OH MAN IT'S COLD!!

[jzmtl]

In the windy city tonight:


All the snow has turned to solid ice, which has made parallel parking (especially getting out) a real PITA! Lucky for me, I bought Guitar Hero on Thursday, and haven't left the house much since! john

I love street parking in the winter (compare to summer anyway), it's like having my own reserved parking spots.

[Monocrom]

Around 0* right now, -20 wind chill. Still the ol 83 Delta 88 fired right up. Good car.

They don't make them like that anymore. My dad's '81 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme was a reliable luxury tank. One time, a giant tree limb fell on the hood. Instead of the car or at least the engine being totalled; my dad just took a hammer and banged the hood back straight. That was the only damage.... a few shallow dents in the hood. Car ran just fine afterwards.

Yup, sure don't make them like that anymore.... They don't even make Oldsmobile anymore. (That's what happens when the parent company decides to try to attract younger buyers, by making cars that the brand's traditional core-customers have no interest in. Way to go GM).

On topic, as the cars got older (despite their durability) you had to warm them up for at least 10 minutes on cold days. Otherwise, they'd stall out just a few blocks later.

[LEDninja]

In Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. About 50 miles south west of Toronto.
Around the time of the OP it was -22°C (-8°F) wind chill.
It dropped to -29°C (-20°F) in the evening.

I went out Sunday morning for breakfast and to go to the corner store (I was out of bread and milk). Nobody had shoveled their sidewalk. No fun trudging through the snow.

The deep freeze down the middle of North America is bad this season. When I see pictures of snowstorms in Texas and Louisiana in the news.....

[mdocod]

Been in the -5F to 20F range for the last few days here. Not bad. Had a good ~18" snow a couple weeks ago. 4WD4TW

[Christoph]

It was 12 f this morning when I left the house

[Sgt. LED]

10 tonight.

[Fizz753]

Alright, which one of you is playing with the Governments secret weather machine? Posted this last Sunday:

Hey, they canceled the "Winter Storm Warning" for my area. Got upgraded to a "Blizzard Warning"!
It has warmed up a bit though, up to 7.7 °F now.

Forecast for this Saturday:
High: 54° - Low F 27° F
Chance of T-storms
90% chance of precipitation

Then of course it will be cold enough over night and the following days to freeze all that rain into solid ice. Should be fun .

[frosty]

Xmas day in Scotland has been a balmy 43F and no snow.

[RA40]

Brrr...
Although I complain about being cold here in So. Cal... I went out for my usual 25 mile ride to the beach the other day and it was coolish at about 51F. For a So. Cal kid, the lowest I've experienced is 16F.

[alaskawolf]

sorry to bump this thread but i just had to :P after weeks of -40f below highs not counting wind chill were finally getting a warm snap this week, its already warmed up to -27f since yesterday



last week

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d34MtFE_2rY

[nbp]

Thanks for the bump I started this thread because it's interesting to see the different kinds of cold we all deal with, and I hope people continue to add to it as we go through winter.

The cold from Alaska is getting closer, we will likely see -15F nights with wind chills around -25F later this week here in Milwaukee.


PS: does that sign say -62F ??? That's insane!
How do you keep cars running and pipes from freezing and the like? That makes -15 seem warm!

[Lee1959]

Its not super cold right now, just looked and it is 3 F. But the wind is making it feel much colder.

Funny though how it felt colder when it was warmer this weekend after sitting in an unheated hockey rink each day for about 5 hours.

[shakeylegs]

Thanks for the bump I started this thread because it's interesting to see the different kinds of cold we all deal with, and I hope people continue to add to it as we go through winter.

The cold from Alaska is getting closer, we will likely see -15F nights with wind chills around -25F later this week here in Milwaukee.


PS: does that sign say -62F ??? That's insane!
How do you keep cars running and pipes from freezing and the like? That makes -15 seem warm!

I hate to throw a warm blanket on this thread but I'm suffering this afternoon (4pm Monday) with 80 degree weather, blue sky, and a warm breeze. I don't remember a January like this in my lifetime. Mustard is already sprouting and my peach tree is forcing buds. Robins flocked into town a week or so ago and the ants are out in full force staking out new colony sites. Anyone else experiencing extremely unusual weather?

[PCC]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...7RFN.DTL&tsp=1

We're having a heatwave!

[nbp]

Ok, no more comments from people from CA!

Hehe. Just kidding. Keep it coming guys: your preferably frigid, or perhaps otherwise unusual weather occurences....

[FlashInThePan]

I recently moved from California's "60s and sunny" weather to Alaska. I was impressed by our recent spate of -20 degree temperatures, and was all set to brag until I saw AlaskaWolf's "The Fred Meyers signs says sixty two below" picture. I think I'll just keep quiet now.

It just goes to show that even when you're in Alaska, someone - somewhere - can outdo you.

Negative 62. Wow.

- FITP

[ambientmind]

I got so cold today...wait no I didnt. I was outside working on my motorcycle and I got HOT! AZ is crazy...I need to go somewhere cooler. Firefox is saying its 68 out right now, and Tue & Wed are supposed to be 70! Anyone wanna come down to Phx? Better bring a windbreaker, you might get chilly at night.

[TedTheLed]

88F

[fieldops]

sorry to bump this thread but i just had to :P after weeks of -40f below highs not counting wind chill were finally getting a warm snap this week, its already warmed up to -27f since yesterday



last week

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d34MtFE_2rY

Fairbanks has got to be one of the coldest places in the US. I saw it was like -30 to -40 for weeks. Nasty cold!

Best wishes to all you folks way up there. Hope Mayor Strle has recovered from her surgery in the fall.

You might make it all the way up to freezing this week. maybe...

[LED_Thrift]

Not only did the -62F make me feel sorry for you, but I was suprised by how much the gas costs there. I thought with the big pipeline in your state you guys would get a break. Good luck with the winter up there. It was a balmy 21F here this evening.

[Moka]

Sorry, have to do this...
It got to 39°C today... (102°Fish for the Septics) LOL

[PCC]

Yeah, but you're "down under" so it's summer for you.

[Black Rose]

They are calling for a low of -31C/-24F this Friday here in Ottawa. Brrrr.

[nerdgineer]

I think yesterday's daytime high was 80 deg F (25 deg C). I had to put on the A/C in my car because it had been sitting in the sun at lunch....

[Egsise]

This winters coldest day so far, -34C/-29F.(yeah that's without any freakin' windchill multiplier)
Sunrise at 10:49 and sunset 14:11, now where did i put my shades at november...

[alaskawolf]

im soo glad that we are past winter solstice more daylight every day

Sunrise:10:27 am

Sunset:3:33 pm

i cant wait in till 24 hours of daylight

[Bruce B]

86 degrees here yesterday

Shorts and T-shirt weather in the middle of January!

[danpass]

cold front down here today .............. almost down to 60F

[nbp]

You guys in Alaska really got it tough! We're not doing too bad though...

Here's our forecast....

Tonight: -17F; wind chill -35F to -45F

Thursday: High of 2F; wind chill -35F to -45F

Thursday night: -21F; wind chill -30F to -40F

Friday: High of 6; wind chill -30F to -40F

Saturday: HOTTTTTT! Highs in lower 20s. Can you say T-shirt weather?

[Chuck289]

About 70F today in the south SF Bay area