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Geography matters
Today, I learned why the national newspapers and some major weather websites have a tendency to consistently predict temperatures well below what we actually get here in their forecasts for the week ahead.
It's because they get their data from England, which is based on temperatures in a 25 km grid of points.
The closest point to this town is about 20 km inland, in an area known to be a cold sink :)
(On monday, the forecast suggested around -20C here this weekend, 2C below the historical record of -18C. Instead, we're hovering around -10C.)
It's because they get their data from England, which is based on temperatures in a 25 km grid of points.
The closest point to this town is about 20 km inland, in an area known to be a cold sink :)
(On monday, the forecast suggested around -20C here this weekend, 2C below the historical record of -18C. Instead, we're hovering around -10C.)
*sigh*
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