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Climate and Science => Climatology and Environment => Topic started by: Martin4Jay on July 25, 2015, 10:30:07 PM

Title: Interesting info on the climent from UK obsevers
Post by: Martin4Jay on July 25, 2015, 10:30:07 PM

SHOCK WARNING: Strongest El Nino in HISTORY could bring SIX MONTHS of storms to Britain


Weather Warning: Strongest El Nino EVER could bring SIX MONTHS of storms to Britain | Nature | News | Daily Express (http://tinyurl.com/n9aw35f)

Title: Re: Interesting info on the climent from UK obsevers
Post by: Mark on July 30, 2015, 05:11:28 PM

Don't know if this is the right way to read these but here gos.

.....Southern Oscillation Index

In 1889 it read in March -27.5
In 1896 it read in May -42.2.
In 1997 it read in May -22.4.
in 2015 it read in July -14.7.

So it I have read it right its along way to go to get a record which it may do.

 http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/soihtm1.shtml

Title: Re: Interesting info on the climent from UK obsevers
Post by: Rwood on August 03, 2015, 08:05:47 AM

Those numbers do not indicate anything near "strongest ever". That tabloid rag is just being sensationalist. At moment it is looking like the strongest since 1997-98, that is all.