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The record‐breaking warm spell of February 2019 in Britain, the Channel Islands, France and the Netherlands
Author(s) -
Young Martin,
Galvin Jim
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
weather
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.467
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1477-8696
pISSN - 0043-1656
DOI - 10.1002/wea.3664
Subject(s) - spell , climatology , geography , channel (broadcasting) , meteorology , physical geography , geology , telecommunications , engineering , sociology , anthropology
February 2019 was exceptionally warm in much of Western Europe, and new monthly records were established during the last week of the month in data series going back more than 100 years. So, what were the origins of the exceptional warmth? In this article, we examine the sources of the warm air, the mechanisms that led to temperatures well above those expected late in the winter season.