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Pattern Outside of the SE thread

Brent said:
No words. Denver is in the 60s and I was an hour and a half away 😲 that was insane it started to snow as I approached too

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The Denver area has the most variable weather in the country and its not even close. I roll my eyes when anyone in Alabama says it.
 
crecre9 said:
The Denver area has the most variable weather in the country and its not even close. I roll my eyes when anyone in Alabama says it.
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You’re right. If you look at their average temperatures, it’s really not as low as you would expect with the amount of snow they average. I think the lowest average highs are in the lower 40s. It’s literally because they’re so many days that will be near 60 one day and then near 20 the next. Also it’s interesting how shallow those Arctic airmasses can get there. One time about 15 years ago I was on a business trip there and the temperature in town was in the single digits in the early afternoon, while at the ski resorts just to the west of town had temperatures in the upper 20s
 
Chazwin said:
You’re right. If you look at their average temperatures, it’s really not as low as you would expect with the amount of snow they average. I think the lowest average highs are in the lower 40s. It’s literally because they’re so many days that will be near 60 one day and then near 20 the next. Also it’s interesting how shallow those Arctic airmasses can get there. One time about 15 years ago I was on a business trip there and the temperature in town was in the single digits in the early afternoon, while at the ski resorts just to the west of town had temperatures in the upper 20s
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Yeah Denver hit 66 and I saw 24 on my car where I took that picture. Literally as soon as you drove away conditions rapidly changed. Elevation is everything they were twice as high as Denver
 
Brent said:
No words. Denver is in the 60s and I was an hour and a half away 😲 that was insane it started to snow as I approached too

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Yeah man. When I ski’d Breckinridge in the late 2000’s a couple times I remember driving from Denver and it being sunny skies but when I hit that first tunnel in the mountains and got to the other side of the pass it was blowing snow and freezing cold. That place is wild.
 
Jimmy Hypocracy said:
Yeah man. When I ski’d Breckinridge in the late 2000’s a couple times I remember driving from Denver and it being sunny skies but when I hit that first tunnel in the mountains and got to the other side of the pass it was blowing snow and freezing cold. That place is wild.
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It's just crazy to me that you can drive barely an hour down the interstate and get your snow fix here if Denver ever has a snowless streak or something or like this trip where the only snow from Friday is a dirty pile now 🤣 I mean there was so much snow at Loveland you could barely walk on it. I didn't even see that yesterday in the national park 2-3k feet lower

Heck I might do this trip again next winter way earlier and just get it over with 🤣
 
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Looking ahead what are the implications of a strong La Niña for next winter? I like to think the Midwest fairs better but with these global ocean temps who knows.


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ATLwxfan said:
Looking ahead what are the implications of a strong La Niña for next winter? I like to think the Midwest fairs better but with these global ocean temps who knows.


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More cold and more snow in Niñas here! This was still the worsts winter out of 4 for me! Even with the 10 day stretch of amazing snow, my first 3 winters here were great , with 50-60”+ all 3 winters! Think I’m holding at about 30” now and set all time winter record highs in a lot of Iowa today! (D-F)
 
Tarheel1 said:
More cold and more snow in Niñas here! This was still the worsts winter out of 4 for me! Even with the 10 day stretch of amazing snow, my first 3 winters here were great , with 50-60”+ all 3 winters! Think I’m holding at about 30” now and set all time winter record highs in a lot of Iowa today! (D-F)
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Tornado sirens here in Naperville in February - wild. Last year was a strong nina and relatively snowless in Chicago. I hope that was a fluke.


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ATLwxfan said:
Tornado sirens here in Naperville in February - wild. Last year was a strong nina and relatively snowless in Chicago. I hope that was a fluke.


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I've looked here and I can't find any examples of going 3 years with as little snow as we've had the last two here so I mean... I would assume things cant get any worse 🤣 there have been several back to back winters so thats not unheard of

I mean apparently today Tulsa set the longest stretch of 70+ degree highs on record in the winter so the bar is pretty low at this point
 
Brent said:
I've looked here and I can't find any examples of going 3 years with as little snow as we've had the last two here so I mean... I would assume things cant get any worse there have been several back to back winters so thats not unheard of

I mean apparently today Tulsa set the longest stretch of 70+ degree highs on record in the winter so the bar is pretty low at this point
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I swear I moved north and brought the climate with me.


