OT: 2021 Weather thread

[yukoner88]

Almost same wind speed as Black Friday at airport. Well everything is still here in the yard. Not necessarily where I put it..

Wow, Whitecourt had 128km winds

I was born there, I can tell you they put an extra effort into blowing there

 

[Drivesaitl]

I was born there, I can tell you they put an extra effort into blowing there

Sounds like a happy place to grow UP...

 

[yukoner88]

Sounds like a happy place to blow UP...

Fixed it for you

 

[Messrules11]

Shingles all over my yard, not mine though. Neighbor’s siding dangling, not mine though. For once I go unscathed

 

[Stoneman89]

Just don't do it into the wind.

Why not? It should blow right over your head!

 

[rboomercat90]

Lightning does occur in winter storms in winter climates. it can happen, not as common, but also harder to see and detect in a squawl.

I can remember an electrical storm driving to work at 7:30 in the morning in the middle of December (probably 1989 or 1990). So it has happened here before. That was one of the strangest things I’ve ever seen before, weather wise.

 

[Stoneman89]

I can remember an electrical storm driving to work at 7:30 in the morning in the middle of December (probably 1989 or 1990). So it has happened here before. That was one of the strangest things I’ve ever seen before, weather wise.

I've seen a big thunder/lightning storm the middle of January not too long ago. Of course, the wins weren't as crazy as last night. But it was weird for sure.

 

[joestevens29]

Went through the whole thread and all I was thinking about was DDD.

Thanks @Cloned

 

[Drivesaitl]

I've seen a big thunder/lightning storm the middle of January not too long ago. Of course, the wins weren't as crazy as last night. But it was weird for sure.

As an Edmonton sports fan I'll take any wins at this point, bring it on..

 

[Stoneman89]

As an Edmonton sports fan I'll take any wins at this point, bring it on..

Lol.

Well, I've seen fire and I've seen rain. I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end. I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend. But I've never thought I'd see f***ing winds like that again....

- Stoneman Taylor

 

[The Head Crusher]

Hope you finished all your marking already.

This has been my best year so far for keeping up on my marking for some odd reason.

Just give them all A’s and be done.

He’s a teacher, not a charity.

Ok if he is heartless then chuck a few B’s, C’s, D’s and an F in there to make it look random.

More like he’ll chuck the occasional C in there amidst a sea of Fs.

I prefer the stair method. I throw the pile down the stairs and they get 10% for every stair.

Just have him go A C D C as he flips through their papers

No but I threatened to make that the entire pattern for one of my multiple choice tests, just to mess with them.

I’m surprised you didn’t say DDD.

That is something one of my high school students would do.

 

[Cloned]

This has been my best year so far for keeping up on my marking for some odd reason.









I prefer the stair method. I throw the pile down the stairs and they get 10% for every stair.



No but I threatened to make that the entire pattern for one of my multiple choice tests, just to mess with them.



That is something one of my high school students would do.

Probably your best year because there’s a generation pandemic going on.

Teaching high school must be bonkers with everything that goes on.

 

[yukoner88]

No but I threatened to make that the entire pattern for one of my multiple choice tests, just to mess with them.

/QUOTE]

 

[oilers'72]

Not looking good for the remainder of January and worse through February 11th, when the Arctic air makes a big push after the 1st.

 

[Stoneman89]

Not looking good for the remainder of January and worse through February 11th, when the Arctic air makes a big push after the 1st.

Just looked at the long term (2 week ) forecast and not so bad. Sure, there are some cold periods, but that should be more than expected this time of year. January 25th is our coldest average day, and everything surrounding it is cold. The good news is that this doesn't look like it's going to be a month long deep freeze, and the temps aren't projected to be mind numbing like last year.

Silver lining - it should keep people away from each other for a while, and help the self isolating part.

 

[oilers'72]

Just looked at the long term (2 week ) forecast and not so bad. Sure, there are some cold periods, but that should be more than expected this time of year. January 25th is our coldest average day, and everything surrounding it is cold. The good news is that this doesn't look like it's going to be a month long deep freeze, and the temps aren't projected to be mind numbing like last year.

