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Old 01-13-2014, 06:22 AM
 
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Come to Florida for some really bipolar weather during the winter. Not only could it be near freezing cold one day and hot the next (it was almost 30 degrees last week in most areas, and then I was at the beach a couple of days later), but it could be pouring rain in one spot, and bone dry 2 streets away.
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Old 01-13-2014, 07:53 AM
 
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My vote for craziest weather would be Oklahoma. Lived near OKC for 4 years and it could be 75 at Noon and snowing by 8 PM.

Also, "normal" temperatures don't matter there...for instance last weekend they had single digit temperatures and they approached 75 degrees yesterday with nearly 45 mph winds.... very changeable. The only somewhat predictable season there is summer, where you know it will be normally hot and dry with lows in the 70s and highs in the 90s or more.
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Old 01-24-2014, 01:06 PM
 
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Chicago has Atlanta beat. Even without the polar vortex, Chicago can go through all 4 seasons in one week. On a regular basis. A few years back on Easter, the day started off a warm 78* by noon. Around 1pm it started raining and then by 5pm it was snowing. People had went to church in open toe shoes and sun dresses and were freezing on the way home. Gotta love it. LOL
Now that does beat Atlanta.

Speaking of polar vortex, here is one result of the polar vortex hitting the Atlanta area. It is important to consider this video was not filmed outdoors.


Polar Vortex, 7 January 2014 Metro Atlanta. - YouTube
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Old 01-24-2014, 01:47 PM
 
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The Great Plains can have some crazy weather.

The most rapid temperature rise occurred in Spearfish,South Dakota on 22 January 1943. The temperature rose 27 °C (49 °F). In 2 minutes, the temperature went from −20°C (−4°F) to 7°C(45°F), thanks to a Chinook wind. The temperature topped out at 12°C(54°F) around 9AM that morning. Once the Chinook wind ended, the temperature dropped to −20°C (−4°) in 27 minutes.
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Old 01-24-2014, 01:50 PM
 
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No. Atlanta weather is pretty stable most of the time. Like other posters have stated some areas have severe drops in one day. Chicago was mentioned and they do have some really big cycles of extreme mildness to crazy blizzard conditions in a week. My mom said that recently they had -7 in Ohio in my hometown with 12 inches of snow and a couple days later it was 55 degrees lol! 55 degrees in January is like summer!
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Old 01-24-2014, 02:08 PM
 
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It's been wacky here for sure, but similar, and often stranger weather, happens up in the Midwest/great plains area.

Heck, I checked the weather up in Minneapolis yesterday at around 9:00am and it was -19 with a windchill close to -40. Today it is warmer there than it is here.

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Spearfish holds the world record for the fastest recorded temperature change. On January 22, 1943 at about 7:30 a.m. MST, the temperature in Spearfish was −4°F (−20°C). The Chinook wind picked up speed rapidly, and two minutes later (7:32 a.m.) the temperature was +45°F (+7°C) above zero. The 49°F (27°C) rise in two minutes set a world record that still holds. By 9:00 a.m., the temperature had risen to 54°F (12°C). Suddenly, the chinook died down and the temperature tumbled back to −4°F (−20°C). The 58°F (32°C) drop took only 27 minutes.[15][16] The sudden change in temperatures caused glass windows to crack and windshields to instantly frost over.[17]
Spearfish, South Dakota - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 01-24-2014, 02:16 PM
 
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It happens everywhere...last week it was in the 50s at MetLife Stadium, this weeks it's in the teens. I hope they learn a hard lesson about playing the Super Bowl in cold/snowy climates. They still hold the ice storm during the 2000 Super Bowl against Atlanta.
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Old 01-24-2014, 02:19 PM
 
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It happens everywhere...last week it was in the 50s at MetLife Stadium, this weeks it's in the teens. I hope they learn a hard lesson about playing the Super Bowl in cold/snowy climates. They still hold the ice storm during the 2000 Super Bowl against Atlanta.
I don't think a lesson was learned. It has been played in cold weather before. Green Bay,WI.
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Old 01-24-2014, 02:21 PM
 
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It's been wacky here for sure, but similar, and often stranger weather, happens up in the Midwest/great plains area.

Heck, I checked the weather up in Minneapolis yesterday at around 9:00am and it was -19 with a windchill close to -40. Today it is warmer there than it is here.



Spearfish, South Dakota - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Strange times.

It can be bipolar down here too. Week of the Polar Vortex, it got into the single digits in the Atlanta. There is a video posted here about it. Around the Dr. King Holiday, it hit 60. Now it's back to cold weather again.
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Old 01-24-2014, 02:29 PM
 
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I don't think a lesson was learned. It has been played in cold weather before. Green Bay,WI.
The Super Bowl has never been played in Green Bay, and as far as I know it has never been played outside in a cold-weather city before.

Rollercoaster weather is pretty common in most of the U.S.
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