Violentweatherfan Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I remember '84 the Lower Bucks County Cablevision had a channel dedicated to temp, barometric pressure, and humidity. It was on channel 4 cable "b", I was in awe of the -12 reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastBayWx Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 All of this talk about cold has me reminiscing about my college days at University of Scranton. We got down to -21F in January 1994, which was the coldest temperature ever recorded in Scranton. It was a perfectly calm morning with ice needles falling from the sky. There was at least 2 ft of snow on the ground. That was a surreal winter in the Poconos and a great stretch of years to be in college (91-95) with a season pass at Montage every year (now called Snow Mountain ??? I think). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 0z NAM takes the 0 line down to Philly on Saturday morning. EastBayWx - I was 20 months old in January 1994. Have to rely on my mom's stories for those memories - and yes, it is called Sno Mountain now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcwx Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 0z NAM takes the 0 line down to Philly on Saturday morning. EastBayWx - I was 20 months old in January 1994. Have to rely on my mom's stories for those memories - and yes, it is called Sno Mountain now. Actually it's back to montage, new ownership And my favorite in Pennsylvania Redid the lodge too Http://montagemountainresorts.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcwx Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 All of this talk about cold has me reminiscing about my college days at University of Scranton. We got down to -21F in January 1994, which was the coldest temperature ever recorded in Scranton. It was a perfectly calm morning with ice needles falling from the sky. There was at least 2 ft of snow on the ground. That was a surreal winter in the Poconos and a great stretch of years to be in college (91-95) with a season pass at Montage every year (now called Snow Mountain ??? I think). Thinking back, that was a great stretch for Wayne county. Have never seen so much cold and snow. Wish I could find the film photography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastBayWx Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Thinking back, that was a great stretch for Wayne county. Have never seen so much cold and snow. Wish I could find the film photography. It was the only day I've ever seen true ice needles. They were falling out of crystal blue skies. The snow depth and duration of coverage was unbelievable that winter. I remember driving back home to Allentown the end of May that spring and still seeing snowpiles in the shade along the NE extension north of Lake Harmony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted January 1, 2014 Author Share Posted January 1, 2014 Raw NAM at PHL is now -3F at 7AM Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Raw NAM at PHL is now -3F at 7AM Saturday. Care to make a call for PHL? I know you want the (-) . (I don't need it today). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman56 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 In February 1934, the Philly office was at the Post Office building at 9th and Chestnut. Okay maybe the hospital was in the 1850's prior to the PO building. Was the PO building when the 'modern' records started in 1871? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Raw NAM at PHL is now -3F at 7AM Saturday. If PHL airport can drop below zero, imop much more impressive than a 4-6 dump of snow Mt Holly NWS has a high of 9F on Friday with a low of zero Saturday morning for my backyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick G Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I remember the -21f in Scranton. I actually measured near -24 imby. I took my wife to work because she was afraid to drive in the cold. I do remember one other cold spell in the early 80's. We lived at the top of one of the mountains and we had a temp of about -20f. We were in one of the pockets where the cold air gathered. I think we had a recorded temp of about -8. I also remember brutal winds during that cold spell where the temps dropped low but the wind chills were in the -40f or -40 c range.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted January 1, 2014 Author Share Posted January 1, 2014 If PHL airport can drop below zero, imop much more impressive than a 4-6 dump of snow I wholeheartedly agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliz299 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Okay maybe the hospital was in the 1850's prior to the PO building. Was the PO building when the 'modern' records started in 1871? Http://www.temple.edu/tempress/chapters_1400/1618_ch1.pdf, page 19, gives the "Location of the Official Philadelphia Weather Observing Site",from 1/1/1871 through at least 1975, Although Ray already correctly answered the 1934 location question, thought it might be interesting though a bit off topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastonwx Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 My memory of the cold outbreak in '94 was seeing my thermometer show -20F. Not sure how accurate it was, being placed on my back porch at the time.(See pic below, it was just like that! lol) Didn't believe it for a long time, til I saw Allentown was -15F, so I figured it was pretty close. Lowest temp I ever witnessed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted January 1, 2014 Author Share Posted January 1, 2014 EC got cold again, raw is 0 at PHL by 7AM Saturday. Surely related to the greater snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDoppler Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 My memory of the cold outbreak in '94 was seeing my thermometer show -20F. Not sure how accurate it was, being placed on my back porch at the time.