JustinRP37
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I think that is right because it was before my son was born.
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Very true, but it wasn’t that long ago we had that record breaking cold snap in mid March even down to the coast with night temps dipping to the single digits. I remember because I was in Vermont and opted for a spa day with my wife since it was in the single digits with below zero wind chills. That was an insane March. I’d have to look at my photo album for when that was.
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Jesus Christ some people are unbearable lately on here. I get that many are sick of winter but wishing it away isn’t going to work. Why, suddenly, are so many people saying winters end in mid February in our region? That is statistically and categorically false. On a probability standpoint we just past the most snowy portion of winter. It doesn’t completely drop off. Growing up St. Patty’s day really felt like the end of winter with ski areas turning more to slush and yards melting. I’d be very very shocked if we put up a goose egg the rest of winter.
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Been reading some about the incoming El Niño and some good researchers are saying this looks like it could lead to 2026-2028 being really warm especially in the summer. I do think that with as dry as the whole US has been that once we turn warm we will be pretty hot. I am not ready for ski season to end, so all this talk of everyone being done with winter isn’t accurate. Plus we have the Winter Olympics going on!
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Ahh no. Sun is no where near August 10th. We still have more darkness than daylight. We are still in November sun. 6 weeks to the equinox. Sorry to burst your bubble.
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Advanced degrees are different. A bachelor’s it is incredibly difficult to fail out of if you keep showing up. Masters and PhDs and MDs do have a lot not mae it for various reasons. But the sad thing is we are seeing very few males in STEM. I have very few males in many of my classes now.
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Exactly. Sadly nowadays even a degree doesn’t mean much. It is very hard to “fail” someone out of a degree these days. There is so much “support” to help even the weakest minds through. Failing at the basics while still earning a science degree is very much achievable now.
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I’m a skier and also love getting outside once spring gets going. However, I honestly think April is the worst month of the year. Mist, grey, warm to cold and back again, mud, and flies… better to go out to Arizona to golf in April.
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I think the CPC climate maps cause confusion for many. They are simply probabilities and should not be red and blue. People seem to think they are actual magnitudes. “Oh look dark red for this area, it’s going to torch!” Meanwhile the forecast is for 38-42 or a touch above. Same thing in July then it looks dark blue for 90-100% chance of below normal and the highs are 80-84. Below normal but just by a touch. They should also have a corresponding map that would show the estimated departure range. Just a thought since I see those tossed around a lot.
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It definitely has been a stein winter. I really cannot remember a winter with as many blue bird days. Really incredible.
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For those saying it likely won’t be this cold again… congrats. Coldest temps in years usually don’t occur multiple times, especially heading towards the back half of winter. Meteorologically, that is like saying after a tropical storm that we likely won’t see another one that year. Not that hard to say. As for those saying that is the end of winter and we go to spring now, we aren’t even at President’s Day! We moderate, but it stays fairly close to normal except for a few days above. It will feel like spring given where we have been, but I think March could be a great season for the Vermont ski areas this year. After all, March is Killington’s biggest snowfall month.
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My son had a hockey game at daybreak this morning. Gorgeous morning. Yes it was cold but it was tranquil. Maybe I need to move to Alberta or Nunavut. This week is going to feel like a heat wave.
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Yes, read some studies how some need to be below zero before they start to die off. Snow and ice insulate well. But with the last few winters some pushed quite far north.
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Same the Asian ladybugs. They were coming out at my house again. So weird.
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As a vector disease ecologist I could not agree more. However, the snow cover will insulate the little bastards. Would be nice to have cold like this in November to really decrease the numbers. But this cold should also kill off some of our invasive mosquito species somewhat.
