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This is probably why record lows in the south aren't too different from the coastal Northeast — the arctic air outbreak are usually focused on the middle of the country. Are there any exceptions, as in when the coldest temperatures were seen in the Northeast (interior of course) rather than the Midwest?
I don't think so. In January 1977 both Chicago and Philly had the coldest January on record.
What polar vortex, lol? Sunny and 70 degrees here in Austin. The arctic air has dried out the atmosphere a lot, allowing warmer than normal temperatures.
Here, polar fronts sometimes have the opposite effect than you may think. Since our latitude is so far south, clear skies means that although nighttime lows can be cold (in 30's), the lack of cloud cover means warmer than normal temps. So, 70's in store for the next week. It's the reason I live down here. I really love cold fronts coming through during the late spring, that brings bone dry weather, cool nights and hot days, my favorite weather.
Colder winter temps traditionally come from polar fronts that combine with Pacific fronts and stall out with overrunning, allowing daytime temps to not increase much.
Here, polar fronts sometimes have the opposite effect than you may think. Since our latitude is so far south, clear skies means that although nighttime lows can be cold (in 30's), the lack of cloud cover means warmer than normal temps. So, 70's in store for the next week. It's the reason I live down here. I really love cold fronts coming through during the late spring, that brings bone dry weather, cool nights and hot days, my favorite weather.
We can get the same pattern from cold fronts in the summer. Cool nights but days hotter than average with a deep blue sky.
What polar vortex, lol? Sunny and 70 degrees here in Austin. The arctic air has dried out the atmosphere a lot, allowing warmer than normal temperatures.
Here, polar fronts sometimes have the opposite effect than you may think. Since our latitude is so far south, clear skies means that although nighttime lows can be cold (in 30's), the lack of cloud cover means warmer than normal temps. So, 70's in store for the next week. It's the reason I live down here. I really love cold fronts coming through during the late spring, that brings bone dry weather, cool nights and hot days, my favorite weather.
Colder winter temps traditionally come from polar fronts that combine with Pacific fronts and stall out with overrunning, allowing daytime temps to not increase much.
Yes, it's like if Ole Man Winter over reaches his bounds and attempts to dive too far south, the effect is opposite of what he was trying to achieve... Ole Man Winter is better off trying to stall out in the mid south where humidity and cold can combine if he wants to achieve the most wintery conditions possible in the deep south. Dry arctic air doesn't do much to the south, except make the winter very mild. It's those dry arctic fronts that can sometimes bring 80 degree days to south Texas and south Florida. Pacific fronts, in contrast almost always bring mid 50's and rainy temps which are actually colder... Isn't that counter-intuitive to those from northern climates?
last one: Jan 7, afternoon high of 12F; a bit earlier high of 19 on Jan 2, and 12 on Jan 3 (with two double digit negative lows in a row)
Forecast: 4 days with highs in the teens in a row. Nights not too extreme, hovering around 0.
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