Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 850s are colder with the early next week shot of arctic air but I'm wondering if today actually ends up colder at the surface. W/WNW winds look like the dominant flow and they are heavily moderated by the Lakes for Toronto. In contrast, today's N/NNE winds are prime cold air drainers. Totally agree. I think that daytime high temperatures next Tuesday will struggle to go above 0F, despite having a "warmer" morning low temperature than today. -8F currently in downtown Toronto. I bottomed out at -24.8 Celsius this morning, the second coldest reading I've ever had at my place in Toronto, after the -26 Celsius I recorded on the morning of January 14, 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 -10F at YYZ this morning. Coldest temp in a decade (since the January 2004 cold snap). YYZ actually hit -11F at the 8:00am reading. Went out to shoot photos last night and nearly had frostbite on my hand, it was painful for a few minutes after I jumped back in my car. Agree that this morning may be colder than the Monday-Tuesday scenario given the flow direction, but we'll see if the skies clear up earlier in the evening (didn't clear fully until after midnight last night). Wind also took quite a while to die down last night. Possible the models are underdoing the cold again. Fresh dumping of snow may help as well. Only one way to find out. Either way I'm enjoying this bitter cold, love extremes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelakeroy Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Had fun with the kids this morning doing some science with the cold. I tossed a cup of boiling water in the air and created our own cloud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosaints Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Had fun with the kids this morning doing some science with the cold. I tossed a cup of boiling water in the air and created our own cloud. Wonderful science in that. Will be doing the same with my physical science students today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Had fun with the kids this morning doing some science with the cold. I tossed a cup of boiling water in the air and created our own cloud. I'm an 'adult' and I still do that for fun during these cold outbreaks! Wonderful science in that. Will be doing the same with my physical science students today That's awesome. Great way to take advantage of the weather and make class more fun taboot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Anyone have EURO text data for KLSE for Sunday night through monday morning? Not the text data, but a temperature map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbcmh81 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Looks like the coldest I've found in Ohio is Findlay at -9. Columbus has dropped again and is now at 1. Defiance was at -11 on obs this morning, as was Toledo. Findlay was -10. Quite a few places around Columbus were a few degrees below 0 also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 You know we really live in one of the harshest places on the planet. How many other regions have high temps that hit 100s with high humidity in August, and then by January have highs that fail to reach zero? Certainly that volatility keeps things interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelakeroy Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Wonderful science in that. Will be doing the same with my physical science students today I love to throw the cup and try to get it so not even a drop of water hits the ground easier to do the colder it is. Plus I love the sound it make once it is that cold too. Back at Mich Tech in the 1994 cold it was near -40 and we did it with large soup pan of boiling water. We created one heck of a cloud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fickle Heights Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Dropped to -12 degrees at the Purdue Agronomy Farm/WL COOP. Not a record though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indeedinger Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 -18 here last night. Waterloo was -21 to tie record low. Without checking, I believe that is the third night under -20 at Waterloo this winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 YYZ actually hit -11F at the 8:00am reading. Went out to shoot photos last night and nearly had frostbite on my hand, it was painful for a few minutes after I jumped back in my car. Agree that this morning may be colder than the Monday-Tuesday scenario given the flow direction, but we'll see if the skies clear up earlier in the evening (didn't clear fully until after midnight last night). Wind also took quite a while to die down last night. Possible the models are underdoing the cold again. Fresh dumping of snow may help as well. Only one way to find out. Either way I'm enjoying this bitter cold, love extremes! We don't see intrahour data but it may have ended up being colder today than in January 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosaints Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 GFS still the quickest to move out the cold air.