This time last week, Brigg was suffering snow and severe wind-chill as The Beast from the East blew in from Russia and brought snow.
But this morning (Wednesday, March 7) saw a total contrast with Spring-like sun and only a slight breeze.
This demonstrates the vagaries of what they love to call The Great British Weather!
These pictures - some by us and others by Ken Harrison, of Brigg Matters Magazine - show the 'then and now' difference.
But remember that although snowdrops and daffodils are already flowering in certain sheltered spots across the town and there's a green tingle to weeping willow trees, more wintry weather may return between now and May.
Although weather forecasters today like to reckon Spring starts on March 1, Brigg Blog is very much 'old school' and sticks to the vernal equinox - still a couple of weeks away. So to us it is still Winter. And there could be more bad weather to come.
Brigg gets too much weather, Nige.
ReplyDeleteI blame the Council!
On the serious side.....the experts are investigating whether the 'Beast Rom the East was part of a natural climatic phenomenon, or was it affected by Climate Change.....ie increasing global temperatures affecting the Death's pressure belts, which in-turn alter the flow of air-masses.
ReplyDeleteSome Man-made Climatic sceptics point to the increased snowfalls in certain parts of the Antarctica as 'proof that the World remains unaltered.
Their evidence ignores that the Antarctica airflow blew off the land from the South Pole...creating extremely cold but dry air masses; now, in certain parts of the continent, it is blowing from the sea onto the land creating cold, but comparatively moist air giving rise to more frequent snow storms...Is this pattern starting in the Northern Hemisphere...?
Global temperature increases, does not mean everywhere will get warmer: some areas could get colder, while the average global temps increase....
The Meteorologist's season periods are used for statical purposes...it is easier to use complete months, ie December, January and February = Winter for displaying data.
ReplyDeleteThe Astronomical seasons recognise the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the relative angle of the Sun to the Tropics and the Equator....this is scientifically much more accurate, but occurs around the 21st/22nd of certain months...ie March...June..Sept...December.
BUT....there are not just two definitions to Seasons....some ecologists recognise 6 seasons ie in certain Asian countries there are 6 growing/harvest/planting seasons, while in deserts there are only 2 seasons - Hot and Cooler seasons.....all quite simply complicated...
....and similarly, at the Poles there are 2 seasons Very Cold - Cold, while in the Tropics and Sub-Tropics there are Dry and Wet seasons.....
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