extremely unusual weather

[dmlfarmer]

Those of you betting on a return to normal weather patterns this year might want to consider that today it is raining at the north pole and temperatures are 50F above normal. And the pole is still in 24 hours darkness for another week. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/03/15/north-pole-melting-arctic-climate/

And not just a heat wave there. All of northern India is under heat warnings and Delhi has set all time high temperature that could reach 38C there this weekend. Mumbai is 8C above normal for this time of year.
https://www.india.com/news/india/heat-wave-roasts-north-india-imd-issues-severe-warning-for-delhi-mumbai-thane-gujarat-north-konkan-state-wise-weather-forecast-here-5287394/

Concordia station in Antarctica rose to -18.8C which is above both March and February monthly records highs.

March so far has been incredibly warm in #China. Some temperatures recorded in the past days include:
Shanghai 29.3C (monthly record is 29.6C)
Chongquing 30.3C
Nanjing 29.1C
Hangzhou 31.3C
Wuhan 29.1C
Taiwan: Kaoshiung 33.8C
Next 2 days will also be at record levels for mid March

[shtferbrains]

Yes it is unusual weather in our little area here.
Most of the old boys say the most snow since 1974.

We "usualy" get a nice thaw that melts the pavement off in town about once a month but not this year.
The streets are so banked with snow it's dangerous meeting people walking.

Had a nice day today with a little dripping off the roof.

Spring always comes.
Sometimes you just wait a little longer.

[blackjack]

That’s something alert and eureka were - 20 and - 22 respectively today… a tad cooler yesterday…- 30 somethings at night….

[seldomseen]

Not sure what to make of that news article.
Just went on Venture sky and flew to all those areas and tonight looks cold up north with temps down around -30. Venture Sky looks accurate for all other areas so I would assume its accurate in the north. Would be strange for sure if it was raining up there at those temps!

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Thank you DML for bringing back a taste of the good old days.
When we got to argue about innocuous things like global warming.

Almost brings a tear to my eye just thinking about the good times we had before covid came along and stole all the oxygen from the room.

[Guest]

Would that be at a different North Pole than this one ?

[blackjack]

The dead give away to me about the temperatures is when one reads from the Washington post…it’s one of the most honest media outlets a going….sarcasm.

[Guest]

and coming from the bullshit policeman to boot

[dmlfarmer]

Would that be at a different North Pole than this one ?

As a matter of fact case, it is a different place. North Pole Alaska is about 1750 MILES away from the geographic north pole which is where the temperatures I reported come from. It is in the middle of the Artic Ocean and not anywhere near Alaska.

Oh, and for blackjack, Alert is 500 miles south of the north pole. Also on land. BTW, did you read the article or you are just smarter than the scientists who actually went and took the temperature and the journalists who reported it.

Can't wait to see how you try to discredit the temperatures reported in India, China, and Antarctica that I included. Or are they close enough to the North pole Alaska and Alert too?

[Sheepwheat]

Funny. A week or so ago we were fifty Fahrenheit below normal. No one came to our place to write about it.

No news media breathlessly panicked.

Now, had it been ten degrees above normal? All bets are off.

[blackpowder]

I read it sort of.
Definitely says "the north pole".
But also uses the word "could" several times. Sorry.

[makar]

Anything I find says -22c, doubt its raining.