{"id":293105,"date":"2023-12-30T12:33:24","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T11:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=293105"},"modified":"2023-12-30T12:33:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T11:33:27","slug":"gerrits-86-mph-winds-measured-at-top-of-400-foot-clifftop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=293105","title":{"rendered":"Gerrit\u2019s 86 mph Winds Measured At Top Of 400 Foot\u00a0Clifftop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

h\/t idau<\/p>\n\n\n

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We appear to have tracked down that Kincardineshire weather station, which set up the hype about \u201c85 mph winds\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inverbervie is the only climate station in that area, though I have asked the Met Office to confirm.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As suspected, the weather station is not in the town of Inverbervie, but at the top of clifftops about 600m from the sea, and at an altitude of 134m:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Google Earth gives a good idea of just how exposed the site is:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The photo below of Big Rob\u2019s Cove, which is down the hill from the weather station gives an excellent view of how high and steep the cliffs are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Big Rob\u2019s Cove<\/em><\/strong>
https:\/\/getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk\/local\/big-robs-cove-aberdeenshire\/?v=2021<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Average wind speeds at Inverbervie itself only hit 30 mph, a Strong Breeze on the Beaufort Scale:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/weather\/@2646134\/historic<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once again the Met Office are guilty of using a totally unrepresentative site for the express purpose of stoking climate alarm.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Once again the Met Office are guilty of using a totally unrepresentative site for the express purpose of stoking climate alarm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":293119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Once again the Met Office are guilty of using a totally unrepresentative site for the express purpose of stoking climate alarm.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691825811,691825810,691818808],"class_list":{"0":"post-293105","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-big-robs-cove","9":"tag-kincardineshire-weather-station","10":"tag-met-office","12":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/07712556238_63b4ecf0c1_b.jpg?fit=1024%2C680&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1efv","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":293335,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=293335","url_meta":{"origin":293105,"position":0},"title":"Inverbervie Confirmed As Site Of 86 Mph\u00a0Winds","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"01\/01\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The difference between sea level and a 440 foot clifftop is stark, and confirms that the Met Office\u2019s focus on these exposed sites is grossly misleading the public.","rel":"","context":"In \"86 mph\"","block_context":{"text":"86 mph","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=86-mph"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/02ef71_6fc7d3346307422eae8252411c701974mv2.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/02ef71_6fc7d3346307422eae8252411c701974mv2.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/02ef71_6fc7d3346307422eae8252411c701974mv2.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/02ef71_6fc7d3346307422eae8252411c701974mv2.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/02ef71_6fc7d3346307422eae8252411c701974mv2.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":293478,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=293478","url_meta":{"origin":293105,"position":1},"title":"The Boxing Day Storm of\u00a01998","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"01\/02\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The 1980s and 90s were full of storms we have not seen the likes of since. 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