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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Dave the plumber on January 29, 2014, 07:59:40 AM
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since the country is in some kind of freezing weather trough, I was wondering who out there has the lowest temperature ? I believe it is basically nasty everywhere, except, of course, California !!
I'm in Wilmington, NC right on the coast and we are at an almost unheard of 14 degrees. We have a snow and ice mixture on the ground, which only happens about once a decade....... so everything is shutdown, as there isn't a salt spreader within 100 miles from here !! What is your weather ??
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Was 12 here yesterday... 6 now, but supposed to get to a balmy 20 later on. Expecting to get back to 40s by weekend. It's Winter, what do you expect?
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Was -13 yesterday, not including the windchill. Warmed up to +2 today. Feels like Spring.
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Yesterday AM it was -18 and got up to 12. This morning we started at -10 with the wind chill at about -25.
I'm getting too old for this.
Back in 1977-78 it got down to almost -20 without the wind chill and I worked for Consol Coal. Weather wasn't an excuse to miss work back then and I got my fingers frostbitten helping to build fires under truck engines (V12 Cummins) to try to start them. When we did get the trucks started, the fuel gelled and they stopped running. The kind of stories to tell the grandkids, but I couldn't do it now.
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Yesterday I got a Facebook message from my son who is in Atlanta on business. He was making fun of the Georgians for panicking when they got about 1 inch of snow. I have always been told that it's a real treat to watch those in the "Deep South" trying to cope with snow or ice.
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Was 11 degrees here in Marietta this morning. I had one of those rare opportunities to shovel snow last night. Glad I only have to do it every 4 or 5 years. I have a snow shovel that I got up north at a yard sale that I typically use for a big "dust pan" in the yard. Very sunny today so hopefully will melt off a lot of the slick stuff on the roads.
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Currently 20 degrees and got down to 18 on the Hill. We had two snows in four days. This is very rare in Central La. but common in Pa and
Va. This photo is second snow showing our pond and Confederate campsite on hill in background
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Here in south central Alabama about 6 miles from the Florida line it got down to about 16 last night. We missed all the snow, it went north of us but we received a nice helping of ice to go along with breakfast this morning.
Not much if you consider that I use to live in Washington State. Everything here is closed down and will be until at least tomorrow.
It is officially Playtime.
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Currently 30 degrees, was 23 degrees for low this morning. Icy glaze on the roads but no snow just some sleet yesterday. That's cold for us here in south Louisiana! I know, I know, you guys in the north are laughing at us for us thinking that's cold! Now for the good news for us, it's supposed to be 70 degrees with 50% chance of rain here on Super Bowl Sunday, go figure! Everybody stay warm!
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We were at 15 when I got off of work this morning in East Texas.
Terry, the pond looks good and full, a little more water in it than the last time I saw it.
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I'm trying to decide if I want to get the lawn mower out and work in the yard bagging the leaves. South Central Texas is great in the winter.
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The wind chill finally made to 0!!
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Northern California report:
Seems like Spring is already here--many of the blooming trees think so.
Horace
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18 right now here in Philly. Was 22 this afternoon with plenty of sunshine so it felt great. Personally, I hate cold weather. I don't know how people live in extremely cold places. I guess it's what you're used to.
P.S. Terry, I sent you a private message. Good to see you posting here.
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Terry, I'm happy to see you posting again. You've been in my prayers. Meant to say that sooner than now, but I got distracted by having to deal with the second snow-blizzard in ten days.
Best,
Pete
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At present it is 9 degrees Fahrenheit here in the Richmond area. I wish Global Warming was actually happening, instead of being just leftwinger propaganda. Yes, I know the recent Polar Vortexes are just weather, not climate. But even the UN's IPCC (International Panel of Climate Change) recently had to admit that Global Warming stopped 16 years ago.
Some of y'all here are old enough to remember that in the mid-1970s the Climate Scientists were predicting that another Ice Age was starting. For you younger guys, check the archives of Time magazine and Newsweek magazine, if you don't believe me. You could also Google-search terms such as the "Medieval Warming Period" (it was very important to the Viking Settlements in Greenland) and "Little Ice Age" and "Maunder Minimum." In actual fact, Science shows the earth is indeed more than a little overdue for its next Ice Age. So, y'all do your best to get acclimated to the frigid temperatures you are experiencing now.
Regards,
Pete
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A pleasant 7 degrees here in western NC this morning.
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A balmy 6 degrees in Birmingham, but hope springs eternal with a projected high of 42. My wife may get home from work yet.
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Udate, early this morning it was 21 degrees here in Lafayette, LA but the high is supposed to be 53 degrees and we'll be mild until the latter part of next week.
Terry, with a little more of this frigid weather, the beavers will be ice skating on your pond instead of swimming in it! :) Good photo!
R. J.
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Woke up here in "Mental Hill", NC to a cosy 11 f this AM. It warmed up to a searing 33 f yesterday. Glad I can hibernate with a bed full of cats. Am not planning to go out again until Dr. appt on the 18th and the Salisbury Relic Show on the 21st and 22nd. Expect a high of 34 f again then we will have 60+ temps by Sunday. Global Warming? LOLOL!
Anybody with modern .36 or .44 BP (ball or conical) to sell in any quantity please let me know. I hope to burn some powder this spring.
Cheers.
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Update to my 12:44AM post:
At 7:30AM, the temperature here in the Richmond VA area was 1 degree above zero (Fahrenheit).
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I couldn't stand it anymore in Chicago and headed South to San Antonio where it nudged 80 today. Met up with forumite Bryan on the Riverwalk and later took this shot in front of the Alamo. The area around the Alamo is much nicer than I remembered it from 20 years or so ago on my last visit. The Alamo itself is a free visit and they even have some cannons and cannon balls on display inside!
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Nice picture Mike. I'll be an ass and say that it's 70 here in Hawaii. And it's nice and sunny too with a cool breeze.