Arctic Hounds Unleashed: Long Duration Late January/Early February Cold Snap

[JACKASS]

Not very many neighbors out enjoying the weather today.

Only ones out were clearing their driveways and even then, quickly returned to their warm houses.

[JACKASS]

3 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Dead on goose 

Got 4 degrees here.

[Damage In Tolland]

21 minutes ago, JACKASS said:

Got 4 degrees here.

Down to -0.3

Thinking -6 ish for the low 

[ChangeofSeasonsWX]

It doesn't compare to the likes of Valentines Day 2016 or Feb 2023. We just don't see temperatures like that very often in this area. In the past 35 years PVD has gotten below -5F only three times. 01/16/04, 02/14/16 and 02/04/23. Overall it is a rare event and there are many winters where it doesn't even get down to zero. Hence why we are now in USDA Hardiness Zone 7A. 

[mreaves]

3 hours ago, Roger Smith said:

I would predict airports will drop to -5 to -10 F range, rural areas of eastern New England -12 to -16 and western New England -18 to -23 F. Saranac Lake NY could be close to -40. Setting records will depend on whether any given location had records in 1934 or not.  An all-time record low of -52 (from memory, not entirely sure) was set at Saranac Lake or Lake Placid on Feb 9, 1934. But that was under a 1050 mb arctic high. I just looked it up and BOS has a record on 9th of -12 set in 1934. The record high of 66 was set in 1933! Providence has a record low of -9F (1934 also) but Worcester is -10 from 1963. Hartford is -13 set 1967. Both Hartford and Worcester have older record highs than 1934 so either they didn't drop as much, or were temporarily shut down. Even Central Park NYC dropped to -15, and downtown Toronto had -21 F. 

(note added later, these 1934 lows quoted above were actually midnight lows on the way down to colder readings the next day, I was mistakenly assuming Sunday was the 9th but it's really the 8th ... that probably explains why ORH and BDL did not have 1934 record lows for the 8th but I'll check when they show up on climate reports what all four locations set as records on the 9th). 

If Saranac Lake hits -40 tonight, I’ll go there and shovel @WxWatcher007driveway I after the next snowstorm greater than 6”. 

[CT Valley Snowman]

Cold at 3 here with a breeze but the wind is not too crazy at the moment.  

[WxWatcher007]

3 minutes ago, mreaves said:

If Saranac Lake hits -40 tonight, I’ll go there and shovel @WxWatcher007driveway I after the next snowstorm greater than 6”. 

Zero chance of -40 at SLK. When we get that cold again you’ll see it coming from a mile away.

1 hour ago, dendrite said:

Man somehow Watertown is a rad pit despite being next to Lake Ontario. Went calm and down to -18

Watertown is one of my favorite winter places.

[Rjay]

3 hours ago, Roger Smith said:

I would predict airports will drop to -5 to -10 F range, rural areas of eastern New England -12 to -16 and western New England -18 to -23 F. Saranac Lake NY could be close to -40. Setting records will depend on whether any given location had records in 1934 or not.  An all-time record low of -52 (from memory, not entirely sure) was set at Saranac Lake or Lake Placid on Feb 9, 1934. But that was under a 1050 mb arctic high. I just looked it up and BOS has a record on 9th of -12 set in 1934. The record high of 66 was set in 1933! Providence has a record low of -9F (1934 also) but Worcester is -10 from 1963. Hartford is -13 set 1967. Both Hartford and Worcester have older record highs than 1934 so either they didn't drop as much, or were temporarily shut down. Even Central Park NYC dropped to -15, and downtown Toronto had -21 F. 

(note added later, these 1934 lows quoted above were actually midnight lows on the way down to colder readings the next day, I was mistakenly assuming Sunday was the 9th but it's really the 8th ... that probably explains why ORH and BDL did not have 1934 record lows for the 8th but I'll check when they show up on climate reports what all four locations set as records on the 9th). 

Pretty sure that -52 is from Old Forge

[mreaves]

21 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said:

Zero chance of -40 at SLK. When we get that cold again you’ll see it coming from a mile away.

Why do you think I said I would shovel your driveway?  I wouldn’t make that statement if I actually thought I would end up having to shovel!

[FXWX]

1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Down to -0.3

Thinking -6 ish for the low 

-3 here

[metagraphica]

3/-8 with the wind roaring in the trees. F00king cold.  

[WxWatcher007]

1 hour ago, mreaves said:

Why do you think I said I would shovel your driveway?  I wouldn’t make that statement if I actually thought I would end up having to shovel!

I know  I was trying to agree with you that shoveling wasn’t happening!

-10.3° up there at the house right now. Very cold first day of the winter carnival.

[metagraphica]

4 degrees with 31mph winds.  OUCH cold.

[CCHurricane]

In over +100 years (since 1918), Boston is looking to make a run at the longest stretch (19-days) where day-time highs failed to break above 34°F (currently at 16).

Impressive stuff to not have a few days pop into the 40's, while also considering the potentially warm-biased Logan readings vs. history. 

[WxWatcher007]

22 minutes ago, CCHurricane said:

In over +100 years (since 1918), Boston is looking to make a run at the longest stretch (19-days) where day-time highs failed to break above 34°F (currently at 16).

Impressive stuff to not have a few days pop into the 40's, while also considering the potentially warm-biased Logan readings vs. history. 

Love the stats that you share. Thanks for posting. 

[40/70 Benchmark]

3.4

[ineedsnow]

-4