NCWX Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Now 15. 5 degrees in 35 mins....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 wind gust to 15 mph - I can hardly believe it what a frackin shock this is, we managed to fall to 25. we had colder weather in late November or early December. yawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 lol- I just want dca in the teens by midnight. Midnight high is prob the only thing that can screw up a high in the teens day. Well Ian wrote an article about coldest weather in 20 years So, it'd better be colder than a 14.5 F average day at DCA..... or better yet, to beat 2/96, better than a 13 F average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 26.3F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLPressure Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Saint Joseph Lighthouse, Lake Michigan, 1/6/2013. Too bad the Potomac never looks like this. Edit: I guess I don't know how to show a pic. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Well Ian wrote an article about coldest weather in 20 years So, it'd better be colder than a 14.5 F average day at DCA..... or better yet, to beat 2/96, better than a 13 F average. ah, I forgot about that. hmmm...pretty lofty goal...I'll take the over on temps. 23.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Huge winds just blew through and now the temp is finally tanking. This is the slowest, least awe-inspiring front ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I am refreshing my weatherbug page so damn much my fingers are sore. still no drop. this is what 70 feet above the atlantic ocean will do for ya - I absolutely HATE that damn ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowable Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 This is nothing run of the mill cold snap much ado about nothing . Now this was cold I remember it well.. January-February, 1994 Cold and Ice: An unusual assault of snow, ice and cold struck. On January 2-4, 6 to 12 inches of snow fell across Washington and Allegany Counties with 12 to 15 inches in Garrett County. Areas to the east saw ice and slush. A small storm struck on the 12th dropping another 4 to 6 inches across the highlands. This was followed by an arctic blast that sent temperatures single digits and teens with wind chills down to 25 below zero on the 15th. Another snowstorm hit January 17-18 dropping 6 to 10 inches across Carroll and Frederick Couties and 10 to 18 inches across Washington, Allegany and Garrett Counties. Frostburg reported the most snow from the event with 20 inches, Hagerstown had 13 inches. Snow sleet and freezing rain fell across the Baltimore and Washington metro areas. Minimum temperatures plunged below zero on January 19-21. Emmitsburg and Hancock reached -27�F, Unionville -22�F, Frostburg -21�F, Catoctin Mountain Park -18�F, Cumberland and Martinsburg -15�F, Westminister and Finksburg -14�F, Manchester -13�F, Mount Airy and Laurel -12�F, Potomac and Cockeysville -9�F, Northwest DC -7�F, Chestertown and Princess Anne -6�F, Annapolis -4�F and Salisbury 0�F. Washington, DC set a new record for the coldest high temperature for any calendar day this century when it only reached 6.8�F. The previous record was 8�F set on January 8, 1912. The record for the previous century was 4�F on February 10, 1899. Wind chills on the night of the 18th into the 19th ranged from -28�F at Baltimore and Salisburg to -35� in Martinsburg WV and Washington DC to -56�F at McHenry (Garrett County). The arctic cold wave rocketed the use of electricity and natural gas for heating. The effect over such a large portion of the Eastern U.S. caused the power companies in some areas to go into rolling black outs so as not to lose the entire power grid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 ah, I forgot about that. hmmm...pretty lofty goal...I'll take the over on temps. 23.5 A 17/8 high-low would beat 2/96. To beat 1/09, a 19/9 combo, or 18/10, would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacindc Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I am refreshing my weatherbug page so damn much my fingers are sore. still no drop. this is what 70 feet above the atlantic ocean will do for ya - I absolutely HATE that damn ocean Dude, your angst alone is probably raising the temperatures for blocks around. EDIT: My Weatherbug says 23 on Capitol Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 Yes-- the goal is definitely for DCA to be below tomorrow afternoon's high by midnight, and for that afternoon high to be <18 F. Yup. 2009 was nothing to sneeze at but given the 10 days of hype it would be nice to beat. Though, this will be my coldest in DC at least I suppose since I was not in town during 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 Well Ian wrote an article about coldest weather in 20 years So, it'd better be colder than a 14.5 F average day at DCA..... or better yet, to beat 2/96, better than a 13 F average. "among" I've already verified. But yeah.. I'd like to see it actually verify. At least it was the most read piece on the whole Post website for a good chunk of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clueless Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 14. Feels like -1 say the 'Bug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Yup. 2009 was nothing to sneeze at but given the 10 days of hype it would be nice to beat. Though, this will be my coldest in DC at least I suppose since I was not in town during 2009. Well, like the snow last Thursday night, I think you can safely say this will beat 1/09 for DC metro, including downtown DC. Even if DCA comes in at 30 F in five minutes, you know the rest of the city is in the mid-20's already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 DCA 26!!!1!!!11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Dude, your angst alone is probably raising the temperatures for blocks around. EDIT: My Weatherbug says 23 on Capitol Hill. I got a good chuckle out of that lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astarck Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 DCA 26!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Been another hour, now 8.0 with a DP of -8.1. Wind W at 13/G19 for a WC of -8. Another 3.5 degree drop. That is a 5, 5, 3.5 and 3.5 last 4 hours. Looks like the cold is going UP the Valley heading north??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow. Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 22/5...the plummet continues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 DCA 26!!!1!!!11 Yay! The hmmm ob from this hour is at our new heat island extraordinaire: 25 at IAD, while Matt is already down to 22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Been another hour, now 8.0 with a DP of -8.1. Wind W at 13/G19 for a WC of -8. Another 3.5 degree drop. That is a 5, 5, 3.5 and 3.5 last 4 hours. Looks like the cold is going UP the Valley heading north??? Tomorrow morning you will be at least -12. What I wouldn't give for one good deep breath of -12 air, on a 35 mph wind gust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 Yay! The hmmm ob from this hour is at our new heat island extraordinaire: 25 at IAD, while Matt is already down to 22.That is odd. All the DC stations are 20-22 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olafminesaw Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Yay! The hmmm ob from this hour is at our new heat island extraordinaire: 25 at IAD, while Matt is already down to 22. 21 a mile or so south East of Dulles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Fire up the bus Randy, we're going to Buffalo! ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY......WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARDWARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY.* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF BUFFALO AND BATAVIA.* TIMING...THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.* HAZARDS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES TONIGHT...9 TO 17 INCHES TUESDAY...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES TUESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF MORE THAN 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH...GUSTS TO 45 MPH.* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 DCA 26!!! Sweet! Down to 25.6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 21 a mile or so south East of Dulles.BWI 25 too though a point ob is useless right now probably as they've all fallen so quick. Pull up the live IAD site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 15 with a DP of -1. Just a lil dry air out there. Static electric city tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 wind gust to 20 mph! dewpoint is down to 6 22 degrees is a little better, keep falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Tomorrow morning you will be at least -12. What I wouldn't give for one good deep breath of -12 air, on a 35 mph wind gust Knowing my area, I'd say no, maybe a -6 or -7. Still chilly though. I'm interested if I can get below zero before midnight, would be a new record low for today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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