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subego · 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by And.reg

You're getting what Mainers call "anota big one he'ah."

We get a bunch of 'em each season, so for me, one of those is like, meh, here we go:

December 22-23: 10 inches
December 25: 10 inches
January 4: 18-24 inches (blizzard)
Yesterday: 7 inches

Oh by the way, any chance of changing my sub-username from "The Mighty" to "The Mighty Grumpy Mainer"?

I want to say a foot in one go is about a once a year experience here.

turtle777 · Feb 8, 2018, 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by Thorzdad

Meanwhile, in Erie, Pennsylvania

Those pictures aren't anywhere near 60 inches.

-t

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Laminar · Feb 9, 2018, 10:12 AM

Dec 2015 was the last time we got more than 3" of snow until last Monday when we got 5-8". I finally had to pull the snowblower out of the basement for the first time this year.

subego · Feb 9, 2018, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by And.reg

Yo subego,

Got any new snow pics with your iPhone X ?

Here’s a quick and dirty one...

Judging by the Erie pictures, this is only 30 inches.

subego · Feb 9, 2018, 12:56 PM

Here’s one not from me...

Woops!

andi*pandi · Feb 9, 2018, 01:20 PM

We have had some snow, but then it rains. Rollercoaster weather. Not great for skiing.

turtle777 · Feb 9, 2018, 02:19 PM

Well, I'm underwhelmed with the Chicago snow.
Probably got 8" in the NW burbs.

I want my money back.

-t

Waragainstsleep · Feb 9, 2018, 06:44 PM

Its just tediously cold here. Probably not as cold as you lot, but then I have no heating so it sucks. No snow here in a couple of years I think. Maybe more.

Thorzdad · Feb 9, 2018, 06:53 PM

It hit 50 today in Indy. Tomorrow, the high is supposed to drop to 29 with either a frozen mix or snow. On the positive side, pitchers and catchers report next week.

Laminar · Feb 10, 2018, 09:27 AM

Somebody wanted iPhone X snow shots?

subego · Feb 10, 2018, 04:38 PM

Not an iPhone... you can tell by the lack of autocorrect.

andi*pandi · Feb 12, 2018, 10:34 AM

laminar, hope you went and enjoyed that snow. We got rain yesterday, put the kibosh on our ski plans.

Laminar · Feb 12, 2018, 11:26 AM

I scooped it, if that counts as enjoying. The 5yo loves playing in the snow, he'll throw snowballs or shovels full of snow at my back while I snowblow.

subego · Oct 12, 2018, 11:30 PM

It was 85° on Tuesday. With windchill, now it’s 33°

Laminar · Oct 13, 2018, 08:37 AM

Snow in Iowa, I hear. I'm in LA right now. And not the California LA.

subego · Oct 14, 2018, 12:23 AM

We had it about 50 miles out. I’m sure it would have made it here if Lake Michigan was cooler.

Waragainstsleep · Oct 15, 2018, 06:24 AM

Winter is coming.

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ShortcutToMoncton · Nov 22, 2018, 11:28 PM

What happened to global warming? /s

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subego · Dec 23, 2018, 06:20 PM

Percent chance of white Christmas, though I would have reversed the gradient.

50/50 for Chicago matches my experience.

turtle777 · Dec 23, 2018, 11:56 PM

Originally Posted by subego

Percent chance of white Christmas, though I would have reversed the gradient.

50/50 for Chicago matches my experience.

Bullshit chart. just look at the southern states, it doesn’t make sense at all.

E.g. southern Virginia. They get a snow dusting once or twice a year. How can that make it a 50% chance?
Look at Florida. Impossible.

-t

subego · Dec 24, 2018, 12:27 AM

I would be forced to agree. My bad.

Chicago’s right, though.

subego · Dec 24, 2018, 12:29 AM

Ha! I got totally taken.

It’s a race map.

subego · Dec 24, 2018, 12:32 AM

Here’s the real deal.

turtle777 · Dec 24, 2018, 12:55 AM

Originally Posted by subego

Ha! I got totally taken.

