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Early January Major/Potential Record Cold


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Consecutive hourly (or top of the hour) readings of -10º or lower since yesterday....through 8:00am CST/9:00am EST today.


 


FWA: 26


IND: 27


LSE: 34


MKE: 29


MSN: 32


MSP: 39


ORD: 29


RFD: 31


SBN: 25


VPZ: 28


 


Current temps


FWA: -12º


IND: -13º


LSE: -12º


MKE: -13º


MSN: -13º


MSP: -11º


ORD: -10º


RFD: -11º


SBN: -13º


VPZ: -14º


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Some new daily (Jan. 7th) low records set this morning:

 

London: -26.1°C (-15F)  // -21.7°C in 1942

Windsor: -25.1°C (-13F) // -20.6°C in 1942

Hamilton: -23.4°C (-10F) // -20.0°C in 1968

Burlington: -21.7°C (-7F) // -14.1°C in 1994 (relatively new data set)

 

All-time windchill records this morning, from various Twitter posts, don't have dates for all of them (Canadian windchill formula):

 

Windsor: -42 (January 23rd, 1963)

London: -42

Kitchener-Waterloo: -41

 

 

Nice to see some WWII records broken... or should I say SMASHED by a nearly 5°C. Very interesting set up in that areas to the south broke more records than the north, due to the WSW flow and the fact that the coldest air was to the SW of the province.

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Some new daily (Jan. 7th) low records set this morning:

 

London: -26.1°C (-15F)  // -21.7°C in 1942

Windsor: -25.1°C (-13F) // -20.6°C in 1942

Hamilton: -23.4°C (-10F) // -20.0°C in 1968

Burlington: -21.7°C (-7F) // -14.1°C in 1994 (relatively new data set)

 

All-time windchill records this morning, from various Twitter posts, don't have dates for all of them (Canadian windchill formula):

 

Windsor: -42 (January 23rd, 1963)

London: -42

Kitchener-Waterloo: -41

 

 

Nice to see some WWII records broken... or should I say SMASHED by a nearly 5°C. Very interesting set up in that areas to the south broke more records than the north, due to the WSW flow and the fact that the coldest air was to the SW of the province.

 

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that this is the coldest wx we're going to see this winter. :lol:

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Some new daily (Jan. 7th) low records set this morning:

 

London: -26.1°C (-15F)  // -21.7°C in 1942

Windsor: -25.1°C (-13F) // -20.6°C in 1942

Hamilton: -23.4°C (-10F) // -20.0°C in 1968

Burlington: -21.7°C (-7F) // -14.1°C in 1994 (relatively new data set)

 

All-time windchill records this morning, from various Twitter posts, don't have dates for all of them (Canadian windchill formula):

 

Windsor: -42 (January 23rd, 1963)

London: -42

Kitchener-Waterloo: -41

 

 

Nice to see some WWII records broken... or should I say SMASHED by a nearly 5°C. Very interesting set up in that areas to the south broke more records than the north, due to the WSW flow and the fact that the coldest air was to the SW of the province.

You know it's cold when we're talking C and F and they mean the same thing.

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Update: it's over for IND, MSP, ORD, and RFD. Continues for the others.


 


Consecutive hourly (or top of the hour) readings of -10º or lower since yesterday....through 9:00am CST/10:00am EST today.


 


FWA: 27


IND: 27 (ended at 10:00am)


LSE: 35


MKE: 30


MSN: 33


MSP: 39 (ended at 9:00am)


ORD: 29 (ended at 9:00am)


RFD: 31 (ended at 9:00am)


SBN: 26


VPZ: 29


 


Current temps of those still going


FWA: -10º


LSE: -11º


MKE: -11º


MSN: -11º


SBN: -10º


VPZ: -11º


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Just got back from a walk around the local park. I've never seen it - or the neighbourhood streets for that matter - so quiet. All I could hear was the wind whistling through the trees as I walked through the tundra.

 

Went for a walk last night around midnight. Tundra was a great way to describe it. Sound of the wind whistling plus some blowing snow really made it feel like the closest to being in the arctic that I've ever been. Snowdrifts were awesome in the way they smooth out the landscape, making it impossible to tell where the paths are etc.

 

Wish I could have gotten out to Lake Ontario this morning to capture the ice crystals rising off the water. Could see clouds rising from the lake all the way from my house.

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Update: it's over for IND, MSP, ORD, and RFD. Continues for the others.

Consecutive hourly (or top of the hour) readings of -10º or lower since yesterday....through 9:00am CST/10:00am EST today.

FWA: 27

IND: 27 (ended at 10:00am)

LSE: 35

MKE: 30

MSN: 33

MSP: 39 (ended at 9:00am)

ORD: 29 (ended at 9:00am)

RFD: 31 (ended at 9:00am)

SBN: 26

VPZ: 29

Current temps of those still going

FWA: -10º

LSE: -11º

MKE: -11º

MSN: -11º

SBN: -10º

VPZ: -11º

MIE is at 28 consecutive hours and -10 currently.

