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July/August hottest months (northern hemisphere): because of continued warming or other effects?
In the northern hemisphere, July and August are the hottest months statistically1, but the days start shortening after June 21st.
Is this just because the Northern Hemisphere keeps heating up after ...
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What is the second thermometer in the image from the Esperanza Antarctic temperature record?
Today, the Argentinian meteorological service tweeted about a new temperature record for Antarctica of 18.3°C, made on the Espezanza peninsula. This was subsequently reported by many other sources.
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How would I use data to find specific humidity and mixing ratio?
I keep reviewing this table to compare and contrast my results:
The parcel of air is at 35°C and a relative humidity of 43%.
I used this online calculator and it stated that with these two factors ...
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Why are the clouds white and Australia black in weather satellite infrared images?
The question Is the sunlight on the GOES-16 Imagery reaching from the east? shows a visible light image and so in the night areas the Earth appears dark and in the day areas the Earth is a bit ...
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Why is it colder in the mountains than at sea level?
I have heard numerous reasons why that is. I just want to know which one is right.
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How to interpolate scattered data to a regular grid in Python?
I have three txt files for longitude, latitude and temperature (or let's say three lists lon, lat, temp) from scattered weather station in the UK. I would like firstly to interpolate these data in ...
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How accurate are climate proxies in giving us a clear picture of global average temperatures throughout Earth history?
Since reliable modern records of climate only began in the 1880s, proxies provide a means for scientists to determine climatic patterns before record-keeping began, though it appears that the the ...
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Is it right practice to validate temperature data with reanalysis data?
For a project I am working on I received raw data from many meteorology stationes.
Is it right practice to test this data against air temperature from noaa's ncep/ncar data?
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Rainbow dynamics?
How would steam refract light compared to fog and how would the rainbow appear? Does the temperature of the water drop or ice crystal effect the rainbow in any way?
I know the size of the water drop ...
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Where did the daily temperature variation go?
Currently central and northern Europe are experiencing a very cold, false-spring like weather phenomenon.
When i look at local weather charts, the daily temperature cycle seems to be completely gone, ...
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Why does air seem to affect local surface temperatures so much?
Last winter, several areas in the US and Canada were hit by a "polar vortex." I happen to live in one of those areas and was amazed how much the temperature seemed to change so suddenly just because a ...
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Relative Humidity approximation from Dew Point and Temperature
I would like to find a formula to approximate RH based on known air temperature and dew point. I need the approximation to be valid at least between -20...+40 degrees Celsius. I read the accepted ...
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Predicting the weather in two months [closed]
EDIT 6/13/2020: Actual Jan average from same website was 50.3 °F, which is even above my one-sigma bound, so I failed badly. What did I miss now that we have hindsight?
On Nov 1, I looked at the ...
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Why is the isothermal layer being considered a part of the stratosphere rather than the troposphere or being an independent layer?
At altitudes from 12-20 km (7-12.5 mi) above the midlatitudes the temperature remains constant with altitude (minus 56.5°C in the ISA). This part is usually considered to be in the stratosphere, but ...
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