It's interesting to see that the «great European climate step change» which seems to have occurred around 1987 - 1989 isn't very visible in Norwegian temperatures (at least compared to some of your records above, where it is easily visible), but it's clearly visible
in the precipitation record.
Not exact matches
«This is one of the most representative
records of
precipitation changes
in the eastern Pacific, and it goes a good way toward explaining seasonal tropical rain band and El Niño dynamics,» said first author Daniel Nelson, who did the research for his UW doctorate
in oceanography.
«This
record shows that there have been quite large changes
in El Niño
precipitation in this area
in the past, and that we might expect large changes
in the future,» Nelson said.
Boersma and Rebstock looked at the cause of every
recorded chick mortality
in an Argentinian colony of Magellanic penguins, over a nearly 30 - year period, and compared these with changes
in temperature and
precipitation over the same time.
«The winter discharge of the Tanana River has increased since the
record keeping began
in the»70s, but there are no increasing trends
in precipitation,» she said.
The geologic
record shows that the differences
in ice cover, sea level and
precipitation as well as
in plant and animal populations were quite dramatic between the ice ages and the warm interglacials.
The researchers reviewed
precipitation data and found that the Oso area experienced
record - breaking rainfall
in the weeks leading up to the slide.
In France, even with a drier than average June, total summer (June - August) precipitation was more than 140 percent of average, marking one of the 10 wettest summers since national records began in 195
In France, even with a drier than average June, total summer (June - August)
precipitation was more than 140 percent of average, marking one of the 10 wettest summers since national
records began
in 195
in 1959.
Using long - term temperature and
precipitation records from 1870 to 2002, Aiguo Dai of the National Center for Atmospheric Research and colleagues calculated the Palmer index for locations around the world
in which it is not routinely used.
This way, scientists studied three variables (maximum temperature, minimum temperature and
precipitation)
in the Pyrenees
in the period 1910 - 2013; «this is one of the most extensive climate
records to date for this study area,» stresses Sigró.
Trenberth points to disconcerting discrepancies and spurious variations
in records, including those of
precipitation and solar radiation, derived from different satellite sensors.
Isotopic analysis of the guano pile
in the M?gurici Cave resulted
in a near annual
record of winter
precipitation for the region.
The
records showed that
precipitation and temperature patterns had hardly fluctuated during the period, meaning that the amount of water flowing into the lake from nearby streams is likely the same today as it was
in 1847.
Record precipitation was also observed
in part of central North America and
in eastern Europe around Moldova and the Ukraine.
«Such markers can be seen
in remote sensing imagery and tree - ring isotopes, but we're also looking at climate
records for
precipitation and temperature, along with numerical modeling to determine what type and how much water has been delivered to a basin
in the first place.
In terrestrial d18O records, the precipitation patterns, timing and sources are important — more so in the tropics than at high latitudes thoug
In terrestrial d18O
records, the
precipitation patterns, timing and sources are important — more so
in the tropics than at high latitudes thoug
in the tropics than at high latitudes though.
Looking at historical
records of drought
in California, he and his colleagues found that a lack of
precipitation in itself wasn't sufficient to set up a drought; that dryness had to overlap with unusually warm temperatures.
The August CONUS
precipitation total was slightly below average and ranked
in the driest third of the historical
record.
The end of summer
in the Southern Hemisphere was a dry one for Australia, with February receiving just 49 percent of average monthly
precipitation, marking the country's 11th driest February on
record.
That number has declined from the eight western states that were
record warm through October, thanks to that stormy pattern that brought
in cooler temperatures and
precipitation.
The Alaska winter
precipitation total was 7.85 inches, 0.30 inch below average, and ranked near the median value
in the 1925 - 2015
record.
«Atmospheric rivers can bring
record - setting
precipitation when making landfall
in western North America.
The coverage of extreme
precipitation totals and warm temperatures contributed to the fourth highest U.S. Climate Extremes Index
in the 106 - year
record for the CONUS.
Austria
recorded only 35 percent of normal
precipitation in August 2015, marking its driest August since 1991.
Although long - term (60 + months)
precipitation deficits persisted
in some locations, some reservoirs returned to above - average levels after being
record and near -
record low for the past several years.
The wettest year on
record for Alaska occurred
in 1928 with 43.54 inches of
precipitation.
McCall, Idaho, observed 7.69
in (195 mm)
precipitation, 230 % of normal, the 4th wettest December since
records began
in 1905.
