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If you're referring to the US blurb not mentioning the cold, the US average for January was almost exactly average, but it was the 5th driest on record.
If you're referring to the US blurb not mentioning the cold, the US average for January was almost exactly average, but it was the 5th driest on record.
CONUS in January was about 1C below 1981-2010 average
CONUS in January was about 1C below 1981-2010 average
Hmm, the NOAA compares among the last 120 years rather the 1981-2010 baseline.
The average temperature for the contiguous United States during January was 30.3°F, or 0.1°F below the 20th century average. The January 2014 temperature ranked near the middle of the 120-year period of record, and was the coldest January since 2011.
Hmm, the NOAA compares among the last 120 years rather the 1981-2010 baseline.
The average temperature for the contiguous United States during January was 30.3°F, or 0.1°F below the 20th century average. The January 2014 temperature ranked near the middle of the 120-year period of record, and was the coldest January since 2011.
ECMWF 12z ensemble mean 850mb Temperature +7 days has -20°C anomalies, absolutely incredible
Jesus H. Christ!
When it will it end?! Weirdly, I've gotten used to the cold (though not the worst we got), but I'm going to get frustrated if we don't get some warm days soon. Where's Patricius Maximus these days? This must be his winter dream come true.
Low of 6 F and overcast mid week. This winter is turning out to be a pathetic joke . I have had enough cold for 1 season. Teens in March are unacceptable and overboard for winter.
I think they use the period of record for national maps so they can do the ranking maps.
That ranking is skewed for a number of reasons. First and foremost, the number of stations around today that were not around 120 years ago, and second, you will never get me to believe that they adequately adjust for UHI not to mention instrument calibration errors.... This is why that satellite measurements are the most accurate imho.
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When it will it end?! Weirdly, I've gotten used to the cold (though not the worst we got), but I'm going to get frustrated if we don't get some warm days soon. Where's Patricius Maximus these days? This must be his winter dream come true.
I'm about full for my winter taste buds. This has been an awesome winter.... But if this below average trend goes too far into March or beyond (which I now think it will) you will begin to hear me ***** and moan about the cold as well.
And don't even go there if my summer turns out to be cooler than normal.
My one saving grace in the analogs is that even though this February is now tied for the coolest on record for Chicago with 1979, February 1936 was the second coldest on record, and we all know how that summer turned out.
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. I have had enough cold for 1 season. Teens in March are unacceptable and overboard for winter.
