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I I will not be able to post as much tomorrow since I go on vacation and only have computers in the evenings. CrazyC83 (talk) 02:16, 27 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'll be able to get ratings and other stuff in the evening, but not live updates during the day (like when I post off the SPC reports). I usually only do report-posting during major outbreaks, not at the lists. CrazyC83 (talk) 02:31, 27 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

INSANE day. Can't really do much unfortunately as I am on a cheaper laptop with fewer capabilities. BTW, I was in one of the tornadoes myself today.CrazyC83 (talk) 00:46, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I was okay. Damage from that tornado was probably EF2 based on other peoples' reports. No injuries where I was. We were on the highway stopped at a service center. Not posting it on the article as that is obviously OR. I agree Tuscaloosa was probably EF5. CrazyC83 (talk) 01:21, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If I were you, I would focus on adding some content, but mostly references at this point. There's strong consensus to post to ITN if/when the article is improved into better shape, and I've seen a couple three reference improvement comments and an updating comment as reasons for waiting. I will work on it if I get a chance, but I've got a substitute in two of my classes today and no guarantee of a computer when I get home so I may be severely limited on the amount I can do. Ks0stm If you reply here, please leave me a {{Talkback}} message on my talk page. 13:48, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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2011 WikiCup is over, and the new round will begin on 1 May. Note that any points scored in the interim (that is, for content promoted or reviews completed on 29-30 April) can be claimed in the next round, but please do not start updating your submissions' pages until the next round has begun. Fewer than a quarter of our original contestants remain; 32 enter round 3, and, in two months' time, only 16 will progress to our penultimate round. Casliber (submissions

Pinch me because im not sure i 100% believe this but Bebeng has been Retired.Jason Rees (talk) 15:07, 16 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Those cannot EF5 ratings are not official. They should be added to Possible F5's or EF's and I won't be the only one to correct your error. They can't go back and assess damage from 50 to 100 years ago so add to possible. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Terry519vx (talk • contribs) 01:40, 23 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good luck keeping it up with some old bullshit reports which are beyond inaccurate. Who would trust the French anyway? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Terry519vx (talk • contribs) 02:22, 23 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Probably just a case of quoting it using current scales to make it clearer to visitors, who have been accustomed to the EF scale for several years. It would officially be an F3, but F3 and EF3 are basically the same thing (just different wind estimates). It would just be estimated at 140-145 mph probably if it hit today. CrazyC83 (talk) 15:51, 23 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good idea, I have been adding new tornadoes (i.e. those today that are reported) though since unconfirmed generally do not go on those pages. CrazyC83 (talk) 00:22, 24 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That seems quite likely, and nothing has busted this year! Will it continue into tomorrow? If it weren't for the fact this is due to a single stalled front, this could almost be reclassified as an outbreak sequence... CrazyC83 (talk) 16:19, 25 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not common, but on high risk outlooks it is almost by definition. CrazyC83 (talk) 16:33, 25 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Since i guess you were not expecting STY Songda Surprise :P. PS i may start an article once it has fully peaked (I still suspect that the JMA will go to 910!).Jason Rees (talk) 16:39, 26 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

