GLOBAL WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS

DECEMBER 2006

UNITED STATES
West and Plains

A significant drought affected areas of the Plains and Rocky Mountains.
Extreme drought was also concentrated in northern areas of Minnesota,
parts of Wyoming and Nebraska, as well as sections of Texas and
Oklahoma.

SOUTH

Severe thunderstorms produced four tornadoes on Christmas Day in
Florida. Columbia, Pasco, Lake and Volusia counties were hardest-hit,
including the Daytona Beach area. A tornado generated considerable
damage on the campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (see photo
right), delaying the start of the spring semester (Orlando Business
Journal).

NORTHWEST

A powerful storm system that slammed into the U.S. Pacific Northwest
during December 13-15 produced strong winds, heavy rainfall and higher
elevation snow. Hurricane-force wind gusts caused power outages that
affected 1.5 million homes across Washington and Oregon. There were 4
fatalities (Associated Press).

A parade of Pacific storm systems brought heavy snow to mountainous
regions of the U.S. Pacific Northwest and adjacent areas of Canada
during December 2006. Several feet of snow had accumulated in some
parts of the Cascade Mountains by mid-month

AFRICA
Great Horn

Heavy rainfall that began in October 2006 across the Horn of Africa
continued into early December. Flooding in areas of Somalia, Ethiopia
and Kenya impacted hundreds of thousands of people (IFRC). In Kenya
alone, the number of affected people was estimated at 723,000 (OCHA).

CARIBBEAN

In Haiti, heavy rainfall in late-November and early December in the
western part of the country washed away roads and bridges, wiped out
crops and killed at least three people (Associated Press).

SOUTH PACIFIC

In Indonesia, two days of heavy rain prompted a landslide in Solok
regency, West Sumatra on the 16th. There were eighteen deaths as a
result of the landslide (Jakarta Post).

EUROPE

In the United Kingdom, a tornado struck northwest London on the 7th,
damaging several homes and injuring at least 6 people. On average,
about 33 tornadoes are reported annually in Britain (Associated Press).


SOUTH AMERICA

Severe thunderstorms, including tornadoes, impacted portions of
Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil during December 17-21. There
were at least thirteen deaths in Argentina, two in Uruguay and one in
Brazil (MetSul Meteorologica).

FAR EAST

After crossing the Philippines on November 30, Typhoon Durian skirted
the south coast of Vietnam during December 4-5 as it weakened to
tropical storm intensity. There were at least 67 fatalities in southern
Vietnam (Reuters).

Typhoon Utor developed in the Philippine Sea on the 7th, reaching
typhoon strength by the 9th. Utor crossed the central Philippines
during the 9th with maximum sustained winds estimated near 140 km/hr
(75 knots or 85 mph). It was the fifth typhoon since September to
impact the Philippines. There were four fatalities (Reuters).

INDIAN OCEAN

Tropical Cyclone Bondo developed in the southern Indian Ocean on the
18th, and reached the coast of Madagascar near Mahajanga as a tropical
storm on the 25th. Maximum sustained winds at the time of landfall were
near 115 km/hr (60 knots or 70 mph). The primary impact was heavy
rainfall across northern Madagascar.

Everything you listed, and things other people list, have happened
thousands of times well before the Industrial Revolution began.

I am curious why we're basing climate forecasts on data that is at
most 200 years old on a global scale. I doubt anyone kept climate
records of worldwide selected points more than 100 years ago. Whole
continents have less than 50 years of reliable data to compare with
today.

Since I have lived 30 years I can safely assume I will live 450 years.
??

The coldest recorded temp in my city is -10F. I can assume that if I
see a temp in the future of -25F that there is no other time in human
history that is was colder?



On 8 Jan 2007 13:15:09 -0800, "
wrote:

GLOBAL WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS

DECEMBER 2006

UNITED STATES
West and Plains

A significant drought affected areas of the Plains and Rocky Mountains.
Extreme drought was also concentrated in northern areas of Minnesota,
parts of Wyoming and Nebraska, as well as sections of Texas and
Oklahoma.

SOUTH

Severe thunderstorms produced four tornadoes on Christmas Day in
Florida. Columbia, Pasco, Lake and Volusia counties were hardest-hit,
including the Daytona Beach area. A tornado generated considerable
damage on the campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (see photo
right), delaying the start of the spring semester (Orlando Business
Journal).

NORTHWEST

A powerful storm system that slammed into the U.S. Pacific Northwest
during December 13-15 produced strong winds, heavy rainfall and higher
elevation snow. Hurricane-force wind gusts caused power outages that
affected 1.5 million homes across Washington and Oregon. There were 4
fatalities (Associated Press).

A parade of Pacific storm systems brought heavy snow to mountainous
regions of the U.S. Pacific Northwest and adjacent areas of Canada
during December 2006. Several feet of snow had accumulated in some
parts of the Cascade Mountains by mid-month

AFRICA
Great Horn

Heavy rainfall that began in October 2006 across the Horn of Africa
continued into early December. Flooding in areas of Somalia, Ethiopia
and Kenya impacted hundreds of thousands of people (IFRC). In Kenya
alone, the number of affected people was estimated at 723,000 (OCHA).

CARIBBEAN

In Haiti, heavy rainfall in late-November and early December in the
western part of the country washed away roads and bridges, wiped out
crops and killed at least three people (Associated Press).

SOUTH PACIFIC

In Indonesia, two days of heavy rain prompted a landslide in Solok
regency, West Sumatra on the 16th. There were eighteen deaths as a
result of the landslide (Jakarta Post).

EUROPE

In the United Kingdom, a tornado struck northwest London on the 7th,
damaging several homes and injuring at least 6 people. On average,
about 33 tornadoes are reported annually in Britain (Associated Press).


SOUTH AMERICA

Severe thunderstorms, including tornadoes, impacted portions of
Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil during December 17-21. There
were at least thirteen deaths in Argentina, two in Uruguay and one in
Brazil (MetSul Meteorologica).

FAR EAST

After crossing the Philippines on November 30, Typhoon Durian skirted
the south coast of Vietnam during December 4-5 as it weakened to
tropical storm intensity. There were at least 67 fatalities in southern
Vietnam (Reuters).

Typhoon Utor developed in the Philippine Sea on the 7th, reaching
typhoon strength by the 9th. Utor crossed the central Philippines
during the 9th with maximum sustained winds estimated near 140 km/hr
(75 knots or 85 mph). It was the fifth typhoon since September to
impact the Philippines. There were four fatalities (Reuters).

INDIAN OCEAN

Tropical Cyclone Bondo developed in the southern Indian Ocean on the
18th, and reached the coast of Madagascar near Mahajanga as a tropical
storm on the 25th. Maximum sustained winds at the time of landfall were
near 115 km/hr (60 knots or 70 mph). The primary impact was heavy
rainfall across northern Madagascar.