WMO evaluation of northern hemispheric coldest temperature: −69.6 °C at Klinck, Greenland, 22 December 1991
Abstract A World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Extremes Evaluation Committee investigated an observation of −69.6 °C by Klinck Automatic Weather Station (AWS) in Greenland on 22 December 1991 as the lowest temperature observed in Greenland, thereby making it the lowest recorded near‐surface air...
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crwiley:10.1002/qj.3901 2024-09-15T18:08:24+00:00 WMO evaluation of northern hemispheric coldest temperature: −69.6 °C at Klinck, Greenland, 22 December 1991 Weidner, George King, John Box, Jason E. Colwell, Steve Jones, Phil Lazzara, Matthew Cappelen, John Brunet, Manola Cerveny, Randall S. National Science Foundation 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qj.3901 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/qj.3901 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/qj.3901 https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/am-pdf/10.1002/qj.3901 https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/qj.3901 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#am http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society volume 147, issue 734, page 21-29 ISSN 0035-9009 1477-870X journal-article 2020 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.3901 2024-07-30T04:20:00Z Abstract A World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Extremes Evaluation Committee investigated an observation of −69.6 °C by Klinck Automatic Weather Station (AWS) in Greenland on 22 December 1991 as the lowest temperature observed in Greenland, thereby making it the lowest recorded near‐surface air temperature for the Northern and Western Hemispheres and for WMO Region VI. The committee examined the metadata and observations of the station as well as the regional synoptic circulation. The committee concluded that the observation is credible in terms of instrument calibration, monitoring of the station and the synoptic situation. Consequently, the WMO Rapporteur accepted the observation as the officially lowest observed near‐surface air temperature for Greenland, the Northern and Western Hemisphere and for WMO Region VI. As a supplement to this investigation, the committee also recommends that opportunities be investigated such that AWS data from Greenland can be efficiently incorporated into real‐time weather forecasts and hence into reanalysis datasets. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Wiley Online Library Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 147 734 21 29 |
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Abstract A World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Extremes Evaluation Committee investigated an observation of −69.6 °C by Klinck Automatic Weather Station (AWS) in Greenland on 22 December 1991 as the lowest temperature observed in Greenland, thereby making it the lowest recorded near‐surface air temperature for the Northern and Western Hemispheres and for WMO Region VI. The committee examined the metadata and observations of the station as well as the regional synoptic circulation. The committee concluded that the observation is credible in terms of instrument calibration, monitoring of the station and the synoptic situation. Consequently, the WMO Rapporteur accepted the observation as the officially lowest observed near‐surface air temperature for Greenland, the Northern and Western Hemisphere and for WMO Region VI. As a supplement to this investigation, the committee also recommends that opportunities be investigated such that AWS data from Greenland can be efficiently incorporated into real‐time weather forecasts and hence into reanalysis datasets. |
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Weidner, George King, John Box, Jason E. Colwell, Steve Jones, Phil Lazzara, Matthew Cappelen, John Brunet, Manola Cerveny, Randall S. WMO evaluation of northern hemispheric coldest temperature: −69.6 °C at Klinck, Greenland, 22 December 1991 |
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WMO evaluation of northern hemispheric coldest temperature: −69.6 °C at Klinck, Greenland, 22 December 1991 |
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WMO evaluation of northern hemispheric coldest temperature: −69.6 °C at Klinck, Greenland, 22 December 1991 |
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WMO evaluation of northern hemispheric coldest temperature: −69.6 °C at Klinck, Greenland, 22 December 1991 |
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WMO evaluation of northern hemispheric coldest temperature: −69.6 °C at Klinck, Greenland, 22 December 1991 |
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WMO evaluation of northern hemispheric coldest temperature: −69.6 °C at Klinck, Greenland, 22 December 1991 |
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wmo evaluation of northern hemispheric coldest temperature: −69.6 °c at klinck, greenland, 22 december 1991 |
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