joey2002 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Will, do you know if December 1986 was notably cold here in CT? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Will, do you know if December 1986 was notably cold here in CT? Thanks! No, it was pretty unremarkable...slightly above average temps and very little snow. Pretty much sucked for winter lovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey2002 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 No, it was pretty unremarkable...slightly above average temps and very little snow. Pretty much sucked for winter lovers. Oh okay, thanks Will, always appreciate your weather knowledge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 January 2004 is also still recent enough that we really need something close to that to get impressed. We had pretty impressive cold in '05 too...but since then, most cold outbreaks have been like -20 type days. Jan 2009, early Jan 2008, and now this January. January 2004 cold was more impressive in many of our backyards than January 1994 unlike everyone else in the northeast/midwest outside of New England. We won't match it any time soon I don't think. January 2011 one day shot was pretty impressive, but it was only one day. This year didn't reach the -25 type departures, though we did get the historic cold in the snowstorm. Never have seen that type of cold in a snowstorm. So that was pretty special. Yeah I'm still jaded by that year. I mean that was just so impressive.....the area was at a standstill in terms of outdoor work. Nothing was done and basically people were out of work for like 2-3 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Well the meh was more because of Islip's short period of records. I thought the torches have been Impressive. Each cutter has brought near 60F temps. How is that not impressive? Wait until Saturday night tickles upper 50s. Basically when it has been cold it's cold and when we warm we are dam warm. 60° is impressive in its own right, but I only saw that on 12/23. On Monday I only reached 55° and it's been warmer than that in January before. I was looking back at my own records and since 11/30 I've had more temperatures be the coldest in 29 years than be the warmest. If it was more even, then yes, the torches would be impressive but for me, the number of cold periods stand out. We can all speculate but at the end of the month we'll know where this month will wind up in the record and have a good idea where the winter is going to wind up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Still could be positive by months end. LOL..Will come in under -3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 60° is impressive in its own right, but I only saw that on 12/23. On Monday I only reached 55° and it's been warmer than that in January before. I was looking back at my own records and since 11/30 I've had more temperatures be the coldest in 29 years than be the warmest. If it was more even, then yes, the torches would be impressive but for me, the number of cold periods stand out. We can all speculate but at the end of the month we'll know where this month will wind up in the record and have a good idea where the winter is going to wind up. Yeah I see what you mean, but we've seen colder. Just nothing too impressive really except for 1/2. But, it's been cold overall no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 January 2004 is also still recent enough that we really need something close to that to get impressed. We had pretty impressive cold in '05 too...but since then, most cold outbreaks have been like -20 type days. Jan 2009, early Jan 2008, and now this January. January 2004 cold was more impressive in many of our backyards than January 1994 unlike everyone else in the northeast/midwest outside of New England. We won't match it any time soon I don't think. January 2011 one day shot was pretty impressive, but it was only one day. This year didn't reach the -25 type departures, though we did get the historic cold in the snowstorm. Never have seen that type of cold in a snowstorm. So that was pretty special. Dependzs on where one looks. CAR was -33 on Jan 2, BGR -26 (and -27 on 12/17.) Compared to my 16-yr records, Jan 1-4 were all -26 to -29, and 12/17 was -31. The Jan 2004 cold was remarkable for its maxima more than coldest mornings, with many locations challenging all time records for daily highs. Below are the lowest maxima at the Farmington COOP since records began in 1893: -11 12/30/1917 -11 1/9/68 -8 2/13/67 -8 1/14/2004 -6 1/19/1897 -6 12/26/80 -6 1/5/81 -6 1/15/2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Pretty rare that i was the coldest reporting station up here, I had -3F on the east side of the city.............. 000ASUS41 KGYX 091305RWRGYXWEATHER ROUNDUP FOR MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME800 AM EST THU JAN 09 2014MEZ002-005-006-010-012-015-018-020-021-024-026-027-029-091400-MAINECITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKSPORTLAND CLEAR 10 2 69 SW3 30.46RSANFORD CLEAR 7 -4 61 SW7 30.46RBAR HARBOR CLEAR 16 7 67 W7 30.42RWISCASSET CLEAR 5 1 83 CALM 30.47RROCKLAND CLEAR 12 5 73 W10 30.45R WCI -1FRYEBURG MOCLDY 11 0 61 W6 30.42RLEWISTONAUBURN CLEAR -6 N/A N/A CALM 30.41RAUGUSTA CLEAR 8 1 73 SW5 30.42RWATERVILLE CLEAR 3 0 85 CALM N/ABANGOR PTCLDY 5 -1 76 S3 30.40RGREENVILLE N/A 11 1 64 VRB6 30.22RMILLINOCKET MOCLDY 11 2 67 SW5 30.33RHOULTON CLEAR 2 -3 80 S5 30.27RPRESQUE ISLE CLEAR 7 5 92 W7 30.25RFRENCHVILLE MOCLDY 3 -2 79 W13 30.17R WCI -14CARIBOU PTCLDY 3 -2 79 SW5 30.22R$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Odd pre-dawn bump in temp at my place. It was about -11 at 5 AM, then zero or a bit above by 6:45, and only a very few scattered clouds and little/no surface wind, though something must've mixed the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Dependzs on where one looks. CAR was -33 on Jan 2, BGR -26 (and -27 on 12/17.) Compared to my 16-yr records, Jan 1-4 were all -26 to -29, and 12/17 was -31. The Jan 2004 cold was remarkable for its maxima more than coldest mornings, with many locations challenging all time records for daily highs. Below are the lowest maxima at the Farmington COOP since records began in 1893: -11 12/30/1917 -11 1/9/68 -8 2/13/67 -8 1/14/2004 -6 1/19/1897 -6 12/26/80 -6 1/5/81 -6 1/15/2004 Well the Maine (esp interior) standard devs are a bit higher than down here. So I'm not surprised in any given year when you have a -25 day...or on the flip side have monster positives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Very true, and the farther north in Maine, the higher the sd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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