Land surface temperatures across Europe and Russia were far below the 2000–2008 average in mid-December 2009.
Published Dec 25, 2009
On the calendar, Scandinavian summer starts on June 21 in 2008, but summer temperatures had already settled over much of northern Europe by early June. The intense heat and dry weather led to dangerous fire conditions in Scandinavia. Both Norway and Sweden were plagued with several forest fires in early June.
Published Jun 21, 2008
As of early January 2007, the 2006-2007 Northern Hemisphere winter was proving to be a mild one in terms of temperatures.
Published Jan 10, 2007
Ireland got a coating of snow and ice this week, the latest expression of an unusually early and brisk start to winter.
Published Dec 4, 2010
If you live in the northern hemisphere, the past few weeks have been strange. In places where it should be seasonably hot, it’s just warm. In places where weather is usually mild in the summer, it has been ridiculously hot.
Published Aug 8, 2014
A convoluted jet stream plunged Europe into a severe cold snap in late January and early February 2012.
Published Feb 10, 2012
