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#4673189 - 02/21/18 12:27 PM
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Registered: 07/03/17
Posts: 1244
Loc: Douglas County, Colorado
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Let me preface this by saying I have been to 27 countries, and have lived all over the U.S. Wherever I have been, I usually have heard some variation on the phrase, "If you don't like the weather here, wait five minutes and it will change." Usually, there is little truth to this. I am kind of a weather "buff". So, when I was getting ready to move to Colorado from Cali, I did some research. Wow. That saying definitely applies more to the Front Range weather in Colorado than just about anywhere. http://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/02/20/big-temp-swing-in-denver/
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#4673195 - 02/21/18 12:33 PM
Re: Weather
[Re: bigj_16]
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Registered: 07/15/03
Posts: 2316
Loc: MN
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MN gets some pretty wild swings in temp too. A/C one minute and furnace the next.
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#4673204 - 02/21/18 12:37 PM
Re: Weather
[Re: bigj_16]
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Registered: 11/09/08
Posts: 11578
Loc: NH
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I'm about to take a half-day and go home and enjoy this. This is the first winter in about twenty years that I've been able to bike in January. 70F? Totally going to make the most of the day. Roads will even be dry.
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#4673207 - 02/21/18 12:38 PM
Re: Weather
[Re: bigj_16]
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Registered: 10/11/02
Posts: 22089
Loc: Colorado Springs
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#4673314 - 02/21/18 01:55 PM
Re: Weather
[Re: bigj_16]
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Registered: 04/17/04
Posts: 5115
Loc: Texas
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Texas has had the weirdest winter I have felt in 6 years down here.
Snowfall 3 times, measurable snowfall twice.
Ice on several occasions.
80 degree heat, swings to upper 30's in 12 hours.
I ran the AC last night it was super humid and 75 degrees in my house. This morning we work up and had to run the furnace it was 65 degrees because it was under 40 degrees outside.
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#4673471 - 02/21/18 03:52 PM
Re: Weather
[Re: bigj_16]
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Registered: 06/26/03
Posts: 10248
Loc: Illinois
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We was out there last summer. Landed in Denver and made our way up to RMNP. Go from sweating down at 5-6k elevation to needing the winter coat at 12k. That must play havoc on weather there. We say that about STL. We can have a 40 degree temperature swing in a day. But probably not as drastic as the Denver/Boulder area. Let me preface this by saying I have been to 27 countries, and have lived all over the U.S. Wherever I have been, I usually have heard some variation on the phrase, "If you don't like the weather here, wait five minutes and it will change." Usually, there is little truth to this. I am kind of a weather "buff". So, when I was getting ready to move to Colorado from Cali, I did some research. Wow. That saying definitely applies more to the Front Range weather in Colorado than just about anywhere. http://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/02/20/big-temp-swing-in-denver/
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#4673525 - 02/21/18 04:44 PM
Re: Weather
[Re: bigj_16]
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Registered: 06/05/02
Posts: 18964
Loc: Iowegia - USA
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I have a theory:
Wild temp swings increase flu cases and upper respiratory problems.
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#4673534 - 02/21/18 04:54 PM
Re: Weather
[Re: bigj_16]
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Registered: 10/10/10
Posts: 8355
Loc: Virginia Beach
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The Front Range is unique.
I've lived all over the country, and I've seen lots of things, like a thundersnow, or 80 MPH adiabatic winds, that happen ONLY in the Front Range.
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#4673605 - 02/21/18 05:51 PM
Re: Weather
[Re: bigj_16]
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Registered: 07/26/03
Posts: 4395
Loc: New Zealand
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Auckland separates the Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean by only a few hundred metres, weather passes over like a land mass isn't there, unpredictable, and gets hit by big storms when they come across. In Melbourne they talk about the cool change, and it can be extreme. As an Aucklander (jafa here) I was prepared for weather changes, but in Auckland the weather changes, but the temps don't. In Melbourne the weather stays the same, but the temps change - go out in a T shirt, and a couple of hours later you are shivering, or the other way around.
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#4673646 - 02/21/18 06:29 PM
Re: Weather
[Re: bigj_16]
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Registered: 01/31/12
Posts: 412
Loc: Phoenix, AZ
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Weather is very stable here in the desert southwest. 300+ plus days a year of sunshine. Yes summers are very hot, but rarely get wild temp swings regardless of the season. A temp change of plus/minus 10 degrees is usually considered a big change in the weather.
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#4673661 - 02/21/18 06:44 PM
Re: Weather
[Re: tmorris1]
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Registered: 12/31/16
Posts: 5724
Loc: Waco, TX
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MN gets some pretty wild swings in temp too. A/C one minute and furnace the next. ^^^ Sounds like Texas!! ^^^ Mountain ranges have the ability to wreak serious havoc on the weather.
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#4673787 - 02/21/18 07:55 PM
Re: Weather
[Re: bigj_16]
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Registered: 01/01/18
Posts: 422
Loc: San Antonio, TX
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I can't understand how it can be clear blue skies full of sunshine and then have the highest temp reach 50 F.
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#4673836 - 02/21/18 08:35 PM
Re: Weather
[Re: das_peikko]
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Registered: 07/07/14
Posts: 711
Loc: Winnipeg MB CA
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I can't understand how it can be clear blue skies full of sunshine and then have the highest temp reach 50 F. Here we can have a clear blue sky and bright sun and -35 C. Clouds tend to act as an insulating blanket trapping some heat, so it's rarely that cold when it's not clear.
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#4673863 - 02/21/18 09:01 PM
Re: Weather
[Re: das_peikko]
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Registered: 09/25/04
Posts: 6894
Loc: Marshfield , MA
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I can't understand how it can be clear blue skies full of sunshine and then have the highest temp reach 50 F. A hill by a river valley on a clear night will cause the cool air to settle in the valley at the bottom of the hill. PS. it was sunny and hit 73 here today.
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