Author Topic: A random thread for weatherish things that don't warrant a thread of their own. (Read 244999 times)

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #25 on:** 22 December, 2014, 11:51:32 pm »

In that case it is a mouldy chiz. USAnian Christmases always have SNO. It's in teh Roolz

Pingu · « **Reply #26 on:** 23 December, 2014, 11:14:36 am »

I'm glad I don't work in the lab anymore:

Quote from: A Sampler

Comment - DEAD MOUSE AND MOUSE DROPPINGS IN SAMPLE

mcshroom · « **Reply #27 on:** 23 December, 2014, 11:23:32 am »

My most memorably labelled bottle when I worked in a wastewater lab

Quote

Contents of Cow's Stomach

I also had a sample full of ants once to do for suspended solids. After filtering the water, the "dead" ants started walking around on the filter paper.

Butterfly · « **Reply #28 on:** 23 December, 2014, 11:56:19 am »

Quote from: Andrij on 22 December, 2014, 11:44:56 pm

Yep, another 10 days.

Not coming back via Boston are you? Someone has an Islabike Rothan for Nye and we haven't worked out how to transport it.

Andrij · « **Reply #29 on:** 23 December, 2014, 12:41:36 pm »

Quote from: Butterfly on 23 December, 2014, 11:56:19 am

Quote from: Andrij on 22 December, 2014, 11:44:56 pm
Yep, another 10 days.
Not coming back via Boston are you? Someone has an Islabike Rothan for Nye and we haven't worked out how to transport it.

I've never been to Boston, and won't be rectifying that on this trip.

Pingu · « **Reply #30 on:** 23 December, 2014, 12:54:26 pm »

Oops - my last missive was supposed to go in the general 'Random thread...'

Salvatore · « **Reply #31 on:** 06 January, 2015, 11:45:06 am »

It's -33.1º in Inari this morning.

Iniari is in Finnish Lapland and is the furthest north I got to on last years tour. In Inari I watched the sun travelling parallel to the horizon for a couple of hours in the middle of the night. I also ate a reindeer pizza.

The next sunrise at Inari is on the 10th at 12:02. The sun pokes its head above the horizon and sets at 12:36.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #32 on:** 06 January, 2015, 03:10:08 pm »

Scene: an hotel reception, Norway, circa 1979.

USAnian tourist: Say, do you get the midnight sun around here?
(Not-Yet-Dr) Larrington: Why, yes! Yes, we do.
UT: What's it like?
NYDL: Well, there's only the one sun in this planetary system and it looks pretty much the same from anywhere on Earth.
UT: Oh. I thought it kinda jumped up and down or sumpn!
NYDL:

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #33 on:** 07 January, 2015, 02:10:53 pm »

Quote from: Salvatore on 06 January, 2015, 11:45:06 am

It's -33.1º in Inari this morning.

Iniari is in Finnish Lapland and is the furthest north I got to on last years tour. In Inari I watched the sun travelling parallel to the horizon for a couple of hours in the middle of the night. I also ate a reindeer pizza.

The next sunrise at Inari is on the 10th at 12:02. The sun pokes its head above the horizon and sets at 12:36.

That is extremely cold. And dark. I think the dark would depress me. The coldest I've ever experienced was -29, but that was only one day, it was dry and windless so didn't feel as cold as some warmer temperatures, and the sun was shining. Thank goodness. In fact, that was far preferable to the end of winter thaw, when everything got so horribly, well, wet. And everybody got ill. And four months' of frozen dog turds were revealed under the snow.

Chris S · « **Reply #34 on:** 07 January, 2015, 02:14:01 pm »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 07 January, 2015, 02:10:53 pm

In fact, that was far preferable to the end of winter thaw, when everything got so horribly, well, wet. And everybody got ill. And four months' of frozen dog turds were revealed under the snow.

You should write copy for holiday brochures!

mattc · « **Reply #35 on:** 07 January, 2015, 03:00:48 pm »

Unforecast rain. (On a free afternoon).

