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many roads in the south-east were blocked in places by snow and accidents, including the M25, while schools were closed in Cornwall and the Scottish Highlands, rail services were disrupted, and several hundred flights were cancelled. After the thaw set in, some areas experienced water supply problems

. Sunshine hours were alightly above average with 132.0 hours, while rainfall was just below average at 114.8 mm. The impact of Storm Floris was particularly felt here, contributing to the higher rainfall totals.  Scotland East Eastern Scotland fared slightly better in terms of warmth and sunshine

Weather and Climate Information Services for Africa (WISER) – East Africa Phase 2 Summary September 2017 [This page is left intentionally blank] WISER East Africa : Phase 2 Summary CONTENTS Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. INTRODUCTION AND REQUIREMENT FOR FORWARD PLAN 6 2. BACKGROUND 6 3. WISER PRINCIPLES

in an area that is too exposed or sheltered), and changes in the instruments (such as being moved or upgraded). For many parts of the world, such as in East Africa, there is limited coverage by ground measurement stations so detailed spatial changes are not captured in the datasets. Observation datasets

tailored to the East African context, based on risk perceptions Authors Lorena Pasquini and Anna Steynor, CSAG Introduction Current efforts to respond to short-term and long-term climatic variability and change are not necessarily being informed by climate services. Much climate services literature

, accessibility, and use of weather and climate information services. WISER works in partnership to build capacity, promote sustainability, and maximise the impact of climate services, particularly for communities most affected by extreme weather and climate change across Africa, the Middle East and North Africa

and Timor-Leste. Wetter conditions are much more likely for the Philippines. Afghanistan is more likely to be drier than normal. China is more finely balanced although in the far west, as well as the far east it is likely to be drier than normal. 3-Month Outlook March to May - Rainfall Tropical

the Middle East and North Africa mainly hot conditions were experienced during November. During December and January much of the region experienced near-normal temperatures. Temperatures across the Caribbean were generally above normal from throughout November to January. Outlook: For most

Prediction Center and the IRI Map Room: http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/maproom/. Additional Information: (1) Note: Wet in parts of the south and east, dry in the far northwest (2) Note: Normal in some central parts (3) Note: Hot in the far south (4) Note: Wet or very wet in the south * Region usually

conditions have been observed across MENA, Caribbean and British Overseas Territories through much of August and September. Conditions were more mixed during October, and much of Yemen and Somalia saw Hot conditions. Outlook: For the next three months northern parts of the Middle East are likely