Winter Thread 2018-19 (Northern Hemisphere) (snow, warm, ice, global warming)

[Botev1912]

Originally Posted by rpvan

It's officially been over 15 years since Vancouver last recorded a temp below -10C in January. Average is once every two years.

I think it's safe to say the west is due more than the east.

Hopefully it never happens again, or at least not more than once in the next 20 years.

[rpvan]

Originally Posted by Botev1912

Hopefully it never happens again, or at least not more than once in the next 20 years.

Maybe you should move south if our averages are too cold for your liking.

[LKJ1988]

Originally Posted by Ed's Mountain

Tampa got down to 29°F last winter for that matter.

But not in March. Got down to 27f at my place and that was the first time i was below 31f in 8 years.

[cBach]

Originally Posted by rpvan

Maybe you should move south if our averages are too cold for your liking.

That reading wasn't an average, it was far below normal.

[rpvan]

Originally Posted by cBach

That reading wasn't an average, it was far below normal.

On average Vancouver dips to -10C once every second January. Just a shade under two days below -10C per year on average as well.

Check out the data yourself if you don't believe me.

Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada

[Botev1912]

Originally Posted by rpvan

Maybe you should move south if our averages are too cold for your liking.

We don't average -10c in winter .

[chicagogeorge]

Originally Posted by Ed's Mountain

Looking further ahead, CFS continues to call for a major pattern change in the second week of February. El Nino signal?


Source: ttp://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/people/mchen/CFSv2FCST/weekly/

Not sure if I would trust the CFSV2 that far out. Bastardi thinks we'll be in this pattern until mid March.

At least right now it looks as if its getting progressively colder. The 11-15 day period looks downright brutally cold. Like possibly record breaking cold over the Great Lakes, Midwest and possibly Northeast


https://twitter.com/BigJoeBastardi/s...88682105970688

[chicagogeorge]

GFS Ensembles show brutal cold


https://twitter.com/BigJoeBastardi/s...85284371599362

[rpvan]

Originally Posted by Botev1912

We don't average -10c in winter .

Never said you do. I was referring to Vancouver averaging one -10C temp once every second January.

[rpvan]

Originally Posted by chicagogeorge

GFS Ensembles show brutal cold


https://twitter.com/BigJoeBastardi/s...85284371599362

East of the rockies.