WMO evaluation of northern hemispheric coldest temperature: −69.6 °C at Klinck, Greenland, 22 December 1991
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 temperatu...
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ftuniveastangl:oai:ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk:77165 2023-08-27T04:09:39+02:00 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, Philip Lazzara, Matthew Cappelen, John Brunet, Manola Cerveny, Randall S. 2021-01 application/pdf https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/77165/ https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/77165/1/Accepted_Manuscript.pdf https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.3901 en eng https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/77165/1/Accepted_Manuscript.pdf Weidner, George, King, John, Box, Jason E., Colwell, Steve, Jones, Philip, Lazzara, Matthew, Cappelen, John, Brunet, Manola and Cerveny, Randall S. (2021) WMO evaluation of northern hemispheric coldest temperature: −69.6 °C at Klinck, Greenland, 22 December 1991. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 147 (734). pp. 21-29. ISSN 0035-9009 doi:10.1002/qj.3901 Article PeerReviewed 2021 ftuniveastangl https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.3901 2023-08-03T22:32:25Z 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 University of East Anglia: UEA Digital Repository Greenland Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 147 734 21 29 |
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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, Philip 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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