WestWind Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 The coldest part of winter on land is around January 20th. I would expect that maximum temperature differences between water and land occur earlier than that. Yet there seems to be a fairly pronounced peak in coastal storms during the month of February. You don't often hear of a Christmas or New Years coastal storm, but many years there is a coastal storm around President's Day. Can someone provide an explanation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Lizard Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Just a guess - water temps are near a minimum, and people don't remember big rainstorms as well. Last weekends storm would have had more rain before Christmas when the Atlantic was warmer. I'd also assume the STJ could get stronger as the Southern climes warm faster than Northern climes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Wavelengths are shorter later in the winter, which probably allows for more cut-off lows.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestWind Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 Wavelengths are shorter later in the winter, which probably allows for more cut-off lows.. Thanks. Where can I find information on factors that influence wavelength, and how it varies with season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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