(See pic below, it was just like that! lol) Didn't believe it for a long time, til I saw Allentown was -15F, so I figured it was pretty close. Lowest temp I ever witnessed! 51HshoA2+WL._AA160_.jpg At that time I lived close to where I do now in Eastern Berks county, in a small "hill valley" at 800' with 1100' "peaks" around me. I had -22 on my coldest morning that year, not sure if my thermometer was totally accurate either, but I'd say colder locations in our region of PA probably got to -20 or slightly colder. I recall Harrisburg being around -20 or -22 that day, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 At that time I lived close to where I do now in Eastern Berks county, in a small "hill valley" at 800' with 1100' "peaks" around me. I had -22 on my coldest morning that year, not sure if my thermometer was totally accurate either, but I'd say colder locations in our region of PA probably got to -20 or slightly colder. I recall Harrisburg being around -20 or -22 that day, no? Reading Airport and the old Reading COOP both hit -20. Blue Marsh Lake recorded -29. Hopewell was -12. Hamburg was -19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDoppler Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Reading Airport and the old Reading COOP both hit -20. Blue Marsh Lake recorded -29. Hopewell was -12. Hamburg was -19. Thank you for the info. That -29 is AMAZING for Southeast PA! I'm impressed with anything below 0 anymore. After seeing long range weather data going back 100+ years for locations nearby I realize how rare that kind of 1994 cold is....perhaps "volcanic winters" are needed for that type of cold around here. It looks like we will have a run at below 0 Saturday morning At my current location on the 900' hilltop I don't think I can get as cold as in that little valley. I moved in 1997, since then the coldest I've seen here is I think -4.5 (or within a tenth or two of that.) I think that was in 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wederwarrior Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 -29? I have a hard time believing this. Fahrenheit right? Those temps are ridiculous. I'm in the area you're speaking of, and could not fathom that happening here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDoppler Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 -29? I have a hard time believing this. Fahrenheit right? Those temps are ridiculous. I'm in the area you're speaking of, and could not fathom that happening here. Well the -20~-22 readings have come from many sources, so I'm sure they're real. Perhaps it was a -19 typo.... I'm not so sure it wasn't possible though, perhaps the location of the lake down low between the Reading Prong and Blue Mountain allowed it maximum cooling. One things for sure, I do not believe we can get colder than that day in this area short of a new ice age or wicked volcanic winter! Pinatubo did blow its top a few years prior to that winter....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief83 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I remember -23 degrees in Worcester Montgomery County, PA around 1983 - possibly 84. I thought my thermometer was broke, but several neighbors had similar readings. Lot of frozen / broken pipe calls when it warmed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 At that time I lived close to where I do now in Eastern Berks county, in a small "hill valley" at 800' with 1100' "peaks" around me. I had -22 on my coldest morning that year, not sure if my thermometer was totally accurate either, but I'd say colder locations in our region of PA probably got to -20 or slightly colder. I recall Harrisburg being around -20 or -22 that day, no?MDT hit -22, indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windvane Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 My digital thermometer locked up at -28 degrees in 1994. Tried to reset - would not. Had to get a new one. Live in a deep valley in Lehigh County Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jims Videos Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 MDT hit -22, indeed.That'sAbsolutely disgusting. Coldest I ever been in was -11 in NEPA. And it was awful. Took your breath away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rib Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 The 12z GFS shows historic cold. -30C at 850mbs in Western PA. I have never seen that. Maybe it happened in 94. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violentweatherfan Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I remember -23 degrees in Worcester Montgomery County, PA around 1983 - possibly 84. I thought my thermometer was broke, but several neighbors had similar readings. Lot of frozen / broken pipe calls when it warmed up. February 1984...this is when Lower Bucks County hit -12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 Sure it wasn't January? That's when TTN hit -16. February 1984...this is when Lower Bucks County hit -12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violentweatherfan Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Sure it wasn't January? That's when TTN hit -16. It's possible, I'm certain it was '84 though....for some reason February sticks in my mind.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 It's possible, I'm certain it was '84 though....for some reason February sticks in my mind.... That's TTN's all-time so I'm guessing that was it. January 22nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violentweatherfan Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 That's TTN's all-time so I'm guessing that was it. January 22nd. Works for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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