NOAA: June 2010 the globe's 4th consecutive warmest month on record
June 2010 was the warmest June since record keeping began in 1880, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), and was the fourth consecutive warmest month on record. NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies rated June 2010 the third warmest June on record, behind June 1998 and June 2009. Both NOAA and NASA rated the year-to-date period, January - June, as the warmest such period on record. June 2010 global ocean temperatures were the fourth warmest on record, while land temperatures were the warmest on record. Global satellite-measured temperatures for the lowest 8 km of the atmosphere were the 2nd warmest on record in June, according to both the University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH) and Remote Sensing Systems (RSS) groups. The record warmest temperatures in the lower atmosphere were recorded in 1998.
For those interested, NCDC has a page of notable weather highlights from June 2010.
Figure 1. Departure of temperature from average for June 2010. Image credit: National Climatic Data Center (NCDC).
June 2010 features an unprecedented heat wave in Asia and North Africa
A withering heat wave of unprecedented intensity brought the hottest temperatures in recorded history to six nations in Asia and Africa, plus the Asian portion of Russia, in June 2010. At least two other Middle East nations came within a degree of their hottest temperatures ever in June.
The heat was the most intense in Kuwait, which recorded its hottest temperature in history on June 15 in Abdaly, according to the Kuwait Met office. The mercury hit 52.6°C (126.7°F). Kuwait's previous all-time hottest temperature was 51.9°C (125.4°F), on July 27,2007, at Abdaly. Temperatures reached 51°C (123.8°F) in the capital of Kuwait City on June 15, 2010.
Iraq had its hottest day in history on June 14, 2010, when the mercury hit 52.0°C (125.6°F) in Basra. Iraq's previous record was 51.7°C (125.1°F) set August 8, 1937, in Ash Shu'aybah.
Saudi Arabia had its hottest temperature ever on June 22, 2010, with a reading of 52.0°C (125.6°F) in Jeddah, the second largest city in Saudi Arabia. The previous record was 51.7°C (125.1°F), at Abqaiq, date unknown. The record heat was accompanied by a sandstorm, which caused eight power plants to go offline, resulting in blackouts to several Saudi cities.
In Africa, Chad had its hottest day in history on June 22, 2010, when the temperature reached 47.6°C (117.7°F) at Faya. The previous record was 47.4°C (117.3°F) at Faya on June 3 and June 9, 1961.
Niger tied its record for hottest day in history on June 22, 2010, when the temperature reached 47.1°C (116.8°F) at Bilma. That record stood for just one day, as Bilma broke the record again on June 23, when the mercury topped out at 48.2°C (118.8°F). The previous record was 47.1°C on May 24, 1998, also at Bilma.
Sudan recorded its hottest temperature in its history on June 25 when the mercury rose to 49.6°C (121.3°F) at Dongola. The previous record was 49.5°C (121.1°F) set in July 1987 in Aba Hamed.
The Asian portion of Russia recorded its highest temperature in history on June 25, when the mercury hit 42.3°C (108.1°F) at Belogorsk, near the Amur River border with China. The previous record was 41.7°C (107.1°F) at nearby Aksha on July 21, 2004. (The record for European Russia is 43.8°C--110.8°F--set on August 6, 1940, at Alexandrov Gaj near the border with Kazakhstan.
Two other countries came within a degree of their all time hottest temperature on record during the heat wave. Bahrain had its hottest June temperature ever, 46.9°C, on June 20, missing the all-time record of 47.5°C (117.5°F), set July 14, 2000. Temperatures in Quatar reached 48.8°C (119.8°F) on June 20. Quatar's all-time record hottest temperature was 49.6°C (121.3°F) set on July 9, 2000. All of these records are unofficial, and will need to be verified by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO.) The source for the previous all-time records listed here is the book Extreme Weather by Chris Burt. According to Mr. Burt, the only other time as many as six nations set their all-time highest temperature marks in a single month was during the European heat wave of August 2003.
