Thursday, December 29, 2016

Accumulated Freezing Degree Days N80 thru Dec 29, 2016

Accumulated Freezing Degree Days N80 thru Dec 29, 2016:
Climatology: 2141.1
2016:             1138.6
Anomaly:     -1002.5

Implied new ice thickness to date:
Per Lebedev:
Climo: 1.412 m
2016:   0.973 m

Per Billelo
Climo:  1.137 m
2016:    0.788 m

Saturday, December 24, 2016

Record North Atlantic significant wave height

2013's record Atlantic significant (17 1/2 minute average) wave height.  The record significant wave height was reported as 19m, but the maximum wave height was 27 m.


Graph from ASU's  WMO data archive.

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Accumulated Freezing Degree Days thru Dec 16, 2016

Accumulated Freezing Degree Days N80 thru Dec 16, 2016:
Climatology:1787.3
2016:              944.3
Anomaly:       -843



Implied new ice thickness to date:
Per Lebedev:
Climo: 1.269 m
2016:   0.871 m

Per Billelo
Climo:  1.024 m
2016:    0.707 m

Sunday, December 11, 2016

Great-great-grandparents

William (b. 1823) & Mary O'Neill (b.1825) arrived in the U.S. prior to 1846. Both were born in Ireland.
Children: Bridget (b.1846, NY)
Ann (b.1847, Maine)
Joseph (b.1853, NY)
Mary (b.1855, NY)
Matty (b.1858, WI)
Records: 1860 Federal Census, Town of Lake, County of Milwaukee, New Coelm P.O.

Joseph O'Neill married Margaret McDonough (b.1825, NY) most likely in or near Muskego, WI after 1870.
Children: Mary (b.1875)
William (b.1877)
Edward (b. 1879)
Thomas (b.1880)
Joseph (b.1882)
George (b.Dec,6,1883)
Katherine (b.1889)
Walter (b.1892)


Grandfather - George (b.Dec,6,1883)
Grandmother - Alice Beaulieu
Great-grandfather - Joseph (b.1853, NY)  died 1895 (Chippewa County)
Great-grandmother - Margaret  (nee McDonough b.1825, NY) died 1916 (Superior)
Great-great-grandfather - William (b. 1823)
Great-great-grandmother - Mary (nee ??? b.1825)


Accumulated Freezing Degree Days N80 thru Dec 11, 2016

Accumulated Freezing Degree Days N80 thru Dec 11, 2016:

Climatology: 1653.83
2016:               853.61
Anomaly:       -800.22



Implied new ice thickness to date:
Per Lebedev:
Climo: 1.212 m
2016:   0.821 m

Per Billelo
Climo:  0.979 m
2016:    0.667 m



Saturday, December 10, 2016

Accumulated Freezing Degree Days N80 thru Dec 09, 2016:


Accumulated Freezing Degree Days N80 thru Dec 09, 2016:

Climatology: 1600.85
2016:              828.34
Anomaly:      -772.51


Implied new ice thickness to date:
Per Lebedev:
Climo: 1.189 m
2016:   0.806 m

Per Billelo
Climo:  0.960 m
2016:    0.655 m

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Accumulated Freezing Degree Days N80 thru Dec 06, 2016:

Accumulated Freezing Degree Days N80 thru Dec 06, 2016:


Climatology:1525.13
2016: 786.76
Anomaly: -738.37


Implied new ice thickness to date:
Per Lebedev:
Climo: 1.156 m
2016: 0.782 m

Per Berillo:
Climo: 0.934 m
2016: 0.636 m

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Accumulated Freezing Degree Days thru 11-30-2016

Accumulated Freezing Degree Days N80 thru Nov 30, 2016:

Climatology: 1368.53
2016: 665.54
Anomaly: -702.98

Implied new ice thickness
Lebedev
  • 1.08
  • 0.71
Berillo
  • 0.88
  • 0.58



Sunday, November 27, 2016

FDDs N80 thru Nov 26, 2016

FDDs N80 thru Nov 26, 2016

Climatology: 1265 FDDs
2016: 598
Anomaly: -667




Implied new ice thickness:
Lebedev: Climatology 1.03m, 2016  0.67m
Berillo: Climatology 0.84m, 2016 0.54m

Saturday, November 26, 2016

FDDs N80 thru 11-25-2016

FDDs thru Nov 25, 2016

Climatology: 1240 FDDs
2016: 582
Anomaly: -658


Implied new ice thickness:
Lebedev 0.65m
Berillo  0.53m

Friday, November 25, 2016

N70 - N80 FDDs Pacific side

Freezing Degree Days

Temperatures on the Pacific side from N70 to N80

Data from Nick Stokes'  moyhu arctic applet


Climatology would indicate about 890 accumulated FDDs to date
2016 appears to be around 400 accumulated FDDs

Using Lebedev new ice thickness reduces from 0.84m to 0.52m
Using Berillo new ice thickness reduces from 0.68m to 0.43m

Neither of these takes into account the actual date of first ice formation, this means they are likely biased high.