ATOC 184 Lecture Notes - Hot Air Balloon, Vapor Pressure, Pressure-Gradient Force
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For any given year, when we look at temperature differences for normal, for the most part, we would see most of the globe either normal or above, and small portions of the globe below normal. 2012 was the warmest year on record (as far as the us is concerned) About 85% of the country was very warm, 60-70% had the warmest temperatures on record. The only region that was only kind of above normal was the pacific. Temperatures in asia and africa were well below normal. This is an average for 3 months. Most of this anomaly came from about a 3-week period, so you can see how cold it was when you average it for 3 months. Really cold winds blowing over relatively warm waters of mediterranean, which led to all sorts of precipitation (snow) in higher elevations (algeria, On our side, winter was close to nonexistent (no snowfall, temperatures above normal)