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ATLwxfan said:
I swear I moved north and brought the climate with me.


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Lol i'm feeling the same way here tbh. I mean the first winter I was here was good(mostly one storm in February but at least we had something in February) last two winters ugh have been no better than I saw in Dallas or Alabama even as a kid

But with our climo I'm sure it's only a matter of time til we flip back... Even 21-22 had a foot here
 
ATLwxfan said:
Tornado sirens here in Naperville in February - wild. Last year was a strong nina and relatively snowless in Chicago. I hope that was a fluke.


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Just from reading some of the Lakes Ohio Valley thread at the other place, Chicago is usually the battleground for frozen and rain on most storms.
I’ve been missed S and East by a few winter storms, last year with MSP getting about 100”, was the only time I was missed North quite a bit! I’m in a good spot usually, most of the times N of HWY 20 is the snow line and I happen to be about 3-4 miles north of that!
 
It won’t verify but man the 18z GFS had a ripper for me and [mention]Tarheel1 [/mention]at the end of the run.


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Woohoo!!! Winter Storm Watch for my location!! They are "calling" for 6-13 inches of snow! I'll believe it when I see it! Cross your fingers, Downeast coastal Maine has had a crappy winter and this much snow would be amazing! (Just ignore the part about the wind gusts 50mph or more 🙄😲)
 
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NAM in good agreement! I want a tornado pic! 7B8DDBCA-5184-4C7D-8B53-FBB606A8864B.png
 
Well at least the forecast looks better after the 4th. Been horrible the last few days. Beryl might help prolong it a bit Screenshot_2024-07-02-17-45-25-85_55512d393877b6a311500cc328460e87.jpg
 
I’m waiting for confirmation, but it appears that Las Vegas has set a new alltime record high today of at least 118 F! This would beat 117, which had been hit five times. Records go back to 1937.

Models are calling for more very hot days much of the upcoming work-week.

With a RH of a mere 3%/dewpoint of 16, the LV heat index is only ~106. Here in SE GA, whereas the hottest it has been so far this summer has been “only” in the upper 90s, the highest HI has been ~110!
 
Las Vegas didn’t just hit 118. They hit 120!

LAS VEGAS FAIR 118 17 3 NW7G20 29.75F 6HR MIN TEMP: 107; 6HR MAX TEMP: 120

That beats their old all-time high by 3! Records go back to 1937.

 
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Las Vegas didn’t just hit 118. They hit 120!

LAS VEGAS FAIR 118 17 3 NW7G20 29.75F 6HR MIN TEMP: 107; 6HR MAX TEMP: 120

That beats their old all-time high by 3! Records go back to 1937.

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Saw that, THAT'S impressive. Here's Death Valley this week. Highest all time verified temp is 130, the 1913 134 is being questioned. This is rarified air.
 

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Iceagewhereartthou said:
Saw that, THAT'S impressive. Here's Death Valley this week. Highest all time verified temp is 130, the 1913 134 is being questioned. This is rarified air.
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LV may not get back to 120, but look at all of the heat still to come this week:

LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING LAS VEGAS, NORTH LAS VEGAS, HENDERSON,
AND BOULDER CITY
300 AM PDT MON JUL 8 2024

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

TODAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 110 TO 114 ON THE WEST SIDE
114 TO 117 ON
THE EAST SIDE. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 84 TO 88 ON THE WEST SIDE
AROUND 90 ON
THE EAST SIDE. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY...SUNNY, HAZE. HIGHS 113 TO 117 ON THE WEST SIDE 116 TO 119 ON THE EAST SIDE. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 85 TO 88 ON THE WEST SIDE
AROUND 90 ON THE EAST SIDE. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 113 TO 117 ON THE WEST SIDE
AROUND 118 ON THE EAST SIDE. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 86 TO 89 ON
THE WEST SIDE...AROUND 90 ON THE EAST SIDE. HIGHS 112 TO 117 ON
THE WEST SIDE...116 TO 119 ON THE EAST SIDE.
 
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