errr for the celcius folks, that -19 C winchill of -29 C
And How Cold Is It Where YOU Are?
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I have a 25 minute drive into Waterloo right now, which requires a drive through the country. The Tahoe was reporting -31 F, and slowly slipped to -27 when I rolled into Waterloo.
I think this is the coldest air mass that I've ever seen come through NE Iowa.
Ben
I think this is the coldest air mass that I've ever seen come through NE Iowa.
Ben
aldspinboy
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Hello everybody in Philadelphia today it is one off the coldest in four years, 11 degrees with a wind chill factor of -2. It is time for some of my grandmothers favorite winter foods Chicken & Dumplings i love it . My washers are cold and making strange noises until the warm up, there in the basement lol. How are your washers doing ? I'm like robert i like the four seasons but not this cold ! Well everybody keep warm where it is cold. Peace.
P.S. I was in Boston a week ago talking about cold lol... and had a nice time but the first day it snowed about 9' so we stayed in for a little bit then went out to took pictures and it was beautiful. Got in touch with Jetcone jon a little late but got to talk to him hi jon! i really wanted to see his collection but it was a little late so next time i get there i hopefully well get to see it . I did get some laundromat pictures for the group that i will post when i get them from my friends camera and hope u guys & gals will enjoy them so until then.. take care everybody ! Darren k
P.S. I was in Boston a week ago talking about cold lol... and had a nice time but the first day it snowed about 9' so we stayed in for a little bit then went out to took pictures and it was beautiful. Got in touch with Jetcone jon a little late but got to talk to him hi jon! i really wanted to see his collection but it was a little late so next time i get there i hopefully well get to see it . I did get some laundromat pictures for the group that i will post when i get them from my friends camera and hope u guys & gals will enjoy them so until then.. take care everybody ! Darren k
Wow and Fabulous!
We actually beat yesterday morning's low by 1. -22 at the airport, may car was reading -19 driving downtown. Again the city skyline was shrouded in a ice fog, really neat to see, it happens only once a year at best, this year we got it twice. It suppose to warm up to near 10 above later on today so the cold wave will be over. It was fun while it lasted but I wouldn't want it to go on for a month, but being a weather buff I sure love to see a few days of extreme weather like this.
Between January 16th and January 21st is when the average temperature bottoms out across most cities in the USA and Canada. January 22nd the averages begin their upward climb until July 16-21 when then top out in most places (with some notable but rare exceptions such as San Francisco which tops out in October).
I've always found weather fascinating. One of the reasons why I left the east coast is I wanted more powerful and intense seasonal changes between winter and summer, you can't get much more of a swing and live in a major city than here. 85 degree temperature change between January 21st and July 21st, unlike a place like Miami that has a only a 31 degree temperature swing (average July high subtract average January low). Oh well, Winter is half over now, the meteorological spring officially beings on March 1.
We actually beat yesterday morning's low by 1. -22 at the airport, may car was reading -19 driving downtown. Again the city skyline was shrouded in a ice fog, really neat to see, it happens only once a year at best, this year we got it twice. It suppose to warm up to near 10 above later on today so the cold wave will be over. It was fun while it lasted but I wouldn't want it to go on for a month, but being a weather buff I sure love to see a few days of extreme weather like this.
Between January 16th and January 21st is when the average temperature bottoms out across most cities in the USA and Canada. January 22nd the averages begin their upward climb until July 16-21 when then top out in most places (with some notable but rare exceptions such as San Francisco which tops out in October).
I've always found weather fascinating. One of the reasons why I left the east coast is I wanted more powerful and intense seasonal changes between winter and summer, you can't get much more of a swing and live in a major city than here. 85 degree temperature change between January 21st and July 21st, unlike a place like Miami that has a only a 31 degree temperature swing (average July high subtract average January low). Oh well, Winter is half over now, the meteorological spring officially beings on March 1.
I'm not sure if excited is the word, but that is very cool information Robert! Here is a re-cap on the record-breaking temps here in Waterloo from the Courier:
WATERLOO —- Waterloo tied an all-time record low for any date this morning, according to KWWL-TV meteorologist Mark Schnackenberg and the National Weather Service.
This morning’s low of 34 degrees below zero tied the all-time record mark set in 1914, and blew away a record low for this date of 26 below, set in 1977.
WATERLOO —- Waterloo tied an all-time record low for any date this morning, according to KWWL-TV meteorologist Mark Schnackenberg and the National Weather Service.
This morning’s low of 34 degrees below zero tied the all-time record mark set in 1914, and blew away a record low for this date of 26 below, set in 1977.
revvinkevin
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Umm.... does THIS qualify as cold?
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sudsmaster
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Toggs,
By all means come visit. Just don't fly into any geese along the way! Better yet, take the train!
Robert,
I think the temp swing in my area is about 67 degrees - between about 27F and 100F. Maybe 70 degrees, depending. But no snow, no slush, little hail, and if it gets too hot in the summer one can always visit the coast where it's usually 10 to 20 degrees cooler. Except during exception heat waves when the winds change from blowing in from the sea to blowing out from the land. Then it's hot everywhere.
Downside: no white Xmases, no fall color, no spring thaw snap, and no running around the nieghborhood in the summer in one's bathing trunks during rainstorms (we used to do that in CT... when we were kids...). The ocean is generally pretty chilly, even during a heat wave, so ocean swimming is a bracing affair.
The last gotcha: water is getting increasingly scarce. We will have gone about a month without rain by the time this mini heat wave is done, and that can spell disaster for our mountain snow water supply. We've already been under water restrictions this past summer, and I anticipate we'll have even more stringent cutbacks this coming year.
By all means come visit. Just don't fly into any geese along the way! Better yet, take the train!
