Scott Duncan

Ok... This was not on my bingo card. Not ever.

Nearly 5 years ago during the dark lockdown days of Covid , a very exciting opportunity came along.

Sony PlayStation were looking to build a platform which would revolutionize the way weather and climate data and projections could be visualised and communicated. I was naturally very excited about this project and got stuck in. From scientific input & script-writing to visual feedback and product testing... It has been quite the journey.

I am thrilled to announce ClimateStation™️ is now live!

The VR immersive experience is something new to me and I am struggling to avoid the cliche 'mind-blown'. But wow 🤯

I was working with a fantastic team over the years and enjoyed every moment of it.

May 2025... A quick tour around the world.

Europe - strong split:
Cold in the east, warm in the west.
Reykjavik (Iceland 🇮🇸) was +1.8°C had the strongest positive anomaly in Europe.
Vilnius (Lithuania 🇱🇹) was -3.1°C colder than average (strongest negative anomaly in Europe),
with Minsk (Belarus 🇧🇾) at -2.9°C and Warsaw (Poland 🇵🇱) at -2.7°C not far behind.

Middle East — among the warmest globally:
Dushanbe (Tajikistan 🇹🇯) recorded +4.3°C above average,
Tehran (Iran 🇮🇷) was +4.1°C,
and Ashgabat (Turkmenistan 🇹🇲) came in at +2.9°C — all significantly warmer than their May norms.

North America saw a split:
Strong warmth in the west and across Canada 🇨🇦,
with countries around the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico also running warmer than average for May. Central portions of the US up through the Midwest were relatively cool.

India 🇮🇳 experienced a notably cooler month:
New Delhi (India) was -1.0°C below the 1991–2020 average.
Meanwhile, heat stretched east from the Middle East into much of China 🇨🇳,
but Beijing (China) stood out as a cooler exception, at -1.5°C below average.

Africa showed a north-south contrast:
The warmest anomaly was in Juba (South Sudan 🇸🇸), at +1.7°C above average.
One of the coolest relative to normal was Gaborone (Botswana 🇧🇼), at -1.9°C below average — especially notable for inland southern areas.

South America leaned warmer than normal:
Asunción (Paraguay 🇵🇾) was the warmest capital relative to average, at +2.2°C.
Brasilia (Brazil 🇧🇷) was one of the cooler spots, at -0.8°C below May average.

Australia & New Zealand:
Western and eastern parts of Australia 🇦🇺 were warmer than average,
while central and northern areas were relatively cooler.
New Zealand 🇳🇿 also experienced a warmer-than-usual May.

🔥 June is already shaping up to be quite a beast... stay tuned.