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Shower clouds covering most of the UK and parts of Ireland this afternoon (satellite imagery credit @DundeeSat)
In terms of area burnt, 2021 was one of the most intense wildfire seasons in Europe in 30 years (credit: @CopernicusECMWF)
Most of Europe had a dry March - widely less than 50% of average. But it was wet in Spain with >300% of average in the E/SE corner. (map credit: @WorldClimateSvc)
the wind droughts were an important issue for the windfarms of N Europe in 2021. the map shows the 100m wind speed as a rank of the years 1991-2020. 2021 was the least or 2nd least windy for large parts of Ireland, UK, North Sea, Denmark & Germany (map credit: @WorldClimateSvc)
Temperatures were below/well below average across large parts of Australia in November 2021. In some areas it ranks the coldest since at least 1961. Whereas in the extreme NE of the country it was the hottest since at least 1961. Map credit @WorldClimateSvc
The mean temperature across Europe for May 2020 was a story of two halves. The E/NE ranked the coldest and the W/SW ranked the warmest within the 2010-2019 climatology (map credit: @WorldClimateSvc)
Relatively large waves coming down the North Sea, in the English Channel and toward the coasts of Portugal today.
Off the scale + Arctic Oscillation index is associated with a strong low pressure anomaly from the Arctic to northern Europe and a striking lack of easterly winds this winter season. @WorldClimateSvc
@WorldClimateSvc A significant rebound in the latest CFSv2 forecast bias adjusted polar vortex strength index - perhaps due to MJO forecast change - now decaying footprint & more like EC 46 forecast ?