"Gianna Stefani" wrote in message
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Should discussions on aurorae in this ng be marked [OT] as they are
not
weather related ?

Hi, Gianna,

Not that silly, really and I've wondered that myself. The Met Office
asked climat. stations to not bother reporting aurora some years ago
IIRC. I no longer report them on my monthly return forms although I was
asked to when I began co-operating with the Met O in the 1960's.
Occurrences were also noted in the marvellous Monthly Weather Report.

I like the aurora, btw, and we are treated to quite a few beauties here
in the dark northern skies. It's always so cold when they are "on",
though.

HTH,

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