Figure 2. Dust storm over Iraq on June 23, 2010, the day after Iraq recorded its hottest temperature in its history. Image credit: NASA.
June 2010 Arctic sea ice extent lowest on record
Northern Hemisphere sea ice extent in June 2010 was the lowest in the 31-year satellite record, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center. The rate of ice loss during June was the fastest on record, approximately 50% faster than average. Ice volume was also at a record low through the first half of June, according to University of Washington Polar Ice Center. The record ice loss in June was due in large part to the presence of strong high pressure north of Alaska, combined with strong low pressure over Siberia, which drove warm air from Asia over the pole. This pressure pattern, called the Arctic Dipole, was unknown until the 2000s, and may be the result of climate change.
Eighth warmest June on record for the U.S.
For the contiguous U.S., it was the 8th warmest June in the 116-year record, according to the National Climatic Data Center. Three states had their warmest June on record: Delaware, New Jersey, and North Carolina. Seventeen states had a top-ten warmest June, with five of these recording their second warmest June ever (Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana.) No state recorded a top-ten coldest June.
U.S. precipitation
For the contiguous U.S., June 2010 ranked as the 17th wettest June in the 116-year record. June precipitation was the wettest on record for Michigan. Several other states were also anomalously wet, including: Iowa (2nd wettest), Nebraska and Illinois (3rd wettest), Indiana (4th wettest), Wisconsin (5th wettest), Oregon (6th wettest), and Ohio (10th wettest). Maryland (6th driest) was the only state that experienced a top-ten driest June.
U.S. Climate Extremes Index
NCDC's Climate Extremes Index (CEI) for January - June was about 6 percent higher than average. The CEI measures the prevalence of several types of climate extremes (like record or near-record warmth, dry spells, or rainy periods). Factors contributing to the elevated 2010 value were large footprints of: extreme wetness (more than three times the average footprint), warm minimum temperatures ("warm overnight lows"), and areas experiencing heavy 1-day precipitation events.
U.S. tornadoes
According to NOAA's Storm Prediction Center, there were 387 preliminary tornado reports during June. If confirmed, this will be the second most active June on record, behind 1992. Minnesota had a particularly busy month with 67 preliminary tornado reports, besting the previous record of 35 tornadoes during June 2005.
The tropics are quiet
None of the reliable computer models is calling for tropical cyclone development over the next seven days. There is an area of disturbed weather off the coast of Costa Rica that is generating some heavy thunderstorm activity over the extreme Southwest Caribbean. This disturbance should move westward over Nicaragua and Honduras over the weekend, bringing heavy rains to Central America. NHC is giving this disturbance a 10% chance of developing into a tropical depression by Sunday.
Figure 3. My neighbor Tom Vance works to clear a fallen tree from the road so we can get out of our subdivision.
Next post
I'll have a new post on Monday at the latest. I may have trouble posting much this weekend, as a severe thunderstorm knocked out power to my neighborhood last night. I was watching the storm from my porch when the winds suddenly began gusting to 60 - 70 mph, and figured I'd better hustle inside when the huge black walnut tree in front of my house began thrashing like the Hogwarts whomping willow! Two neighbors had trees crash through their roofs, and downed power lines started several small fires.
Jeff Masters
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Whats he have?
Don't even get me started LOL
I do too, I have to think sometimes to understand his posts but I have always enjoyed Taz's presence on the blog the past few years. He's one of the regulars, being around for 4 years.
Wow, sounds like a tropical paradise over there. Would have liked to have seen that.
Hey pottery,
was up there last year it truely is a beautiful place.the forest,the water falls and such.Mist...hmmmm,love that..see it here close up everytime it rains heavy.
And that pinhole eye thing is an insider's joke. [Well, u had to have been there... lol]
Care to elaborate on what the "Marsupial theory" is? Thanks...
Edit: found a paper
found it:
Link
I know "We'll always have Ike." ;) But I may need to bug again if that ridge is ever in the wrong place at the right time. Now I've gotta read back and see what you wrote. I love my little "find storms post fast" button on the edit menu. Lol.