Robert,
I think the temp swing in my area is about 67 degrees - between about 27F and 100F. Maybe 70 degrees, depending. But no snow, no slush, little hail, and if it gets too hot in the summer one can always visit the coast where it's usually 10 to 20 degrees cooler. Except during exception heat waves when the winds change from blowing in from the sea to blowing out from the land. Then it's hot everywhere.
Downside: no white Xmases, no fall color, no spring thaw snap, and no running around the nieghborhood in the summer in one's bathing trunks during rainstorms (we used to do that in CT... when we were kids...). The ocean is generally pretty chilly, even during a heat wave, so ocean swimming is a bracing affair.
The last gotcha: water is getting increasingly scarce. We will have gone about a month without rain by the time this mini heat wave is done, and that can spell disaster for our mountain snow water supply. We've already been under water restrictions this past summer, and I anticipate we'll have even more stringent cutbacks this coming year.
Robert,
I think the temp swing in my area is about 67 degrees - between about 27F and 100F.
Rich I not sure of the exact climate you live in but a 67 degree temperature swing would would be a really high number for a mild area such as the SF Bay Area. I would think that 27 for an normal daily low temp in the SF Bay area would be really cold unless you are at elevation, no? The calculation is based on the lowest normal daily minimum temp during the coldest period (which I would think would be near 40 around SF) comparing the warmest normal daily maximum temp (which I would guess would be in the 90s inland/east of the city).
Since I'm a total nerd, looking at San Francisco city (I realize inland is more extreme) it bottoms out on Jan 10 with an average high/low of 55/42, on its warmest day the averages are 73/56. 73 subtract 42 = 31, or approx. the same variance as Miami, FL.
If you are talking about the calculating the Hottest High Temp of the entire year versus and the Coldest Low Temp of the year the Twin Cities would then average around 115 degree temperature swing (approx. 95 to -20), which is another interesting way to look at it.
I think the temp swing in my area is about 67 degrees - between about 27F and 100F.
Rich I not sure of the exact climate you live in but a 67 degree temperature swing would would be a really high number for a mild area such as the SF Bay Area. I would think that 27 for an normal daily low temp in the SF Bay area would be really cold unless you are at elevation, no? The calculation is based on the lowest normal daily minimum temp during the coldest period (which I would think would be near 40 around SF) comparing the warmest normal daily maximum temp (which I would guess would be in the 90s inland/east of the city).
Since I'm a total nerd, looking at San Francisco city (I realize inland is more extreme) it bottoms out on Jan 10 with an average high/low of 55/42, on its warmest day the averages are 73/56. 73 subtract 42 = 31, or approx. the same variance as Miami, FL.
If you are talking about the calculating the Hottest High Temp of the entire year versus and the Coldest Low Temp of the year the Twin Cities would then average around 115 degree temperature swing (approx. 95 to -20), which is another interesting way to look at it.
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Save water - shower with a friend or two.
Rich- I have my broom. No worries. Should that fail me I'll borrow Samantha's!
Uhm Kevin where is that ice shot photograph? Can it be L.A.?
Rich- I have my broom. No worries. Should that fail me I'll borrow Samantha's!
Uhm Kevin where is that ice shot photograph? Can it be L.A.?
maytagbear
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At the moment,
4:12 pm, it is One whole Fahrenheit degree here. 1F.
Some of you are still colder, but that's cold enough for me!
Lawrence/Maytagbear
4:12 pm, it is One whole Fahrenheit degree here. 1F.
Some of you are still colder, but that's cold enough for me!
Lawrence/Maytagbear
jamman_98
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Tonight
Record breaking 9 degrees or lower.. cold for Columbia South Carolina.
Joe
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Record breaking 9 degrees or lower.. cold for Columbia South Carolina.
Joe
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revvinkevin
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Uhm Kevin where is that ice shot photograph? Can it be L.A.?
Why... YES... that was taken in Redondo Beach two days ago!!! (*snicker*)
No...no...no... it's not the LA area. In fact not in the USA at all. I had to search this on the internet but it turns out it's at some lake in Switzerland.
Here are a few more photos for your viewing pleasure.......
Why... YES... that was taken in Redondo Beach two days ago!!! (*snicker*)
No...no...no... it's not the LA area. In fact not in the USA at all. I had to search this on the internet but it turns out it's at some lake in Switzerland.
Here are a few more photos for your viewing pleasure.......
revvinkevin
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Another pic...
revvinkevin
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and another...
revvinkevin
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Versoix, Switzerland
and finally.... (OUCH!)
and finally.... (OUCH!)
sudsmaster
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Robert,
I'm looking at the temp swing from a gardener's point of view: the lowest temp 7x24 vs the highest temp 7x24.
In other words, we can hit 100F or higher in the summer in the day here, and 27F or lower at night in the winter here.
I guess I didn't pay attention to the classic definition of swing, so whack my wrist with a ruler!
I'm looking at the temp swing from a gardener's point of view: the lowest temp 7x24 vs the highest temp 7x24.
In other words, we can hit 100F or higher in the summer in the day here, and 27F or lower at night in the winter here.
I guess I didn't pay attention to the classic definition of swing, so whack my wrist with a ruler!
pulsator-power
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I gave up counting when it hit 12 degrees last night. At least the wind isn't blowing like it was supposed to. Now it's snowing again. I love the first few snows, esp. when I can be at home and not have to be at work. We did get out to the movies yesterday to ward off the weekend cabin fever though. Saw "Slumdog Millionaire
which was great. Go see it if you get the chance. Saw Milk last week, which was also fantastic.
Jerry
which was great. Go see it if you get the chance. Saw Milk last week, which was also fantastic.
Jerry
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