<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the study is to show and compare variation of the annual and daily course of thunderstorms in selected European cities in 2005-2009. Data on thunderstorms originate from dispatches METAR for three airport stations: London Gatwick, Warsaw Okęcie and Moscow Sheremetyevo. These cities represent the various types of climate: warm temperate marine, transitional and continental. Thunderstorms mostly occurred in Warsaw - 207 (Moscow - 174, London - 71). The maximum of thunderstorms frequency, in the yearly course, in all towns occurred in July (Warsaw - 11,8; Moscow - 13,4; London - 5,0). Thunderstorms predominantly started at 13:30 in London, 17:00 in Warsaw, 18:00 in Moscow (13:30 means period 13:01-13:30, 17:00 means period 16:31-17:00 etc.). Thunderstorms most often ended at 13:30 in London, 17:00 in Warsaw, 20:30 in Moscow. There were dominated, at all stations, brief thunderstorms, which lasted for 30 minutes. The longest thunderstorm remained 9 hours (Warsaw), 5,5 (Moscow), 4,5 (London).</p></abstract>

The aim of the study is to show and compare variation of the annual and daily course of thunderstorms in selected European cities in 2005-2009. Data on thunderstorms originate from dispatches METAR for three airport stations: London Gatwick, Warsaw Okęcie and Moscow Sheremetyevo. These cities represent the various types of climate: warm temperate marine, transitional and continental. Thunderstorms mostly occurred in Warsaw - 207 (Moscow - 174, London - 71). The maximum of thunderstorms frequency, in the yearly course, in all towns occurred in July (Warsaw - 11,8; Moscow - 13,4; London - 5,0). Thunderstorms predominantly started at 13:30 in London, 17:00 in Warsaw, 18:00 in Moscow (13:30 means period 13:01-13:30, 17:00 means period 16:31-17:00 etc.). Thunderstorms most often ended at 13:30 in London, 17:00 in Warsaw, 20:30 in Moscow. There were dominated, at all stations, brief thunderstorms, which lasted for 30 minutes. The longest thunderstorm remained 9 hours (Warsaw), 5,5 (Moscow), 4,5 (London).

Annual and Daily Changes of Thunderstorms in Temperate Climate in London, Warsaw and Moscow

Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, Department of Climatology, University of Warsaw

Miscellanea Geographica

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The aim of the study is to show and compare variation of the annual and daily course of thunderstorms in selected European cities in 2005-2009. Data on...

Annual and Daily Changes of Thunderstorms in Temperate Climate in London, Warsaw and Moscow

Published Online: Aug 13, 2012

Page range: 115 - 122

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10288-012-0007-4

Keywords
thunderstorms, annual course, diurnal course, temperate climate, London, Warsaw, Moscow

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Annual and Daily Changes of Thunderstorms in Temperate Climate in London, Warsaw and Moscow

Published Online: Aug 13, 2012

Page range: 115 - 122

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10288-012-0007-4

Keywordsthunderstorms, annual course, diurnal course, temperate climate, London, Warsaw, Moscow

© 2015 by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
thunderstorms, annual course, diurnal course, temperate climate, London, Warsaw, Moscow