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July 2007 Entries
Usagi Winds Up, Head NW
--Tropical:NRLMRY infrared imagery (satellite GMS-6)......shows splendidly the strengthening typhoon, Usagi, which is making its way to the northwest over the Philippine Sea. As of Tuesday evening, local time, the JTWCpegs highest sustained winds at 105 knots, or 195 kmh. This... [Read More]
Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 5:11 PM
Typhoon Usagi
--Tropical Weather: From the NRLMRY...Typhoon Usagi has come together quickly since Saturday, when only a depression was to be found nearing the northern Mariana Islands from the east. Now, as of Monday evening, local time, Usagi is a strengthening storm... [Read More]
Posted on Monday, July 30, 2007 7:23 PM
Blistering Heat in Arabia
--Southwest Asia: I am tempted to believe that the hottest weather of the Arabian summer thus far was `seeded` by the South East Europe hot blast. As the last of the latter faded away over Greece, Bulgaria and northwest Turkey,... [Read More]
Posted on Saturday, July 28, 2007 2:39 PM
Heat Retreats, but Turkey Bakes
--Turkey: The big Europe heat wave has been trimmed, but not altogether eradicated, as of Thursday. There were highs to at least 40 degrees C (104 F) in southern Greece. It is almost certain that the Balkan Peninsula will see... [Read More]
Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 7:52 PM
Deadly Heat Wave
--Southeastern Europe (and western Turkey): I understand that there has been tragic loss of life within eastern and southeastern Europe owing to the extreme (maybe without historic precedence) heat wave that has lasted more than one week. Bucharest, Romania, for... [Read More]
Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 7:27 PM
Even Hotter in SE Europe
It was shockingly hot today over southern Italy to the Balkan Peninsula and western Asia Minor (Turkey). Apparently, a mass of intense desert heat broke away ahead of a cold front and streamed northeastward (as scirocco winds) from Tunisia to... [Read More]
Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 7:09 PM
Hottest Yet in SE Europe
Once again it is blistering heat over the southeast of Europe that is captivating my attention. I cannot recall any heatwave of this kind, spread over so much of southern and eastern Europe, for so long a time. And the... [Read More]
Posted on Monday, July 23, 2007 7:43 PM
Unbelieveable Heat
Well, at least for me. Here are some highlights Friday out of southeastern and eastern Europe, where an unusually severe heat wave was (and is again today, Saturday) in full swing. --Hungary:Budapest had its fourth-straight day of 100 deg F... [Read More]
Posted on Saturday, July 21, 2007 4:40 PM
Southeast Europe Swelters
--Europe: High of 41 deg C (106 deg F) Thursday in Nis, Serbia, and Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. At Turnu Severin, Romania, and Silistra, Bulgaria, it was nearly as hot (105 deg F). And nearly 40 deg (103 deg F) at... [Read More]
Posted on Thursday, July 19, 2007 8:28 PM
Hot Blast Burns Europe
--Europe: The week thus far has been blazing hot over eastern and southern Europe with today, Wednesday, seeing the widest coverage of 100-degree F (38-degree C) heat. At low elevation and away from the sea, most of the Balkan Peninsula... [Read More]
Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 7:49 PM
Talking Climate
It was not just me. Not only was June `mild` at the South Pole, it was the `warmest` June on record. So says NOAA in its latest news release. I did not paste the link here as it was not... [Read More]
Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 7:35 PM
Another European Heat Wave
--Northwest Africa:Gates to the western Saharan have flung open and the desert heat is fleeing northeastwards. As of Monday, first in line for the blast of heat was northern Algeria. Right along the sea, the heat was trimmed somewhat by... [Read More]
Posted on Monday, July 16, 2007 7:25 PM
Man-Yi Strikes Japan
At the time of this GMS-6 infrared shot (1500 hrs, GMT, Saturday or early Sunday morning, locally) from the NRLMRY Website, Man-Yi is loosing typhoon status as it interacts both with the rugged landscape of the Japan mainland and cooling... [Read More]
Posted on Saturday, July 14, 2007 3:52 PM
Man-Yi Eyes Southwest Japan
Leaving Okinawa in its wake, Typhoon Man-Yi is spinning northward with the mainland island of Kyushu, Japan, as its likely next landfall. The GMS-6 infrared image (taken from the NRLMRY) shows stunning banding about a huge eye (I have seen... [Read More]
Posted on Friday, July 13, 2007 3:30 PM
More on Typhoon Man-Yi
A stunning look (thanks to the NRLMRY) at Typhoon Man-Yi as it bears down on Okinawa from the south. Taken at 1730 hours, GMT, this infrared shot shows Man-Yi in the fore dawn of Friday, local time. The main island... [Read More]
