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Svalbard Airport Temperatures

December 13, 2022
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By Paul Homewood

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https://www.ecad.eu/indicesextremes/index.php

DATASET:

EUROPEAN CLIMATE ASSESSMENT & DATASET (ECA&D), file created on 16-12-2022
THESE DATA CAN BE USED FREELY PROVIDED THAT THE FOLLOWING SOURCE IS ACKNOWLEDGED:

Klein Tank, A.M.G. and Coauthors, 2002. Daily dataset of 20th-century surface
air temperature and precipitation series for the European Climate Assessment.
Int. J. of Climatol., 22, 1441-1453.
Data and metadata available at http://www.ecad.eu

FILE FORMAT (MISSING VALUE CODE IS -999999):

01-04 YEAR : Year YYYY the index is calculated
06-12 CALC : Calculated index for YEAR, in 1/100
14-20 MEAN : Calculated running mean, in 1/100

This is the time series data of NORWAY, SVALBARD AIRPORT (Station-ID: 186)
See file stations.txt for information about the stations.

YEAR,   CALC,   MEAN
1900,-999999,-999999
1901,-999999,-999999
1902,-999999,-999999
1903,-999999,-999999
1904,-999999,-999999
1905,-999999,-999999
1906,-999999,-999999
1907,-999999,-999999
1908,-999999,-999999
1909,-999999,-999999
1910,-999999,-999999
1911,-999999,-999999
1912,-999999,-999999
1913,-999999,-999999
1914,-999999,-999999
1915,-999999,-999999
1916,-999999,-999999
1917,-999999,-999999
1918,-999999,-999999
1919,-999999,-999999
1920,-999999,-999999
1921,-999999,-999999
1922,-999999,-999999
1923,-999999,-999999
1924,-999999,-999999
1925,-999999,-999999
1926,-999999,-999999
1927,-999999,-999999
1928,-999999,-999999
1929,-999999,-999999
1930,-999999,-999999
1931,-999999,-999999
1932,-999999,-999999
1933,-999999,-999999
1934,-999999,-999999
1935,-999999,-999999
1936,-999999,-999999
1937,-999999,-999999
1938,-999999,-999999
1939,-999999,-999999
1940,-999999,-999999
1941,-999999,-999999
1942,-999999,-999999
1943,-999999,-999999
1944,-999999,-999999
1945,-999999,-999999
1946,-999999,-999999
1947,-999999,-999999
1948,-999999,-999999
1949,-999999,-999999
1950,-999999,-999999
1951,-999999,-999999
1952,-999999,-999999
1953,-999999,-999999
1954,-999999,-999999
1955,-999999,-999999
1956,-999999,-999999
1957,   -325,   -405
1958,   -471,   -437
1959,   -451,   -467
1960,   -465,   -497
1961,   -517,   -526
1962,   -702,   -554
1963,   -785,   -582
1964,   -549,   -609
1965,   -594,   -634
1966,   -745,   -647
1967,   -658,   -653
1968,   -928,   -653
1969,   -645,   -649
1970,   -636,   -643
1971,   -660,   -638
1972,   -289,   -635
1973,   -609,   -635
1974,   -304,   -639
1975,   -638,   -645
1976,   -456,   -651
1977,   -666,   -657
1978,   -747,   -664
1979,   -768,   -670
1980,   -719,   -671
1981,   -711,   -670
1982,   -641,   -668
1983,   -636,   -663
1984,   -308,   -652
1985,   -542,   -637
1986,   -658,   -619
1987,   -674,   -605
1988,   -890,   -595
1989,   -647,   -589
1990,   -389,   -584
1991,   -502,   -577
1992,   -508,   -569
1993,   -607,   -559
1994,   -589,   -549
1995,   -600,   -539
1996,   -491,   -530
1997,   -597,   -520
1998,   -609,   -508
1999,   -384,   -492
2000,   -398,   -471
2001,   -455,   -445
2002,   -424,   -421
2003,   -608,   -400
2004,   -427,   -385
2005,   -297,   -375
2006,   -163,   -365
2007,   -250,   -351
2008,   -397,   -336
2009,   -367,   -320
2010,   -409,   -306
2011,   -331,   -294
2012,   -195,   -281
2013,   -347,   -269
2014,   -207,   -266
2015,   -192,   -265
2016,     -2,   -263
2017,   -219,   -260
2018,   -177,   -258
2019,   -337,   -257
2020,   -340,   -257

34 Comments
  1. GeoffB permalink
    December 13, 2022 11:00 am

    Quelle surprise Rodney!

