Sentences with phrase «seasonal average for»

In the first few days of February 2018, Arctic sea ice extent has been running about 8 - 10 % below the seasonal average for the period 1981 - 2010, and it's been breaking record lows that were set just last year (in 2017).

Surface air temperature anomaly for boreal winter (DJF), spring (MAM), summer (JJA) and autumn (SON) 2017 relative to the respective seasonal average for the period 1981 - 2010.

Seasonal, global surface air temperature anomalies from boreal spring 1979 to autumn 2017 relative to the respective seasonal average for the period 1981 - 2010.

Precipitation anomaly for winter, spring, summer and autumn 2017 relative to the respective seasonal average for the period 1981 - 2010.

Soil moisture anomaly for winter, spring, summer and autumn 2017 relative to the respective seasonal average for the period 1981 - 2010 for ERA - Interim (left) and for the period 1991 - 2016 for C3S satellite soil moisture (right).

Seasonal European soil moisture anomalies for spring 1979 to autumn 2017 relative to the respective seasonal average for the period 1981 - 2010.

Look at seasonal averages for Puerto Vallarta and compare them to the conditions in Cancun for a good understanding of the vast differences.

They used the pre-monsoon (Feb - Jun) and post-monsoon (Oct - Feb) seasonal averages for comparison.

To investigate these conditions, temperature and precipitation data gathered from BC provincial ministries, BC Hydro and Environment Canada were analyzed to compare monthly and seasonal averages for the 1900 through 2016 period against the long - term averages from the period 1971 - 2000.

Not exact matches

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.

While we believe payrolls and average hourly earnings are both likely to miss consensus estimates, we think the employment report may be somewhat less important than usual for the monetary policy outlook, because 1) recent data have been firm so we have some room for a miss, 2) the August seasonal issue is now well known so even a somewhat larger miss may not significantly alter the staff view, and 3) there are several months between now and December to make up for any weakness in tomorrow's report.

Seeking to further explain the weakness, a number of economists emphasized the recurring pattern evident in quarterly GDP numbers since 2010 — whereby first - quarter growth has averaged less than half the rate for the rest of the year — raising suspicions that seasonal effects may be skewing the data.

A higher possibility of above - average temperatures is favored for much of the southern half of the contiguous U.S. (see 3 - month seasonal outlook released on March 17th, 2011).»

Offering a better than average first seasonal performance for Chievo Verona, Polish international striker Mariusz Stepinski (22), according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, is now set to be bought back by Italian club.

This approach, which is shown in the above graphic, caused a lot of problems for Antonio Conte's side, who were only able to amount 38 per cent ball possession — which was well below their seasonal average of 51.4 per cent — as a result.

Between 1990 and 1999, seasonal influenza caused an average of 36,000 deaths and 226,000 hospitalizations per year in the U.S. Adults over 65 years old are particularly vulnerable to influenza complications, accounting for most seasonal influenza - related hospitalizations and deaths.

Mora's models do show only average annual temperature — collapsing seasonal extremes into one number for the year.

January through August of 1998 are all in the 14 warmest months in the satellite record, and that El Niño started when global temperatures were somewhat chilled; the global average temperature in May 1997 was 0.14 C (about 0.25 degrees F) cooler than the long - term seasonal norm for May.

The global average temperature for May was 0.33 C (about 0.59 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than seasonal norms for the month.

After this process was used by the researchers to determine new normal conditions for global average temperatures, it was used again to examine record hot seasonal temperatures at a regional level.

This year, AER's Director of Seasonal Forecasting, Judah Cohen, is calling for colder than average temperatures along much of the east coast and into New England.

... We found significant correlations between the NAO signal and both the average annual loss (AAL) and the average seasonal loss (ASL)[due to floods], for all the countries analysed.

Zwiers said that they tried calculating wet bulb values for each day before deriving seasonal averages, and it made no difference to the final results.

The wood - fire pizza oven churns out pizzas that are far from average; the use of local cheeses, cured meats and seasonal toppings elevates this fast food staple to fine cuisine, and the generous portion sizes mean they're designed for sharing (great for getting up close and personal with your date).

While different organizations take up the cause of the employees in Amazon's global distribution centers for their wages (or perceived lack thereof), Amazon came back with a statement that it pays its employees at a higher average than even the minimum required; this includes its seasonal employees, who typically make less than full - hire employees in every industry.