CB: Can you review the damage and pressure of Orson? BOM 2010 tells us that the pressure was 905 and tells us the damage was 16 mill (1989 US) which is significantly higher than the one quoted in the article. Also it might be good to get the fact in to the article that it was a twin with Andy 89.Jason Rees (talk) 09:50, 30 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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i dont know if you remember but the other day i said that according to the Royal Met Society that there was around 50 tornadoes a year in GB according to the Royal Met society. Well i checked the magazine again and they are quoting figures from an agency called TORRO. Let me know what you think.Jason Rees (talk) 16:51, 9 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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I checked the location of the Dubbi Volcano (13.58°N 41.80°E) and the location of the epicenters of the few earthquakes that happened on top of each other. 13.460°N, 41.688°E was the location of the 5.7 magnitude earthquake, the last major one before the eruption appeared on satellites. The coordinate of the earthquake is closer to the 13.37°N 41.70°E coordinate of the Nabro volcano. It does really seam that the Nabro volcano and NOT the Dubbi volcano is erupting at this time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.49.253.229 (talk) 23:22, 12 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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... Juliancolton (talk) 20:25, 3 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The answer: because you're reading this! I still wanna see Hurricane Beta and Cyclone Monica as FAC's someday :P --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 14:27, 4 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Alright i believe ya it was in jest anyway hence the :P in my ES - Anyway it sounds like you looked at the 06z bull before the 12z bull was released @ about 14.19 UTC. Hope your enjoying yourself @ the NHC.Jason Rees (talk) 14:43, 11 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah id heard that Ma-on was gonna be significant. I just wish we had a recon project going on or it was nearer Taiwan, as apparently the ECMWF was showing a circulation >910hpa near Japan. BTW according to the seasonal forecasts i type up yesterday it looks like 2011 is gonna be a repeat of 2004 in terms of Japanese landfalls.Jason Rees (talk) 16:34, 12 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I strongly disagree. Just because tornadoes occur from the same storm system does not mean it is a continuation of the tornado outbreak. First off this was an extremely minor event on its own: two weak tornadoes. Second, it may have been from the same storm system, but it was almost 24 hours after the previous tornadoes. The only standardized definition we have to go on is by Grazulis, who said an outbreak is 6 or more tornadoes with no more than 6 hour separation between events. To me this is a very generous criterion, and IMHO should be something like 10 or more tornadoes, but what I think is irrelevant: according to the best expert definitions, those two should not be included. -RunningOnBrains^(talk) 01:45, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Moved the page to new title, FYI. -RunningOnBrains^(talk) 01:46, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I notice you work on hurricane articles. How do you make those tropical cyclone track maps? Hurricanefan25 ^{tropical cyclone} 14:42, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I reviewed your GAN. There are only some minor things that I found. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 13:54, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

We are half way through the penultimate round of this year's WikiCup; there is less than a month to go before we have our final 8. Our pool leaders are

White-bellied Sea Eagle, from Casliber (submissions)) and two featured lists (Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story, from PresN and Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album, from Another Believer (submissions

Hey, I'm working on an article for that storm, but I noticed the track map is unusually big. Is there a way you could make it smaller? --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 00:43, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, I see. Well, could you indicate that it became exatratropical on the 26th (and then cut off its ET portion like is done for other storms)? Or would that be a lot of work? ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:22, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

12z ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:29, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Are you including JMA data at all for the track? If it's a JTWC track, then go with JTWC. I'm still not sure whether we use JTWC or JMA points for the maps... ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:34, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:40, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have been slowly updating the April list (the slow August sure helps!) but haven't done anything in 25-28 yet. I just convert the degrees to decimals. I also haven't done 19, 20, 22 or 23 yet (19-20 is next probably, maybe this evening). I was going to do the super outbreak last since there are so many missing tornadoes from the hardest-hit offices. 14-16 is almost done except WFO Birmingham. CrazyC83 (talk) 20:28, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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• Casliber (submissions), Pool A's winner. Casliber has the highest total score in the competition, with 1528, the bulk of which is made up of 8 featured articles. He has the highest number of total featured articles (8, 1 of which was eligible for double points) and total did you knows (72) of any finalist. Casliber writes mostly on biology, including ornithology, botany and mycology.
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• Hurricanehink (submissions), Pool A's runner-up. Hurricanehink's points are mostly from his 30 good articles, more than any other finalist, and he is also the only finalist to score good topic points. Hurricanehink, as his name suggests, writes mostly on meteorology.
• Wizardman (submissions), Pool B's runner-up. Wizardman has completed 86 good article reviews, more than any other finalist, but most of his points come from his 2 featured articles. Wizardman writes mostly on American sport, especially baseball.
• Miyagawa (submissions), the "fastest loser" (Pool A). Miyagawa has written 3 featured lists, one of which was awarded double points, more than any other finalist, but he was awarded points mostly for his 68 did you knows. Miyagawa writes on a variety of topics, including dogs, military history and sport.
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Hi Cyclonebiskit, I hope you're well. My name is Matthew and I'm a Storyteller working on the 2011 fundraising campaign with the Wikimedia Foundation in San Francisco. This year, we're collecting personal stories from the Wikipedians who contribute significantly to the many projects, and we wondered if you would like to participate. I'll ask questions about your personal editing story and some more general questions about Wikipedia. Please email me at mroth (at) wikimedia.org if you would like to set up an interview. Best,

