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)