Posted on 02/04/2023 9:50:18 PM PST by Olog-hai
The Arctic air that descended on the Northeast on Saturday brought dangerously cold sub-zero temperatures and wind chills to the region, including a record-setting wind chill of –108°F (–78°C) on the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire.
Temperatures got so low that authorities in Massachusetts took the unusual step of keeping the South Station transit hub open overnight so homeless people had a safe place to sleep. Several cities in the Northeast set or tied record low temperatures for the date, while the high winds brought down a tree branch on a car in western Massachusetts killing an infant.
“I can’t remember it being this cold, not since 2015,” said Gin Koo, 36, wrapped up in three shirts and a down jacket, as well as a hat and a hood, as he walked his Boston terrier, Bee, in Boston on Saturday morning. Even Bee, wrapped in a doggie coat, shivered. “I wouldn’t go out if I didn’t have to.”
Paul Butler, 45, who has been homeless since he was evicted in December 2021, took shelter in South Station.
“This is the coldest I ever, ever remember, and I worked the door at a bunch of clubs for 15 years,” said the former Marine. […]
The Mount Washington Observatory at the peak of the Northeast’s highest mountain, famous for its extreme weather conditions, also recorded an actual temperature of –47°F (–44°C), tying an observatory record set in 1934 and a wind gust of 127 mph (204 kmh).
Across the rest of the region, wind chills — the combined effect of wind and cold air on exposed skin — dropped to as low as –45°F to –50°F (–43°C to –45°C), the National Weather Service reported. …
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Lol
Same here.
damn... -20 is the lowest i ever saw here, but it lasted almost a week
stay warm
We grew up listening to Marty engstrom who worked atop Mt Washington for a long time. His voice and thick accent were a staple every day as we got the weather report from atop the mountain. I remember hearing his voice on the bus radio.check out one of his videos on youtube- once you hear his voice, youll likely never forget it lol.
yup,me too, my cabin was built in 1850...
The best was hearing some “weather observer” clown being interviewed that this is indeed global warming because it has caused the jet stream to bring cold arctic air further south and we are only going to see more of this if we “do not address climate change.”
So yep. More confirmation global warming causes colder weather....
This is not news, Mt Washington historically has the most extreme weather on the planet. Breaking records is the norm.
Could be.
Parts of Antarctica get –155°F wind chills, so there is some competition.
One Christmas I was able to come home and my sister and I went skiing when it was -20. We were used to most of January being below zero growing up, so we barely noticed it.
you have a stronger constitution than i do... 8^)
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