Posted on Thursday, July 12, 2007 6:59 PM
Cat-4 Typhoon Man-Yi Bears Down
As seen on the NRLMRY Website, this is how infrared satellite imagery (GMS-6) depicted Typhoon Man-Yi, which has become a dangerous storm. The shot, taken shortly after 1100 hours, GMT, shows a BIG eye roughly 80 kms, or 50 miles,... [Read More]
Posted on Thursday, July 12, 2007 12:43 PM
Man-Yi Threatens Okinawa
Man-Yi is one big typhoon. The eye, alone, looks to be about 50 miles, or 80 kms, across, when seen on this infrared image (from the NRLMRY Website). The open water storm is east-northeast of northern Philippines and south-southeast of... [Read More]
Posted on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 7:09 PM
Typhoon Man-Yi
--Man-Yi is now a full-fledged typhoon packing (as of 1200 hours, GMT) highest sustained winds of 70 knots, or 130 kph, as reckoned by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC). On this close-up infrared shot (off the NRLMRY Website)......the outlines... [Read More]
Posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 8:00 PM
Update: Argentina Snowfall
Tuesday, July 10, 2007--As of 1200 hours, GMT, (mid-morning, local time) snow depth is observed to be 5 cms (2 inches) at La Plata and 4 cms at Ezeiza, outside of Buenos Aires. The import of these statistics is amazing.... [Read More]
Posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 1:07 PM
Snow in Buenos Aires
Tuesday, July 10, 2007--South America Snow: Snow did, indeed, leave its mark across the Wet Pampas to the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday afternoon and evening. Weather observations indirectly suggest several centimeters, at most. There are plenty of videos... [Read More]
Posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 12:05 PM
Monsoon Low Weakens Westward
Monday, July 9, 2007Coldest and thus highest cloudtops on the latest (1900 hrs GMT)IMD infrared imagery......seem to lie over Gujarat and neighboring Sindh state, Pakistan. Yet weather data from this area, sparing though they may be, showed no hint of... [Read More]
Posted on Monday, July 09, 2007 8:39 PM
Southern Snow, Typhoon
Monday, July 9, 2007--Argentina snow: At least some of these rader returns depict snow:This was how the weather radar looked at Pergamino, northern Buenos Aires, as of 1430 hours GMT. The image was taken from the Servicio Meteorologico Nacional (SMN).... [Read More]
Posted on Monday, July 09, 2007 3:10 PM
Snow on the Argentina Pampas?
Saturday, July 7, 2007--Argentina: I am not sure what to make of this: This is a forecast of snow cover for Tuesday morning, local time, over South America (units are inches). While it is to be expected along the Andean... [Read More]
Posted on Saturday, July 07, 2007 7:39 PM
Torrential Monsoon Rains
Saturday, July 7, 2007--Question to my readers...Our in-house weather Pro (as in ProAccuWeather.com), Mr Joe Bastardi, has told me that he has heard of an all-time record low temperature (for Earth!) being set on June 28th of this year. The... [Read More]
Posted on Saturday, July 07, 2007 4:10 PM
Monsoon Low Heads West
Friday, July 6, 2007--Indian Subcontinent:Rainfall of 36.6 centimeters, or 14.4 inches. That is what my scratchings on paper show to be the rainfall since Tuesday at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, stemming from the passing of a strong, well-marked Monsoon low. Rainfall was... [Read More]
Posted on Saturday, July 07, 2007 12:20 AM
Toraji Lands in Northern Vietnam
Thursday, July 5, 2007--03W (Toraji): This was a short-lived tropical storm that quickly lost and, later, briefly regained, storm status. Wednesday, I wrote about the tropical storm landfall upon southern Hainan Island (near Sanya). Today, 03W regained storm status (and... [Read More]
Posted on Thursday, July 05, 2007 7:04 PM
Tropical Depression 03W
Wednesday, July 4, 2007--Tropical Depression 03W:That is a `W`, so, yes, this is about the western North Pacific Ocean (make that the South China South). Tuesday, I spoke briefly to this weather system as it lay off mid-northern Vietnam. It... [Read More]
Posted on Wednesday, July 04, 2007 6:52 PM
Another Monsoon Low
Tuesday, July 3, 2007--Western India:The former TC 04B is still obvious from above, as is well shown on the IMD full-disk infrared imagery. The state of Gujarat has been site of the some torrential rains again today (Vaibhav writes to... [Read More]
Posted on Tuesday, July 03, 2007 8:04 PM
Stormy Western India
Monday, July 2, 2007--04B:First, this correction:Dear Jim,I wish to point out an error you have made in your latest weather Blog. You mentioned 65 cms of rain for June occurring in Mahabaleshwar during June. It is actually 64 INCHES. Please... [Read More]
Posted on Monday, July 02, 2007 3:33 PM
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