Hmm... On second thought you might be right. This article] says that 162 plus 1 unrelated. but the NWS pdf says that 159 plus three. If you read the Reuters article, the last two people died of injuries resulting from the tornado; perhaps not direct deaths but related deaths. Any thoughts?--intelatitalk 23:25, 20 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I'm working on a sandbox for the 1984 Atlantic hurricane season timeline, and I'm wondering where you get the formation locations (e.g. ...formed xxx mi (xxx km) [cardinal direction] of [location]). Specifically, for tropical depressions. Thanks! HurricaneFan25 19:33, 24 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

We are on this year's home straight, with less than a month to go until the winner of the 2011 WikiCup will be decided. The fight for first place is currently being contested by Miyagawa (submissions), Hurricanehink (submissions) and Sp33dyphil (submissions), all of whom have over 200 points. This round has already seen multiple featured articles (1991 Atlantic hurricane season from Hurricanehink and Northrop YF-23 from Sp33dyphil) and a double-scoring featured list (Miyagawa's 1948 Summer Olympics medal table). The scores will likely increase far further before the end of the round on October 31 as everyone ups their pace. There is not much more to say- thoughts about next year's competition are welcome on the WikiCup talk page or the scoring talk page, and signups will open once a few things have been sorted out.

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Track Needed

Hey there! I noticed that have done a pretty good job creating and updating the tracks of multiple tropical cyclones. So, I have a request to ask of you: would you plese create a track for Land Depression 01? It does not have one, and I think that it is time that someone created a track for that storm. The hyperlink above should take you right to the storm, and the reference that I am providing is a report that includes a track of Land 01, from which you can construct Wikipedia's own version of the storm's path. So, good luck, and keep up the good work!!! Sincerely, 72.197.253.243 (talk) 01:51, 31 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reference: "LAND TCR" "Land Depression 01 - Preliminary report". India Meteorological Department. Retrieved 2011-10-03.</ref>

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You wouldn't happen to have the OPC source for the 968 mb pressure for the Halloween Nor'easter do you? I have the HPC sources, but they only have it going as low as 975. Inks.LWC (talk) 23:26, 6 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) The OPC is here; but I don't believe I can get an archive image for the graphic saying so. HurricaneFan25 23:29, 6 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Check either the archived images thing on the left or follow the links to the NCDC who archive them.Jason Rees (talk) 23:33, 6 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've got the archived images, but listing that pressure has some problems with matching it up with the dissipation. I've started a section in the article's talk page. Either the dissipation date needs to be changed or the low pressure needs to be changed. Inks.LWC (talk) 23:35, 6 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Like Ks0stm ^{(T•C•G•E)} 03:38, 7 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Look at the project page/TC Basins there is two discussions already underway. Jason Rees (talk) 00:36, 8 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Some improvements have been made since your last comment and you might like to check to see if your concerns have been met. Regards AIRcorn (talk) 23:18, 21 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi,

Regarding this edit: is there a particular reason for forcing 300px? One problem with this is that if the image provided is smaller than 300px it will be stretched. Any thoughts? Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 10:18, 1 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've now undone this change. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 14:24, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And i have Rvd it as otherwise we can not see the seasonal tracks that we make for the boxes. When i see CB next i will chase up a proper response for you.Jason Rees (talk) 20:07, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

