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Record-Breaking Cold in Eastern U.S. and Canada
Bitterly cold air from Siberia has brought dangerously frigid and likely record-setting temperatures to the eastern half of the US and Canada.
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"Extreme cold warnings are also in effect in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba."
This looks rough! Stay safe everyone.
Doing our best. We had an ice storm here and power was out most of the day. Across the river,power was on,so we ate lunch. But yeah,it's absurdly cold!
Its crazy how there is like a 50 degrees difference between the east coast and the west coast!
and here I am in the middle of alaska at +30F.
Lucky you, but that still seems a bit cold. Maybe not for Alaska.
You don't want temperatures approaching freezing(thawing) mid-winter. We have an established hard-pack that is actually very nice for driving on. It sticks to your tires better than asphalt. We also have 2-4 feet of snow piled up along the sides of the road. When that snow melts, it causes the road to be very slippery. Ideal temperatures in the winter are below +20. That keeps snow frozen. Ideal temperatures in the spring are above +45. That melts the snow quickly, so you have slick roads for a day or three instead of weeks. This time of the year, temperatures between 20 and 45 are not fun.
Gotcha, oh well maybe your summer will be extra warm too :) How warm are they up there usually?
typically May-July get up in the 80s, Aug-Sept get up in the 60s.