reader “agimarc” writes: As with the Lower 48 states, spring is late and cold here in central Alaska. Fairbanks reported a record low of 2 degrees F above zero Sunday, breaking the previous record of 8 from 1924.
Here in Anchorage, looks like we are around 3 – 4 weeks late with ice of local lakes and snow off the ground. Winter was not particularly hard, but it all changed with a very cold April. And at this point it does not appear things will be warming up soon. So much for manmade global warming due to carbon dioxide emissions.![usak_yestlows_i5_points[1]](http://wattsupwiththat.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/usak_yestlows_i5_points1.png?quality=75)
Story here: http://www.adn.com/2013/04/29/2883299/interior-alaska-sees-record-breaking.html
Yes, have a look at the image at right.
Here is a complete list of record lows for Alaska in the past 7 days, 996 new record lows were set (click low temp and details tab):
http://wx.hamweather.com/maps/climate/records/7day/usak.html?cat=maxtemp,mintemp,snow,lowmax,highmin,
And the cold is now creeping into the USA, look at the difference between Denver and Kansas City:
Expect a whole new crop of record lows for the USA, and some serious issues to develop with agriculture in the nation’s breadbasket as a result.
This in contrast to last year at this time of 49% of the corn crop planted and the five year average of 31%
The Weather Channel picked the wrong year to name winter storms, the snow and cold may be their Achilles Heel (h/t to Steve Goddard):
Winter Storm Achilles: Snow and Cold Kick Off May | Weather Underground
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steveta_uk @ur momisugly 11:52 am
Yes , that is correct . Citing temperatures as being either above or below zero is an American thing . Most people over here also refer to a water heater as a ” hot water heater ” and call a safe deposit box a ” safety deposit box ” even when they should know better . It’s one of my pet peeves .
@steveta_uk
I lived in Fairbanks for several years from 1969 to 1972. One winter, the low in Fairbanks for a week or more was 60F below zero and the high was around 45F below zero. When the temperature gets above zero, it is usually reported that way until the summer. I think that it makes you feel warmer when it is above zero. The bottom can also drop out. One day in late October, the temperature may be running above zero and the next day, it is minus 30.
Degrees Celsius = (Degrees Fahrenheit – 32) multiplied by 5 then divided by 9.
I rather liked this explanation:
http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/drboli/2013/04/24/from-dr-bolis-encyclopedia-of-misinformation-67/
And I was feeling really good after finishing my article “Mons Graupius Revealed” and sitting down with a nice whisky …
But it has been a glorious day here in Scotland … first day we could really go out in shirt sleeves!
This reminds me of a post by Willis back in March. Well worth a read.
Alaska, the canary in the coal mine of global warming.
Kevin Kilty: “Many years ago I did a spectral analysis of annual temperature for the USGS”
… I just love it when people talk dirty!
But seriously, that sounds interesting. Did you look at longer period and what conclusions did you come to?
+2 F = -16 C
Check out the Nenana Ice Classic
still over 47 in. THICK
http://www.nenanaakiceclassic.com/ice.htm
http://www.nenanaakiceclassic.com/Breakup%20Log.html
Steveta-uk
Water freezes at 32F or 0C so 2F means 30 degrees of frost , so it was pretty damn cold
John
Check out the USDA “Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin”. Much of the US is already behind in agricultural “growing degree days” as a result of the cold weather. Now the global warming fear mongers will see how plants (and therefor food) actually prefer warmer weather. They should not fear the cold, not the warmth.
http://www.usda.gov/oce/weather/pubs/Weekly/Wwcb/wwcb.pdf (page 11)
Mispost above…that should be “They should fear the cold, not the warmth”
blunderbunny says:
May 1, 2013 at 11:43 am
Still cold here in the UK. Spring is just limping over the line here in the south, but further north the trees are not really playing ball. Spring is definitely late……
Too right. My onions have only just gone in and my main crop seed potatoes are still waiting. Still, at least I haven’t had a frost to destroy my plum crop (as happened last year) … yet.
Oh, and mpainter, don’t forget, -40C = -40F (= 233.15K).
This cold spring will have a big effect on moose (no leaves yet), bears (many still in hibernation losing fat reserves), migratory birds (many species still haven’t arrived), and me; I’m down to the last of the firewood I cut for this winter.
Leave it to the “Weather Underground” to perpetuate the inane storm practice of naming storms. I’m so glad I dumped them and TWC two years ago for my weather information…
It’s 81 F in Oklahoma City and they already started reporting heat indexes (currently 82 F).
But, in the panhandle area of OK, the temp is already down into the 40’s with wind chills into the low 30’s. We have a freeze watch for tonight with chance of sleet/snow. Gees…. I sure would like some spring before we jump into the 90-100s.
It’s weather. I just came back from skiing in Banff, Alberta and it was 10 below C and snowing hard. By the time I got to Red Deer it was plus 4 C with a forecast for plus 24 C in Calgary this weekend. Lots of WEATHER. All normal for this part of the world.
In Saskatchewan the South east corner was buried in 20 cm to 30 cm of snow with more on the way, http://www.leaderpost.com/news/regina/Saskatchewan+another+snow+filled+storm/8318270/story.html
there were thousands of hectares on fire in the south west corner http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2013/04/28/sk-fire-grasslands-national-park.html
and there was flooding in the central areas due to high temperatures after a late cold spring http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2013/04/29/sk-radisson-maidstone-declare-states-emergency-130429.html
For those who aren’t familiar with the “English” system of measurement (even though it is the USA that still uses it):
degrees F to degrees C
C=(5*(F-32))/9
Some reference points:
100°C = 212°F
0°C=32°F
-40°C= -40°F
…but it’s consistent with
snark……..
Five years ago must have really been the dark ages of climate science….
…they got it so wrong
just look at how much it has improved
No surprise, as this is what is leftover from Asia’s winter!!! For a broader explanation see the last entry (about 30 minutes) on the Media page here:
http://www.colderside.com/Colderside/Media.html
I would love to see Sarah Palin tell Tina Fey: “Hey come on up – now you can WALK to Russia from my house!
I have always known cold weather as measured in degrees above or below “freezing point”. This works for degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit, and tells you whether you need to look out for black ice when driving.
Unprecedented!
Just imagine if it were record warmth instead. It would be trumpeted to the high heavens as “further proof” of the manmade climate disaster awaiting us if we don’t act now.