daddylonglegs Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 My temp at the house never went about 0F today (think it hit -2F or something for a time)... I did notice my low tunnel (plastic covered small greenhouse thing..about 20ft long/6ft wide) hit near 60F inside there this afternoon.... The furnace actually takes a nice break on these days because we have a lot of south exposure/windows... This weather isn't bad if you can stay inside! Ive been stuck around -10F (depending on my sensor or the airport) all evening... brutal out there, but light winds help some (at least earlier)..temps should come up overnight. I agree. Lets get this next cold shot through here and usher in a pattern change. Lets be done with below 0F max temps for a year...lets get a string of 20Fs, maybe some 30Fs... lets see storm after storm pound Milwaukee with copious amounts of snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmett Brown Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Whatever snow is on the ground is really blowing around this morning. Very gusty. Grass is showing, and the areas that are covered are packed down very hard. Time for a refresher! (but I don't think we will get a good one, I'm only thinking and inch or 2 over the next few days). Whatever fluff falls will probably be packed/obliterated pretty quickly. The blowing snow looks cool though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=dtx&storyid=99811&source=0 Some very interesting cold/snow stats posted by DTX! The 30-day period ending January 6th was actually the 4th snowiest 30-day period on record, even trumping out all the heavy snow in recent years. Its also the only year from "modern times" in the top 5. Snowiest 30-day periods at Detroit:1.) 45.7" ending 3-5-1900 2.) 44.0" ending 3-23-1900 (included some of the same events as #1) 3.) 40.6" ending 2-25-1908 4.) 37.3" ending 1-6-2014 5.) 35.1" ending 3-11-1875 (*note tho snowfall records dont official become listed until 1880 due to a few months of M data, they were recorded since 1874). Note: close but no cigar would be 34.9" ending Dec 31, 1974, and 34.6" ending Feb 25, 2011 Also....Detroit has only had 13 winter seasons on record (since 1874-75) to have 10 or more days below zero. With 8 and counting now, this winter should join that elite group, but miss the all time record of 21 days from 1874-75. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roardog Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 We've had at least an inch of snowcover now since the evening of Dec.8th. That's quite amazing. That would be something if we can make it through February with it. The end of February is a long way off but the bottom 6 inches is pure glacier so if we stay in this cold pattern, it's certainly possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 We've had at least an inch of snowcover now since the evening of Dec.8th. That's quite amazing. That would be something if we can make it through February with it. The end of February is a long way off but the bottom 6 inches is pure glacier so if we stay in this cold pattern, it's certainly possible. My snowcover looks respectable because of the glacier, the melt that took place is hard to even tell it happened. Most people would think it just wasn't a 20 inch depth ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 My snowcover looks respectable because of the glacier, the melt that took place is hard to even tell it happened. Most people would think it just wasn't a 20 inch depth ever. Oh yeah...the snowcover looks great. Its just a bit annoying to think that in that 3-day thaw we lost 13" worth of depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Another brutal day with that wind! DTW reported a peak gust of 44mph, and once again, blowing and drifting snow all day. The drifts are getting quite impressive but at the same time it causes some open areas have grass tips showing. Went to lunch and drove in a semi-open residential area and it was funny as some lawns were blown clean of all but about 1-1.5" of snow while the next door neighbors lawn had probably a foot of snow on it. A lot of roads you cant drive in the right lane from the snow drifting deep up against the snowbanks. Also, the snowbanks are acting as great snow-fences for neatly sculpted drifts, and I saw a few mini snow-tornadoes today. I wish there was a way to calculate windiest Januaries...because Id say this is way up there. Bring on the fresh snow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 January 2014 will end up colder in Chicago than Nome AK, by far. Through 1/23, both places are around 17F for a mean temp...but Chicago will pull away during the last week of the month as Nome torches in the 30s. Nome is at 64.5 degrees N. Chicago will even come close to Kotzebue, AK...although I think Kotzebue will end up a bit colder. That town is further north than Nome in W AK...right on the Arctic Circle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Was -6 just after midnight, but have made it all the way up to 30, and still slowly rising. Pretty impressive difference compared to last night at this time. Roads around here are really crapping the bed, with lots of buckled areas and pot holes. One of the main roads leaving town that was