December 2012 – Weather and Climate Discussion

A White Christmas in Reading?

December 12, 2012 admin

What is a “White Christmas”? For many people a White Christmas is a Christmas Day (25 December) with a ‘traditional’ look to the day – that is one with snow covering the ground. For those whose fancy a flutter at the bookmakers (although it is probably too late to get good odds now) a White … Continue reading “A White Christmas in Reading?”

2012 Hurricane season wrap-up

December 6, 2012 bell

By Ray Bell The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season officially ended on Saturday as a ‘very unusual‘ year with an abnormally large 19 tropical storms forming and curiously only 1 making it to Category 3 strength. A typical hurricane season has 12 tropical storms, 6 of which are hurricanes and 3 of which are major hurricanes. … Continue reading “2012 Hurricane season wrap-up”