eekuasepinniW Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 1F at 8:30 pm. Temps are falling like a rock. I was looking up your forecast on wunderground and saw: Active Advisory: Extreme low temperature Temperature will fall to minimum below -20° C. It will be dangerous to stay outdoors even for short time without adequate cover of skin. Failure of water supply possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 I was looking up your forecast on wunderground and saw: Active Advisory: Extreme low temperature Temperature will fall to minimum below -20° C. It will be dangerous to stay outdoors even for short time without adequate cover of skin. Failure of water supply possible. Yep! That just about describes the last two weeks here! P.S. I'm actually going to walk a mile and half in this weather because I'm craving a steak this evening. P.P.S. Do you get temps like this all the time where you are? Doesn't it get really cold up there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 All I have to say about this is: OMG http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAyToxJOSAM That's the most incredible thing I have seen, those folks still in their home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Yep! That just about describes the last two weeks here! P.S. I'm actually going to walk a mile and half in this weather because I'm craving a steak this evening. P.P.S. Do you get temps like this all the time where you are? Doesn't it get really cold up there? It does, but I wouldn't call it all the time. It's a steamy 33 right now. -6 is my lowest temp for this year which is about average since the lake keeps me toasty compared to the surrounding areas. We'll get cold snaps with highs in the single digits and lows below zero most every winter. Every now and then we'll get a brutal cold snap and I'll stay below zero all day. Hit -17.2 in Jan 2009. My coldest ever is only -24 and that was way back in 1994. The area 45 miles to my north enjoys ferocious radiational cooling and gets into the -20 to -38 range pretty much every winter. Enjoy your walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 It does, but I wouldn't call it all the time. It's a steamy 33 right now. -6 is my lowest temp for this year which is about average since the lake keeps me toasty compared to the surrounding areas. We'll get a cold snap with highs in the single digits and lows below zero most every winter. Every now and then we'll get a brutal cold snap and I'll stay below zero all day. Hit -17.2 in Jan 2009. My coldest ever is only -24 and that was way back in 1994. The area 45 miles to my north enjoys ferocious radiational cooling and gets into the -20 to -38 range pretty much every winter. Enjoy your walk. OK, so this harsh Prague cold is essentially routine for you. What a puss I am. P.S. Yikes at some of your low temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 And PRG has hit zero again. Woo hoo! It's only 10:30 pm-- much earlier than our low readings during this cold snap, which have tended to occur between 5 and 8 am-- so I'm wondering if we might go mega-low by morning-- like -6F or even lower. Tomorrow afternoon will be much warmer. We should make it to 20F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 -2F at PRG now. Let's see if we can beat yesterday's -4F. It's only 1 am; I think we can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Curious question Josh, when you stayed there in 2010, was it anywhere close to being this cold on a daily basis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Curious question Josh, when you stayed there in 2010, was it anywhere close to being this cold on a daily basis? No. Definitely not. And I don't remember it being this cold anytime when I was living here full-time (2003-2007ish). My key learning from this cold snap is that Prague isn't really that cold climatologically-- at least, not as cold as I thought. Normal daytime highs this time of year are above freezing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 -4F! Tied yesterday's record. Woo hoo! EDIT: And the City Center is down to 0F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 It will be interesting to see where this ranks on the list of European cold waves? This looks like one of the coldest starts to February for many locations in quite some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmagan Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 00Z Sunday SYNOP, isotherms, isobars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 At 4 am, PRG is -4F and the City Center is -2F, which tie yesterday's respective lows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Wow-- the City Center is now down to -5F-- colder than the Airport, and the coldest we've seen in the city during this cold snap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmagan Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 04Z Sunday Observations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 We surpassed our previous extremes for this cold snap: as of 6 am, PRG is -6F and the City Center is -5F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 We surpassed our previous extremes for this cold snap: as of 6 am, PRG is -6F and the City Center is -5F. I can't believe how quickly you're turning into an icepuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I can't believe how quickly you're turning into an icepuss. I'm so ashamed. I'll never be able to live this down. P.S. We're down to -8F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I'm so ashamed. I'll never be able to live this down. P.S. We're down to -8F. Incredible cold, Josh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Incredible cold, Josh. Well, to me it is. I know to some folks in the Northern Plains or in Moscow, it's no big deal... but this is almost 10 degrees the colder than anything I've experienced before. And I don't think Prague has been this cold in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 It's morning and temperatures are starting to rise, but we're still well below zero. I took a walk around the City Center and found it absolutely dreadful-- especially since a light breeze was blowing. Ice crystals formed inside my nose just from a single breath inward-- and when I got back inside, my face was red as if I'd been sunburnt. Anyone who likes this sort of thing is a pervert. The morning lows were -8F at PRG and -6F in the City Center. I wonder when it was that PRG was last that cold. Does anyone have an easy way of finding out? Since I never track temperature data, I don't know the tricks of the trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Glad to see your 'cold chase' has yielded so nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Glad to see your 'cold chase' has yielded so nicely You probably get these temps all the time in MI. (Has Detroit gotten that cold yet this year?) I don't know how you people put up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 It's morning and temperatures are starting to rise, but we're still well below zero. I took a walk around the City Center and found it absolutely dreadful-- especially since a light breeze was blowing. Ice crystals formed inside my nose just from a single breath inward-- and when I got back inside, my face was red as if I'd been sunburnt. Anyone who likes this sort of thing is a pervert. The morning lows were -8F at PRG and -6F in the City Center. I wonder when it was that PRG was last that cold. Does anyone have an easy way of finding out? Since I never track temperature data, I don't know the tricks of the trade. I've never understood the desire some people have to live somewhere that is brutally cold like that. I'm a southern boy and can handle heat all day long but me and cold temps don't get along! Matter of fact tonight is one of our colder nights with temps at 20F and wind chills in the low teens and we have no heat at work so i'm freezing to death tonight at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I've never understood the desire some people have to live somewhere that is brutally cold like that. I'm a southern boy and can handle heat all day long but me and cold temps don't get along! Matter of fact tonight is one of our colder nights with temps at 20F and wind chills in the low teens and we have no heat at work so i'm freezing to death tonight at work. I'm the Californian version of you. I can put up with (and actually dig) any kind of heat-- including the desert in the summertime-- but I just feel out of my element in the cold. Stay warm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 You probably get these temps all the time in MI. (Has Detroit gotten that cold yet this year?) I don't know how you people put up with it. I think the coldest we have gotten was 5 one morning, nothing below 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 It's morning and temperatures are starting to rise, but we're still well below zero. I took a walk around the City Center and found it absolutely dreadful-- especially since a light breeze was blowing. Ice crystals formed inside my nose just from a single breath inward-- and when I got back inside, my face was red as if I'd been sunburnt. Anyone who likes this sort of thing is a pervert. The morning lows were -8F at PRG and -6F in the City Center. I wonder when it was that PRG was last that cold. Does anyone have an easy way of finding out? Since I never track temperature data, I don't know the tricks of the trade. Josh,I was able to find a site with Prague weather records going back to the 1700's. While it's tough to compete against that type of cold, this may be the coldest start to February there since 1956. http://www.chmi.cz/portal/dt?portal_lang=en&menu=JSPTabContainer/P3_0_Informace_pro_Vas/P3_9_Historicka_data/P3_9_1_Pocasi/P3_9_1_6_Praha_Klementinum&last=false Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 -30C for lows in the Ukraine http://www.uni-koeln...TTmineuropa.gif It's unbelievable how the expansive cold developed in Asia and then went west, and kept itself cold. January 20 to February 9 Reanalysis surface temp anomalies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 You probably get these temps all the time in MI. (Has Detroit gotten that cold yet this year?) I don't know how you people put up with it. It's only gotten to -8 °F this year here. Extremely impressive that Prague has tied that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Absolutely frigid in Moscow at the moment. -30C! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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