tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post1143616359018781582..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The January RecordCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-21690657475110971252010-01-27T18:04:02.613-08:002010-01-27T18:04:02.613-08:00MaryAnn K said "Cliff, I'm confused. The ...MaryAnn K said "Cliff, I'm confused. The number (21) seems impossible."<br /><br />Cliff said: "An extraordinary anomaly reaching 21 mb (this is a large number for such things)"<br /><br />The mB is important! That's 21 milliBar<br /><br />The milliBar the standard unit of pressure in meteorology (but not quite an SI unit (that's Pascals) but close with 1mb == 100Pa). <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_(unit)<br /><br />Not inches. Only the US uses inches (and Fahrenheit) for their public communications.Kevin Purcellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18157202870194603923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-9966941886056854952010-01-27T15:44:09.404-08:002010-01-27T15:44:09.404-08:00You know if a computer model would have predicted ...You know if a computer model would have predicted those pressure values a month ago, I would have thought it would be one wet, wild, crazy week.<br /><br />But besides some coastal winds and little rain, it was actually a pretty benign week some places. <br /><br />It was like low pressure within low pressure, so it cancelled out the pressure gradiant, if that makes sense.smokejumperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358322512081660205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-16530708238553736222010-01-27T14:39:10.323-08:002010-01-27T14:39:10.323-08:00Cliff, I'm confused. The number (21) seems imp...Cliff, I'm confused. The number (21) seems impossible. The normal range for the PNW is, I believe, 29.70 to 30.20 inches of mercury. Is this a different metric? You call it a "large" number. ??? Guess I need to read meteorology 101.MaryAnn Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024733402131558455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-16021061782357026092010-01-27T10:52:26.469-08:002010-01-27T10:52:26.469-08:00It seems like a common weather pattern in Seattle ...It seems like a common weather pattern in Seattle area to have a dreary December, a relatively sunny and dry mid-late January, and a return to overcast and damp for several months.<br /><br />Would you agree, or is this just me?Ian Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18259398697428612068noreply@blogger.com