[Magdalen] How cold is cold?

James Handsfield jhandsfield at icloud.com
Thu Jan 8 04:35:42 UTC 2015


Currently in Atlanta, 17 deg. F, wind chill 1 deg. F. 

Jim Handsfield 
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> On Jan 7, 2015, at 6:22 PM, Juli Tarsney <juli at tarsney.net> wrote:
> 
> It's -2°F right now - tomorrow warming way up to 13°F - above - but
> before that we will have another COLD night:
> 
> ...Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until 6 am CST Thursday...
> 
> A Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until 6 am CST Thursday.
> 
> For the Wind Chill Advisory...
> 
> * wind chill values: around 20 to 30 degrees below zero.
> 
> * Timing: conditions continuing through tonight.
> 
> Precautionary/preparedness actions...
> 
> A Wind Chill Advisory means that very cold air and strong winds will
> combine to generate low wind chills. This will result in frostbite and
> lead to hypothermia if precautions are not taken. If you must venture
> outdoors...make sure you wear a hat and gloves.
> 
> I've been outside, needless to say. Many Minnesota schools were closed
> today owing to the cold, including in Minneapolis.
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 5:04 PM, anthony clavier
> <anthonyfmclavier at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 3 here.
>> 
>>> On Wednesday, January 7, 2015, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 10F here right now, low tonight 0F.  Highs in the 30s next week.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> +++
>>> Grace & peace,
>>> jon
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 4:50 PM, Charles Wohlers <
>>> charles.wohlers at verizon.net <javascript:;>
>>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> It's -5F here right now, with a predicted low tonight of -19; wind chill
>>>> to -35. I had Lee stop at the hardware store to get a new outdoor
>>> extension
>>>> cable for a heater in the greenhouse, so my poor little rosemary plant
>>>> (which has survived several winters in the greenhouse) won't succumb.
>>>> However, the circuit breaker keeps tripping, so there must be some other
>>>> problem. Rosemary is good to ~10F, and I do have several barrels of water
>>>> in there to mitigate the cold, so it may survive. We'll see.
>>>> 
>>>> Even down in Mass., a bit NW of Eleanor, it's due to get down to -3, wind
>>>> chill of -19. This is colder than it usually will get all winter there. I
>>>> need to call son Thomas to see if he can get down there and check on the
>>>> furnace - it's steam heat, and it runs out of water every so often, which
>>>> would not be a good thing in this kind of weather.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Chad Wohlers
>>>> where we've had a white Thanksgiving (unusual), white Christmas, and
>>> white
>>>> Epiphany (totally normal)
>>>> Woodbury, VT USA
>>>> chadwohl at satucket.com <javascript:;>
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Ginga Wilder
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2015 5:04 PM
>>>> To: Magdalen
>>>> Subject: [Magdalen] How cold is cold?
>>>> 
>>>> In Summerville, SC:
>>>> 
>>>> Low tonight: 17F
>>>> Tomorrow: 35 H  24 L
>>>> 
>>>> Lows in upper 20s for next few days.
>>>> 
>>>> Yeah, yeah, I know.  We can't hold a candle to your cold temps.  So how
>>>> cold are you?
>>>> 
>>>> Ginga
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> The Rev. Tony Clavier
>> Vicar: St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, Glen Carbon IL
>> and St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, Granite City IL


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