just re-black topped last summer has already went to ****. Great job security for the road construction peeps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 24° imby currently. Doesn't feel that bad outside if you can stay out of the wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 It feels warm out...32F and snow here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Was -6 just after midnight, but have made it all the way up to 30, and still slowly rising. Pretty impressive difference compared to last night at this time. Roads around here are really crapping the bed, with lots of buckled areas and pot holes. One of the main roads leaving town that was just re-black topped last summer has already went to ****. Great job security for the road construction peeps. Roads up here are all crumbling. Its to the point where i'm going to take out a bucket of gravel to fill in some of the holes. i went from -12F at the house to 32F right now... heat wave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Roads up here are all crumbling. Its to the point where i'm going to take out a bucket of gravel to fill in some of the holes. i went from -12F at the house to 32F right now... heat wave. Yeah the roads are frustrating. You do the best you can to avoid the worst of it, but there's only so much you can do. My truck only has 30000 miles on it but I'll probably have to replace the whole suspension within the next few years lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 25° currently. Over performing a bit. Roads are deteriorating quickly too around here. With the longer days and larger swings in temperature from day to night, the potholes will only become more numerous. Edit: Now 26°. Tomorrow's high is going to be in a couple hours for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Wow, rose up to 35 here around 3am. That seemed relatively easy to get so warm. Makes me wonder about tomorrow with potential overachieving waa ahead of the arctic front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Check out the F6 summaries for Alaska so far this month and compare them to the midwest. The cold has left Alaska for the lower 48! Fairbanks has been running a +14.3 degree departure for January. In fact the high there yesterday was a whopping 45 degrees for a +41 degree departure. Fairbanks has been running 6.2 degrees for the month, in comparison Eau Claire and Wausau, Wisconsin have been running 6.7 and 6.8 degrees respectively. Anchorage has been running +11.8 degrees for the month, for an average temperature so far of 28.9 degrees. In comparison Lexington, KY has been running slightly colder than Anchorage with an average of 27.9 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Rose to 31° here this morning. There's been bright sunshine all day. Little bit of dripping off the roof despite being 14°. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 What a roller coaster ride in the temp department. Shortly after midnight early yesterday morning it was -6, then rose to the low 30s during the evening. Today the temp peaked at 35 at 3am, and then fell into the teens for most of the day. Now this evening we're back down to 3 above. 18hrs from now we could be above freezing again for a short bit, before falling to -10 by the next morning. Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 It's a winter like this I wish Torchartie was still around. Awesome cross-trolling potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 ^ Bo - you'll like this. --- Down to 6° imby. High clouds pushing in now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Was down to 3 a few hours ago, but back up to 10 now. Here comes the waa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 It's a winter like this I wish Torchartie was still around. Awesome cross-trolling potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Up to 13 now. 10 degrees warmer than 5hrs ago. In southeast South Dakota Yankton is at 52. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Up to 13 now. 10 degrees warmer than 5hrs ago. In southeast South Dakota Yankton is at 52. Bust out the shorts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 6 here. To think we could be flirting with freezing in about 12 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Bust out the shorts! Indeed. Sioux City Iowa now up to 53. 53 degrees would feel like May weather to me at this point, especially at 1am lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 35° at MLI now. Yet it is 12° here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Several inches of snow on the ground...powder. Getting ready for the real fun JSOnline has an article saying Milwaukee has seen the most subzero days in 20 years... good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 6 here. To think we could be flirting with freezing in about 12 hours. Well, took even less than 12 hours. 18 degree temp rise in 3 hours here this morning. Very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Well, took even less than 12 hours. 18 degree temp rise in 3 hours here this morning. Very impressive. We do torches really well. Always have, always will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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