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11. 84 have hit NY State since the 1700's

Mon Jan 27, 2014, 06:51 AM

Jan 2014

so there I'm guess there's more to it than that.

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Polar vortex driving record freeze [View all] micraphone Jan 2014 OP

I was out PasadenaTrudy Jan 2014 #16

Sorry to hear for all those suffering the cold... tofuandbeer Jan 2014 #2

General suckiness all around. byronius Jan 2014 #3

I'm Polar Vortex out in Michigan LovingA2andMI Jan 2014 #4

Its the jet stream doing the driving dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #5

It was the extra waviness dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #8

and it's all related to the strength of the polar high pressure system BelgianMadCow Jan 2014 #10

84 have hit NY State since the 1700's dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #11

I think it's now undertood that the warming arctic is doing it. NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #12

That was my understanding as well BelgianMadCow Jan 2014 #13

went from 29 in chicago to 3 in a few hours. pansypoo53219 Jan 2014 #6

Up here in Northern Maine... davidthegnome Jan 2014 #15

This up and down weather is just wearing me out. leftyladyfrommo Jan 2014 #17

Pretty well defined on the GOES image from NOAA... adirondacker Jan 2014 #19