Historic Heat In North America Turns Winter To Summer 618
An anonymous reader writes "A huge, lingering ridge of high pressure over the eastern half of the United States brought summer-like temperatures to North America in March 2012. The warm weather shattered records across the central and eastern United States and much of Canada. From the article: 'Records are not only being broken across the country, they're being broken in unusual ways. Chicago, for example, saw temperatures above 26.6Celsius (80Fahrenheit) every day between March 14-18, breaking records on all five days. For context, the National Weather Service noted that Chicago typically averages only one day in the eighties each in April. And only once in 140 years of weather observations has April produced as many 80Fahrenheit days as this March.'"
Completely inexplicable... (Score:5, Funny)
If only we had some sort of theory that could explain this inexplicable change in weather patterns.
Re:Completely inexplicable... (Score:0, Funny)
Oh my gosh, this is concrete evidence that man made global warming is real!
Finally... (Score:5, Funny)
Finally all of those CFC's I've been spraying have paid off. Its too bitter cold in Chicago anyway.
Re:yawn (Score:5, Funny)
quick, find a butterfly to offset the effect.
groundhog meteorologists (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Completely inexplicable... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:And some of us are Cold when it's meant to be h (Score:5, Funny)
Sorry. Hot chicks trump cold Kiwis any day of the year.
Re:yawn (Score:5, Funny)
I found one but accidentally stepped on it. What do I do now? Also, did anyone hear thunder?
Re:Completely inexplicable... (Score:5, Funny)
Oh my gosh, this is concrete evidence that man made global warming is real!
Humans don't affect the planet at all, moron, this is the fault of the fish! They fart too much. Every time you see a bubble on the surface of the ocean, the atmosphere dies a little.
And if it isn't the fish's fault, then blame the ants. Those bastards are everywhere, and everyone knows an ant colony that stretches miles pollutes way more than any little coal powerplant.
Re:so it was hot for a few days in March? (Score:4, Funny)
Knowing my luck, it will be right before my planned trip out of town and will bring a record 3 foot snowfall that keeps all planes grounded for a week.
Re:Completely inexplicable... (Score:5, Funny)
Hey, you! Quit being calm and rational! We're having an ideological screaming match over here, keep it down would ya?
Re:yawn (Score:5, Funny)
You Maniac! You stepped on it! Ah, damn you! God damn you to hell!
Re:yawn (Score:5, Funny)
Bursar, stop jumping on those ants this instant!
Re:yawn (Score:5, Funny)
Re:And some of us are Cold when it's meant to be h (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Not everywhere (Score:4, Funny)
...and you live in Seattle?
A few years ago, I spent a week in Seattle in July. The weather was great--sunny and warm. Everyone was talking about how I picked a great week to visit. I told them I didn't notice it because we'd had the same kind of weather for the last 4 months in Southern California.
They seemed to get upset by that. I don't know why...
Re:yawn (Score:1, Funny)
Re:yawn (Score:2, Funny)
Yup, sounds about right. One year we had this really strong wind from the north. Then we had no wind at all. Then we had a really strong wind from the south. And, of course, each time the liberals blamed it on the same hurricane.
Re:And some of us are Cold when it's meant to be h (Score:5, Funny)
Most Slashdotters know very little about moisture down under.