Stupid meteorology!

Not sure - the Globe says in Quincy it was from the ocean? I think. There are problems downtown, too, near where RP works.

It was on our national news - then I saw pix from downtown. Looks crazy.

Seawater seems to have gone over the seawalls in a bunch of places (astronomical high tide). Firefighters rescued a guy in a stranded car at State Street and Atlantic Avenue downtown - because there was 2 1/2 feet of water. The guy's okay.

The storm surge is close to the levels from the Blizzard of '78.

The deep freeze is unevenly distributed. NASA Earth Observatory published this temperature anomaly map based on data from the MODIS instrument on NASA’s Terra satellite. (A temperature anomaly map shows how much warmer or colder temperatures are versus the average - in this case, land surface temperatures from 26 December 2017 to 2 January 2018 are compared to the 2001-2010 average for the same period. While it’s awfully cold in Canada, and the central and eastern USA, it’s warmer than normal in the southwest.


When you look beyond North America (yes! there's something!), it’s generally warmer worldwide, especially here in Europe.



Source and more details: NASA Earth Observatory

awful about covers what we're feeling

yeah I was going to complain about our -41C with the wind chill then I saw the photos from the east coast -- brutal!

-41 is definitely complaint worthy.

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Meanwhile roads are melting in Australia (at least the asphalt is)

-41C in Tai Chi land; 47 C in Sydney.
So I guess it all averages out.

I'm not sure which is worse.

Holy heat wave, Batman. The temperature has shot up to a scorching 27 degrees!

rjb, So good to see you! How are you doing?

Below is a gif with the total seasonal snowfall in the continental US for 2017–2018 so far, shown as a relief map, where total snowfall is expressed as elevation.


Source

A nor’easter will turn NYC into a cold, miserable hellscape this weekend

Batten down the hatches! A storm she is approaching!

our winds gusted to about 80 mph. for almost 20 hours (it aint over yet)
We lost some barn siding for which I shall have to get some siding guys to redo. (I HATE SIDING GUYS)

When I see weather reports on the East Coast, I'm glad we live in the West Coast. Lived in Chicago for a few years, and somewhat enjoyed the seasonal changes, but the West Coast is still the best. We can go to the mountains or the ocean for a few hours of driving.

Funny, I feel the same way about the west coast.Tuley fogs, dense smelly smog, Quakes, mud slides,santa anna, fire, no water, too many people ,.

I used to live in Stockton and hadda drive down to Bakersfield and Fresno so I think Ive been to HELL.

Born and reared in Sacramento. My older brother is the only one living there now. Don't like the climate.
We live in Sunnyvale. Rarely have fog, and quakes that we can feel is very rare. Also, Sunnyvale was rated number 1 safest city in the US of A. https://livethevale.com/sunnyvale-1-safest-city-america-list-3rd-straight-year/