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Doctor Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Milwaukee put out the wind chill warning. It has only just occurred to me how rare a high of -15 is around here! Hopefully people take it seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Milwaukee put out the wind chill warning. It has only just occurred to me how rare a high of -15 is around here! Hopefully people take it seriously. Just noticed the winter weather advisory for blowing snow too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewers Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 If we can drop below -13 by midnight Monday, maybe, just maybe, the all time record low max could be in play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 GFS still the quickest to move out the cold air.. Good... the quicker this moves out the better. Dropped to -11F overnight... south winds saved our butts. Gusting to 30 here now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosaints Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Good... the quicker this moves out the better. Dropped to -11F overnight... south winds saved our butts. Gusting to 30 here now. The numbers the EURO is spitting out are disgusting. -28 to -29 on Monday morning. -22 Tuesday morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 NWS shows -26F... -28F or colder? That is nasty stuff there. My fruit trees will be toast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 NWS shows -26F... -28F or colder? That is nasty stuff there. My fruit trees will be toast. Not too up on my biology. So those temps will kill even dormant trees? Impressive cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 MN Governor cancels school statewide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Not too up on my biology. So those temps will kill even dormant trees? Impressive coTd The trees should live, its the flower blossoms that will be killed. There will also be branches that get killed off (i've seen it happen before with peaches). Hybrid plums, apples are very hardy...some apples can handle -50F...hybrid plums can handle close to that as can sour cherries. The iffy ones will be the sweet cherries (i have 3 older ones) and apricots (2 of them)...the trees will live, but the flower buds/some branches may be damaged. I also have some Japanese plums that i think are toast and a nectarine tree that will probably be killed back to the roots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelakeroy Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Not too up on my biology. So those temps will kill even dormant trees? Impressive cold. Temperate zone trees should be just fine at those temps. If you have some trees that don't belong in this area they may not do well. Even most fruit trees should be OK being it is January. Getting this kind of cold after a decent thaw say in March and then I would be more concerned as the tree sap would be moving to the buds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 NWS shows -26F... -28F or colder? That is nasty stuff there. My fruit trees will be toast. Just read Peach trees start seeing damage around -15°F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelakeroy Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 The trees should live, its the flower blossoms that will be killed. There will also be branches that get killed off (i've seen it happen before with peaches). Hybrid plums, apples are very hardy...some apples can handle -50F...hybrid plums can handle close to that as can sour cherries. The iffy ones will be the sweet cherries (i have 3 older ones) and apricots (2 of them)...the trees will live, but the flower buds/some branches may be damaged. I also have some Japanese plums that i think are toast and a nectarine tree that will probably be killed back to the roots. Yeah you have a couple trees that don't belong ... they will not like it ... The Sweet Cherries should be OK being the sap is not moving to the buds yet. Apricots I don't know as I don't have experience there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 The trees should live, its the flower blossoms that will be killed. There will also be branches that get killed off (i've seen it happen before with peaches). Hybrid plums, apples are very hardy...some apples can handle -50F...hybrid plums can handle close to that as can sour cherries. The iffy ones will be the sweet cherries (i have 3 older ones) and apricots (2 of them)...the trees will live, but the flower buds/some branches may be damaged. I also have some Japanese plums that i think are toast and a nectarine tree that will probably be killed back to the roots. Temperate zone trees should be just fine at those temps. If you have some trees that don't belong in this area they may not do well. Even most fruit trees should be OK being it is January. Getting this kind of cold after a decent thaw say in March and then I would be more concerned as the tree sap would be moving to the buds. Yeah, I have a lot of shrubs and plants that are borderline for this area. Typically I'm in zone 6b with temperatures getting down to between 0 to -5 at the lowest, and this upcoming extreme cold episode might kill off some of the more tender things. Deep snowcover may be the only saving grace, but some of the Azalea/Rhododendrons might lose their flowers for this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelakeroy Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Just read Peach trees start seeing damage around -15°F. Keep in mind there are different types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 LOT is forecasting a high of -11F at ORD on Monday, which would tie the all-time record low maximum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 GFS has another outbreak after mid month... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Multiple reports of large cryoseisms or 'frost quakes' across Toronto overnight and this morning. A friend in Toronto described the sound as someone running full speed into his garage door. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/frost-quakes-wake-toronto-residents-on-cold-night-1.2482615 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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