Transcriber Weather

[Michael]

I saw some cherry blossoms a couple of weeks ago, and we have snow drops and some kinds of yellow daisies already in bloom. With the month of December being 1.6C above normal, and the last two weeks being about 2.5C above normal, it's not surprising.

[Morgan]

Hope you weren't expecting fruit from those cherry blossoms. It is a cruel trick when the blossoms set and a freeze comes. It was a bad year for the Georgia peach last year. Good news- if you do manage to get a few, they are usually the best there is to be. Happy New Year!

[Randi]

I got peaches here in Pennsylvania at the farmer's market last summer.
They tasted pretty good to me

[Michael]

We had a pretty normal year temperature wise, but we had only 65% of the normal precipitation.

The normal annual maximum temperature is 31.8.
The highest temperature for Fernwood in 2023 was 32.1.

The normal annual mean temperature is 11.0.
The mean temperature for Fernwood in 2023 was 11.2.

The normal annual minimum temperature is -5.6.
The lowest temperature for Fernwood in 2023 was -5.9.

The normal amount of precipitation is 649.9 mm.
The total precipitation for Fernwood in 2023 was 422.2 mm.

The normal number of days with precipitation is 163.
The number of days with precipitation for Fernwood in 2023 was 146.

[pommystuart]

I got peaches here in Pennsylvania at the farmer's market last summer.
They tasted pretty good to me

My wife has the skin like a peach.
Have you ever felt the skin of a 75 yo peach? (Just joking)

[Caro]

From the BBC:



The Met Office has warned people to stay away from the water as strong waves batter the coastline in southern England, such as in Newhaven in East Sussex

Obviously this man was not listening.

[Randi]

Readings from the Pittsburgh Int’l. Airport for December

1: High 52, Low 43
2: High 61, Low 51 Highest High
3: High 59, Low 48
4: High 45, Low 40
5: High 39, Low 35
6: High 38, Low 34
7: High 46, Low 34
8: High 61, Low 35 Highest High
9: High 58, Low 52 Highest Low
10: High 61, Low 40 Highest High
11: High 39, Low 34
12: High 48, Low 30
13: High 41, Low 25
14: High 45, Low 22
15: High 54, Low 32
16: High 58, Low 29
17: High 50, Low 43
18: High 45, Low 33
19: High 32, Low 29 Lowest High
20: High 40, Low 20 Lowest Low
21: High 42, Low 30
22: High 47, Low 38
23: High 54, Low 39
24: High 54, Low 46
25: High 59, Low 46
26: High 57, Low 49
27: High 55, Low 51
28: High 49, Low 46
29: High 42, Low 32
30: High 40, Low 36
31: High 39, Low 36

Normal highs: 37 to 45
Record high: 74 (1982)

Normal lows: 23 to 30
Record low: -12 (1983, 1989)

[pommystuart]

Queensland storm disaster to cost more than $2 billion, state treasurer says, as extent of damage grows.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-05/ ... /103282712
( Queensland is the next state up from me and is quite a distance away, Queensland/Population 5.185 million (Sep 2020)



Bureau of Meteorology reports Australia's eighth warmest year on record in 2023. (Posted 19h ago, updated 13h ago)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-05/ ... /103284292

Strange, that in an article on Friday 8 Dec 2023 at 11:53am, updated Fri 8 Dec 2023 at 12:42pm
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-08/ ... /103205324
They claim that "Scientists have confirmed 2023 is the hottest year on record, with a month to spare"

[Michael]

That's quite series of storms. I'm glad they missed you.

[Morgan]

Randi, Are you hatches battened down? I see the the temperatures on the map headed your way are pretty chilly.

[Randi]

I'm trying to get up my courage to make a quick trip to the grocery store....

[Randi]

Safely back!
There is not much snow, but I fear that it will melt this afternoon and then turn to ice this evening.
I swept the snow off my steps (wood slats ) on departure and on return, but I think they have accumulated a very thin coat of ice in some places.

[pommystuart]

Last three days, coldest 17.7c @05:30
Highest 29.6c @ 13:00

and its Muggy.

[Michael]

We continue to warm up slightly from having a low of -11.3 just 26 hours ago.

Summary:	12	24	Hrs
Maximum:	-3.4	-3.4	deg C
Minimum:	-7.4	-9.2	deg C
Precip:	0.0	0.0	mm
Max Wind:	16	22	kmh

[pommystuart]

oooh, thats getting cold.

