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When I say "cheap labor" I'm not just talking about menial things. Even though a lot is automated - it still takes a lot of people to run those factories, the mines, do the installation, maintain the installation, etc. The average wage in China is still 1/3 what it is in the US. Throw in the government overriding any NIMBYism and your average large solar installation for instance is probably 1/4 or even 1/10 the cost of what it is in the US. (it's hard to get a true comparison because China doesn't typically publish their costs.) If the US were to do what it takes to implement the policies that China has - the outcry from the left could be heard from Mars. Environmental destruction, wages below minimum (or even below "living wage"), etc. etc. Are they eating our lunch with regards to the volume of renewable energy implementation? Yes. Is that a good thing? Not so much, for the above reasons, and because they are still emitting tons more carbon, with way less respect for human rights. We really, really need to focus on nuclear. That is the best solution. Unfortunately it probably won't happen due to willingness of policymakers to bend to the demands of those who don't properly understand risks.

landlord cranked on the heat it's so hot had to use the a.c and had a fan on me all night long..

From the Bronx:

No concerns. If it’s a warm and low snow winter…we take.

Concerns

7 Years ago https://www.weather.gov/okx/November15162018_Snow

Until it isn't, like today, lol.

Records: Highs: EWR: 74 (2005) NYC: 72 (1928) LGA: 72 (1990) JFK: 72 (2001) Lows: EWR: 15 (1933) NYC: 17 (1933) LGA: 22 (1967) JFK: 20 (1967) Historical: 1933: Cold wave 19° at DCA and 17° on 17th The low temperature of 10 °F is the lowest ever recorded in Richmond, VA in November and occurred also on November 29th 1930. (Ref. Richmond Weather Records KRIC) 1958 - More than six inches of snow fell at Tucson, AZ. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1959 - The most severe November cold wave in U.S. history was in progress. A weather observing station located 14 miles northeast of Lincoln MT reported a reading of 53 degrees below zero, which established an all-time record low temperature for the nation for the month of November. Their high that day was one degree above zero. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1987 - High winds and heavy snow created blizzard conditions across parts of eastern Colorado. Wind gusts reached 68 mph at Pueblo, and snowfall totals ranged up to 37 inches at Echo Lake. In Wyoming, the temperature dipped to 14 degrees below zero at Laramie. Strong thunderstorms in Louisiana drenched Alexandria with 16.65 inches of rain in thirty hours, with an unofficial total of 21.21 inches north of Olla. Flash flooding in Louisiana caused five to six million dollars damage. (15th-16th) (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1988 - A powerful low pressure system in the north central U.S. produced high winds across the Great Lakes Region, with wind gusts to 60 mph reported at Chicago IL. Heavy snow blanketed much of Minnesota, with eleven inches reported at International Falls. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Snow and gusty winds invaded the north central U.S. Winds gusting to 40 mph produced wind chill readings as cold as 25 degrees below zero, and blizzard conditions were reported in Nebraska during the late morning hours. High winds around a powerful low pressure system produced squalls in the Great Lakes Region. Winds gusted to 63 mph at Whitefish Point MI, and snowfall totals in Michigan ranged up to 19 inches at Hart, north of Muskegon. (15th-16th) (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 2006 - An F-3 tornado strikes Riegelwood, NC causing eight deaths and twenty injuries

Kidding aside…it hasn’t exactly been torchy either. But looking at the extended we could start popping a couple of days of higher +SD 2m temps. I’m not worried about winter yet just like I’m not worried about a lack of summer on May 16th.

Picked up 0.17" overnight here. It was 55.1 degrees at 7 am, which was the low for the period, not a new 'warm minimum', that still stands from 2005's 58 degree reading. High was 65.6 degrees, also not near a record high as the 72 from 2005 remains. Windy overnight, currently WNW at 16 gusting to 29 mph at 8 am and 53.7/44.7 under mostly cloudy skies.

If they are in the river, Hopefully Your good neighbor Canderson downstream from you could retrieve them for you.

I was hoping this would be the year for a 6 inch plus event but I am not so optimistic now.

This is my regular pop-in to say that our area is among the least windy places in the US.

Where were these readings actually taken because obviously there were no airports for a very long time.

NYC and LGA may have to wait until December for their first freeze with the big trough taking up residence next few weeks out West. New York City... Central Park, NY Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Mocldy Mocldy Ptcldy /54 36/45 34/48 36/49 39/52 45/58 49/58 /10 10/00 00/00 20/20 20/20 40/40 40/40 LaGuardia Airport, NY Ptcldy Ptcldy Sunny Ptcldy Mocldy Mocldy Ptcldy /55 37/45 35/48 37/49 40/51 45/57 49/58 /10 10/00 00/00 20/20 20/20 30/40 40/40

Sigh

56 / 43 partly cloudy and had 0.09 of rain - heavier showers/storms to the north. Warm / windy then 36 hours of cooler Mon - Tue before an overall warm - vert warm vs normal setup beyond there. Warmest looks to be 2 days later this week 21 - 23 and again around the 25-27th.

Still first week to me. This is last day of Nov huge neg EPO ready to unload and heading east.

We know why….

Gonna turn those departures around by end of week. Mowvember is back baby.

Feels like fall

At least November was cold and there were so many frosts. Different year

I guess folks weren’t kidding about the potential for some additional snow. We were under a Winter Weather Advisory for the front end of this system, but I woke up to find that we’re now under a Winter Storm Warning as the storm continues. Even in the valley here, the BTV NWS point forecast suggests the potential for 6-12”+. Current maps from the BTV NWS are below, and it looks like they reeled in those areas of darker red 24-30” shading in the updated version of the Event Total Snow Accumulation map, but there are still substantial areas of 18-24” shading.

How dare you?

I'm only 27 here for the monthly low, grass still mid summer green.