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Originally posted by Nordlys
Geophysical activity forecast: the geomagnetic field is expected to be at active to minor storm levels with a chance for isolated major storm intervals for the next 24 hours (25 august) as the current disturbance is likely to persist. In addition, a favorably positioned coronal hole is likely to keep the solar wind velocity elevated in this flow behind the ...[text shortened]... y end sometime on 25 august.

Source: http://www.spacew.com/www/dailyrpt.html (24 August 2005)
Pesky protons ...

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METAR DRA 261150Z 06005KT 10SM FEW110 23/09 A3007 RMK SLP140 8/070 T02310090 10277
20228 51007

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Originally posted by Mangy Mooose
METAR DRA 261150Z 06005KT 10SM FEW110 23/09 A3007 RMK SLP140 8/070 T02310090 10277
20228 51007
Eh? This weather thread is turning into the cryptic thread.

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Originally posted by lausey
Eh? This weather thread is turning into the cryptic thread.
lol, not at all

This is a METAR weather observation ... the weather code used by meteorologists around the world.

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Originally posted by UmbrageOfSnow
Because celticcountry asked so nicely, I am creating a weather thread. It has been drizzling all day in northern New Hampshire, USA. The sun is just starting to come out. It is 17.9 degrees C or 64.2 degrees F with a light breeze from the North. Pressure is 30.15 inches of mercury, humidity is down to 68% now. Tonights forecast is: Mostly cloudy wi ...[text shortened]... late. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

Ask and you shall recieve Celticcountry
London.dark, windy and rainy as per usual.. yea I know its August...British summer 🙁

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Originally posted by Serendipity
London.dark, windy and rainy as per usual.. yea I know its August...British summer 🙁
Middle-finland: look at previous post and add biting coldness

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Originally posted by Jusuh
Middle-finland: look at previous post and add biting coldness
Sunny and warm 32 degrees

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Yet another bright, sunny, warm wonderful day here in NH. Not a cloud in the sky.

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It was a nice day yesterday .It did rain at 14:45 quite heavily for about 20minutes.

Today it was warm enought to work topless but towards the Afternood the clouds came and did gather .

It got chillier with the threat of rain. But rain did not come thorth.

Ahh..

Isnt that better.

whoever started this thread will get a rec from me personally.

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Highest Temperature Extremes
Temp. (deg F) Place Elevation (Feet) Date
1 Africa 136 El Azizia, Libya 367 13 Sep 1922
2 North America 134 Death Valley, CA
(Greenland Ranch) -178 10 Jul 1913
3 Asia 129 Tirat Tsvi, Israel -722 22 Jun 1942
4 Australia 128* Cloncurry, Queensland 622 16 Jan 1889
5 Europe 122 Seville, Spain 26 4 Aug 1881
6 South America 120 Rivadavia, Argentina 676 11 Dec 1905
7 Oceania 108 Tuguegarao, Philippines 72 29 Apr 1912
8 Antarctica 59 Vanda Station, Scott Coast 49 5 Jan 1974

* Note: This temperature was measured using the techniques available at the time of recording, which are different to the standard techniques currently used in Australia. The most likely Australian high-temperature record using standard equipment is an observation of 50.7°C (123°F) recorded at Oodnadatta in 1960

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Lowest Temperature Extremes
Continent Lowest Temp. (deg F) Place Elevation (Feet) Date
9 Antarctica -129 Vostok 11220 21 Jul 1983
10a Asia -90 Oimekon, Russia 2625 6 Feb 1933
10b Asia -90 Verkhoyansk, Russia 350 7 Feb 1892
11 Greenland -87 Northice 7687 9 Jan 1954
12 North America -81.4 Snag, Yukon, Canada 2120 3 Feb 1947
13 Europe -67 Ust'Shchugor, Russia 279 January @
14 South Amercia -27 Sarmiento, Argentina 879 1 Jun 1907
15 Africa -11 Ifrane, Morocco 5364 11 Feb 1935
16 Australia -9.4 Charlotte Pass, NSW 5758 29 Jun 1994
17 Oceania 12 Mauna Kea Observatory ,HI 13,773 17 May 1979
@ Exact date unknown, lowest in 15-year period

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Hourly STD Solar and Geophysical Report

Valid for 1818Z, 2005/08/26

This information is updated every 30-minutes and is valid
for the periods 00-03, 03-06, ..., 21-24 UTC.

Boulder K-Indices for the Current UTC Day: 3442 1***
Planetary K-Indices for the Current UTC Day: 3442 2***

An asterisk (*) denotes unavailable or missing data.

Running Estimated 24-Hour Planetary A-Index: 19 (UNSETTLED)

Boulder K-Indices for the Last UTC Day: 5433 4422
Planetary K-Indices for the Last UTC Day: 5433 4532

Yesterday's Boulder A-Index: 21
Yesterday's Planetary A-Index: 24

Current 10.7 cm solar radio flux: 94 sfu.

(from www.spacew.com)

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Originally posted by Mangy Mooose
Sunny and warm 32 degrees
F? 😉

At N67.31 E14.45, we currently have 10.1 degrees C, mostly clouded (but a very beautiful evening sky).

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Originally posted by UmbrageOfSnow
Yet another bright, sunny, warm wonderful day here in NH. Not a cloud in the sky.
It certainly is! I'm off to catch the opening game of the High School soccer season.

Where in NH are you? I'm in Lebanon.

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Originally posted by RookRAK
It certainly is! I'm off to catch the opening game of the High School soccer season.

Where in NH are you? I'm in Lebanon.
About an hour north of you, Haverhill.

And tonight's forecast is:
Clear with lows in the 50s and light winds.
And daylight today will have been 13 hours, 31 minutes long.