The unusually cold winter in the Upper Midwest has led to a notable buildup of ice on the Great Lakes. Lake Erie is usually the first to freeze over because it is shallower…
Category: Cold wave
Arctic poised to unleash another massive cold outbreak for Eastern US
Paul Dorian sends word that there’s a change brewing in the Arctic that may result in a massive and extended cold outbreak for the Northern hemisphere, much like what we…
Friday Funny – the certainty of global warming and warmer, er colder, winters
From the “children just won’t know what snow is” department and political cartoonist Rick McKee of the Augusta Chronicle. He drew this in 2014, but with all the scrambling by…
President Trump trolls the global warmers – hilarity ensues
For those who follow the cult-like world of Anthropogenic Global Warming promoters, this has to be the Tweet of the year. What’s fun about it, is not just the way…
The End of “The End of Winter”
Quip by Kip Hansen Happy New Year to All! and an end to the “End of Winter” madness of 2017.
The Polar Vortex Returns: Massive cold wave headed for Eastern half of US, Florida
We’ve been watching this for a few days, and the forecast seems to be solidifying. Dr. Ryan Maue has some of the latest projections for snow and cold in the…
103 year record cold low for New York City set
Added: 11/11 8:30AM PST See update below. Records were set over the past two days at Central Park, but the 144 Year old record still stands. Dr. Ryan Maue has…
'Exceedingly early frost' possible for U.S. Corn Belt next week
From NOAA’s Climate prediction Center: PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSION FOR MONTHLY OUTLOOK NWS CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 300 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2017 30-DAY OUTLOOK DISCUSSION FOR SEPTEMBER 2017…
Record breaking cold weather hits Australia’s south east
NO WONDER it was difficult getting out of bed this morning. If you’re desperate for days to get warmer, we have some good news. Benedict Brook@BenedictBrook From: news.com.au July 3,…
The Big Chill: All US states except Florida have subfreezing temperatures
We’ve known that the USA is in for a bi-coastal blast of cold air, snow, and heavy rains, but this map by Jesse Farrell shows just have much of the…
U.S average temperature 16°F – colder than any time last winter, and winter hasn't started yet!
If you think it is colder than you remember last year, your’e right. Winter hasn’t officially started yet, it begins on Wednesday, December 21st. But the numbers tell a cold…
NOAA forecasts major December cold blast for nearly all the USA
Dr. Roger Pielke Sr. Alerts me to this map from the NOAA Climate Prediction Center and says: Cannot recall last time I have seen such a cold anomaly forecast across…
Summer of 1816 in New Hampshire: A Tale of Two Freezes
Preface This web page was written in 2016 during the 200th anniversary of the Year without a Summer. It probably has a lot of company, it certainly does with many…
Freeze out in Northeast USA – temps in the teens overnight
During the “hottest year ever”, we had this yesterday for the opening day of Baseball in Pittsburgh between the Pirates and the Cardinals: Pittsburgh temps in mid-30s — warming into…
No April Fools Joke – Arctic blast for Northeast USA to give snow, 10's and 20's to New York, Boston
From Joe Bastardi at WeatherBell: Been warning anyone that will listen for over 2 weeks now about April 1-10. Check out GFS lows next Wednesday He adds: EURO [forecast model]…
Eastern U.S. record breaking cold and snow as seen from space
From NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center: NASA snaps picture of Eastern US in a record-breaking ‘freezer’ NASA’s Terra satellite captured an image of the snow-covered eastern U.S. that looks like the…
4 of the 5 Great Lakes about to freeze over
Corky Boyd writes: The latest NATICE graphics show Lake Erie totally covered with 9/10+ ice, Lakes Superior and Huron are nearly totally covered with 9/10+ and Ontario about 80% covered…
Cold kills: Summer no sweat for Aussies but winter freeze fatal
Australians are more likely to die during unseasonably cold winters than hotter than average summers, QUT research has found. From the Queensland University of Technology Across the country severe winters…
Arctic cold blast, freezing rain/snow expected for New Years Day
A blast of cold Arctic air is likely to be plunging all the way to Mexico by New Years Day Arctic air will move back into the central Plains, Great…
All 50 states have below freezing temperatures
Meteorologist Tim Buckley of WFMY-TV writes on Facebook: All 50 states have low temperatures BELOW freezing tonight. (Monday night) Yes, even Hawaii. Tall mountain peaks there regularly get below freezing,…
Winter comes a month early in Kazakhstan and other northern regions
David DuByne writes: Early Snows & Lost Grain Tonnage Central Asia Ural Mountains (Oct 03), USA Crop losses (Oct 11), Ukraine (Oct 22), Grain fields of Northern Kazakhstan snow and…
Given the cold water going into winter, the current “Ice Breaking Fleet” operating on the Great Lakes may be inadequate this year
A recent WUWT story notes the well below normal water temperature of the Great Lakes, some 6 degrees colder than last year. David DuByne writes, and a video follows: With…
The big chill comes early – record winter blast hits Northern Plains
Massive early cold wave – Nearly an inch of snow at Rapid City. This is the earliest recorded snowfall going back to 1888. Source: NOAA Mount Rushmore from NWS Rapid…
Claim: 'Arctic amplification' has actually reduced the risk of cold extremes in the Northern Hemisphere
From the University of Exeter Arctic warming linked to fewer European and US cold weather extremes, new study shows Climate change is unlikely to lead to more days of extreme…
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