expect coldest Jan. 1 since 1963
December 27th, 2017 at 1:21:03 AM permalink | |
odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 153 Posts: 5032 | the prediction from the Capital Weather Gang, see link; that would be for the east coast at least the climate change folks hate it if we mock their views when we get especially cold weather, but I can't help but note that they crow about it when there is the opposite thing going on https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/12/26/pm-update-even-colder-tonight-through-tomorrow-and-maybe-some-morning-snowflakes/?utm_term=.f7bb1c2808ad I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
December 27th, 2017 at 6:54:24 AM permalink | |
ChesterDog Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 0 Posts: 64 |
This suggests the idea for a nice bet--will the average temperature in New York City in 2018 be above or below the NYC's historical average temperature? We can post a day-by-day tally. By the way, the human-caused-climate-change deniers will take an early lead starting next week. |
December 27th, 2017 at 6:57:59 AM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 |
The problem starts in that you have no static place that the temp has been taken for the long term. Any city will have a different temp than the nearby airport. The President is a fink. |
December 27th, 2017 at 7:12:10 AM permalink | |
ChesterDog Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 0 Posts: 64 |
Yes. The temperature in Central Park would be a good historical standard. Here's a link: http://www.weather.gov/okx/centralparkhistorical. |
December 27th, 2017 at 10:35:09 AM permalink | |
SOOPOO Member since: Feb 19, 2014 Threads: 22 Posts: 4138 | Here in balmy Buffalo we are not supposed to hit 20 F for the next 8 days, with 2 of the days having a high under 10 F. Luckily for me the day of the outdoor hockey game will be one of the warmer ones at 18 F....... |
December 27th, 2017 at 10:57:00 AM permalink | |
DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4923 |
My father-in-law lives in northern Montana and the last five days have not been above 0 degrees and the next 5 days are also going to be highs below 0. At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |
December 27th, 2017 at 11:33:09 AM permalink | |
odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 153 Posts: 5032 |
I don't think I could forgive myself for betting on the weather. And I think most of the "deniers" concede the climate is changing, but dispute how much of it is caused by man. So it might be slightly +ev to bet on increase in any given future year, and it might be -ev to bet so on a year starting out like 2018 - don't know. I never underestimate the potential of man's impact, just the stone-age variety on megafauna is awesome enough. I see a lot of BS being presented on both sides, things like claiming skepticism doesn't belong in Science when it is practically the foundation of it. I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
December 27th, 2017 at 12:01:28 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | In W MI it's 3 above zero right now at 3pm. I hate it when it's this cold. Got the oil heater in my office cranked up to full. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
December 27th, 2017 at 12:19:08 PM permalink | |
petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 | It's 71 here at 1:15, predicting Phoenix might be 80 on Friday. The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW |
December 27th, 2017 at 1:36:48 PM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 |
Is Algore speaking at a GW rally there this week? The President is a fink. |