Comments for MetService Blog http://blog.metservice.com MetService Blog, news, information from metservice staff. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:58:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on Forecasting for the Summer’s Day Sweepstakes by davo http://blog.metservice.com/2011/01/forecasting-for-the-summers-day-sweepstakes/comment-page-1/#comment-535 davo Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:58:15 +0000 http://blog.metservice.com/?p=2897#comment-535 Great competition, thoroughly enjoying it, but is there a link to how you score it? I can't figure out how I got my points this week for what I picked. Cheers! Great competition, thoroughly enjoying it, but is there a link to how you score it? I can’t figure out how I got my points this week for what I picked. Cheers!

]]> Comment on 2011 – The Weather in Review by Jacqui Bridges http://blog.metservice.com/2011/12/2011-the-weather-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-517 Jacqui Bridges Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:34:36 +0000 http://blog.metservice.com/?p=4038#comment-517 Try Niwa's National Climate Database here: http://cliflo.niwa.co.nz/ Try Niwa’s National Climate Database here: http://cliflo.niwa.co.nz/

]]> Comment on 2011 – The Weather in Review by hurdy girdy http://blog.metservice.com/2011/12/2011-the-weather-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-516 hurdy girdy Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:08:03 +0000 http://blog.metservice.com/?p=4038#comment-516 do you have the sushine and rain data for all of 2011 for Gisborne, Nelson, kaitaia and Kerikeri? do you have the sushine and rain data for all of 2011 for Gisborne, Nelson, kaitaia and Kerikeri?

]]> Comment on 2011 – The Weather in Review by Daniel Corbett http://blog.metservice.com/2011/12/2011-the-weather-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-511 Daniel Corbett Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:07:52 +0000 http://blog.metservice.com/?p=4038#comment-511 Hi Russell Thanks, we will see what we can do, if not before Christmas then soon after. Hi Russell
Thanks, we will see what we can do, if not before Christmas then soon after.

]]> Comment on 2011 – The Weather in Review by Russell Fletcher http://blog.metservice.com/2011/12/2011-the-weather-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-508 Russell Fletcher Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:52:14 +0000 http://blog.metservice.com/?p=4038#comment-508 Hi Daniel, Nice wrap up on the year. You wouldn't be able to get some rain radar images for the Nelson area during the December down pour?? Cheers Hi Daniel,
Nice wrap up on the year.
You wouldn’t be able to get some rain radar images for the Nelson area during the December down pour??
Cheers

]]> Comment on 2011 – The Weather in Review by Gareth http://blog.metservice.com/2011/12/2011-the-weather-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-505 Gareth Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:34:11 +0000 http://blog.metservice.com/?p=4038#comment-505 The <a href="http://www.wmo.int/pages/mediacentre/press_releases/gcs_2011_en.html" rel="nofollow">original WMO release</a> says: <blockquote>It was a year of extremes in the United States, with fourteen separate weather/climate events which caused losses of US$1 billion or more each.</blockquote> I like the CNN slideshow though... ;-) The original WMO release says:

It was a year of extremes in the United States, with fourteen separate weather/climate events which caused losses of US$1 billion or more each.

I like the CNN slideshow though… ;-)

]]> Comment on 2011 – The Weather in Review by Daniel Corbett http://blog.metservice.com/2011/12/2011-the-weather-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-503 Daniel Corbett Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:28:25 +0000 http://blog.metservice.com/?p=4038#comment-503 Hi there, Thanks you for that. Our figures came from the WMO. http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/07/world/europe/floods-fire-weather-2011/index.html but it certainly was a notable year for extreme weather events in North America. Hi there,
Thanks you for that. Our figures came from the WMO.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/07/world/europe/floods-fire-weather-2011/index.html

but it certainly was a notable year for extreme weather events in North America.

]]> Comment on 2011 – The Weather in Review by Gareth http://blog.metservice.com/2011/12/2011-the-weather-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-502 Gareth Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:19:38 +0000 http://blog.metservice.com/?p=4038#comment-502 With reference to $1Billion weather events in the US, that should be "at least 12" in 2011 according to NOAA - http://www.noaa.gov/extreme2011/ - a new record by a fair margin. That could increase to 14 billion dollar events when the final totals are done... With reference to $1Billion weather events in the US, that should be “at least 12″ in 2011 according to NOAA – http://www.noaa.gov/extreme2011/ – a new record by a fair margin.

That could increase to 14 billion dollar events when the final totals are done…

]]> Comment on 2011 – The Weather in Review by Daniel Corbett http://blog.metservice.com/2011/12/2011-the-weather-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-501 Daniel Corbett Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:46:30 +0000 http://blog.metservice.com/?p=4038#comment-501 Hi Rupert, Yes, that is true. October was characterized by a northeast flows but was wet and cloudy for many regions particularly the north and west of the North Island and the north and east of the South Island. It was also very dry in Gisborne and dry in Wairarapa and the west and the south of the South Island. September was certainly the more settled month being characterized by higher pressures than usual and lower pressures to the south of the country. I hope you enjoy the 2012 calendar. We will soon start working on the 2013 edition. Hi Rupert,
Yes, that is true. October was characterized by a northeast flows but was wet and cloudy for many regions particularly the north and west of the North Island and the north and east of the South Island. It was also very dry in Gisborne and dry in Wairarapa and the west and the south of the South Island.
September was certainly the more settled month being characterized by higher pressures than usual and lower pressures to the south of the country.

I hope you enjoy the 2012 calendar. We will soon start working on the 2013 edition.

]]> Comment on 2011 – The Weather in Review by RWood http://blog.metservice.com/2011/12/2011-the-weather-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-499 RWood Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:41:47 +0000 http://blog.metservice.com/?p=4038#comment-499 I would certainly not call October "settled". Pressures were high to the south of NZ, low in the north Tasman. For much of NZ it was a drab, damp, cloudy easterly month, with particularly poor sunshine in places like Wellington, Blenheim and Christchurch. I would gladly have swapped this for some strong winds and much more typical sunshine!! Dramatic events always hog the limelight - it should also be pointed out that for the 6-7 weeks following the August snowfalls there was some exceptionally sunny weather, with NZ record high totals at Nelson and Blenheim. I would also like to think that the Met. Service calendar (which I buy regularly because of the excellent photographs and captions) would at least sometimes mention "good weather" days, months or events, instead of a constant diet of storms, hail, floods etc. I can recall that in the early years of the calendar there was more variety in the calendar trivia. I would certainly not call October “settled”. Pressures were high to the south of NZ, low in the north Tasman. For much of NZ it was a drab, damp, cloudy easterly month, with particularly poor sunshine in places like Wellington, Blenheim and Christchurch. I would gladly have swapped this for some strong winds and much more typical sunshine!!

Dramatic events always hog the limelight – it should also be pointed out that for the 6-7 weeks following the August snowfalls there was some exceptionally sunny weather, with NZ record high totals at Nelson and Blenheim.

I would also like to think that the Met. Service calendar (which I buy regularly because of the excellent photographs and captions) would at least sometimes mention “good weather” days, months or events, instead of a constant diet of storms, hail, floods etc. I can recall that in the early years of the calendar there was more variety in the calendar trivia.

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