The Tale of the Tape
Wild Weather 

 

This list is a small fraction of what is going on in the world. The individual events don't raise eye brows, but the increased occurrence and intensity within in a small window of time is of concern that change is here.

November 14th, Record Cold in Boston

November 27th, Record snow is Israel

November 30th, Record Cold in California

December 1st, Record Cold in Nevada

December 1st, Record Heat in Australia

December 2nd, Rare Winter Typhoon Taiwan

December 2nd, Mysterious fog covers 86,800 square miles of China

December 3rd, Super Typhoon in Philippines

December 3rd, Record Heat in Canada

December 5th, Record Rain in California

December 12th, Worst Floods in 40 years in Malaysia

December 15th, 50 Foot Waves Hit Hawaii

December 16th, Record Cold in Florida

December 17th, Hurricane force winds hit California

December 17th, Hurricane Force Winds hit France

December 19th, Record Heat in Montana

December 19th, Mysterious Light Brightens Arctic

December 19th, Coldest in 50 years in Israel

December 19th, Hurricane Force Winds in England

December 19th, Hurricane Force Winds in Germany

December 21st, Fog Covers Northern India

December 21st, Hurricane Force Winds in Canada

December 21st, Hurricane Force Winds in Montana

December 23rd, Catastrophic Storms Hit South Africa

December 23rd , Hurricane Force Winds in Finland

December 23rd, Worst Strom in Ohio History

December 23rd, Big Storms Shatter Records in Kentucky

December 23rd , Massive Storms Hit Canada

December 23rd , Massive Storm Spans Sea of Japan

December 24th, Severe Storms Leave Most of Finland Without Power

December 24th, 2km Thick Fog Layer Covers Large Areas of India

December 24th, Massive Storms Leaves Thousands Stranded in Scotland

December 25th, South Florida Covered in Fog

December 25th, First White Christmas in 86 Years for Texas Town

December 26th, Millions wake up to White Christmas in England

December 28th, Alaska Rains 212% above Normal

December 28th, Heavy Rains and Floods Kill 20 in Iran

December 29th, Rare Winter Heat Wave in Midwest US Continues

December 30th, United Arab Emirates Has First Snow in Recorded History

 January 4th, Floods, Rain Devastate South Africa

January 4th, Storms Leave Thousands Without Power in Australia

January 4th, Coldest December in 59 Years for New Zealand

January 4th, Lightning Kills 8 in South Africa

January 4th, Lightning Kills 27 in India

January 5th, Extremely High Alaskan Temperatures

January 6th, Freeze and Record Lows Strand Thousands in US

January 8th, Mighty Cyclone Approaches Kamchatka

January 8th, Storms Pound Northern Europe

 January 8th, Record High Temperatures in Russia

January 9th, Hurricane Force Winds in Denmark and Sweden

January 10th, Record Rains Continue in California

January 10th, Strongest Storm in 40 Years Hits Russia

January 11th, Record Heat, No Snow in Many Parts of Europe

The above list was a courtesy of GLP Forum

Records for the Year 2004

The greatest number of Tornadoes in the U.S.

The greatest number of Cyclones to hit Japan

The greatest number of category 3 storms in the Atlantic Basin

The greatest tsunami in modern times

 

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