It’s a race map.

That’s whacist.

-t

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subego · Dec 24, 2018, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by And.reg

A race map?

As in, the percentage of white people in each county.

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subego · Dec 24, 2018, 04:14 PM

Woops! I misread your post.

The race map got posted* as a joke, and since I’m a dolt, I fell for it.

*To r/MapPorn on Reddit.

andi*pandi · Dec 25, 2018, 12:07 PM

well, we got a dusting yesterday but nothing to ski on. :/

Thorzdad · Dec 25, 2018, 01:07 PM

We were supposed to get a frozen mix overnight. The road crews even put down de-icer. Right now, though, it’s 41 and possible rain.

subego · Dec 25, 2018, 03:55 PM

44°

subego · Jan 26, 2019, 10:25 AM

mindwaves · Jan 27, 2019, 12:37 AM

Kind of ridiculous where I live. It's no less than 65 F here and people are wearing scarves and long jackets like its heavy snow.

subego · Jan 27, 2019, 08:15 AM

While in contrast, Wednesday here is supposed to hit -17°F, with a -41° windchill.

turtle777 · Jan 27, 2019, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by subego

While in contrast, Wednesday here is supposed to hit -17°F, with a -41° windchill.

That's because you are in the warm south of Chicago.

Dark Sky currently projects -26F at 7:00am on Wednesday morning at O'Hare.
That's only 1F warmer than measured all time record low (1985, IIRC).

With windchill, it's going to be -54F.

Out in the burbs, it gets even colder.

-t

Thorzdad · Jan 27, 2019, 04:17 PM

Meanwhile, down here in the balmy climes SE of Chicago (i.e. Indy) we're looking at -11 at 7am Wednesday (wind chill -30) Practically board shorts and t-shirt weather, eh? Kowabunga!

subego · Jan 27, 2019, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by turtle777

That's because you are in the warm south of Chicago.

Dark Sky currently projects -26F at 7:00am on Wednesday morning at O'Hare.
That's only 1F warmer than measured all time record low (1985, IIRC).

With windchill, it's going to be -54F.

Out in the burbs, it gets even colder.

-t

Not necessarily.

Weatherbug predicts -14F for the low at O’Hare and is sticking with -17F for the city.

It could happen, but -54 sounds like bullshit at those temps. I buy -40, though.

turtle777 · Jan 27, 2019, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by subego

Not necessarily.

Weatherbug predicts -14F for the low at O’Hare and is sticking with -17F for the city.

It could happen, but -54 sounds like bullshit at those temps. I buy -40, though.

Mind you, -54F was WITH windchill.

-t

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subego · Jan 27, 2019, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by turtle777

Mind you, -54F was WITH windchill.

-t

Yes.

I’m saying it won’t be windy enough to drop -17F to -54F. It’ll be more like -17F to -40F.

subego · Jan 27, 2019, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by And.reg

Yikes...

End of 2017/into 2018, the northeast froze like that -40F windchills for two weeks straight, you cold poke someone with a stick and they be like:

With this impending, historic cold spell I’m torn between blowing my brains out and testing how low my gear can take me.

I probably would want some form of windshell pants. Jeans and long underwear can get me fairly low if I’m moving, but -40 seems way too low without another layer.

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Thorzdad · Jan 30, 2019, 10:31 AM

Current temp:-16
wind chill: -45

P · Jan 30, 2019, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by Thorzdad

Current temp:-16

Hey, almost the same here: -1C

subego · 11:28 AM

-22F
-43F average windchill
-50F max. windchill

And... 65F in my apartment!

subego · Jan 30, 2019, 11:39 AM

Was able to get the windows totally closed this year, so I don’t have a giant block hanging off the window, but the combo of metal frames and a radiator underneath them makes for some frosty conditions.

Waragainstsleep · Jan 30, 2019, 05:00 PM

At least you have radiators.