Winter 2013-14 Thread — Northern Hemisphere (snow, warmest, warming, days)

[NorthernMoose]

This is one bitter cold morning. Temps dropped way lower than what the forecast advised. We ended up down to -15F this morning and it's made it up to -13F so far. After getting pummeled by the lake effect yesterday the sky cleared out last night and it made for a beautiful morning, but bone chilling cold.

[tom77falcons]

I know these models change all the time, but I really hope this happens. December 1989 to February 1990 was like this. The pattern and weather turned on a dime right around New Years Eve.

[Mac15]

Snowing. Not forecast

[tom77falcons]

This is why it is fun to drive south in the winter.


You go from winter to summer in around a couple days driving.










In about 12 hours time you have arrived into springtime.








And in about 12 more hours of driving you get a little summer (September weather by Philly standards).

[Kamsack]

Not a good day for this cold weather fan.... having our west wind now at warming to around 25 making me quite irritable and depressed with the sun. Warmest day this month.

[tvdxer]

Departures from Average, MN and surrounding area:

Duluth -11.2F
Grand Forks -15.3F
Fargo -13.0F
International Falls -15.4F
Minneapolis -10.9F

Originally Posted by DaninEGF

Not a good day for this cold weather fan.... having our west wind now at warming to around 25 making me quite irritable and depressed with the sun. Warmest day this month.

I can't fathom what it is to be you. This cold has me going crazy.

[MeteoMan]

Originally Posted by DaninEGF

depressed with the sun. Warmest day this month.

[CCc girl]

I'm with you, tv; it got really frigid waaay too early this year. 16 F and 10 MPH gusts out today. I can't even put my horses out, the wind is bad for them.

[Wildcat15]

Originally Posted by CCc girl

I can't even put my horses out, the wind is bad for them.

I bet they'd like a nice ranch in Ocala

[Kamsack]

Originally Posted by tvdxer

Departures from Average, MN and surrounding area:

Duluth -11.2F
Grand Forks -15.3F
Fargo -13.0F
International Falls -15.4F
Minneapolis -10.9F




I can't fathom what it is to be you. This cold has me going crazy.

It is just a mood thing with me....always been that way. I grew up in Kentucky and hated it there (weather and people) and always dreamed of living north. I loved weather and luckily followed that passion to today job wise... but when growing up I would cut out snowflakes to hang in my room in the summer and had blinds to keep the sun out. Just wasnt my thing as I sweated a lot....my outdoors was in the cooler season. Kentucky winter isnt really a winter....just a long fall.

I was always this way, I dont ice fish nor snowmobile a lot like folks here, but is it more of a mood-happiness issue with me.... the shorter daylight hours and colder weather just make me feel better. I realize I am not the norm....

I guess to me my work and lifestyle is the same more or less in the summer as in winter. My boys love to play baseball so that is something I enjoy with them in the summer....but unfortunately cannot tolerate the 80 or higher degree days well.