It's gonna be 76F here on Monday. That's...quite a bit warmer than the historic average for that day.
Weird weather
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That's "it's a bit nippy" in Canadian, right?
Yes. We’re torn, because on one hand we’re in a severe drought and the snow pack being filled is great news. On the other hand, such a large amount of snow in a short period of time is wreaking havoc on roads and utilities.
*looks up the math*
That can't be right. Snowfall up here is usually measured in centimeters. The greatest snowfall in one Canadian city was around 145cm.
But 9 feet is around 274 cm. And that just can't be right.
This is the total accumulation since Dec 1st, and as of Dec29, the total December snowfall adds up to ~210in (17½ feet), or a little over 533cm. That's about halfway to the total amount of snow the mountains are supposed to receive by the end of March. The total December snowfall in the year of the Donner Pass incident was "only" 185in (470cm). They had 40in (101cm) of snow just on Dec27, but I could not find whether that was the largest single-day total for all of December.
--Patrick
The year I moved to Virginia (2010) we got about 4 feet of snow in one day (122 cm). A monster truck came through the neighborhood, and left a big ol set of trenches from its tires, and my wife has pics of my upper body poking out from one of them as I trudged up the road to get red bulls from the 7-eleven (which was just outside the neighborhood, along the emergency snow route, so the roads were clear there, and the store was open)
A good friend of ours (the supposed maid of honour at our wedding who couldn't come because of covid) lives about 20kms away from there
Well we are about to face a 50F drop in temperatures tonight. So that is fun.
GasBandit
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23 degrees outside right now. Yesterday, 72 degrees.
I put my heater down to 65 overnight, trusting in my new big ass blanket to keep me snuggly. It was perfect.
I put my heater down to 65 overnight, trusting in my new big ass blanket to keep me snuggly. It was perfect.
I feel your pain. <hugs>
Nowhere near as potentially horrifying as that, but our power went out this morning due to the nor'easter blowing through. Fortunately, it looks like it won't be out for too long. Mind you, those estimates aren't an exact science. Oddly enough, Nova Scotia Power tends to overestimate on power interruptions. I would've expected their estimaton to be sometime tomorrow, not just a few hours.
That volcano was still underwater when it erupted like that. That explosion must have been enormous. And reports are that it was near the nation of Tonga, and they have been hit with massive waves.
Ground temperature in Argentina (where it is Summer now) hits 126°F (54°C).
Air temperature was "only" 107°F (42°C).
--Patrick
GasBandit
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Well then quit lollygaggin' around with them picks and them shovels!
…yet.
Many communications have been disrupted by the tsunami. I’m not saying it will be catastrophic, but I’m sure that at least some people will have been hurt/killed.
