[Ian Williams]

All these beautiful pictures Morgane makes me want to take a holiday touring France. Off to the US storm chasing in May this year but its certainly a thought for 2013, especially in the summer where i can kill 2 birds with one stone and catch some decent storms too! hehe

This post has been edited by Ian Williams: 21 February 2012 - 19:15

[DG57]

What a great idea, Ian! But don't forget to wander off the beaten track, so that you can see the wildest and most beautiful parts of the country! People who keep to well-trodden paths don't see 'la vraie France'.

Oh, and if perchance you go through Alsace-Lorraine, don't forget to visit me!

[DG57]

21st February 2012



Aubusson (Creuse), -10.6°C (coldest minimum under 500 m. asl)

Creuse department, where Aubusson is set, is one of the most rural areas of Metropolitan France, no cities and only very few decent towns. You can drive for hours without seeing anything else than fields, farms, small villages, forests and woody areas...
This departement is located west of the Massif Central, and about 300 km (160 miles) away from the Atlantic ocean. Its surface area is roughly of 5,600 km² (2,160 sq.mi).

Pictures: Welcome to deep central France!

[DG57]

22nd February 2012



Mouthe (Doubs), -15.1°C (coldest minimum at any height)

The village of Mouthe doesn't usurp its own identity as one of the coldest inhabited areas of France in winter.
At a relatively low altitude, 1000 m. asl, Mouthe has got France's official cold record, with -36.7°C in 1968; that's why the French call this region their "little French Siberia". Some kind of a legend has set the record to -41.0°C in 1985, but actually I don't really know where it comes from.

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouthe

Pictures: The Doubs river, near Mouthe

This post has been edited by MorganeLanesle: 23 February 2012 - 13:24

[Dave K]

MorganeLanesle, on 23 February 2012 - 12:56, said:

22nd February 2012

Extremes in France (22nd Feb. 2012).png

Mouthe (Doubs), -15.1°C (coldest minimum at any height)

The village of Mouthe doesn't usurp its own identity as one of the coldest inhabited areas of France in winter.
At a relatively low altitude, 1000 m. asl, Mouthe boasts France's cold record, with -41.0°C in 1985; that's why the French call this region their "little French Siberia".

Pictures: The Doubs river, near Mouthe

I read in the French Wiki entry for Mouthe that the -41 °C reading isn't formalized as the record low though..

Here is a table from that site of the minima for each year for Mouthe since 1970 - well they are impressive enough anyway!:

1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
-31,1	-35,0	-22,5	-28,2	-21,0	-19,0	-27,0	-22,4	-21,2	-30,0
1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
-25,0	-27,0	-17,5	-21,4	-23,5	-35,5	-28,0	-30,0	-23,0	-14,0
1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
-18,0	-25,0	-20,0	-25,0	-18,0	-22,0	-22,0	-16,0	-22,0	-28,0
2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
-26,5	-25,5	-18,0	-27,6	-21,8	-26,9	-21,2	-19,4	-22,0	-23,7
2010	2011
-25,4	-15,9

[DG57]

Indeed, Big Dave, you're right, -41.0°C is not the official record. The official one is -36.7°C, in 1968.

I should have precised it in my post. (post has been edited above)

Thanks BDG for pointing that out.

This post has been edited by MorganeLanesle: 23 February 2012 - 13:31

[Ian Williams]

Les Arcs 21.3C no?
http://meteo-climat-...gre=1&nocarte=1

This post has been edited by Ian Williams: 23 February 2012 - 21:45

[DG57]

Oh, yes, indeed, Ian. 21.1°C for Les Arcs-sur-Argens. I think all the readings had not been published yet when I looked for them. Thank you very much for your alertness, I really don't like it at all when I do my job badly and when there is the least kind of error!

REVISED TABLE :

[Ian Williams]

MorganeLanesle, on 23 February 2012 - 23:39, said:

Oh, yes, indeed, Ian. 21.1°C for Les Arcs-sur-Argens. I think all the readings had not been published yet when I looked for them. Thank you very much for your alertness, I really don't like it at all when I do my job badly and when there is the least kind of error!

REVISED TABLE :
Extremes in France (22nd Feb. 2012).png

LOL Don`t beat yourself up about it, i put 21.3C when it should of been 21.1C hehe. We all make mistakes and i am thankful when you address mine too. Your not a Virgo star sign by any chance?

[DG57]

Hehe! Nope, I'm Taurus. Thank you for your support, Ian!

[DG57]

23rd February 2012



Auxerre (Yonne), 3.6 mm (highest rainfall)

[DG57]

24th February 2012



Metz (Moselle), 0.8 mm (highest rainfall)

[DG57]

25th February 2012

[DG57]

26th February 2012



Montfort-sur-Argens (Var), 23.4°C (highest maximum)

An aspect of the village:

[DG57]

27th February 2012



Leucate (Aude), 10.6°C (warmest minimum)

The cliffs of cape Leucate:



An aspect of the ponds area:

[DG57]

28th February 2012



I'll publish tomorrow the final table of the Highest Maximums and the Warmest Minimums as I did for January and I hope to complete year 2012 with these month final tables.

[DG57]

29th February 2012

[DG57]

February 2012, final tables for the highest maximum and for the warmest minimum (my favourites ):

[Ian Williams]

Excellent work Morgane, cheers