[PDF] Top 20 Monthly Weather Bulletin February 2010

... After lingering near the Mertz Glacier in eastern Antarctica for several years, the massive iceberg known as B-09B collided with the glacier tongue in mid-February, breaking it off from the rest of the glacier, to ... See full document

... Airport’s total of 17mm was its lowest for August since 1995. This station had only three wetdays during the month (days with 1mm or more rainfall), but between eight and 14 wetdays were measured at most stations, close ... See full document

... since 1963 in the Dublin area. Both maximum and minimum values were around six degrees below normal during the first ten days, when daytime values remained below freezing on some days in midland and eastern areas, while ... See full document

... Weeks of torrential rainfall over Central and South America caused flooding and landslides that killed at least 34 people in Venezuela and forced 100,000 people to flee their homes. In Colombia, a landslide on the 5th ... See full document

... As shown by the charts below, the transport of ash from Iceland towards Ireland and Britain was facilitated by the weather pattern at the time. Better measurements of the location, size and thickness of volcanic ... See full document

... Nearly all mean temperatures were below their LTA for winter, with the exception of isolated stations in Galway, Mayo, Clare and Donegal. Monthly mean air temperatures were variable in December and January with ... See full document

... sunniest February since 2004. Dublin Airport also reported the highest monthly sunshine total with over 101 hours, while Knock Airport, Co Mayo reported the least sunshine with 49 ...dullest February ... See full document

... July rainfall totals were above normal everywhere and were more than twice the monthly normal over much of the country. Totals ranged from 75mm at Dublin Airport to 278mm at Delphi Lodge, Co. Mayo, with percentage ... See full document

... generally: totals for the five-month period at most stations are between 70% and 85% of normal. There were between 7 and 11 wetdays at most stations (days with 1mm or more rainfall) compared with the normal range for May ... See full document

... According to a NASA study published in February of this year, melting of ice on the Antarctic Peninsula and along the ocean edges of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is contributing about 0.5mm/year to sea level rise ... See full document

... Carrickmacross, (Dunoge), Co. Monaghan on February 3rd. Most stations reported their annual minima were lower in 2010 and 2011, with the majority of stations reporting that their annual lowest minima in ... See full document

... The images above show the change in the age of Arctic sea ice which occurred between spring and autumn of this year. The sharply negative phase of the Arctic Oscillation last winter, which was responsible for the ... See full document

... Moderate to strong La Niña conditions are now well-established in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, and are likely to continue at least until the first quarter of next year, according to W.M.O.'s new El Niño/La Niña update: ... See full document

... weather, as a series of deep depressions moved quickly eastwards close to or over Ireland. These produced spells of rain or showers each day, together with stormy weather at times, resulting in very high ... See full document

... U.S.A. resulted in record-breaking rainfall totals for the month in places. On the 13th, torrential rain and strong winds killed at least 11 people in the region and left approximately 500,000 others without electricity. ... See full document

... Sunday 6th: Scattered rain overnight, mainly over the eastern half of the country, with heavy falls in the southeast and midlands. Mild and humid also, with some mist or fog patches. The rain was largely confined to ... See full document

... wettest February in five to 11 ...its monthly total of 118.4 mm and its wettest February day since 1943 (70 ...years). Monthly rainfall accumulations ranged from ... See full document

... Despite the higher than normal temperatures overall, there was some cold and very frosty weather at the beginning and particularly around mid-month. There were between 16 and 20 ground frosts recorded at many ... See full document

... coolest February since 1996 at both Cork and Shannon ...for February, but the number of ground frosts of between 17 and 23 was above the normal February range of between 12 and ...for February ... See full document

... for February, there was a general fall in temperatures during the month, with some very mild weather at first followed by a cold conclusion to the ... See full document