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START THE BUS BACK UP BABY. MARCH SNOW ON SNOW IS INBOUND!!!

Seeing that, I was handing out bro flowers to dudes I never met yesterday may constitute a reevaluation of my lonely years statement.

That absurd heat in the plains and southwest combined with the well below normal temperatures in Canada is making for some crazy contrasts across the sub. It’s like March weather on steroids. It’s been a struggle to get any of the real warmth up here outside of brief intervals. Today was another one of those days where it stayed in the 30s all day. It might rise some more tonight but by morning we’ll be back to strong north winds and falling temps again.

I really hope you can find some type of balance, and peace through it.. Not saying any of this should or or will be your fate, because you're already married . I often ponder, which one is worse. You could sit around over indulging in sadness with the wheels constantly turning, knowing that your most likely never going know what it's like to be married and going to die alone., and the only woman that truly ever loved you was your mother. Then, I ponder, what if you did get married and god forbid it ended up being your son's insane mother. I haven't got into the lonely years in life yet, but I have a feeling they're really going to suck. Hopefully this helps provide another perspective without making things any worse. As far as the the weather getting you down ,i'm fairly confident my advice would not be met with high regard.

Obviously! Lol

I'm taking about the MSM in general, not this group. Not saying the heat in the Desert SW is not impressive and record-breaking, but one needs to hear the entire story and know history for proper perspective to make good assessments and reasonable opinions. A major problem is that narratives and stories are all too often one-sided.

I don't see how that is relevant. Picking one type of record w/o looking at the big picture does not tell the entire story. But if you want to use that notion, has Phoenix or any other climate location in the Lower 48 have had such persistent, long-term cold all winter that has set records for duration/frequency? Or how did 40 of 50 states set their all-time March record 50+ years ago and most 95+ years ago? And that is more telling and representative b/c it was not a single heat event and it was spread out over much of the country. Also, March 1879 had a similar high heat in the Desert SW. PHX hit 100 F on March 3, 1879, 15 days earlier that the official first 100 set on March 18 this month, and that same month, PHX hit 112 F on March 30, 4 F higher than any temp in this current heat wave, and this was before any UHI, which PHX is among the worst placed sites for UHI bias for a U.S. climate site (Baltimore/Inner Harbor is likely the worst). The start of official continuous PHX records is 1895, but that does not man you ignore what occurred before any climate station period of record (this data can be found at NCEI). That would be like ignoring the major 1635 and 1815 hurricanes that hit SNE b/c BOS official climate record starts in 1872. Or the Great Snow of 1717.

Those 1911 readings look legit…brutal cold on the original COOP forms for multiple sites. -68 at Allakaket is nuts for March. Alaskan yore.

Nah spring is awesome. Eternal early spring would be ideal. It could be 80f and thunderstorms or it can be 34f and heavy snow, ya never know

86 at MLI and DVN smashing the record. I can now officially say I threw a snowball on a day it hit the mid 80s.

It’s been impressive. Not sure about the validity of the 1911 stretch, but if you toss that then Fairbanks tied the next coldest reading of -49. 4 record mins this month and lots of runner ups.

Got the April map? I mentioned AK the other day.

How many of the Fairbanks temperatures were all time lows for the month?

I was out there Feb break. Bridger Bowl had snow and good conditions. The town felt like I took a trip to the Carolinas for the break. People out in shorts tossing the football. It was freaky Edit to add Bridger Bowl closing tomorrow. About a month early

Today was the 3rd day in a row of Phoenix hitting 105, which not only obliterates another daily record but also again ties with the hottest on record in April. The day prior to the 105 string was 102. Prior to this string, the hottest on record in all of March was only 100, set on March 26th in 1988. More 100+ days are quite possible next week! Crazy!

Regarding the West heat... Ever notice that the opposite is largely ignored? How about central AK this winter? FAI records in infographic attached that still continue currently (31 days now w/ lows -40 or below and now up to 140 in a row not exceeding 32). FAI is running -22.6 F for the month so far. Or the extent of below avg temps across North America earlier in the week? You can't focus on just one area and run w/ that. Or how about all-time state record March highs? The attached map is not updated for the new state records in CA/NV/AZ/UT and the 98 in MA I think is off, but take note that 40 of 50 states set their March all-time record highs 50+ years ago, and most them 95+ years ago. What caused it all then? All valid points here.

I’m ready. As much as I love snow, winter doesn’t do wonders for my mood these days. Maybe I’m just getting my official old lady card

A little frightening in March.

Fyp

That's insane.

True

Just like California

I found this at https://www.google.com/search?q=mt+cranium+rip&sca_esv=f5ae96e688f1c6a3&sxsrf=ANbL-n4BUn165DsPAksiH--TojjaTqSA1g%3A1774136063265&source=hp&ei=_yq_afbwDbnm5NoPuv6CwAE&iflsig=AFdpzrgAAAAAab85D4SMSyWmc574fhzcu_GQqozcvLzq&oq=mt+cranimum&gs_lp=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&sclient=gws-wiz: Roger Smith, famously known as the weather forecaster "M. T. Cranium" on boards.ie and as Peter O'Donnell on Facebook, passed away unexpectedly in February 2026. He was a highly respected figure in the Irish online community, recognized for providing detailed daily, long-term, and accurate weather forecasts for over two decades.