Silver lining - it should keep people away from each other for a while, and help the self isolating part.

If you're going off the Weather Network, I'd be leery of the long range forecast. It's mostly just showing the average and treating that as the expected temperatures.

I use the GFS 2m (shaded) temperature model at Forecast Models - Tropical Tidbits. Generally, they have a 384 hour forecast trend. It defaults to the continental United States view but the only other relevant view is the North America one.

Yesterday, it looked bad. Today, there might be a longer warm period before the Arctic air plunges south.

 

[Stoneman89]

I remember some model of forecasting saying we were going to have an extremely cold winter. Almost 3 months done, and still waiting. As long as we can avoid weeks of minus 35-40, I'm ain't 'fraid.

 

[oilers'72]

Hope you're not caught in this, @yukoner88

Major Winter Storm to Hit East Coast with Heavy Snow, Strong Winds

 

[yukoner88]

Hope you're not caught in this, @yukoner88

Major Winter Storm to Hit East Coast with Heavy Snow, Strong Winds

nope! thankfully at home for today

 

[oilers'72]

Still no sign of a warning trend through 12:00 UTC February 18th, according to the GFS model.

 

[Stoneman89]

Still no sign of a warning trend through 12:00 UTC February 18th, according to the GFS model.

Sucks, but historically, this is part of our coldest time of the year.

 

[Lacaar]

These last two weeks were colder than average but still pretty damn nice. Not much wind and plenty of sunshine. It's been a lovely winter since the November debacle.

Looks like we're heading into a deep freeze and general cold that won't end until the beginning of March to make up for it.

I did see the 2020 weather models and how the whole globe was warmer.. Looked at Alberta and saw it was warmer in 2020 and I call mother f***ing bullshit.
I'm not a climate change disbeliever.. but there is no f***ing way we had a warm year in 2020... no f***ing way.

 

[CycloneSweep]

These last two weeks were colder than average but still pretty damn nice. Not much wind and plenty of sunshine. It's been a lovely winter since the November debacle.

Looks like we're heading into a deep freeze and general cold that won't end until the beginning of March to make up for it.

I did see the 2020 weather models and how the whole globe was warmer.. Looked at Alberta and saw it was warmer in 2020 and I call mother f***ing bullshit.
I'm not a climate change disbeliever.. but there is no f***ing way we had a warm year in 2020... no f***ing way.

2019
September: High 25, Low -2, Avg 12
October: High 18, Low -12, Avg 3
November: High 12, Low -20, Avg -3
December: High 6, Low -18, Avg -7

2020
September: High 27, Low 1, Avg 13
October: High 22, Low -14, Avg 3
November: High 17, Low -18 Avg -4
December: High 9, Low -20, Avg -4

So outside of the average for November it was warmer.

 

[Lacaar]

2019
September: High 25, Low -2, Avg 12
October: High 18, Low -12, Avg 3
November: High 12, Low -20, Avg -3
December: High 6, Low -18, Avg -7

2020
September: High 27, Low 1, Avg 13
October: High 22, Low -14, Avg 3
November: High 17, Low -18 Avg -4
December: High 9, Low -20, Avg -4

So outside of the average for November it was warmer.

I'm sure there's recordings with those numbers. I'm just at a loss at how I'd describe last year as one of the coldest ones I've ever remembered is actually one of the hottest?
I know it was one of the wettest. And I'd associate wet years with cooler weather.

I guess I'm either out to lunch or the numbers are.... massaged or changed in a way to reflect an agenda.

 

[CycloneSweep]

I'm sure there's recordings with those numbers. I'm just at a loss at how I'd describe last year as one of the coldest ones I've ever remembered is actually one of the hottest?
I know it was one of the wettest. And I'd associate wet years with cooler weather.

I guess I'm either out to lunch or the numbers are.... massaged or changed in a way to reflect an agenda.

Unless you think all the thermostats were changed in some conspiracies...

I feel like the whole Covid thing and people spending less time enjoying life might make things feel cooler.

Last year absolutely wasn't good, especially the start of winter was weirdly warm.

Also with the whole warmer temperature thing often the average temperature climbs but the extremes can get more extreme.