Is there a worse flavour of weather?

Bah!

Pingu · « **Reply #36 on:** 08 January, 2015, 10:44:34 pm »

That's the wind getting up.

mattc · « **Reply #37 on:** 10 January, 2015, 02:58:04 pm »

Right - a chance for the weather geeks to impress me!

Can anyone find weather station data for the A338 over The Ridgeway. Just north of Fawley, near Brightwalton, or Farnborough (Berkshire) - or anywhere around there, but the higher up the better.

This may work: http://goo.gl/maps/gD7mv

(Im just curious about what wind-speed equated to me deciding to walk instead of ride yesterday).

mcshroom · « **Reply #38 on:** 10 January, 2015, 03:10:59 pm »

Have a look at the weather stations on here: -
http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/?lat=51.543917&lon=-1.425160&zoom=10

Nothing exactly where you linked to but quite a few pretty close.

RAF Fairford had the following for yesterday: -
Max Wind Speed 54 km/h
Max Gust Speed 72 km/h
http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/EGVA/2015/1/9/DailyHistory.html

Chris S · « **Reply #39 on:** 21 January, 2015, 10:49:14 am »

Q: What's your least favourite kind of snow, Chris?

A: * Points out of window * - that kind. The wet, blobby, sleety kind.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #40 on:** 21 January, 2015, 11:17:32 am »

That funny local ice thing today, where the roads are frosty and slippy but the pavements are clear. I remember one or two occasions when it's been the opposite way round, too.

Bledlow · « **Reply #41 on:** 21 January, 2015, 12:37:18 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 22 December, 2014, 11:51:32 pm

In that case it is a mouldy chiz. USAnian Christmases always have SNO. It's in teh Roolz

Even if they have to import it in girt big freezer ships, as the Hawaiians do.

Chris S · « **Reply #42 on:** 02 March, 2015, 02:48:47 pm »

My Oregon weather station is currently reporting a relative humidity of 35%, which would pretty much explain how it's snowing hard, even though the temperature is +9c

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #43 on:** 02 March, 2015, 10:38:33 pm »

There was a definite feeling of spring today and I do think the grass seems to be growing.

T42 · « **Reply #44 on:** 03 March, 2015, 09:33:08 am »

Next thing you know it'll be shin deep and wild beasts'll be hiding in it.

Every year I have the same exchange with the missus:

Me: Hey look, there are buds on the willow!
Her: Well of course, they've been there [insert number of choice] {days/weeks/months} now.

Last year I thought I'd catch her out by saying it when there weren't any.

Me: Actually, there aren't any.
Her: You need to look further up. See?
Me: Shit.

Si_Co · « **Reply #45 on:** 06 March, 2015, 02:51:29 pm »

Its far too nice out there to be stuck in here

PaulF · « **Reply #46 on:** 06 March, 2015, 03:04:25 pm »

Quote from: mattc on 10 January, 2015, 02:58:04 pm

Right - a chance for the weather geeks to impress me!

Can anyone find weather station data for the A338 over The Ridgeway. Just north of Fawley, near Brightwalton, or Farnborough (Berkshire) - or anywhere around there, but the higher up the better.

This may work: http://goo.gl/maps/gD7mv

(Im just curious about what wind-speed equated to me deciding to walk instead of ride yesterday).

Just saw this post

My "local" weather station is about a mile away from your pin on google maps http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcnvr5j87#?tab=fiveDay&fcTime=1388620800

Don't know whether you can get historical readings for there or even if it's a recording station though....

Basil · « **Reply #47 on:** 30 March, 2015, 06:59:51 pm »

Hmm. How does that old saying about March go?

Oh yes,

March.
It comes in a bit crap
And goes out just as crap.

Deano · « **Reply #48 on:** 30 March, 2015, 07:02:25 pm »

Is it March? I thought it was still February today.

Guy · « **Reply #49 on:** 31 March, 2015, 09:07:50 am »

If it's true that March "comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" then the lion was drugged and that is one Very Angry lamb out there.

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