(1) Uses the annual average percent change of the All Items Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI - U), before seasonal adjustment, as the measurement of inflation; and

The adjustments will be determined by multiplying $ 2,085, or the most recent inflation adjusted amount, by the sum of all subsequent annual average percentage changes of All Items CPI - U, before seasonal adjustment, for the 12 - month periods ending in December.

But we should also reflect a much improved balance sheet (& acquisition capacity)-- since the business is seasonal, let's adjust for average unrestricted cash on hand (in the last year) of $ 117 million.

This is also the reason for seasonal affects in real estate — year after year house prices, on average, drop in the winter months when compared to hotter selling months, such as April and May.

The basic idea is to estimate the trend component, by smoothing the data or by fitting a regression model, and then estimate the seasonal component, by averaging the de-trended seasonal data points (e.g., the December seasonal effect comes from the data points for all Decembers in the series).

Seasonal differences in predation rates were quantified using data from those cats from single - cat households studied for ≥ 4 seasons; where an individual had been studied in the same season for two years, predation rates for that season were averaged.

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Fall is crisp and cool, still ideal for outdoor activities, while winters are wet, but moderate, with seasonal temperature averaging 4 °C (39 °F).

[Response: Hansen et al. look at seasonal anomalies, especially those for the average temperature of June - July - August.

For example since the temperature anomalies used in the analyses are local seasonal averages, then an increase in the value of a temperature anomaly might arise simply from a shift in the local temperature distribution.

[Response: Hansen's analysis was for seasonal anomalies — which are still averaging over a lot of weather.

At the end of February, seasonal precipitation for the 2008 Water Year, which began on October 1, 2007, was well above average over much of the West.

I've plotted average daily Tmin values (annual, seasonal and monthly) for many stations, and average annual and monthly dewpoints — but not recently.

In making its seasonal prediction, forecasters cautioned that there are large portions of the country for which there are no clear indications whether it will be a warmer, colder, wetter, or drier than average winter, largely due to a fickle El Niño event that may have petered out too early to have much of an impact on North American winter weather.

Monthly averages to me make the most sense from a time point of view because they are too short for seasonal effects and long enough to reduce noise.

Smaller obliquity transfers annual average insolation from higher latitudes (would make polar regions darker) to lower latitudes and reduces the seasonal ranges (would make winters less dark for less long).

Alignment of perihelion near winter solstice would reduce the annual average insolation (because that hemisphere'til ts away» from the sun during the time of year when global TOA insolation is largest) while reducing the seasonal range (tendency for cooler summers, warmer winters - but also, longer spring - summer and shorter fall - winter because the Earth's angular speed around the Sun is faster when Earth is closer to the Sun.

The 10 base stations (and the 60 + others) plus regular air flights in both hemispheres and very recently the AIRS satellite all confirm that for 95 % of the atmosphere there are seasonal changes which are largest near ground and in the NH, but the yearly average trends for all are near identical with an about 12 months delay between the NH and the SH.

The standard deviation for the average location appears to be about 1.5 degC for seasonal temperature and 2.0 degC for monthly temperature.

In both the Arctic and the Antarctic «natural causes» (the seasons) are responsible for the seasonal decrease / increase in sea ice extent, which are, of course, much larger than the average annual change.

This is within the range of 2003 measurements of seasonal LST for the Kalya Slope area (25.5 - 26.3 C; see Fig. 2 inset) and is also similar to the annual average LST measured near Mpulungu, at the southern end of the lake (26.1 C; ref.

I couldn't find their «2003 measurements of seasonal LST» or their «annual average LST», although Figure 29 of that CLIMLAKE report does show a three year temperature record for two places on the lake, so I suppose they might have used those.

Such targeted «forecasts of opportunity» would represent a departure from the usual practice in seasonal forecasting where skill levels are averaged across all reforecasts for a particular season and start date, and might spawn a substantial research effort needed to properly represent and convey the conditional skill of such forecasts, perhaps in terms of spread - skill relationships.

Nearly one year after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast, the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season has not produced a single land - falling hurricane in the U.S. Instead of having above - average storm activity, as the seasonal hurricane outlooks unanimously called for, the season has been quiet — notable for its inactivity.

The electric generation mix and corresponding fuel consumption required to meet the demand was determined using LEAP's dispatch model, which evaluated solutions for eight different time periods of average seasonal demand.