  2. December 13, 2022 11:06 am

    How strange though; there’s been a ‘spike’ in cardiovascular related emergency call outs since 2021 and it’s kept on going through the ‘hottest heatwave evah!’ (TM) AND the coldest December spell since 2010. Maybe it’s not just the weather. Hmmm.

    • Tim Leeney permalink
      December 13, 2022 11:12 am

      Spike, now what does that remind me of?

    • Tim Leeney permalink
      December 13, 2022 11:14 am

      Spike. Now what does that remind me of?

    • December 14, 2022 11:09 am

      Yes, this winter looks like it could be testing time in the US with a damaged heart.

  3. Peter Murray permalink
    December 13, 2022 11:06 am

    Does this mean global warming is a good thing?

    • bluecat57 permalink
      December 13, 2022 1:28 pm

      Yes. Do you ever hear about anyone illegally immigrating to a frigid clime?
      Canada and northern Europe don’t count because they are just trying to get access to move south.

      • Ben Vorlich permalink
        December 13, 2022 5:48 pm

        Lots, most even, of my paternal grandmother’s extended family left North Uist for Cape Bretton Island, Nova Scotia,
        Crofters to coal miners, I don’t think it was any warmer

      • December 14, 2022 11:12 am

        They are following the money not the weather and our government is stupid enough to give them loads.

  4. December 13, 2022 11:25 am

    I don’t need to read this as I have multiple myeloma so a blackout could well kill me. The current windless days bodes no good; so a good dose of fossil fuel would suit me fine.

  5. December 13, 2022 11:28 am

    “The bleeding obvious” – specialist subject on Mastermind for the editor of the Daily Telegraph.

  6. December 13, 2022 11:34 am

    Don’t need to read this as I have Multiple Myelomer so can’t keep myself warm. A BLACKOUT could easily kill me. These windless days worry me; as we need a good dose of Fossil Fuels to keep me alive.
    Reckon there must be many others worse off than me.

    • HotScot permalink
      December 13, 2022 11:49 am

      If you have the means and haven’t made provision, you might consider a small petrol generator (not terribly expensive) and a simple convection heater to keep at least one room warm with some light at least.

      You can always sell the generator if there are no blackouts.

      • December 13, 2022 12:01 pm

        Thanks Hotscot, appreciated. Yes I have taken some precautions such having a calor gas heater to hand; but with the myeloma and no energy could easily fall asleep and windup full of carbon Monoxide.
        No I’m okay and have friends and carers to hand fortunately; but am well aware that there are others not so fortunate.👍😊

    • Harry Passfield permalink
      December 13, 2022 3:28 pm

      Hi Puffin! Apologies for my intrusion but a very good friend of mine – about your age – has had myeloma, first diagnosed about 15 years or so ago. After loads of tests etc he had a bone-marrow transplant followed by regular injections (of what, I know not) and for the last few years he has been ‘clear’. But I guess you’ve been there etc… Best of luck.

      • December 13, 2022 4:39 pm

        Thanks Harry. I wasn’t given the option of a transplant as other complications rendered it far too risky. Your comment very much appreciated as I plug on probably in a better state than many others from what I hear.

  7. HotScot permalink
    December 13, 2022 11:41 am

    Hundreds of years of medical inquiry, demeaned by an idiotic article like this.

    • bluecat57 permalink
      December 13, 2022 1:30 pm

      Uhh. I’m thinking more like a few recent decades.
      Pre 1970 most people knew better.
      The recent stuff is mostly bullshit promoting an agenda.

  8. December 13, 2022 12:07 pm

    What else was pushed in 2021???? Lots of “Died Suddenly” going on here too…..

  9. Douglas Dragonfly permalink
    December 13, 2022 12:23 pm

    I am sorry to hear of your condition Cognog2, I wish you all the best in these difficult times.

    In this sensationalist report by Sarah Knapton no definition is offered of what constitutes extreme cold. Nor are we provided with evidence of how long people have to endure these conditions, i.e. how many days.

    Sarah writes in her second paragraph that global analysis identified for every 1000 cardio vascular deaths rise to 12.8 on extreme cold days compared to similar deaths brought about by extreme heat.
    Again, what is the definition of extreme here ?
    However, the last paragraph in this short, vague piece, says an extra 9.1 deaths are as a result of extreme cold per 1000 people.

