BeastFromTheEast Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 7 hours ago, nwohweather said: It’s why settling this country is such an impressive feat by the colonists. The American Midwest has to be one of the most versatile climates in the world, the fact in my city of Toledo alone you can get 22 90° days and an average of 40” of snow with temps getting as low as -15° is insanity Meh Native Americans have been living in the brutal midwestern climate for thousands of years. Nothing really impressive about what the colonists did. They would have failed mightily without the thousands of years of wisdom that the Native people shared. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KokomoWX Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Brutal cold for the IND forecast area. (Records not in jeopardy here due to lack of snow cover.) However the long term AFD says a change is coming... Highs will surge into the 40s Saturday...50s Sunday and may make a run at 60 on Monday ahead of the cold front. Pretty amazing to consider the difference in temperatures from Wednesday night to Monday afternoon in some places may be 65 to 70 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 4 hours ago, KokomoWX said: Brutal cold for the IND forecast area. (Records not in jeopardy here due to lack of snow cover.) However the long term AFD says a change is coming... Are you sure. IND thinks it might be close... Conversation NWS Indianapolis @NWSIndianapolis A few #Indy records to highlight over the next 48 hours: Weds Jan 30 Record Low: -11° (1966) Thurs Jan 31 Record Low: -11° (2004) Weds Jan 30 Record Coldest High: 7° (1936, 1966, 2004) All of these records are in danger of being broken. #INwx 1:38 PM · Jan 29, 2019 · Hootsuite Inc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KokomoWX Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Just now, bowtie` said: Are you sure. IND thinks it might be close... I guess I was thinking all time records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveNay Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 DVN mentioning sun angle on January 30th. So Sun Angle Season is officially upon us! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 2 hours ago, madwx said: DVN mentioning sun angle on January 30th. So Sun Angle Season is officially upon us! I think that we should declare Groundhog Day as the official start of Sun Angle Season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 45 minutes ago, IWXwx said: I think that we should declare Groundhog Day as the official start of Sun Angle Season. Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 This may sound like a silly question but what is ORD ? Sounds like Orlando to me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Snowless in Carrollton said: This may sound like a silly question but what is ORD ? Sounds like Orlando to me ! Its the airport code for O'Hare Airport in Chicago. It's short for Orchard Place which is the name of the town that was located in that location before O'Hare was built. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Is it just me or does it seem like its more likely to have large negative departures than large positive departures in winter ? ORD was -40 yesterday but i couldnt ever imagine them being +40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississaugasnow Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 9 minutes ago, Snowless in Carrollton said: Is it just me or does it seem like its more likely to have large negative departures than large positive departures in winter ? ORD was -40 yesterday but i couldnt ever imagine them being +40. Depends on your definition of winter. March 2012 had insane departures and a much longer duration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 5 hours ago, IWXwx said: SBN crushed their old record with a -20°. The old record was -11° in 1936. Not bad considering their position in relation to the Lake. 5 hours ago, Chicago WX said: Wait until Hoosier sees the bolded red. Thought I'd move it over here. I decided to see what did happen in '36 in Indiana. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 19 minutes ago, IWXwx said: Thought I'd move it over here. I decided to see what did happen in '36 in Indiana. Yeah, 1935-36 was a pretty cold winter. And then of course what followed that summer. Extremes. And of course, Hoosier’s #1 analog for every summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 25 minutes ago, Chicago WX said: Yeah, 1935-36 was a pretty cold winter. And then of course what followed that summer. Extremes. And of course, Hoosier’s #1 analog for every summer. Very prelim summer thoughts but at this point, I am triple weighting 1934 and 1936. 1988 and 2012 are also in the mix. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 8 minutes ago, Hoosier said: Very prelim summer thoughts but at this point, I am triple weighting 1934 and 1936. 1988 and 2012 are also in the mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 2 hours ago, Hoosier said: Very prelim summer thoughts but at this point, I am triple weighting 1934 and 1936. 1988 and 2012 are also in the mix. Please god no 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississaugasnow Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 2 hours ago, Hoosier said: Very prelim summer thoughts but at this point, I am triple weighting 1934 and 1936. 1988 and 2012 are also in the mix. Where do I sign up. haha whose going to be the first to start the spring/summer thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 2 hours ago, Hoosier said: Very prelim summer thoughts but at this point, I am triple weighting 1934 and 1936. 1988 and 2012 are also in the mix. We broke our record of -13 from 1936 yesterday. Makes sense . Book it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyweather Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Very prelim summer thoughts but at this point, I am triple weighting 1934 and 1936. 1988 and 2012 are also in the mix.It has been phenomenally wet here in rfd ever since last spring, with really no dry periods to speak of. I won’t be surprised if the rubber band snaps back and the spigot shuts off. A dry spring and we’ll be off to the races with your analogues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 One big difference is that winter of 2011-12 was very mild and dry with very little if any snowpack when March rolled around, which gave us a head start on the drought. This time the Midwest actually has a respectable snowpack built up, although we will lose some of that this weekend, it looks like the warm-up to above freezing will not last long (at least for southern WI). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoboy645 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 9 minutes ago, CheeselandSkies said: One big difference is that winter of 2011-12 was very mild and dry with very little if any snowpack when March rolled around, which gave us a head start on the drought. This time the Midwest actually has a respectable snowpack built up, although we will lose some of that this weekend, it looks like the warm-up to above freezing will not last long (at least for southern WI). To add on to that. Our soil moisture is still very high at least around here while i'm pretty sure the moisture wasn't that high to begin with before the winter in 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Anyone know where we can find nocturnal satellite imagery like what is shown below? Would be a very handy tool for us weather weenies to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 On 1/26/2019 at 12:58 AM, IllinoisWedges said: Can't wait for the thaw during February. Even though N IL has gotten some good events, C Cook to the city have been screwed. My biggest snowfall of the year is 5". Zzz, I'm ready for 2/28/17 2.0 You talkin about the 70F day on 2/18? That was sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 I think any records from the 30s need asterisked honestly lol. The Dust Bowl created some conditions that may never be seen again on this continent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 2 hours ago, nwohweather said: I think any records from the 30s need asterisked honestly lol. The Dust Bowl created some conditions that may never be seen again on this continent The dustbowl was crazy. But I disagree....unless you put asterisks in todays numbers due to UHI. I cant count the time DTW missed a record low by a few degrees due to their UHI that was not there when they were a radiating magnet in the 1960s and 1970s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 The dustbowl was crazy. But I disagree....unless you put asterisks in todays numbers due to UHI. I cant count the time DTW missed a record low by a few degrees due to their UHI that was not there when they were a radiating magnet in the 1960s and 1970s.Yeah but we all know about urban heating in cities. But for a brief stretch the weather on the continent was radically changed as the middle section of the nation turned into a legitimate desert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 I don’t know how you guys are so against this thaw. Lol after hitting -15° I’ll gladly take some 55 and sunshine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 23 minutes ago, nwohweather said: I don’t know how you guys are so against this thaw. Lol after hitting -15° I’ll gladly take some 55 and sunshine There are some crazy people who prefer -15 over 55. Its 60 here and I'm loving it ! Hope it doesnt get colder than 15 the rest of the season ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississaugasnow Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 1 minute ago, Snowless in Carrollton said: There are some crazy people who prefer -15 over 55. Its 60 here and I'm loving it ! Hope it doesnt get colder than 15 the rest of the season ! I enjoy cold, but Im ready for spring now. I think we've seen the worst of winter and now its a set up between thaw-snowstorm-thaw-snowstorm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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