Chinook

Hey guys, I am thinking of getting a new laptop because I've heard computer prices are going up. I have a laptop from 2019 that is working well. And by the way, whoever answered my question about fixing my computer battery, thanks a lot. It cost me a good bit to fix my battery, but it was necessary. I was shopping for new laptops, and possibly refurbished laptops. I am not sure I want to buy someone else's 3-year-old laptop. That might already have a lot of wear and tear, when a new laptop could be nearly the same price. I was also considering the possibility of Linux, which I have never done before. If you look up information about Windows 11, they will say that it's bloated and it's spying on you. But I might still go with it. I have questions about radar programs GRLevel3 and Radarscope. They're not designed for Linux at all. Can they be run in Linux anyway? That sort of question is what's going through my mind-- Linux is an unknown. I don't know if some of my favorite programs (or files,) will do the same thing on Linux. I know GRLevel3 and Radarscope aren't written for Linux. If I go with Windows 11, I know my GRLevel3 can be put on it with my license code. I assume Radarscope won't have this capability and I could purchase it again. (Any thoughts on the Radarscope? I got the full package for Radarscope a while back, so I could see 4 panels. I don't know if that could transfer over to a new computer.) One of the things I've struggled with is this: is trying to determine if a new laptop's monitor will be bright and as colorful as it could be. I want one that's above average. It's tough to tell from computer descriptions on the "nits" and "%NTSC" I'm pretty sure 300 nits could appear quite bright, but I've heard there's better brightness. Are 60Hz and 45% NTSC reasonable? I like a good display. (I'm not exactly sure what I have.) I'm kind of assuming Intel i5 and/or Ryzen-5 series does fairly well if you're not running modern graphics-heavy games. There's a part of me that says, "go with i7" because I don't want to be running something that's too slow in 5 years. I've also noticed there's not a lot of 14" laptops listed when you search. For me, 14" is fine for portabilty. I don't quite understand it when the description says "AI Copilot+ laptop."

This is one of the greatest -AO's of recent years. This months approximate AO value of -1 (or more negative,) may be a bit worse than Feb 2025 you would think the computed NAO value would be quite negative, but it's not

wavy waves

I think my place got 6.5" after doing a bit more measuring and shoveling Monday. Today, a snow squall formed between me and Cleveland. That brought briefly very bad conditions over by Cleveland. The third image posted may not be representing the snowfall values between Columbus and Toledo the best. I think my brother and sister got 9". They're in different places.

Dayton's calendar day snowfall was 11.5" on 12/22/2004 and 4.9" on 12/23/2004

you actually have 1/4 mile visibility with airports closest to the stadium

I think my place has 6" "Orange is going to be easier to see" -- Tony Romo and this genius was on the Cowboys for 13 years

no, it's not so much. my flat areas got 5" As for me, I can't try to do lots of measurements in the backyard because there was already snow, so I think I saw 6" to 7" on grass, but that's not my measurement.

16 degrees with mixed sleet/ snow. Looks pretty heavy

neat!

my thermometer has never been below zero until today. I got it in April

Finally my county (and all Ohio) has been upgraded to Winter Storm Warning, after some uncertainty( Lucas, Wood) and also Monroe County Michigan

ping! snow and sleet storm report apparently says 0.5" of sleet. Moderate snow (1/2 mile visibility) near Oklahoma City. There's got to be some decent sleet/snow by the Red River.

hour by hour it had -45, but if -48 happened on a non-hourly observation, I'd believe it

This has got to be the most winter storm watches at the same time since 2021 or Groundhog Day 1 or something

chicago area radar

Did any of you see northern lights out of this geomagnetic storm?

You are right! But in February 1934, the West was warmer than average. There was a peak wind of 53kt (61mph) at Greeley Airport yesterday and the high winds were close to the Denver area

Denver: warmest December since 1933 Fort Collins: record warmest December

So I guess this is the best storm Toronto has had in a decade. I'm not sure what any Canadian posters may have to say about this. I can't remember them ever boasting about 9.6" in the entire time AmericanWX has existed. and other storm reports of 6"-14.5" near Cleveland, 10"-20" by South Bend

This must be like 1/4 mile visibility, 1" per hour at downtown Cleveland now

It was above freezing not too long ago

no alerts for Toronto. What are they thinking?

the most exciting page of any book 10" is light blue, 20" purple, 30" red

my area got to 61 before sunrise, breaking a record of 59