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Lots of folks do not know the North Carolina has one of the coldest spots in the eastern US. Tonight is a good example. At 10 PM is is -10F @ 55-80 MPH gusts making it -50F wind chill. Just as cold as anywhere in the upper midwest or Maine/Vermont.
Only 56 MPH on Mt Washington? Bah. It's usually 120 on days like this, often with freezing fog.
I would never have guessed that temps dropped to 10F below 0 at Grandfather Mountain! I would think that Mt. Mitchell would be colder than Grandfather too since it has a higher elevation than Grandfather.I just checked weather.com for Linville (close to Grandfather) and it shows 0 degrees F at 7 AM. So, yes, maybe -10 on the mountain. I bet Mitchell is similar.
Mount Washington is the only place I've ever been where the buildings are held down by chains to keep the wind from moving them.
In Africa, it snows on Mt. Kilimanjaro (Hey! That would make a catchy title for a book!) which isn't very far south of the equator.
Why is it that when residents of the frozen states complain about their horrible Winter weather there is always some smart ass from the (once) Golden State to tell them "It was 83 in Oceanside yesterday".Next thing, Brian Reynolds ("bpreynolds") will be bellyaching from Louisville that it's minus something and he can't ride his "new" (lovely") 1998 Triumph triple. Patience, Brian, patience....Just a few more months...Well, no exaggeration. It was 83 here, yesterday. Rode the 03 Stone Touring over to Oceanside Marina where I sat on a bench and read a chapter of "Pacific Crucible", re the US Navy in the Pacific Theater during the first year of WWII. I was around back then and remember it somewhat from radio news bulletins and later from a long-standing interest in the history of WW-II. "Those who do not remember the lessons of history...." as George Santayana said so sagely in the 1880s.Ralph
Why is it that when residents of the frozen states complain about their horrible Winter weather there is always some smart ass from the (once) Golden State to tell them "It was 83 in Oceanside yesterday"Ralph
When you inhale and the hair in your nose cracks, it's cold, trust me I know. I've slept on the ground with no tent in -30 weather, (US Army) and endured colder than -40 ( Two trips to the Antarctic courtesy of the Coast Guard). It was nippy some of the time I lived in the Selkirks in Panhandle Idaho with no electric power. These are some of the reasons I now live in Hawaii. Cause it don't do that here!
Took a few cycles of glow plug warming to start my diesel Jetta this morning. -11 with a near -40 wind chill. Brrrr...I always find myself looking at new bikes and planning trips this time of year! :D