    This is nothing but a confusing collection of statistics given authority by starting with ‘U.S. researchers’ carried out this so called analysis.

    To me it comes across as a deliberate piece of terrorising the uninformed.

    • dave permalink
      December 13, 2022 5:12 pm

      As always, the real cause of a spike in anything related to the environment is the inappropriate activity during the exceptional conditions. For God’s Sake jsu take it easy whenever ther eis unusual heat, unusual cold, unusual wind, unusual…. anything at all..

  10. bluecat57 permalink
    December 13, 2022 1:25 pm

    We all need to be quarantined in the tropics. If only they all weren’t Democrat, fascist, or socialist dumpster fires.
    Including the coastal areas of the USA.

  11. NeilC permalink
    December 13, 2022 1:30 pm

    Sarah Knapton, DT science correspondent was the woman who told so many untruths about covid. She wouldn’t know what science is if it bit her in the ass.
    With regards to this piece of nonsense, blood thickens in cold weather, so anyone with narrowed arteries will know you get bad angina and a far higher risk of blockage and death.

  12. It doesn't add up... permalink
    December 13, 2022 2:31 pm

    Always a go-to reference on this topic

    http://euanmearns.com/the-influence-of-temperature-on-uk-death-rates/

    • Jack Broughton permalink
      December 14, 2022 2:57 pm

      Still very relevant: it is a pity that it stopped after Roger Andrews died.
      His article about Nuclear prices being fiddled is still good reading.

  13. December 13, 2022 5:28 pm

    If I may provide a link to a rather excellent summary of all things Climate from the WeatherResearch site, and a great, succinct, dit on CO2 half way down the page; “The IPCC say CO2 is a well-mixed gas in the atmosphere”. How I laughed at the evidence… https://www.weather-research.com/weather-and-climate
    The Summary at the bottom of the page sums it all up quite well.
    A 2 minute, or as long as you like read. Enjoy.

  14. December 13, 2022 5:38 pm

    Reblogged this on Climate Collections.

  15. December 14, 2022 11:15 am

    Is he really saying that he doesn’t know why cold weather causes more heart failures???

    He should read Jo Nova:
    On the other hand, cold exposure leads to increased sympathetic activity that vasconstricts skin and increases skeletal muscle tone to generate and conserve heat. This leads to catecholamine-driven rise in blood pressure (mainly through an increase in peripheral vascular resistant), and hence, increased cardiac oxygen demand to overcome this increase in afterload. Cold also leads to increased cholesterol crystals deposition in atherosclerotic plaques, rendering susceptible individuals to plaque rupture and myocardial infarction. Last, hypothermia is known to induce hypercoagulability because of increased viscosity and hemoconcentration from fluid shifting into extravascular space and clotting factor abnormalities.

    • December 14, 2022 1:39 pm

      You cannot expect a hack to do research on an area outside their own knowledge. Their job is to copy and paste from the curently approved narrative; nothing more or less.

      • December 14, 2022 2:11 pm

        No, not the hack, ignorance is expected from them, but the cardiovascular researcher.

  16. Douglas Dragonfly permalink
    December 15, 2022 10:28 am

    Source of this propaganda –
    Dr Haitham Khraishah
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Department of Medicine
    June 2022 (Maryland – class of 2023)
    Climate change is the greatest existential challenge to planetary and human health and is dictated by a shift in the Earth’s weather and air conditions owing to anthropogenic activity. Climate change has resulted not only in extreme temperatures, but also in an increase in the frequency of droughts, wildfires, dust storms, coastal flooding, storm surges and hurricanes, as well as multiple compound and cascading events. The interactions between climate change and health outcomes are diverse and complex and include several exposure pathways that might promote the development of non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease. A collaborative approach is needed to solve this climate crisis, whereby medical professionals, scientific researchers, public health officials and policymakers should work together to mitigate and limit the consequences of global warming. In this Review, we aim to provide an overview of the consequences of climate change on cardiovascular health, which result from direct exposure pathways, such as shifts in ambient temperature, air pollution, forest fires, desert (dust and sand) storms and extreme weather events. We also describe the populations that are most susceptible to the health effects caused by climate change and propose potential mitigation strategies, with an emphasis on collaboration at the scientific, governmental and policy levels. The relationship between climate change and health outcomes is complex. In this Review, Rajagopalan and colleagues describe the environmental exposures associated with climate change and provide an overview of the consequences of climate change, including air pollution and extreme temperatures, on cardiovascular health and disease.

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