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Wow. Flash flood warning on the Niagara river due to ice jam :S

 

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY937 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014NYC029-063-072030-/O.CON.KBUF.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T2030Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/NIAGARA NY-ERIE NY-937 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EST FOR THEUPPER NIAGARA RIVER IN NORTHWESTERN ERIE AND SOUTHWESTERN NIAGARACOUNTIES...THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS AND GRAND ISLAND.AT 930 AM EST...THE JOINT RIVER CONTROL CENTER CONTINUES TO ADVISEOF THE POTENTIAL FOR ICE JAM FLOODING ON THE UPPER NIAGARA RIVER ASA RESULT OF HIGH WINDS AND INCREASED ICE FLOWS. AN ICE JAM HASFORMED BETWEEN THE POWER AUTHORITY INTAKES AND CAYUGA ISLAND. THEWATER LEVEL GAUGE AT THE LA SALLE YACHT CLUB IS READING SLIGHTLYBELOW THE ZERO DAMAGE ELEVATION.POTENTIAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ON THE ROBERT MOSES PARKWAYUNDER THE NORTH GRAND ISLAND BRIDGE IS OCCURRING. CONDITIONS AREUNSTABLE AND COULD WORSEN.IF WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE FLOODING WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCHOF CAYUGA ISLAND...AND ALSO IN THE VICINITY OF THE LA SALLE YACHTCLUB IN THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ONGRAND ISLAND IN THE VICINITY OF BASELINE ROAD. RESIDENTS SHOULDMONITOR WATER LEVELS CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTOAREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLYDEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFULENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODEDROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.&&LAT...LON 4308 7908 4311 7900 4306 7888 4301 7886      4297 7892 4292 7886 4291 7891 4295 7893      4295 7897 4299 7903 4302 7903 4306 7901$$HITCHCOCK

 

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Yesterday was very cold with a -40+ wind chill and solidly below zero temp all day, but beyond that this much-hyped cold blast was not especially impressive.  First, the real cold air was late arriving on Sunday so we didn't go below zero until evening.  Second, this area came up well short of predicted lows Monday morning.  Cedar Rapids hit -17, which is pretty cold, but not even close to what we had in 2009.  Third, high temps on Monday were generally less cold than expected.  Lastly, last night/this morning the low temperature, again, came up well short of the forecast.  The original forecast for Monday night was about -20, then it was raised to -17, but even the airport never fell below -11.  Here in the city it was in the minus single digits all night.  Right now it's only about -2 in the city, with a light wind.  It's pretty stupid that the local school district canceled classes again for today.  This won't even be a top 10 cold day this winter.

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The cold hasn't been too bad in toronto in my opinion. Winds have been calm for the most part but then you get a random gust which feels brutal, but between gusts it is really no trouble at all walking around. It feels fresh. The main issue has probably been the frost quakes. The rain followed by very cold temperatures has resulted in many people not getting much sleep, apparently.

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How this stretch of consecutive hourly ("top of the hour") readings of -10º or lower compares to the last great one, January 18-19, 1994, for some places in Indiana. This one didn't have the longevity and was warmer overall than Jan 1994...but still pretty impressive in my book. Certainly nothing to poo-poo.

 

Fort Wayne

January 6-7, 2014: 27

January 18-19, 1994: 31

 

Indianapolis

January 6-7, 2014: 27

January 18-19, 1994: 34

 

Lafayette

January 6-7, 2014: 27-28 (estimated)

January 18-19, 1994: 34

 

Muncie

January 6-7, 2014: 27

January 18-19, 1994: 32 (estimated)

 

South Bend

January 6-7, 2014: 26

January 18-19, 1994: 32

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How this stretch of consecutive hourly ("top of the hour") readings of -10º or lower compares to the last great one, January 18-19, 1994, for some places in Indiana. This one didn't have the longevity and was warmer overall than Jan 1994...but still pretty impressive in my book. Certainly nothing to poo-poo.

 

Fort Wayne

January 6-7, 2014: 27

January 18-19, 1994: 31

 

Indianapolis

January 6-7, 2014: 27

January 18-19, 1994: 34

 

Lafayette

January 6-7, 2014: 27-28 (estimated)

January 18-19, 1994: 34

 

Muncie

January 6-7, 2014: 27

January 18-19, 1994: 32 (estimated)

 

South Bend

January 6-7, 2014: 26

January 18-19, 1994: 32

 

 

FWIW, since January 2009 has been mentioned more than once...that one only had 13 consecutive hours of -10 or lower at LAF.

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I'm going to go out on a limb and say that this is the coldest wx we're going to see this winter. :lol:

 

It was -24C this morning at YYZ. Its even more impressive when you factor in the Windchills, lol. 

 

And in regards to your statement, I disagree. Its possible we could see another cool down after Jan 20th. The extent is still unknown but the models want to reload the -EPO/+PNA pattern around Jan 16th-Jan 18th which should ensure another colder pattern settling in to end the month off. Alot of uncertainty on how the AO/NAO will evolve through the coming weeks. I shall look into that later today. 

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