[PDF] Top 20 Monthly Weather Bulletin October 2010

... A massive extratropical storm affected a large portion of the U.S.A. on the 26th / 27th.The storm was centred over northern Midwest states but its affects were felt over a very large area of both Canada and the U.S.A., ... See full document

... 1st to 6th: Frontal systems moved across Ireland, bringing spells of rain or showers; these were heaviest over the south of the country on the 4th and 5th. This period was mild and generally cloudy, with daytime ... 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

... 1st to 15th: The first half of August brought shallow depressions close to Ireland, with weak frontal systems giving mostly light rain; most rainfall was recorded in western and northern areas. There were also intervals ... See full document

... 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, but ... 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

... Monday 5th: Rain spread northwards from the South overnight and through the morning, clearing the north coast around noon. Further bands of showery rain followed through the afternoon and evening. It was mild for early ... See full document

... Thursday 9th: Fog formed overnight in parts of the Midlands.Heavy showery rain continued near Atlantic coasts and developed in Leinster. Showers became more widespread during the day but died away by evening. ... 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

... 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

... 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

... Daily rainfall amounts throughout almost all of the month were small, but there were some heavy falls on the 18th and in the period 28th to 31st. There was a total of between seven and 11 wetdays at the majority of ... 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 month’s highest temperatures were associated with the only spell of relatively settled weather, between the 22nd and 29th. Almost all stations recorded their highest temperatures on either the 25th or 26th, ... See full document

... Sunshine totals were below average in parts of the South, East and Midlands with above average totals elsewhere. Percentage of LTA values ranged from 84% at Clonroche (Knoxtown) and John F. Kennedy Park, Co. Wexford, ... See full document

... In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), severe thunderstorms affected the area around Bikoro on the 9th. A school with at least 200 students was struck by lightning, killing 11 and injuring 73. Climatologically, the ... See full document

... for October set on the ...disturbed weather became established over Ireland during the second half of the month as a series of Atlantic depressions tracked close to the west and northwest ... See full document

... Saturday 23rd: The morning was cool and mostly dry with just the odd light shower on northwestern coasts. Milder, wet weather pushed on to southern coasts late in the afternoon and moved slowly northwards in the ... See full document

... the weather during October was consistently ...warmest October since 2001 generally and the warmest since 1969 at both Valentia Observatory and ... See full document