RefliefWeb1 > ReliefWeb1 (mestalks ;>) HurricaneFan25 14:59, 4 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You've reverted me, but I don't get it. The season does have a determinated length, it will end on April 30 and no day earlier (maybe later if some additional systems form but that's another thing). So what's the reason to show only to months of it in the timeline? Why hide the upcoming months for the reader, and, atm. rise the impression, that those systems so far were long lasting storms? --Matthiasb (talk) 08:55, 9 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lol, I was about to leave anyways, I have school too ya know? =P –

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JTWC BT for 2011 is up.Jason Rees (talk) 06:51, 21 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nanmadol (Mina) is now a C5 STY.Jason Rees (talk) 07:06, 21 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Big jump in Kelia, 35 -> 55 kts.Jason Rees (talk) 07:20, 21 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

For the SHEM there are a few minor changes to winds but nothing major, and this wraps up the JTWC BT 2010-11 round up :P.Jason Rees (talk) 08:02, 21 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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How far did you want Katias track to extend, because iKiewi is wanting to bother you with the BT that extends it to just off Norway.Jason Rees (talk) 01:17, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2012 is off to a flying start. At the time of writing, we have 112 contestants; comparable to last year, but slightly fewer than 2010.

good article candidates. Second place is currently held by Ruby2010 (submissions), whose points come mostly from good articles about television episodes, although good article reviews, did you knows and an article about a baroness round out the score. In third place is Jivesh boodhun (submissions

• 12george1 (submissions) was the first to score, with his good article review of Illinois v. McArthur.
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Go for FA! :) --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 19:41, 22 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GO FOR FA! :)

DON'T GO FOR FA.Jason Rees (talk) 19:48, 22 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

^Go for FT! :) --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 19:52, 22 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Round 1 is already over! The 64 highest scorers have progressed to round 2. Our highest scorer was Grapple X (submissions), again thanks mostly to a swathe of good articles on The X-Files. In second place was Tigerboy1966 (submissions), thanks an impressive list of did you knows about racehorses. Both scored over 400 points. Following behind with over 300 points were Ruby2010 (submissions), Cwmhiraeth (submissions), Miyagawa (submissions) and Casliber (submissions). February also saw the competition's first featured list: List of colleges and universities in North Dakota, from Ruby2010 (submissions). At the other end of the scale, 11 points was enough to secure a place in this round, and some contestants with 10 points made it into the round on a tiebreaker. This is higher than the 8 points that were needed last year, but lower than the 20 points required the year before. The number of points required to progress to round 3 will be significantly higher.

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We are over half way through the second round of this year's WikiCup and things are going well! Grapple X (submissions), of Pool B, is our highest overall scorer thanks to his prolific writings on television and film. In second place is Pool H's Cwmhiraeth (submissions), thanks primarily to work on biological articles, especially in marine biology and herpetology. Third place goes to Pool E's Casliber (submissions), who also writes primarily on biology (including ornithology and botany) and has already submitted two featured articles this round. Of the 63 contestants remaining, 15 (just under a quarter) have over 100 points this round. However, 25 are yet to score. Please remember to update your submission pages promptly. 32 contestants, the top two from each pool and the 16 next-highest scorers, will advance to round 3.