Trust me, you'd love it,i have a few waterfall pics on my pc from there.They are right beside the road with lots of flowers around them.
First ULL just made it to the eastern GOM today. Second one should be off the east coast of FL by mid week coincident with the wave.
If you dare to look that far, a third westward drifting ULL over Hispanola/Cuba Sunday/Monday after next.
the accuracy of NOAA'S Satellight maps from the NHC.
It's almost disturbing to me to think the US NHC map would
not be accurate scale and proportion wise with reguard to the
individual states.
but look and see for yourself something i've just recently noticed!
maybe im wrong but look at the state of Maine and the great lakes
as a point of northerly comparison.
are you seeing things correctly? [laughs] knowing that Maine
should be GRAPHICALLY positioned further north than the
Great Lakes as the northern most contiguous U.S. state.
i would guess this would throw off the accuracy of the entire map.
here are a few comparisions for a better visual distinction.
NHC MAP ... [LOOK AT THE STATE OF MAINE- IN THE FAR UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE US!]
A [More Accurate?] UNISYS MAP FOR COMPARISION:
wow, clearly the NOAA map is inaccurate im sorry to say.
the US/Canadian border is not straight im guessing and Maine should be much further North. LOL
quite unbelievable. someone please correct me i would rather believe the TAX Payer produced NOAA NHC map is more accurate.
Hypothesis 1:
Wave breaking or roll-up of the cyclonic vorticity near the critical surface in the lower troposphere provides a favored region for the aggregation of vorticity seedlings and TC formation;
Hypothesis 2:
The wave critical layer is a region of closed circulation, where air is repeatedly moistened by convection and protected from dry air intrusion;
Hypothesis 3:
The parent wave is maintained and possibly enhanced by diabatically amplified mesoscale vortices within the wave.
Cave of marsupial fossils discovered in Outback
By KRISTEN GELINEAU (AP) – 1 day ago
SYDNEY — Scientists have discovered a cave filled with 15-million-year-old fossils of prehistoric marsupials in the Outback, a rare find that has revealed some surprising similarities between the creatures and modern-day kangaroos and koalas.
Researchers have unearthed a treasure trove of beautifully preserved fossils from the cave, including 26 skulls from an extinct, wombat-like marsupial called Nimbadon lavarackorum, an odd sheep-sized creature with giant claws. The findings were described this week in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
What we have out in the Tropical Atlantic may be stage 1 of the Marsupial Theory which is the beginning of a cat eye where the flow near the surface bends cyclonically about the wave axis. This flow favors positive vorticity where moist convecitve process can take place from diabatic support in an unfavorable environment, hence the convection we are seeing on IR imagery.
I always assumed most of them were stretched or exaggerated especially the further you get north.
Is this something new?
Not questioning.
Just a question.
I was just going to post that. You beat me to it.
It does appear to be doing so
LMAO...I had no idea what that meant!
LOL, that is a new one I never heard of...
The only place a flat map of a sphere is accurate is where this "plane" touches the sphere. As you move away from this point, things get inaccurate very quickly.
News flash!!!! The earth is a sphere!!!! Maps are by definition a two dimensional representation of a three dimensional shape (the sphere). SOMETHING HAS TO STRETCH.
The 2D map can only be completely accurate and to scale at exactly one point. (Usually that point is in the center). The further from that point, the more inaccurate the map.
If you don't believe me try wrapping a basket ball in christmass gift paper.
Sigh, Bourbon helps.
sarcastic caster
I had a graphic, lol.
I'm heading off for a bit, got some studding to do, logarithms. -.-
logarithms + summer = frustration T_T
you bet me by one post. My reply looks juvenile compared to that graphic. Good answer...
Houston Talks about seeing the ITCZ at 3:15 into the TV transmission
From the TV transmission around 56:33 GET. Earth was reported to be at a distance of around 177 000 nautical miles at the time.
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