Joker January

[Sn0waddict]

Sunset moves past 5:00 in a few days here. So “yay” for that I suppose.

[tamarack]

1 hour ago, DavisStraight said:

I've been in 35 below twice, it hurts at that temp.

We had -42 on Dec 20, 1980 in Fort Kent, 2nd coldest in our 10 years there.  Our chief forester had gassed up at the office, climbed in, shut the door and backed up while looking over his right shoulder.  But the door latch was stiff and failed to hold, allowing the door to swing open and make minor contact with a parked car.  When he tried to shut the door, it fell off, the steel hinges having snapped in the cold.  He waited until noon when the temp got up to -20, but it was still a cold 2-mile door-less trip to the dealer.

[amarshall]

20 years ago today. My condo in Weymouth. Sports car pre children. Sad all around




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[Layman]

4 minutes ago, amarshall said:

20 years ago today. My condo in Weymouth. Sports car pre children. Sad all around




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E36 M3?  Hard to tell with the mountains of snow!

[amarshall]

E36 M3?  Hard to tell with the mountains of snow!

Yessir . Avus blue . My dream car .


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[RUNNAWAYICEBERG]

7 minutes ago, amarshall said:

20 years ago today. My condo in Weymouth. Sports car pre children. Sad all around




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Winters and manhood…simultaneously fading into insignificance. 

[amarshall]

Winters and manhood…simultaneously fading into insignificance. 

Yes, I lost my manhood several years earlier when I got married


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[DavisStraight]

1 hour ago, amarshall said:

20 years ago today. My condo in Weymouth. Sports car pre children. Sad all around




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2005 was good, 2015 was great, what does 2025 bring?

[NorEastermass128]

9 minutes ago, DavisStraight said:

2005 was good, 2015 was great, what does 2025 bring?

Just shrinkage.  That's about it so far.

[metagraphica]

32 is going to feel downright balmy tomorrow.

[kdxken]

4 minutes ago, metagraphica said:

32 is going to feel downright balmy tomorrow.

Can't wait

[Damage In Tolland]

4 minutes ago, metagraphica said:

32 is going to feel downright balmy tomorrow.

32 there tomorrow? Take the under 

[Modfan2]

Temp dropping fast, already down to 14F

[Damage In Tolland]

Do we prefer warm and wet winters like last year .. or cold and dry like this winter?

[Typhoon Tip]

18z GFS signaling Groundhog Day again ...  Only 11 days away, too, so very high confidence -

Like all other systems this winter, this is modeled exactly the same - it's like we've been in the same pattern for 90 straight days.  Very unusual... pattern gestation is typically 4 to 6 weeks.  We've doubled that, marked just by the behavior of N/stream failing captures, and models still showing the same damn shit.   It's basically because the ridge is too far west, so the flow east over the continent ends up too flat. 

in other words, needle thread as the southern piece out-paces.  

[HIPPYVALLEY]

The friends and relatives I have in the deep south have said it’s incredible that there has been snow on the ground all day and now a night in the 20s. 

[Typhoon Tip]

1 minute ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

The friends and relatives I have in the deep south have said it’s incredible that there has been snow on the ground all day and now a night in the 20s. 

tell them while this is happening, no less -

[Torch Tiger]

We just don't know know about the D11-12 system. Maybe it'll be a big 'un?

what we DO know is it's well into February by then and also sun angle season/ issues; that we know.

[metagraphica]

28 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

32 there tomorrow? Take the under 

Maybe up on the mountain, but down here, I think we'll get there.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

13 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Do we prefer warm and wet winters like last year .. or cold and dry like this winter?

Cold and dry.  Despite the heating bills, I like winter to feel like winter thanks.

[metagraphica]

13 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Do we prefer warm and wet winters like last year .. or cold and dry like this winter?

Cold and dry sucks.  If it's gonna be cold let's get some snow.  Would rather have warm and wet.

[mreaves]

17 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Do we prefer warm and wet winters like last year .. or cold and dry like this winter?

I'm with you in preferring this 

[Damage In Tolland]

3 minutes ago, mreaves said:

I'm with you in preferring this 

 

6 minutes ago, metagraphica said:

Cold and dry sucks.  If it's gonna be cold let's get some snow.  Would rather have warm and wet.

 

7 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

Cold and dry.  Despite the heating bills, I like winter to feel like winter thanks.

Both options suck , but I think if you had to choose dry and cold is better. Rainy warm winters ruin everything.

[radarman]

22 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

The friends and relatives I have in the deep south have said it’s incredible that there has been snow on the ground all day and now a night in the 20s. 

Many all time records fell and several other 2nds and 3rds all time.  Feb 1899 and Jan 1985 were really the two comparable cold spells, both with the core of the cold focused a bit further east.  But it was insane this morning.  New Iberia hit 2, Lafayette 4, Mobile 6, Gulfport/Biloxi 7

[HIPPYVALLEY]

2 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

 

 

Both options suck , but I think if you had to choose dry and cold is better. Rainy warm winters ruin everything.

It’s just depressing to have warm and wet in the winter. 

[HIPPYVALLEY]

Just now, radarman said:

Many all time records fell and several other 2nds and 3rds all time.  Feb 1899 and Jan 1985 were really the two comparable cold spells, both with the core of the cold focused a bit further east.  But it was insane.  New Iberia hit 2, Lafayette 4, Mobile 6, Gulfport/Biloxi 7

they hit those temperatures with record snow on the ground!   Just incredible.

[Patrick-02540]

26 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Do we prefer warm and wet winters like last year .. or cold and dry like this winter?

Cold and day, with a few thoughtfully-placed trips to Costa Rica and South Africa.  

[CoastalWx]

Cold and dry at least keeps the mud at bay. Last two winters were absolutely triggering with that. 

[CoastalWx]

But at the same time, it feels like a punch in the face when you have the airmass, but the moisture lacks. 

[MJO812]

Clipper more robust