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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.