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What is the source? I don't see a new HURDAT on the NHC website. Is it on the A decks of ATCF? Thegreatdr (talk) 22:10, 27 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, it's at the HRD site and not at NHC yet. I see they made the changes to 1978 as well. I'm guessing they're waiting to release this on the NHC site until the Metadata is completely updated. It only includes 1931 at the present time. Thegreatdr (talk) 23:17, 27 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Im looking through HURDAT, and can not see a pressure for the Cuban Hurricane for 915 only 918. So wheres the 915 in HURDAT?.Jason Rees (talk) 20:22, 29 April 2012 (UTC) Thanks.Jason Rees (talk) 20:48, 29 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Round 2 of this year's WikiCup is over, and so we are down to our final 32, in what could be called our quarter-finals. The two highest scorers from each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers overall, have entered round 3, while 30 participants have been eliminated. Pool B's Grapple X (submissions) remains our top scorer with over 700 points; he continues to gain high numbers of points for his good articles on The X-Files, but also Millennium and other subjects. He has also gained points for a good topic, a featured list, multiple good article reviews and several did you knows. Pool E's Casliber (submissions) was second, thanks primarily to his biology articles, with Pool H's Muboshgu (submissions) coming in third, with an impressive 46 did you knows, mostly on the subject of baseball. Casliber and Cwmhiraeth both scored over 600 points. Pools E and H proved our most successful, with each seeing 5 members qualify for round 3, while Pools C and D were the least, with each seeing only 3 reach round 3. However, it was Pool G which saw the lowest scoring, with a little under 400 points combined; Pool H, the highest scoring group, saw over triple that score.

65 points was the lowest qualifying score for round 3; significantly higher than the 11 required to enter round 2, and also higher than the 41 required to reach round 3 last year. However, in 2010, 100 points were needed to secure a place in round 3. 16 will progress to round 4. In round 3, 150 points was the 16th highest score, though, statistically, people tend to up their game a little in later rounds. Last year, 76 points secured a place, while in 2010, a massive 250 points were needed. Guessing how many points will be required is not easy. We still have not seen any featured portals or topics this year, but, on the subject of less common content types, a small correction needs to be made to the previous newsletter:

Western Jackdaw, now a good article, Dana Boomer (submissions) earned triple points for her work on lettuce and work by Stone (submissions) to ready antimony for good article status earned him triple points. Jarry1250 (submissions) managed to expand Vitus Bering

An article on the WikiCup in the Wikimedia Blog, "Improving Wikipedia with friendly competition", was posted at the end of April. This may be of interest to those who are signed up to this newsletter, as well as serving as another way to draw attention to our project. Also, we would again like to thank

As you can see

Is now available for naught on the web via here with the main details under Consolidated List. I think you can now start whipping 1989 NIO into shape.Jason Rees (talk) 00:23, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I've been chasing down the template for the table. Someone updated the table without updating the citations. I just reverted myself. -- Donald Albury 21:59, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Can you please create a track for this storm? It seems that the 2012 Pacific hurricane season has started a bit early. Thanks! 72.197.249.141 (talk) 22:30, 14 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Can you please update the Atlantic seasonal summary track, with the latest points of Aletta's track? Thanks! 72.197.249.141 (talk) 00:14, 25 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have found the source of the conflicting totals. It seems that April has about 10 more tornadoes than are listed on this page. I think all of those are from the April 27th outbreak. I also think that in November there are 2 tornadoes that do not show up on the monthly summaries page. And, as for the unrated tornado in May, a trained storm spotter reported a brief tornado in an open area with no damage. I would say that since the NWS probably wouldn't have found any damage they decided not to survey it. But, again, that is just my guess. I am going to ask you if you think we should keep that one or not. Please respond. United States Man (talk) 22:19, 21 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I will get rid of that unrated tornado, but it is going to take time for me to email the SPC about the others (going on vacation). If you want to go ahead and email them you can but if not I will get to it later on. United States Man (talk) 22:33, 21 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

We're halfway through round 3 (or the quarter finals, if you prefer) and things are running smoothly. We're seeing very high scoring; as of the time of writing, the top 16 all have over 90 points. This has already proved to be more competative than this time last year- in 2011, 76 points secured a place, while in 2010, a massive 250 was the lowest qualifying score. People have also upped their game slightly from last round, which is to be expected as we approach the end of the competition. Leading Pool A is

This round has seen an unusually high number of featured lists, with nearly one in five remaining participants claiming one, and one user,

