CT Rain Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Tuesday afternoon looks really really cold. I envision teens in many areas with winds gusting over 40. Should be pretty brutal. I'm thinking a BDL midnight high of 28F down to 8F by 11:59P. Temps fall all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Tuesday afternoon looks really really cold. I envision teens in many areas with winds gusting over 40. Should be pretty brutal. I'm thinking a BDL midnight high of 28F down to 8F by 11:59P. Temps fall all day. Ryan, is your use of the word "mild" in this thread title intentional cruelty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Walking home from work Tuesday around 6PM facing N will be painful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 Ryan, is your use of the word "mild" in this thread title intentional cruelty? lol yes! Was waiting for someone to pick up on that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman21 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I'd like to see a real cold shot, something where most of the region holds below 20 with lows under 5. A high of 25 at BDL is almost not even double digits below normal and would be roughly 1 sigma type cold. I saw Ginx's mention of temperatures holding in the single digits in the other thread which is something that doesn't occur in Connecticut any more. A bit of trivia with respect to that post: what was the last CT station (ASOS only - Norfolk co-op averages a couple such days every winter) to have a high below 10? The answer is kind of surprising, and the bonus question is how long ago it occurred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 I'd like to see a real cold shot, something where most of the region holds below 20 with lows under 5. A high of 25 at BDL is almost not even double digits below normal and would be roughly 1 sigma type cold. I saw Ginx's mention of temperatures holding in the single digits in the other thread which is something that doesn't occur in Connecticut any more. A bit of trivia with respect to that post: what was the last CT station (ASOS only - Norfolk co-op averages a couple such days every winter) to have a high below 10? The answer is kind of surprising, and the bonus question is how long ago it occurred. I know January of 2004 had a sub 10F max at BDL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 I'd like to see a real cold shot, something where most of the region holds below 20 with lows under 5. A high of 25 at BDL is almost not even double digits below normal and would be roughly 1 sigma type cold. I saw Ginx's mention of temperatures holding in the single digits in the other thread which is something that doesn't occur in Connecticut any more. A bit of trivia with respect to that post: what was the last CT station (ASOS only - Norfolk co-op averages a couple such days every winter) to have a high below 10? The answer is kind of surprising, and the bonus question is how long ago it occurred. The coldest highs for the greater HFD area (downtown and BDL) all occurred in the beginning of the century when the records were still kept downtown. December 20, 1917 (-1) February 5, 1918 (0) February 15, 1943 (0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman21 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I know January of 2004 had a sub 10F max at BDL. Yes they did. There are two other occurrences more recent than that one at BDL. That was a great month for cold though, relative to the last decade or so where cold months have become a rarity. Jan '04 may not rival '09 in terms of extreme cold, but was very impressive with respect to the duration of negative departures and number of days that never broke 32. Even along the shore that month ~2/3rds of the days never got above freezing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 Now this is real cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I know January of 2004 had a sub 10F max at BDL. Up here there were 2 straight days with high temps below 0F. I'm not sure if that had been done before in this area. The coldest highs for the greater HFD area (downtown and BDL) all occurred in the beginning of the century when the records were still kept downtown. December 20, 1917 (-1) February 5, 1918 (0) February 15, 1943 (0) Now that was a brutal cold shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I'd like to see a real cold shot, something where most of the region holds below 20 with lows under 5. A high of 25 at BDL is almost not even double digits below normal and would be roughly 1 sigma type cold. I saw Ginx's mention of temperatures holding in the single digits in the other thread which is something that doesn't occur in Connecticut any more. A bit of trivia with respect to that post: what was the last CT station (ASOS only - Norfolk co-op averages a couple such days every winter) to have a high below 10? The answer is kind of surprising, and the bonus question is how long ago it occurred. Uh I never said that???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 12/25/80 is probably the most impressive cold shot in many of our lifetimes (not mine... but just missed it barely). 8 a.m. BDL ob was -11F with a wind sustained at 16kts gusting to 23 kts. The high from 12z-00z that day was -3F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I'm fairly confident I'll be skating on the beaver pond next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 12/25/80 is probably the most impressive cold shot in many of our lifetimes (not mine... but just missed it barely). 8 a.m. BDL ob was -11F with a wind sustained at 16kts gusting to 23 kts. The high from 12z-00z that day was -3F. I remember our septic tank had issues that day (living with my parents) and we were out working on it in the subzero cold. Weird thing to remember... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman21 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Uh I never said that???? The post seems to be removed or editted from that other thread. You specifically mentioned how you like the howling wind shaking the house with temperatures holding in the single digits. That's what got me wondering when the last time such a day occurred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FEFD17 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I forgot the date but last winter we hit -40 in Glens Falls. The Today Show had us as the coldest place in the U.S. I went to start my truck for work and the temp display said-- are you kidding me--- I was working for AAA Northway road services then. You cannot believe the calls we got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman21 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Anyway the answer to the trivia question is GON with a high of 9 on 1/24/2004. Before that it was IJD with the same high temp, just nine days earlier. BDL also did it one day before IJD. You have to go all the way back to BDL's 6F high on 1/16/1994 for a high less than 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 12/25/80 is probably the most impressive cold shot in many of our lifetimes (not mine... but just missed it barely). 8 a.m. BDL ob was -11F with a wind sustained at 16kts gusting to 23 kts. The high from 12z-00z that day was -3F. Heh...afternoon high a little above -10F here. I wish I was older to remember that. It's too bad the fropa wasn't about 6-8 hours sooner that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 The post seems to be removed or editted from that other thread. You specifically mentioned how you like the howling wind shaking the house with temperatures holding in the single digits. That's what got me wondering when the last time such a day occurred. Oh that, it got deleted? Really? Wonder why?I was thinking about Tuesday night. Dec 25 1980, that night partying at the Knickerbocker in Westerly RI, winds were just brutal, coldest day I can remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Oh that, it got deleted? Really? Wonder why?I was thinking about Tuesday night. Dec 25 1980, that night partying at the Knickerbocker in Westerly RI, winds were just brutal, coldest day I can remember. I wonder if that was when you and Jerry were comparing infections? I kiddingly asked for Bob to clean it up... ...sry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I wonder if that was when you and Jerry were comparing infections? I kiddingly asked for Bob to clean it up... ...sry No dude that was an hour ago and totally clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEaster27 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I forgot the date but last winter we hit -40 in Glens Falls. The Today Show had us as the coldest place in the U.S. I went to start my truck for work and the temp display said-- are you kidding me--- I was working for AAA Northway road services then. You cannot believe the calls we got. GFL hit -30 on Jan 24, that is unusual but -20 or so happens almost every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman21 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Oh that, it got deleted? Really? Wonder why?I was thinking about Tuesday night. Dec 25 1980, that night partying at the Knickerbocker in Westerly RI, winds were just brutal, coldest day I can remember. Yeah I don't know why it would have been deleted. I could have sworn there was a Knickerbocker for a couple of years in Waterford on Route 1 near Oswegatchie. Wonder if it was related. Anyway, that's the one thing we've been lacking in recent winters: truly frigid bone rattling house shaking type cold air masses. Highs in the single digits down to the coast and wind chills in the -20s or colder. The Jan '94 cold is the last one I remember or was alive for. One of those days it took until midday before we broke above zero, and boy was I pissed when we cracked zero as I sat there counting down the minutes 'til max heating passed so I could rest assured lock in a high of at or below zero since I knew it would be a long time before the opportunity came along again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 We got to -14.6F Jan 24 of this year...high was around 8F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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