Good evening, all.

The light to moderate southeasterly breeze helped temperatures reach +32.4C
this afternoon at Iraklion, Crete, as the city lies at the lee side of the
2456 m (8058') high Idi mountain. The previous November record was standing
at +30.0C and would have been smashed by far more if the breeze had been
more of a southwesterly origin. At the same time, temperature maxima were
quite lower in the rest of the country, but still unseasonably high (+24.7C
in SE Athens, +19.4C in Thessaloniki).

The Foehn effect is quite frequent in plains around the country lying to the
east or northeast of high mountain ranges and is known under various local
names (Livas, Katavatis etc). The north of Crete is one of these areas and
it is not unfrequent to hear meteorologists forecast temperatures by 4-5C
higher there -provided that conditions are favourable. It was during a Foehn
effect incident, again, that Iraklion saw its all time maximum temperature
record being smashed last year.

Yannis, SE Athens, expecting a considerable drop in temperature
+20.5C, RH 66%, cloudy

....incredible!


Trevor



"Yannis" wrote in message
...
Good evening, all.

The light to moderate southeasterly breeze helped temperatures reach
+32.4C
this afternoon at Iraklion, Crete, as the city lies at the lee side of the
2456 m (8058') high Idi mountain. The previous November record was
standing
at +30.0C and would have been smashed by far more if the breeze had been
more of a southwesterly origin. At the same time, temperature maxima were
quite lower in the rest of the country, but still unseasonably high
(+24.7C
in SE Athens, +19.4C in Thessaloniki).

The Foehn effect is quite frequent in plains around the country lying to
the
east or northeast of high mountain ranges and is known under various local
names (Livas, Katavatis etc). The north of Crete is one of these areas and
it is not unfrequent to hear meteorologists forecast temperatures by 4-5C
higher there -provided that conditions are favourable. It was during a
Foehn
effect incident, again, that Iraklion saw its all time maximum temperature
record being smashed last year.

Yannis, SE Athens, expecting a considerable drop in temperature
+20.5C, RH 66%, cloudy




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JPG wrote in message ...
:Katavatis being the origin of Katabatic, perhaps, though a katabatic wind
is not
:a foehn-effect wind.

Katabatic is derived from the classical Greek "katabatikos" meaning "of
descent" - related words "katabasis" (descent) and "katabatos"
(descending).

Source: Webster's Dictionary.

Colin Youngs
Brussels

"Colin Youngs" wrote in message
...

Katabatic is derived from the classical Greek "katabatikos" meaning "of
descent" - related words "katabasis" (descent) and "katabatos"
(descending).

Source: Webster's Dictionary.

A "v" rather than a "b" in these words ["katavatikos" (=descending),
"katavasis" (=descent), while "katavatos" doesn't seem to be existing]. I'm
rather impressed ;-)

Yesterday was a record scorcher for seven towns after all. Rethymnon, Crete,
made it to +32.0C (previous record: +31.4C), while Ioannina, in the
northwest, recorded +25.0C. The Irakleion record was holding since 1955.

Yannis, SE Athens
+19.3C, RH 57%, 1016.2 hPa
0.2 mm from the thundery but short lived showers today

"JPG" wrote in message
...
Katavatis being the origin of Katabatic, perhaps, though a katabatic wind
is not
a foehn-effect wind.

I think that a katabatic wind is not *always* a Foehn-effect wind (there are
always the valley winds?), but a Foehn-effect wind is a katabatic one by
definition.

Yannis

Yannis wrote in message ...
:A "v" rather than a "b" in these words ["katavatikos" (=descending),
:"katavasis" (=descent), while "katavatos" doesn't seem to be existing]. I'm
:rather impressed ;-)


Is it not often the case that the classical Greek "b" has become a "v" in
the equivalent word in modern Greek ? Presumably the name of the
"katavatis" wind that you mentioned derives from the meaning "descending".

Colin Youngs
Brussels

"Colin Youngs" wrote in message
...
Is it not often the case that the classical Greek "b" has become a "v" in
the equivalent word in modern Greek ? Presumably the name of the
"katavatis" wind that you mentioned derives from the meaning "descending".

[OT] The letter has remained the same (B), it's only the way it's pronounced
that has changed since the early 3rd century BC. Essentially, I am using
Greeklish (the latin alphabet) for you to be able to see and read what I
type.

Yannis