This is a note to let the main editors of Cyclone Waka know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on June 9, 2012. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 9, 2012. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 (talk · contribs) or his delegate Dabomb87 (talk · contribs), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:

Vava'u, Tonga, resulting in widespread damage. By January 1, 2002, the cyclone began to weaken as it underwent an extratropical transition. The remnants of Waka persisted for several more days and were last observed near the Southern Ocean on January 6. Although the storm affected several countries along its path, Waka left the most significant losses in Tonga, where it killed one person and wrought 104.2 million paʻanga ($51.3 million USD) in damage. Hundreds of structures, including 200 in the island's largest city, and much of the nation's agriculture were destroyed. Due to the severity of damage, the name Waka was later retired and replaced with Wiki. (more...

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	work on cyclones
	Thank you for covering cyclones, such as Waka, with depth and stormy dedication, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:14, 9 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Dear Cyclonebiskit,

Marwar's track image should be replaced with a track which shows the Ex Marwar's path, as the storm became did became extratropical, and the extratropical remnants just dissipated today in the Bering Sea. I really like the Typhoon Songda and the Tropical Storm Aere track, so will you please change the Mawar 2012 track.png to (if available) JMA's track ??? i would really appreciate it! If you do not mind, Sanvu's track also needs to be replaced with a better one...--Earth100 (talk) 11:28, 11 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You really will?! I'll give you the contributor's Barnstar for that! (but not now) --Earth100 (talk) 01:58, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

March 17

I don't care what NCDC says. Maybe if you would do a little research instead of only sticking your nose up just one website, you might actually find something. And for the record, I have learned not to trust NCDC. United States Man (talk) 04:11, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for being so rude. Anyway, try googleling ABC 33 from Fresno. That (although from news media) is enough proof.United States Man (talk) 04:11, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Atlantic Storm Tracks

You will probably have views on the question raised at Talk:2012_Atlantic_hurricane_season#What_to_show_on_track_maps?.--Keith Edkins ( Talk ) 17:22, 25 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2001–02 South Pacific cyclone season

Hello Cyclonebiskit, I have reviewed the 2001–02 South Pacific cyclone season, an article which you nominated for GA. If there is a significant response within the next 7 days, I will considered passing the article. Should you have any further question, either comment on my talk page or its GAN talk page: Talk:2001–02 South Pacific cyclone season/GA1. Regards, --12george1 (talk) 23:10, 25 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

FYI

Assuming the TC year ended on July 1 each year, there has never been such a late formation of a TC or Variant in the whole of the SHEM. Sourcing this will be tricky though unless we get a name.Jason Rees (talk) 23:33, 29 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone season/GA1

Hello Cyclonebiskit, I just reviewed the 1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, which was an article that you nominated for GA. Many of my queries are minor, so I will not fail it at the moment, unless little is done to fix/address the problems in the next 7 days. Regards,--12george1 (talk) 23:29, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2012 June newsletter

Apologies for the lateness of this letter; our usual bot wasn't working. We are now entering round 4, our semi-finals, and have our final 16. A score of 243 was required to reach this round; significantly more than 2011's 76 points, and only a little behind 2010's 250 points. By comparison, last year, 150 points in round 4 secured a place in the final; in 2010, 430 were needed. Commiserations to Pool A's igordebraga (submissions), who scored 242 points, missing out on a place in the round by a whisker. However, congratulations to Pool B's Grapple X (submissions), whose television articles have brought him another round victory. Pool A's Cwmhiraeth (submissions) came second overall, with an impressive list of biological did you knows, good articles and featured articles. Third overall was Pool D's Muboshgu (submissions), with a long list of contibutions, mostly relating to baseball. Of course, with the points resetting every round, the playing field has been levelled. The most successful Pool was Pool D, which saw seven into the final round. Pool B saw four, C saw three and Pool A saw only the two round leaders.

A quick note about other competitions taking place on Wikipedia which may be of interest. There are 13 days remaining in the

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