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Imhappy_hopeurhappy2 t1_j401txd wrote

Reply to comment by _Maxolotl in NYC Weather: Here’s Why We Haven’t Seen Snow This Winterwfall Yet? by FrankBeamer_

Sounds like denial to me. This is without a doubt the warmest January I’ve ever experienced and will likely be the warmest ever for the city. We’re almost halfway through the month and it hasn’t even gotten below freezing, never mind the snow. And it’s not just the first two weeks. Current conditions are unlikely to produce measurable snow over the next two weeks either.

Edit: data for NYC weather history in 2023, showing the minimum temperature of 33 degrees so far:

https://www.wunderground.com/history/monthly/us/ny/new-york-city

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_Maxolotl t1_j40vgz7 wrote

Oh I don't deny climate change at all, broadly, regionally, locally. Winters in the 90s were colder, I remember it quite clearly. And we have data that shows it too.

I just hesitate to blame it for a single anomalous situation that is (so far) within the bounds of normal variation.

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Imhappy_hopeurhappy2 t1_j41bzyu wrote

Oh sorry, I meant the kind of denial when you subconsciously don’t want to believe something because it’s so horrible.

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sagrr t1_j41v6oz wrote

Why do you think that the span of what you’ve experienced in your lifetime is indicative at all to what’s “normal?”

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Imhappy_hopeurhappy2 t1_j420hc7 wrote

I’m actually a Geographer and one of my hobbies is studying historical weather data for the tri state area. If conditions hold, this will be the warmest January since records were kept, which I assure you is much longer than I’ve been alive.

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sagrr t1_j420wze wrote

We’re not even halfway through January lol. And you referenced “your experience” in a prior post as a comparison point.

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Imhappy_hopeurhappy2 t1_j421ypv wrote

Based on the data I’ve seen and the current weather forecasts, I guarantee you this January will be in the top five warmest of all time. I’ll message you on February 1st to say I told you so.

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sagrr t1_j4224c0 wrote

It was 9 degrees less than 1 week before New Years

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Imhappy_hopeurhappy2 t1_j422cjf wrote

Oh jeez a single data point that’s not even relevant to our conversation

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sagrr t1_j422gxy wrote

Lol ok bud - let’s call it here. Have a nice day.

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candcNYC t1_j40hsev wrote

It has definitely gotten below freezing. Maybe not daytime, though.

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Imhappy_hopeurhappy2 t1_j41b955 wrote

According to the data below, you’re wrong. January 2023 minimum temperature in NYC so far is 33 degrees on 1/8/23.

https://www.wunderground.com/history/monthly/us/ny/new-york-city

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candcNYC t1_j43wllm wrote

Lol, okay, calm down. So 33° and what was the official real feel with the wind? Says 15mph winds…. so definitely felt freezing when I walked my dog.

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Imhappy_hopeurhappy2 t1_j43ytby wrote

Lmao I didn’t realize we measured temperatures based on your feelings! Somebody tell water that it freezes when YOU say it freezes!

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candcNYC t1_j44kl46 wrote

Lol, dang you really have a stick up your ass about this!

I’ll assume you’re being facetious and have seen “real feel” posted alongside measured temps.

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