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Coldest Windchill ever recorded in US at minus 108 degrees F, says report.

Well **** that
 
multivita-man said:
I question it only because I'm not sure how they measured it but suffice it to say, it must have been one hell of a wind. That record was broken in the late 1990s by a cyclonic storm in Australia (where else? lol).
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Interesting, because I do remember back-in-the-day hearing of thermometers & wind vanes that broke or weren't capable of recording past certain limits. I assume modern technology has rectified this.
 
Elmo said:
I grew up in NH and hiked Mt Washington many times. It's a wonderful place in the summer, but can be dangerous in winter storms. Every now and then we'd hear about experienced mountaineers, who'd climbed really big peaks all around the world, who underestimate it and end up in need of rescue.
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Yeah, Mt. Washington seems to be one of the trickier places to hike, even though it's not the tallest or rockiest mountain in the US. The atmospheric conditions can change dramatically, similar to Mt. Hood in Oregon. Obviously, all major peaks have to be reckoned with, but those two stand out.
 
BirdinHand said:
Yep. The jet stream had another weird anomaly a few months ago that brought extreme cold to the northern Midwest.
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Unintuitively, a warming world makes this happen more often. Right wingers think this is evidence against global warming, because they are simple people who have simple expectations from a complex system. See post #2.
 
multivita-man said:
I actually went up there as a kid. The hairpin curves scared the shit outta me on the ride up, lol. I don't recall since it's been so many years ago, but apparently depending on weather conditions, you can see the reflected light of the Atlantic Ocean some 85-100 miles away, which is kind of a cool thought.
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That actually sounds like a blast, to be honest. I'm enamored of extreme environments.
 
PoS said:
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If you were paying any attention to scientists decades ago, the prediction was more extreme events, both hot AND cold. Hurricanes, droughts, fires, and blizzards. This was confusing to idiots, so they changed the name from "Global Warming" to "Climate Change" to be clearer about expected results.

You've had plenty of time to figure this out, so I'm going to assume your ignorance is willful.
 
 
Deuce said:
Well **** that
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Chomsky said:
economictimes.indiatimes.com

Coldest Windchill ever recorded in US at minus 108 degrees F, says report. Check Saturday forecast

The US has recorded coldest ever Windchill at minus 108 F, according to reports.
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Some in the Northeast may have noted it's a bit nippy, this morning. They're right!

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A new national record low wind-chill was hit at Mt. Washington, N.H - Minus 108 degrees Fahrenheit! (-108F)

This was the result of -47 degree Fahrenheit temps accompanied by a 97 MPH wind. There are reports of 127 MPH wind gusts.

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No matter how you cut it, that's cold! Really cold! And windy! I have no idea how they stay warm in the observatory atop the mountain. And I pity the poor soul that might have to venture outdoors.
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Heres video:

 
Threegoofs said:
Heres video:

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Thanks.

If I had that earlier, I would added it to thread in a supplemental post directly after the OP.

I still wondering if the observatory is currently manned?
 
PoS said:
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Of course, you don't realize that global warming means the AVERAGE world temp is rising and the model states that it causes greater swings in low and high temp. Thus, having super cold record temp is 100% consistent with global warming. That's why India had record high temp last summer.
 
Coldest Windchill ever recorded in US at minus 108 degrees F, says report.
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Is he/she related to Winston Churchill?
 
Chomsky said:
economictimes.indiatimes.com

Coldest Windchill ever recorded in US at minus 108 degrees F, says report. Check Saturday forecast

The US has recorded coldest ever Windchill at minus 108 F, according to reports.
economictimes.indiatimes.com economictimes.indiatimes.com




--

Some in the Northeast may have noted it's a bit nippy, this morning. They're right!

--

A new national record low wind-chill was hit at Mt. Washington, N.H - Minus 108 degrees Fahrenheit! (-108F)

This was the result of -47 degree Fahrenheit temps accompanied by a 97 MPH wind. There are reports of 127 MPH wind gusts.

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No matter how you cut it, that's cold! Really cold! And windy! I have no idea how they stay warm in the observatory atop the mountain. And I pity the poor soul that might have to venture outdoors.
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I'm gettin' frostbite just reading about this!
 
Chomsky said:
That wind number (231 MPH), if accurate, is amazing.

I remember reading Jack Kerouac worked as a fire-spotter on Mt. Washington at a point in his life. I wonder if the Observatory is manned year-round? How would one stay safe & warm atop that damn peak?
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Year round.
It has the world's worst weather.
There was a team that would broadcast daily weather reports from there.

Marty on the Mountain

 
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