Sentences with phrase «relatively mild winters»

It just felt cold because we were comparing it to the relatively mild winters of the most recent past.

SMany of the regions with Mediterranean climates have relatively mild winters and very warm summers.

With relatively mild winters across many areas of the country, many pet owners are facing a higher - than average number of ticks, posing a serious...

Even in our relatively mild winters, dogs need protection from the rain and cold, either inside your house (best) or inside their own.

Winter Horse Care We are very lucky here in the Northwest to have relatively mild winters.

In a nutshell, we compared how specific Maryland and Colorado schools fared on state assessments in years when there were frequent cancellations due to snowfall to the performance of the very same schools in relatively mild winters.

Thanks to a succession of sturdy cold fronts whistling out of Canada, the 1955 winter has brought the iceboats out on lakes all over the northern tier of the U.S. Madison's Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club played host to 50 of the 450 - pound Skeeters in international class championship competition on Lake Monona, and even in the East, where relatively mild winters have prevailed recently, long - suffering iceboaters are looking forward to a renewal of the Eastern Ice Yachting Association championships.

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.

Even a relatively mild winter did little to make headway on the road repairs across town.

Moreover, the NAO was mostly positive with a relatively mild winter over Europe.»

Luckily, it's been a relatively mild winter (with the exception of the past few weeks), but at least I'll be ready for the next storm with this heavy duty parka (the olive green color is so gorgeous and the lining inside is a brilliant bright orange!).

In spite of our relatively mild winter so far, I am still longing for spring's arrival.

Of course, with the effects of El Nino giving us a relatively mild winter here in Michigan, we have at times been frustrated by the compromises the winter rubber's squishy treads afford on dry pavement: «Unfortunately the steering is a little squishy on these winter tires,» said daily news editor Eric Weiner, conceding that, «I have not for a moment lost traction on cold, wet roads so far this season.»

After a relatively mild winter in many parts of the Northeastern United States, a massive winter storm hit the region on Thursday morning.

Royal LePage CEO Phil Soper says sales activity has been «boisterous» in Ontario, B.C. and Quebec in the first five weeks of this year, but he credits a relatively mild winter and low mortgage rates.

Still, he says it'll be a relatively mild winter, compared with La Nina winters of years past, because the climate overall is warmer now.

«Some reduction in the risk of death related to extreme cold is expected... the reduction in deaths as a result of relatively milder winters attributable to global warming will be substantially less than the increase in deaths due to summertime heat extremes.»

From 2010 to 2011, CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion decreased by 2.5 % due to: (1) a decrease in coal consumption, with increased natural gas consumption and a significant increase in hydropower used; (2) a decrease in transportation - related energy consumption due to higher fuel costs, improvements in fuel efficiency, and a reduction in miles travelled; and (3) relatively mild winter conditions resulting in an overall decrease in energy demand in most sectors.

Not exact matches

«In winter, a positive North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is linked with a more northward, vigorous jet and mild, wet, stormy weather over the UK, while a negative NAO tends to be associated with a more southerly - positioned jet and relatively cold and dry but sometimes snowy conditions.

He told me that grey squirrel numbers fluctuate considerably from year to year and that at the moment we are suffering from a population explosion as the result of a combination of relatively abundant broad - leaved seed crops and mild winters in recent years.

It was a relatively inexpensive winter for heating in central North America, with mild temperatures reducing the need to warm our houses, but the mild, fluctuating temperatures will cause butterflies to suffer severe energy shortages this spring.

With the winters in Perth, Western Australia being relatively short and mild, this jacket might feel a little neglected in my cold weather wardrobe.

Although Santa Rosa boasts relatively mild weather — dry summers and some rainfall during the winter — the city does stride the Hayward - Rodgers Creek Fault System.

The Netherlands» temperate maritime climate isn't given to extremes of temperature; summers are warm and winters are mild and whilst rainfall is relatively evenly spread throughout the year it is most common in late summer during July and August.

However, relatively mild temperatures and dry, bright days also make the city an enjoyable winter destination.

During the relatively mild fall and winter seasons, a vast choice of produce from the ground, beautiful colours, unique village festivals and ancient traditions is guaranteed, while spring and summer literally make Puglia bloom and burst with events, beach parties and shows.

THIS WINTER IS PROVING TO BE UNPREDICTABLE, with massive snow expected one week and relatively mild temperatures the next.

This should cause the NH to see relatively mild temps in the short run (esp for winter).

Decreased ice cover: Increasingly mild winters have shortened the time between when a lake freezes and when it thaws.92 Scientists have documented a relatively constant decrease in Great Lakes ice cover since the 1970s, particularly for Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Ontario.

For the northeast, that means relatively little snow, compared to what they usually get, and a warmer, milder winter.

For us that means relatively little snow compared to what we usually get and a warmer, milder winter.

For instance, the relatively snowless and mild winter in the U.S. of 2011 - 12 resulted from an inversion of the jet stream; its «U» course though the North America flipped upside down, trapping warm air over much of the central and eastern U.S.

From about 1999 to 2003, the outbreak was primarily confined to Canada's Vancouver Island, but during 2004 to 2009, instances of the disease spread to the mainland coast of British Columbia, and then southward to coastal Washington and Oregon — all locations with a relatively similar climate of wet, mild winters... If global warming were to blame, the disease ought to be moving northward into regions where it would have otherwise been too cold in years past.

In the meantime, Iceland and Greenland have enjoyed relatively mild weather, so we can not simply conclude that the northern hemisphere winter is cold and that this therefore puts in doubt the generally - accepted global warming trend.

In the Rockies and along the west coast, however, the relationship is weak, and some stations even exhibit the opposite relationship, i.e., a relatively warm Arctic favors milder winter weather.

Although Santa Rosa boasts relatively mild weather — dry summers and some rainfall during the winter — the city does stride the Hayward - Rodgers Creek Fault System.

NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2014 / PRNewswire - USNewswire / — With a relatively mild autumn in many parts of the country, now is a good time to take steps to winter - proof your home and make sure that you have the right type and amount of insurance, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.).

(MCT)-- Winter has been relatively mild and virtually snow - free so far in many regions.