Near-record cold possible in Fairbanks on Friday (global warming?)

Fairbanks daily news ^ | 11.19.09 | Julie Stricker

[MrPiper]

While record low temperatures were recorded elsewhere in Interior Alaska, Fairbanks has been an island of relative warmth. That could end tonight or Friday as the low clouds and flurries that have blanketed the area move out, according to the National Weather Service.

Lows could drop to 35 below zero Friday night, according to Allura Weimer, hydrological meteorological technician at the National Weather Service. Normal temperatures range from 9 above to 9 below zero. The record low for Thursday is 33 below zero, set in 1969.

[MrPiper]

Goes on to say: "Bettles’ low of 45 below on Tuesday broke the previous record low on that date of 42 below, which was set in 1952"

I can't imagine cold like that.

[Nervous Tick]

Why do you think they switched the meme from “global warming” to “climate change”?

Now, ANY temperature swing can be used to prove that your hummer is killing Gaia.

They’re disgusting, evil, lying, cheating scum... but they DO learn.

[cranked]

Memo Gore please, kkthx.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***The record low for Thursday is 33 below zero, set in 1969.***

I was there at the USAF base that month! The crew chief on our KC-135 stayed drunk the entire time and on the night before we left was complaining about not getting to see the northern lights. I told him...”Well, look up!”

[j_tull]

They don’t call it Global Warming anymore. They call it Climate Change. We suck, (or actually blow since our breath is now a legal pollutant) no matter what the raw data indicate.

[Eye of Unk]

I just spent the last 4 days rebuilding my water distribution system for a concrete batch plant, water meters, valves. big 3” supply lines, all froze solid earlier this week, the temps have been -15 to -23 this last 4 days or so.

Fairbanks is 300 miles up the road from me.

[MrPiper]

the temps have been -15 to -23 this last 4 days or so.

For us southern folk, what kind of oil do you use in common vehicle engines??

PS, I was born in Fairbanks, but moved as a young age.

[leapfrog0202]

You plug the engines in at night and it keeps them just warm enough to start in the a.m.

My daughter and son-in-law live in North Pole which is just outside Fairbanks and they get it much colder than what was mentioned, likely because they’re outside the city and no near other homes. They actually heat their garage as well as plugging in their vehicles.

[aklurker]

I've lived in Fairbanks since 1990 35 below isn't all that bad for a few days, it's when you get 2 weeks of -30 or lower that really starts to make you think: “Why the F do I live up here lol”. Then it warms up to -10 or -15 and then it's all good again. It's a dry cold, so down to -20 F we still do stuff outside & enjoy it.

Spring xcountry skiing is exceptional here, & the summers are also pretty great: Again dry air so low humidity and temps in 70’s

Anyways, I hope the cold spell doesn't last too long and we get back above -20.

[MrPiper]

My dad told me a story about a young GI that keep a bottle of VODKA under the seat of his car. He was not from Alaska and one day, took a drink of it after a -50'F night. He was in the hospital and my dad did not know if he survived.

Could this be true?

[depressed in 06]

Didn’t DumBO go thru there twice last week, talk about the witch’s tit.

[dr_lew]

I can't imagine cold like that.

In the last twenty years we've had several cold snaps into the twenties below here in the Chicago suburbs. The furnace runs for half an hour then shuts off for two minutes before running again. The walls of the house seem to radiate cold and offer no more protection than cardboard. It's what I call "scary cold".

[dr_lew]

Here's the "raw" MODIS AQUA view of Fairbanks (in the blue circle ) at 1:55 PM today, 11/19/09 .

[Eye of Unk]

Here in Wasilla there is an extraordinary amount of “newcomers” that are getting a taste of an Alaska winter, I used to live in Fairbanks, the people there know how to adapt.

However down here in the Valley just a short drive north of Anchorage I see and hear a lot about people that escaped from the lower 49 for whatever reason and here they are in our long Arctic winter, they know nothing about studded tires, having a good battery and a tuned engine, synthetic oils and greases, and how to keep the proper freezing level of coolant.

They creep along down the highway just barely in control and are the major causes of accidents, and to further my rant they are also out of work and are sitting at intersections begging for a job.

Its kinda sad, Alaska has so much to offer but most people just cannot survive the first winter.