[Michael]

No, this is cold. From Keg River, Alberta:

Time (MST)	Temperature	Wind (km/h)	Wind chill
14:00	-40 (-40.0)	SSE 3	-44
13:00	-42 (-41.5)	W 5	-49
12:00	-44 (-44.3)	SW 3	-49
11:00	-48 (-47.6)	calm	*
10:00	-50 (-49.6)	calm	*
09:00	-50 (-50.2)	calm	*
08:00	-51 (-50.6)	W 2	-54

[pommystuart]

I have heard of a "One horse town" before, but not a one house town.
No wonder not many live there.

Jan to Dec Record lows °C (°F)
−50.0,(−58.0)
−47.0 (−52.6)
−39.0 (−38.2)
−31.9 (−25.4)
−14.0 (6.8)
−5.0 (23.0)
−2.4 (27.7)
−4.5 (23.9)
−17.2 (1.0)
−33.5 (−28.3)
−45.0 (−49.0)
−46.0 (−50.8)
−50.0 (-58.0)

[Michael]

I see a school and at least three houses.

[Michael]

Mind you, it has nothing on Snag, Yukon.

On February 3, 1947, the record-low temperature for continental North America was recorded in Snag: −63.0 °C (−81.4 °F). That same winter, two previous records had already been surpassed: one in December noted various phenomena, particularly sound such as voices being heard clearly miles from their source. There was a clear sky (except for some ice fog), and little to no wind. There were 38.1 centimetres (15.0 in) of snow on the ground, but it was decreasing. Another town 180 km (112 mi) northeast of Snag, Fort Selkirk, claimed an even lower temperature of −65.0 °C (−85.0 °F), but the claim could not be confirmed.

Mayo, Yukon, also claimed a lower temperature, but it could not be confirmed either. The observer scratched the thermometer with a nail file at the level of the alcohol. The thermometer was taken to a lab in Ottawa where it was cooled until the alcohol contracted to the line scratched on the thermometer. The observers at Fort Selkirk and Mayo did not think of marking the point. The alcohol in all three thermometers was below the graduations. Apparently just saying, "Well, it was down to here," wasn't good enough for a continental record.

[Michael]

Christmas Eve in 1917 had some of the coldest weather in the Yukon. None of the readings were "official." They were taken at various stations along the Whitepass and Yukon rail and ferry routes, as well as by various Northwest Mounted Police stations. I was transcribing weather from the old Whitepass and Yukon log books. For these few days, I also took the readings from the Weather By Wire daily summaries from the Dawson City news. Some of the stories in the Dawson City News from this period were quite harrowing, as you can imagine.

Year	Month	Day	Station	Temp F	Temp C	Weather
1917	12	23	Whitehorse	-33	-36.1	North
1917	12	23	Carcross	-28.9	-41.7
1917	12	24	Whitehorse	-60	-51.1	Calm Foggy
1917	12	24	Carcross	-40.6	-51.2
1917	12	24	Lower Laberge	-65	-53.9	North Foggy
1917	12	24	Hootalinqua	-70	-56.7	Clear Calm
1917	12	24	Yukon Crossing	-72	-57.8	Calm Foggy
1917	12	24	Selkirk	-80	-62.2	Calm Foggy Report -86F at Pelly (-65.6 C.)
1917	12	24	Isaac Creek	-65	-53.9	Calm Foggy
1917	12	24	Stewart	-62	-52.2	Calm Foggy
1917	12	24	Dawson	-64	-53.3
1917	12	25	Whitehorse	-70	-56.7	Calm Foggy Thermometer at the barracks showed -79F last night
1917	12	25	Carcross	-41.1	-55
1917	12	26	Whitehorse	-66	-54.4	Calm Foggy
1917	12	26	Carcross	-51.2	-55
1917	12	27	Whitehorse	-58	-50	Calm Foggy Police thermometer showed -69F last night
1917	12	27	Carcross	-50.6	-55
1917	12	28	Whitehorse	-54	-47.8	Calm Foggy
1917	12	28	Carcross	-46.1	-52.2
1917	12	29	Whitehorse	-29	-33.9	Cloudy North Snowed 1 in. last night
1917	12	29	Carcross	-30	-49.4
1917	12	30	Whitehorse	-17	-27.2	Cloudy North Snowing Snowed about 4" last night and this a.m.
1917	12	30	Carcross	-28.9	-28.9
1917	12	31	Whitehorse	-13	-25	North Snowing
1917	12	31	Carcross	-20.6	-26.1
1917	12	31	Dawson	-50	-45.6

The North American low temperature was -62.8 C set in Snag Yukon on 3 Feb. 1947
The temperature at the barracks in Whitehorse of -79F is equivalent to -61.7 C
The official record low for Whitehorse is -52.2 C set on 31 January 1947

The lowest temperature I saw was -48.0C.