On Thu, 9 Jan 2014 21:25:04 -0000
"Anne Burgess" wrote:

Apologies for top-posting, but surely the figures for Ny Alesund
must be a mistake? they are so out of kilter with all the rest.

It's also quite a distance from the rest of the stations so it is not
too surprising that its weather can be very different. Also, being so
close to the Arctic ice means a change in wind direction can mean a
drastic change in temperature.

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