Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I'm telling you, February 9th, 1934's record is in danger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxnut Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I'm telling you, February 9th, 1934's record is in danger. The Arctic ridge building into the Ottawa valley Sunday has produced widespread -35 to -40C readings this morning over NW Ontario.. including a frigid -44.8C (-49F) at Landsdowne House (CWLF). Current official forecast has a low of -28C Sunday night for Ottawa, but potential is there for -35C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 i just took everything out of the freezer and put it in the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 The Arctic ridge building into the Ottawa valley Sunday has produced widespread -35 to -40C readings this morning over NW Ontario.. including a frigid -44.8C (-49F) at Landsdowne House (CWLF). Current official forecast has a low of -28C Sunday night for Ottawa, but potential is there for -35C. that would be incredible. I think it largely depends on cloud cover. Currently it's -18C ( 0F) at Ottawa's airport, but -14.5C at my place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 i just took everything out of the freezer and put it in the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub_Zero Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Currently -25c at my place....coooold!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxnut Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Currently -25c at my place....coooold!!! Wait til tonight! (I'm betting you'll hit the -30C mark) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 -22.4C at my place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 skies finally cleared here,temps should drop below zero by sunset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxnut Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 skies finally cleared here,temps should drop below zero by sunset Ideal setup for below zero temps across Niagara frontier with Arctic ridge building in, temps in the single digits this afternoon, and surface flow becoming light east overnight which will prevent any modification off Lake Ontario. Reminds me of the setup on Feb 18 1979 when BUF dropped to an amazing -18F. I don't think we'll see that low in BUF, but potential for -10F is there as long as skies remain clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Ideal setup for below zero temps across Niagara frontier with Arctic ridge building in, temps in the single digits this afternoon, and surface flow becoming light east overnight which will prevent any modification off Lake Ontario. Reminds me of the setup on Feb 18 1979 when BUF dropped to an amazing -18F. I don't think we'll see that low in BUF, but potential for -10F is there as long as skies remain clear. its already down to 4F at my house with windchill around -10F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 looks like sub -40C windchills in and around ottawa currently. offficually -39C at the airport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 looks like sub -40C windchills in and around ottawa currently. offficually -39C at the airport I just came back from a morning skate on the Rideau canal. The ice conditions were great, although the wind is brutal if you're skating into it. Can also be hard to breathe and you can start coughing a lot if you're out in cold like that for any length of time. Still, I am one hardy Canadian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 looks like sub -40C windchills in and around ottawa currently. offficually -39C at the airport It'll be interesting to see how cold the airport and rural areas get tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 I just came back from a morning skate on the Rideau canal. The ice conditions were great, although the wind is brutal if you're skating into it. Can also be hard to breathe and you can start coughing a lot if you're out in cold like that for any length of time. Still, I am one hardy Canadian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 Through yesterday, Ottawa's monthly snowfall is 33.8 cm. I continue to expect that Ottawa should reach 40 cm before the end of January. Moreover, in the Tuesday through Saturday timeframe, the 12z GFS is showing 7.5 cm to 15 cm total snowfall for Ottawa. Hence, there is at least some model support for the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Come on OL, where's your Canadian spirit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Through yesterday, Ottawa's monthly snowfall is 33.8 cm. I continue to expect that Ottawa should reach 40 cm before the end of January. Moreover, in the Tuesday through Saturday timeframe, the 12z GFS is showing 7.5 cm to 15 cm total snowfall for Ottawa. Hence, there is at least some model support for the idea. This is good to hear Don. It looks like the -20C cold might return during the first week of February. Might be a cold opening night/weekend for Winterlude (Ottawa's annual winter festival with snow and ice sculptures). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub_Zero Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Currently -32c at my place....it won't surprise me if I wake up to-40 tomorrow morning!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Currently -32c at my place....it won't surprise me if I wake up to-40 tomorrow morning!! man, you must be in a place where radiational cooling goes crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub_Zero Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 I'm in orleans...check twn brrrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxnut Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 So how low did you go sub_zero and OB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 ottawa airport officially recorded a low of -30C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 The January 23, 2011 high temperature in Ottawa was -18.8°C (-1.8°F). That was the first daily subzero Fahrenheit maximum reading in Ottawa since January 16, 2009 when the high temperature topped out at an icy -20.1°C (-4.0°F). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 So how low did you go sub_zero and OB? My place got down to -25.3C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 The January 23, 2011 high temperature in Ottawa was -18.8°C (-1.8°F). That was the first daily subzero Fahrenheit maximum reading in Ottawa since January 16, 2009 when the high temperature topped out at an icy -20.1°C (-4.0°F). We may yet get our -20C day. Temperature is hovering at -20.3C at the airport. Will it hold for another 24 minutes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Honestly, you really have to wonder about the media sometimes. On CTV yesterday, a reporter asked David Phillips of EC if the cold snap held any bigger meaning with regard to the way our climate and whetehr this was unusual. For crying out loud, it's Canada in mid January. It's supposed to be cold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 We may yet get our -20C day. Temperature is hovering at -20.3C at the airport. Will it hold for another 24 minutes? We did it. -20.3C at midnight. Ottawa has had a -20C day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Honestly, you really have to wonder about the media sometimes. On CTV yesterday, a reporter asked David Phillips of EC if the cold snap held any bigger meaning with regard to the way our climate and whetehr this was unusual. For crying out loud, it's Canada in mid January. It's supposed to be cold! so true We did it. -20.3C at midnight. Ottawa has had a -20C day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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