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Last 6 morning lows starting on the 20th: 2.1 -0.4 -7.1 -1.7 3.6 1.9
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Looking at Millersville daily records, there's 2 days in 2014 and 1 day in 2018 with record lows just below zero. The Millersville low maximum for today is 12. So yes, at least in Millersville, this is the coldest outbreak since 1994.
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-6 First time I can remember my geothermal system had to kick into auxiliary mode. And it's 5 above in International Falls at this hour. "Icebox of America" - not.
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This is the 2016 Warning.
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January 2016, saved for posterity...
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5.6" total here. 2.3 low this morning. No chance at record cold this week as this is the same stretch of days as the epic 1994 event. Three straight days of -10 or greater lows and the only day in Millersville weather history where the high failed to reach above zero (-2). So when the youngsters go off on how cold it is, you have the "well, back in the day" at your disposal.
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And not a flake yet a Lincoln Field. A little bumming about that.
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Bailing here or as Eli Stolzfus would say, "it's makin daawn naw". Temp 28, visibility < 1/4 mile.
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Considering how much of PA is covered by an Extreme Cold Watch, I can't say I recall that product being used before. Upon further review. as of October 1st: Wind Chill Watches will be renamed to an Extreme Cold Watch Wind Chill Warnings will be renamed to an Extreme Cold Warning Wind Chill Advisory will be renamed a Cold Weather Advisory
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And then there's this - Project 2025 also said the National Weather Service should become a “performance-based organization” held accountable for achieving specific results, even if the head of the agency must “deviate from government rules” to achieve those results. Sounds like they'll be breaking out the retroactive Sharpie on the GFS maps.
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Not to beat a dead horse but the phrase snow showers is defined as: "Snow falling at varying intensities for brief periods of time. Some accumulation is possible." At least in my neck of the woods, an 8 hour event depositing 4-8" is not brief and exceeds "some". But as mentioned, 4-8" of flurries, snow showers or blizzard is still 4-8". But alas, I remain amused by the terminology chosen is this case.
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Agreed but Joe Q Public sees snow showers and thinks what we got yesterday. But then again, does Joe Q Public actually read NWS verbiage?
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I mean this really is priceless - A slight chance of snow before 7am, then snow showers, mainly after 7am. High near 33. North wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.
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I see Trump's inauguration has been moved indoors. Guess he didn't want to pull a Harrison. At least there will be no crowd size disputes.
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Soft commodities (wheat, corn, soybeans, etc.) are one place very weather dependent where markets are very liquid. Energy markets are another but they are pretty schizophrenic. I actually did pretty good at coffee futures using weather in Brazil like 15 years ago. It's gotten much more sophisticated nowadays but the principle stands.
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Mood flakes here. Can still see the grass. Should have mowed lower on that last cut of the season. At this point, I'd say the Total Storm Posts / Total Storm Accumulation ratio is pretty high for this one. We need a bigger denominator!
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Yes indeed! I'd plow my way along in my 1970 Chevy Impala. It would get stuck on like a 0.1% grade so the trick was to keep moving at any cost. Drivers nowadays have it too darn easy with front wheel drive, all wheel drive, traction control, ABS, blah, blah, blah. With that said, it's amazing how crappy some folks still manage to do when conditions are poor.
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It's easier nowadays to breakout the virtual learning day anytime there's even a minor weather threat as it still counts as a school day. WAY back in my HS days, the calendar was loaded with Snow Days and still had days tacked on at the end of the year which royally sucked. I do remember driving to school in some pretty sketchy stuff that no way would be the case today.
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Warnings now hoisted for PA counties previously under Watches. Stil no love for York or Lancaster.
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Just outside of East Petersburg. Manheim address, East Hempfield Township. Right on the edge of the district so we get plowed last .
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I'm in Hempfield School District and they've made extensive use of the "virtual learning day" these past number of years.
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Posted in MA. This dude is pretty darn good...
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As we anxiously await the next run of the SNOWINPA model, today is a two-fer. It's the latest sunrise of the year AND it's perihelion. When the Earth is closest to the sun, it is travelling faster in its orbit (Keplar's second law for extra brownie points). As such, meteorological winter is roughly 2 days shorter than meteorological summer in the northern hemisphere.
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One day later we'd have a record high temperature for Millersville. The record for the 30th is 62. But alas, the record for the 29th is 76 (which is the 2nd highest December temp since 1914). That was quite a hill to climb.
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Just missed the WWA down this way. Maryland border counties and Chester were included. Don't think the HWO counts as a consolation prize.
