[PDF] Top 20 Monthly Weather Bulletin January 2010

... The very cold weather of late December continued during the first half of January, with widespread severe frost and falls of snow. Most parts of the country were dry during the first few days of the month, ... See full document

... During spring 2010, ocean waters off northwestern Indonesia were much warmer than normal for an extended period. Ocean temperatures reached as high as 34°C during May, four degrees higher than normal for this time ... See full document

... mild weather, but each of the winter months was colder than ...and January 7th to 9th, when air temperatures fell below -10°C in places and several stations recorded their lowest winter values for more than ... 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

... Damp weather with patchy outbreaks of rain or drizzle moved onto Atlantic coasts during the ...damp weather moved quickly eastwards across the country during the day, bringing outbreaks of rain or drizzle ... See full document

... Monthly mean air temperatures were mainly on or below their Long-Term Average (LTA) with differences from monthly LTA as much as -1.1°C at both Dublin (Merrion Square) and Ballyhaise, Co Cavan with ... See full document

... Sunshine totals were below average in parts of the Southwest, Southeast and West with above average totals elsewhere. The number of sunshine hours ranged from nearly 42 hours at Knock Airport to over 73 hours at Cork ... See full document

... 31st 2010 (right), captured by NASA’s Terra satellite; both images use a combination of infrared and visible light to increase the contrast between water and ...In 2010, the water level is high enough to ... 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

... 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 2012 was ... 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

... the weather services of its associated 18 European states, including Ireland, to give more accurate predictions of extreme weather, thereby saving lives and ...to weather and ...these weather ... See full document

... for January were below normal everywhere and were well below normal in the east and ...driest January for between 6 and 9 years generally and the driest since 1992 at Cork ...during January was ... See full document

... During the first half of January, there was only slight air frost at some inland stations on very few days, while daytime temperatures were generally above 10°C. The highest temperature of the month, 14.5°C, was ... See full document

... Sunday 26th: Very mild during the day with damp, dull weather lingering along western coastal regions, but mostly dry with good sunny spells elsewhere. Temperatures above normal. Mild again after dark with spots ... See full document

... The majority of mean maximum temperatures were on or below average, with above average values measured in some parts of the southern half of the country. The month’s highest maxima were mostly recorded between the 2nd ... See full document