Topic: Roadgeeks and Weatherfans (Read 90102 times)

Ian · « **Reply #125 on:** September 08, 2010, 08:08:52 PM »

Alright, I'm back in school. It's time for this heat to go away. I can't wait until it gets cold and starts snowing. Already have a winter job in mind, shoveling driveways with our family's ATV's that have plows!

jgb191 · « **Reply #126 on:** September 09, 2010, 12:47:41 PM »

Nearing the official end of summer, this is what we're looking at. Only about 3-5 degrees above normal for us, however the Heat Index on Monday could up as high as 116 degrees. It's probably going to stay like this much of this month.

agentsteel53 · « **Reply #127 on:** September 09, 2010, 01:08:22 PM »

here in sunny San Diego, it is 62 and overcast. I am loving this!

mightyace · « **Reply #128 on:** September 09, 2010, 05:20:48 PM »

It's 78 and overcast in the "Athens of the South" Don't miss the 90 degree temps at all.

nyratk1 · « **Reply #129 on:** September 09, 2010, 11:16:13 PM »

It's going to be in the low to mid 70s with night time lows in the mid to upper 50s here on LI the next week. Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice.

jgb191 · « **Reply #130 on:** October 14, 2010, 11:46:10 PM »

Autumn has announced its arrival here in South Texas. That cold front is making us pull out our coats....it's going to drop down to 61 degrees overnight tonight and only 86 for a high tomorrow. Then returning back to the mid 90s this weekend.

Scott5114 · « **Reply #131 on:** October 15, 2010, 10:14:33 PM »

Meanwhile, Oklahoma is doing that schizophrenic thing that passes for autumn or spring here. A week or so of highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s, then a few days of highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s, then back to 80s. Wheeeee.

algorerhythms · « **Reply #132 on:** October 15, 2010, 10:28:06 PM »

Quote from: Scott5114 on October 15, 2010, 10:14:33 PM

Meanwhile, Oklahoma is doing that schizophrenic thing that passes for autumn or spring here. A week or so of highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s, then a few days of highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s, then back to 80s. Wheeeee.

During this time of year, I get tired of checking the weather every day, and just split the difference by wearing a coat and shorts.

bugo · « **Reply #133 on:** October 16, 2010, 12:13:31 AM »

Quote from: Scott5114 on October 15, 2010, 10:14:33 PM

Meanwhile, Oklahoma is doing that schizophrenic thing that passes for autumn or spring here. A week or so of highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s, then a few days of highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s, then back to 80s. Wheeeee.

One thing that has been pretty steady in the last few weeks is the lack of rain. It's supposed to rain Monday, however.

Scott5114 · « **Reply #134 on:** October 17, 2010, 01:02:53 AM »

Maybe in Tulsa, but we got a pretty big thunderstorm a week or so ago. It knocked one of our Bally servers offline so we were doing handpays all night.

jgb191 · « **Reply #135 on:** October 24, 2010, 03:59:18 AM »

We're just a week away from the month of November and we still haven't escaped the heat yet. Looking at about 100 degrees on the 25th and 26th of October 2010, which puts us a good eleven degrees above normal for this time of the year. And still well in the triple-digits (100s) in the Falcon Lake area. With the humidity, our heat index will probably be approaching 110 degrees.

A cold front later this week may cool us back down to the low 90s on Thursday the 28th.

jgb191 · « **Reply #136 on:** November 12, 2010, 12:29:37 PM »

Our strongest cold front so far this season is expected to blast us hard, and will give us our first taste of Winter this weekend.

