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Old July 23rd 14, 08:29 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
Alastair McDonald[_2_] Alastair McDonald[_2_] is offline
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Default *European overview* 22nd July 2014 (Note 'Summit' +1.00C)


"Norman" wrote in message
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Col wrote:

Vidcapper wrote:
On 23/07/2014 16:10, Keith (Southend) wrote:
*European overview*

22nd JULY 2014

Max 0C Min 0C Rain (mm)

Not Europe
1.0 -17.1 - Summit(3202m)Greenland


And you thought it was hot here...

Has to be close to a record high!


I recall this happening before a year or so back. It led to somewhat
hysterical headlines of the nature 'Entire Greenland ice sheet surface
melting!' When of course in reality it's just the temp struggling a
degree or
so above freezing for probably an hour or so.


The record high is +3.6 on 16th July 2012

--
Norman Lynagh


Yes, it happened two years ago and it was said "that melting events of this
type occur about once every 150 years on average."
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/fea...land-melt.html

Cheers, Alastair.