In the Great Basin, Ely, Nevada, logged 1.38 in (35 mm) of precipitation this month, 234 % of normal, 12th wettest since records began in 188
In the Great Basin, Ely, Nevada, logged 1.38
in (35 mm) of precipitation this month, 234 % of normal, 12th wettest since records began in 188
in (35 mm) of
precipitation this month, 234 % of normal, 12th wettest since
records began
in 188
in 1888.
Precipitation was observed
in Portland each day from December 1 - 25, the second longest streak on
record.
«The proxy
records used
in this study appear to contradict other studies that have used direct observations of
precipitation from rain gauges... All else being equal, I would trust direct rainfall measurements over proxy
records.»
According to Ghosh, the fast growth rate of these snails makes them «ideal candidate [s] to
record high - frequency changes
in the monsoon
precipitation.»
The shells of a large, invasive snail
in India can provide exceptionally fine grained
records of past
precipitation in the region, a new study finds.
The cooling clouds and
precipitation that come with annual return of the North American monsoon promise to break the
record heat
in the Southwest and temper things a bit (relatively speaking anyways) through the rest summer.
By September 16, the month - to - date
precipitation was already more than 1.7 times any monthly rainfall total since
records began
in the late 1880s.
Moreover,
in monsooon regions proxy
records tend to be highly seasonally biased (e.g.
in South America they
record precipitation only a couple months and the rest of the year is not retained).
Triple water.isotopologue
record from WAIS Divide, Antarctica: controls on glacial - interglacial changes
in 17Oexcess of
precipitation.
July 4, 2017 • Fire officials warn that an abundance of fresh brush, the result of
record - setting
precipitation this winter
in California and the Southwest, could provide plenty of fuel for wildfires this summer.
This year,
record snowfalls
in the East left some areas of the country with too much
precipitation, while other areas had too little, due to extreme drought
in the West.
In other words, there is a tendency for rarer 1 - day annual extreme precipitation amounts to occur later in the temporal recor
In other words, there is a tendency for rarer 1 - day annual extreme
precipitation amounts to occur later
in the temporal recor
in the temporal
record.
doi: 10.1130 / G23261A.1 v. 35 no. 3 p. 215 - 218 Abrupt increase
in seasonal extreme
precipitation at the Paleocene - Eocene boundary B Schmitz, V Pujalte — Geology, 2007 — geology.gsapubs.org A prominent increase
in atmospheric CO2 at the Paleocene - Eocene boundary, ca. 55 Ma, led to the warmest Earth of the Cenozoic for ∼ 100 ky High - resolution studies of continental flood - plain sediment
records across this boundary....
The afternoon sessions on water isotopes
in precipitation was quite exciting because of the number of people looking at innovative proxy archives, including cave
records of 18O
in calcite, or deuterium
in leaf waxes, which are extending the coverage (
in time and space) of this variable.
The natural oscillations intrigue me because of their potential to dramatically increase
precipitation on shifts, which reduces heat content that may not be accurately reflected
in the surface temperature
record.
In part because of large intrinsic variability, no evidence was found for changes in extreme precipitation attributable to climate change in the available observed record.&raqu
In part because of large intrinsic variability, no evidence was found for changes
in extreme precipitation attributable to climate change in the available observed record.&raqu
in extreme
precipitation attributable to climate change
in the available observed record.&raqu
in the available observed
record.»
«Flooding
in RI videos:
Record rainfall totals
in Rhode Island... Mar 30, 2010 — Rhode Island
Precipitation Map School closings
in RI Parts of RI and Mass. are underwater.
Moreover,
in monsooon regions proxy
records tend to be highly seasonally biased (e.g.
in South America they
record precipitation only a couple months and the rest of the year is not retained).
Several states, including Montana, Washington, Oregon, and Florida all experienced their warmest years since 1895, the year
in which
record - keeping for temperature and
precipitation began.
It should be remembered that
in the early part of the 20th century, a large number (perhaps majority) of the sites
recording daily temperatures and
precipitation were farming communities.
These show the decades
in which US States set their
precipitation records.
Then,
in late 2010, a strong La Niña brought relief from the drought and
record - breaking
precipitation.
The U.S. Climate Extremes Index (USCEI), an index that tracks the highest and lowest 10 percent of extremes
in temperature,
precipitation, drought and tropical cyclones across the contiguous U.S., was a
record - large 44 percent during the January - June period, over twice the average value.