After enjoying 90 degrees today, it's going to plunge way down to 72 degrees on Saturday and then 68 on Sunday with on and off rain.

mightyace · « **Reply #137 on:** November 12, 2010, 12:57:58 PM »

^^^

As I've said before, you have a funny definition of winter. Our highs have been in the low 70s and are lows are in the low 40s with occasional frost in outlying areas.

agentsteel53 · « **Reply #138 on:** November 12, 2010, 01:07:01 PM »

Quote from: mightyace on November 12, 2010, 12:57:58 PM

^^^

As I've said before, you have a funny definition of winter. Our highs have been in the low 70s and are lows are in the low 40s with occasional frost in outlying areas.

that's not that much colder than here in San Diego. Up in the Sierras it's snowing ... now that's winter!

mightyace · « **Reply #139 on:** November 12, 2010, 01:28:17 PM »

^^^

Yes, the Sierras are one of the few locations in the world where snow is measured in feet not inches! (IIRC Norden and Truckee, CA see approximately 400 inches of snow per year!)

In the most recent issue of Trains magazine, they talk about the rotary snowplows (like a giant snow blower) and Jordan spreaders (basically heavy-duty plows on rails) that the Union Pacific uses to keep Donner Pass open in the winter.

If I'm not mistaken, Donner Pass is the requires the most effort to keep snow from closing it of any railroad pass in the western hemisphere.

algorerhythms · « **Reply #140 on:** November 12, 2010, 01:33:48 PM »

Current conditions where I am[url]

It's 25 right now, and supposed to go down to 15 tonight. The locals will surely be complaining about o frio.

jgb191 · « **Reply #141 on:** November 13, 2010, 02:18:51 AM »

Quote from: mightyace on November 12, 2010, 12:57:58 PM

As I've said before, you have a funny definition of winter.

What is the proper definition of winter then? Is there even a proper definition being that the climate is not uniform all around the planet Earth.

And as I've said before: Our normal weather pattern is different from everyone else's normal....it all depends on location.

mightyace · « **Reply #142 on:** November 13, 2010, 11:30:05 PM »

^^^

I'd consider your climate sub-tropical.

I look more at temperature than the calendar. Places like Antarctica have winter 365 days a year and some like Cairo don't have a winter and places like you are don't have much of one at all.

So, I guess it also depends on what your definition of winter.

Fine, call it whatever you want, but please don't complain about the "cold" when it isn't getting below 60 degrees where you are.

jgb191 · « **Reply #143 on:** November 14, 2010, 10:31:38 AM »

Alright, but only as long as no one complains about the "heat" when it gets to 90 degrees. Deal?

english si · « **Reply #144 on:** November 14, 2010, 11:12:29 AM »

It's hot when it gets to 75. 90 is entering boiling!

It's worth noting that Antarctica has 2 seasons - a warmer one and a colder one. Both are freezing cold, but the warmer one is 'summer'.

Likewise Britain has 4 distinct seasons (and the joke is that you might get all in one day) - Spring and Autumn aren't massively different weather-wise though. Yet Britain isn't that variable temperature wise.

jgb191 · « **Reply #145 on:** November 14, 2010, 05:45:21 PM »

Quote from: english si on November 14, 2010, 11:12:29 AM

It's hot when it gets to 75. 90 is entering boiling!

Oh you would love our winters then: Average highs ranging from 70 to 84 degrees in South Texas. lol Even better for us: this winter season is expected to be well above average! Probably will make a number of rounds to the beach and golf course during that time.

In the South Beach area, their winters sees average highs in the 75-80 range in Miami. The Valley of the Sun area range 65-80 on average in Phoenix.

mightyace · « **Reply #146 on:** November 14, 2010, 09:15:57 PM »

Quote from: jgb191 on November 14, 2010, 10:31:38 AM

Alright, but only as long as no one complains about the "heat" when it gets to 90 degrees. Deal?

Deal.

jgb191 · « **Reply #147 on:** November 16, 2010, 01:15:59 AM »

Returning to normal, looking at mid 80s this week and lows in the upper 50s. And foggy conditions are going to disrupt travel across South Texas tonight and tomorrow night.

jgb191 · « **Reply #148 on:** November 20, 2010, 11:09:33 PM »

More of the same weather heading into Thanksgiving. Just can't ask for better weather than this (except just a little warmer).

jgb191 · « **Reply #149 on:** November 22, 2010, 01:08:03 AM »

We're looking at 92 degrees on Thanksgiving Day, which is seven degrees short of a record which stands at 99 degrees set in 2005.

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