded.
Model projections for precipitation changes are less certain than those for temperature.12, 2 Under a higher emissions scenario (A2), global climate models (GCMs) project average winter and spring precipitation by late this century (2071 - 2099) to increase 10 % to 20 % relative to 1971 - 2000, while changes in summer and fall are not expected to be larger than natural variations.
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