Sunday, February 12, 2012

flandersnews.be: Belgium in longest cold wave since 1941

Belgium is being confronted with the longest cold snap in more than 70 years, the Met Office reports. Saturday was the 13th consecutive day with maximum temperatures during the day staying below zero degrees Celsius (32 Fahrenheit) in Ukkel (Brussels). Sunday should add another day, but after that it's the end of the blistering cold.

...Coldest start to February since 1917

Taking into account the first 10 days of this month, Belgium is having the coldest start to February since 1917. Average maximum temperatures during the past ten days reached -2.6 degrees Celsius, compared to -2.7 in 1917.

At 8.8C, Thursday was third coldest day ever in Mumbai « Where’s my Global Warming Dude? By Global Freeze

The coldest day in Mumbai came on January 22, 1962, when the mercury dipped to 7.4 Celsius. On February 8, 2008, the temperature was 8.5Celsius. The third coldest day in the city came on Thursday, when the minimum temperature was 8.8 Celsius. This also made it the second-coldest February day ever.

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