SchaumburgStormer Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 21 minutes ago, Stebo said: That blower still blows on the forced air heaters, electric companies are cleaning up along with the gas. I had electric baseboard heat in college in a relatively new apartment I might add, it is garbage and extremely expensive. In on of my college apartments, I was responsible for the power bill only, and also had electric baseboard heaters. When it got cold, I would crank the hot water in the shower and sauna it up to heat the place. House sounds like rice crispies with the creaking and popping going on. I am concerned the hot tub on the back deck is going to be in trouble. We don’t drain it during the winter as we like to use it, but it’s bever been put to this kind of test. In theory, 104 degree water should be circulating through all the pipes. We shall see. Now that hot tub runs on 220v electric, so if you listen carefully, you can probably hear my meter spinning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Just now, SchaumburgStormer said: In on of my college apartments, I was responsible for the power bill only, and also had electric baseboard heaters. When it got cold, I would crank the hot water in the shower and sauna it up to heat the place. House sounds like rice crispies with the creaking and popping going on. I am concerned the hot tub on the back deck is going to be in trouble. We don’t drain it during the winter as we like to use it, but it’s bever been put to this kind of test. In theory, 104 degree water should be circulating through all the pipes. We shall see. Now that hot tub runs on 220v electric, so if you listen carefully, you can probably hear my meter spinning. Sir, where were you in my college days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 -19/-47 imby. 22 mph breeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 8 minutes ago, SchaumburgStormer said: In on of my college apartments, I was responsible for the power bill only, and also had electric baseboard heaters. When it got cold, I would crank the hot water in the shower and sauna it up to heat the place. House sounds like rice crispies with the creaking and popping going on. I am concerned the hot tub on the back deck is going to be in trouble. We don’t drain it during the winter as we like to use it, but it’s bever been put to this kind of test. In theory, 104 degree water should be circulating through all the pipes. We shall see. Now that hot tub runs on 220v electric, so if you listen carefully, you can probably hear my meter spinning. The popping sounds have actually startled me a couple times, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 ORD down to -17. Already broke the daily record low of -15, set in 1966. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Toledo's other lowest wind-chill days, as far as I can remember, were Jan 18, 1994, and Jan 6, 2014. I've commented on Jan 6 2014 recently with the anniversary of the storm (blizzard or near-blizzard at Toledo) Here are some surface charts of these extreme events. As far as 500mb goes, I think this is a lot like the Jan 10, 1982 cold air blast. On January 10, 1982, I lived in Wisconsin for a roughly -60 wind chill (considering the new wind chill scale) and the Chargers and Bengals played the 2nd coldest NFL game on record in Cincinnati. As you can see on the third chart, there were -35C 850mb temperatures in Iowa. That -35C is happening right now at Davenport. January 6 2014 January 18, 1994 January 10, 1982 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Getting a little burst of snow here now. Off the top of my head can't recall seeing snow at such a cold temp before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 -7/-35 here right now. Winds are howling. Remarkable to have such gusty winds with temps approaching double digit below zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Just had a mini pixie dust snow squall roll through. I just can’t get over these winds. Can hear my flag flapping around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightking2018 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, Chambana said: Just had a mini pixie dust snow squall roll through. I just can’t get over these winds. Can hear my flag flapping around. Temps here are going into the negatives and wind chills of -21F. Wind chills may bottom out at -24F or -25F. I went for a walk for about 10 minutes outside and for a minute walking into the wind. It was cold and it made my face numb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightking2018 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Just now, Knightking2018 said: Temps here are going into the negatives and wind chills of -21F. Wind chills may bottom out at -24F or -25F. I went for a walk for about 10 minutes outside and for a minute walking into the wind. It was cold and it made my face numb. Winds are howling around 20 mph in my area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Roger Smith Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Coldest reading in Canada at 09z was again Key Lake SK -46.6 C (-52 F). Coldest in Manitoba is Norway House at north end of Lake Winnipeg, -44 C (-47 F). Lighter winds now around Winnipeg and unlike earlier in the 25 mph northerly, an urban heat island effect is noticeable. -39 C at YWG essentially rural on western edge, -34 C downtown. That's -38 and -29 in F. Reporting this because that high will be over Iowa tomorrow night so that similar differentials may apply around Chicago and other nearby cities. The -52 F reading is slightly to the west of the high center as analyzed. I recall the 1994 cold spell, we got it full blast in Ontario too, had an overnight reading of -40. Similar cold in Jan 1976 around 22nd-23rd. For southern Ontario, however, nothing matches the Feb 8-9 1934 cold (-46 in Bancroft) and Lake Ontario froze over completely, the only time in the 20th century that happened. Lake Superior ice is rapidly advancing from shorelines according to latest ice maps and some coverage now in sheltered parts of northern Lakes Michigan and Huron. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNstorms Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 Currently -31F with a wind chill of -60F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Currently -7, wind chill -32 at DTW. Tomorrow morning is our real cold morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Currently -13 with a windchill of -44. This is the most brutal air I’ve ever felt. It hurts walking outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogget Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 It’s -24 degrees, -50 wind chill with 14 mph winds here in Albany, WI. If we hadn’t made the -50 reading I would have spent all day feeling like a failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Interesting tid bit here. Aurora which is normally 4-5 degrees colder than ORD at -23 at 6am while ORD is -22. Odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 -21˚ on my home station. Fooking cold with these winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveNay Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 -24/-53 hereAnd the most amazing statistic... All 15 of my hens are doing fine in their unheated coop.Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCIWxGuy Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 -24/-52 at Peru. We might make a run to at least tie our all-time record low of -26 if we can drop 2 more degrees before the low occurs in 90 minutes or so. Will almost certainly do so tomorrow night. I knew it was coming, I just don't know I ever fully expected it to live up to the forecast. This is gonna be one to remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 34 minutes ago, Baum said: Interesting tid bit here. Aurora which is normally 4-5 degrees colder than ORD at -23 at 6am while ORD is -22. Odd. This is advection cold, not radiational cold. Thus, the cold is about the same everywhere. Tonight will be radiational cold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said: This is advection cold, not radiational cold. Thus, the cold is about the same everywhere. Tonight will be radiational cold. Thanks. Learn something everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 ORD -24 at 6:55. Wow. https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/timeseries.php?sid=KORD&wfo=fgz&num=72&hfmetars=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 down to -26 here. Unfortunately the record low of -37 for today is unreachable but we will easily break the record low max of -1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Chicago WX said: ORD -24 at 6:55. Wow. https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/timeseries.php?sid=KORD&wfo=fgz&num=72&hfmetars=1 started both cars. sun coming up over the horizon takes some of the sting out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 -25 here, and also at DVN and Sterling. Lowest wind chill here so far was -53. The way the house keeps popping I feel like I'm on a submarine approaching hull crush depth lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 7AM obs: ORD -23, dew -32, wind W 20G30, WC -52 RFD -25, dew -35, wind W 14, WC -51 -25 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 4th coldest temperature on record for Chicago. -27˚ on 1/20/1985 -26˚ on 1/10/1982 -25˚ on 1/16/1982 and 12/24/1983 -24˚ on 1/30/2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 My god is that air unlike anything I’ve felt before. This kind of wind is unbelievable with the cold temps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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