So this is what the north pole feels like?

[Jeff B.]

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Here in Scandinavia we've had the warmest winter for ages, haven't seen a snowflake since last winter. As we speak it's 40F and raining, I wish we could get some of your snow...

Sure, I'll trade you. Let me box some up for you. Does FedEx deliver?

[billfitzmaurice]

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I could sure use a little of that global warming right now.

That's what you're feeling. One of its consequences is wider seasonal temperature variations, another is more severe storms, so get used to it.
Outside my house it's +48 now, tomorrow it won't break +10.

[revelator]

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Sure, I'll trade you. Let me box some up for you. Does FedEx deliver?

Outdoor tempeature read at my Lab is now 77 deg F (25 C) at 11:56 am with a solar insolation of 862 watts / m^2 (east Central Florida)

....tomorrow it will be another story...expected to be in the 40's.....Not too shabby. Sorry I couldnt resist telling......

[Face]

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That's what you're feeling. One of its consequences is wider seasonal temperature variations, another is more severe storms, so get used to it.
Outside my house it's +48 now, tomorrow it won't break +10.

+1...

Add 10 degrees to each of those temps and you'll have LI's forecast.

[Sydney]

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2 feet of snow and 11 below in Allen Co ( Fort Wayne )

[PWR RYD]

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It was -21 on my way to work this morning. I was surprised my Jeep, which is parked outside, even started. It's up to -16 now.

[UGP]

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-41 wind chill here in Madison WI, luckily I got some thinsulate pants for xmas, coming in handy

[Pete Schumacher]

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That's what you're feeling. One of its consequences is wider seasonal temperature variations, another is more severe storms, so get used to it.

Now that's funny.

[andykriech]

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Yep, not quite so bad here in Central TX, either.

22deg right now, clear with a bit of breeze.

Saturday was a little different with a LOT more wind....



I guess that is why you have insurance.

Keep safe, Andy.

[E Biddy]

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I'm feeling things are quite balmy in Michigan. We are sitting at 3 degrees. That is what you get for living in the south!

[mattp]

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And I thought it was cold here... PE is sitting at a warm -7 with a -29 wind chill right now. Sunny skies, winds at 15-25 gusting to 35. We dodged the 6-10" we were supposed to get yesterday, it was 40 and rainy getting rid of most of the 4-5" we got a few days ago. It snowed hard for about a half hour, 45 minutes last night dumping another inch on us but that's it. My year old Motorcraft battery struggled to turn my truck over this morning.

[doctormorbius]

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It's so cold here in Indy that I saw Canadian Geese flying north! :eek:

[mintos]

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I could sure use a little of that global warming right now.

Please don't perpetuate misunderstanding of global warming... When energy from the sun is kept instead of being reflected/radiated out into space, our planet becomes hotter on average. However, parts of the planet at a time will feel bigger temperature swings and weather systems as everything becomes more "active" because of entropy. So, global warming means bigger snow storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, temperature swings...etc.

[Jeff B.]

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Please don't perpetuate misunderstanding of global warming... When energy from the sun is kept instead of being reflected/radiated out into space, our planet becomes hotter on average. However, parts of the planet at a time will feel bigger temperature swings and weather systems as everything becomes more "active" because of entropy. So, global warming means bigger snow storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, temperature swings...etc.

Relax. It was a tongue-in-cheek humorous comment. Since when are we not allowed to have a little levity? Our health care system is being flushed down the toilet; I suppose we can't make fun of that either? On second thought, don't answer that.

[djg]

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mattp is a nice guy, but he will put the squash on a mmgw thread. Oh, and -22 at my house this morning. Wind chill is for wusses.