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Alone-Lobster-7405 t1_j1e9yy8 wrote

Remember with it hit -20 without wind-chill back in the 90s. I the car starting but not wanting to steer because it was frozen.

Stay warm and check on who you can.

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mdenovich t1_j1ey0sf wrote

After getting to campus only to find a state of emergency cancelled classes while en route, I blew a head gasket on way home.

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mikesarney t1_j1fz6gb wrote

I was going to CMU then, and I had to run out there to oick up some papers. My car wouldn't start. My parents were on vacation, so I took their car from the warm garage.

I got the stuff I needed, and made it back to the car in about 30 minutes. In that time, something froze, and the car wouldn't start. It was also then that I realized I had left my wallet on the passenger seat of my car when I had tried to start it at home. So I was stuck in Oakland with no cash, no credit card, and no ID.

After about 15 minutes of attempting to start the car, it finally came to life. Just amazed me that it went from functional to frozen in such a short time.

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pparhplar t1_j1fd05i wrote

Folks down here in Charlotte NC have busted out their best hoodies.

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westinghousesghost t1_j1ehrp2 wrote

The original line was "I'm gonna take my clothes off" so it's more in keeping with the original as it is

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ChinaLouise t1_j1e7ufy wrote

I feel like every year we have a few days of this and people say "it hasn't been like this in years!"

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reverendsteveii OP t1_j1e8tpj wrote

https://www.currentresults.com/Yearly-Weather/USA/PA/Pittsburgh/extreme-annual-pittsburgh-low-temperature.php

This isnt once in a lifetime, but it's noteworthy

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ChinaLouise t1_j1e906u wrote

That says it was colder literally last year and every year before that. In fact it says it was colder every year

Edit: you people probably really think it's -21 out there lol. It's 4. And it gets to be around this every year for a few days

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reverendsteveii OP t1_j1ehzms wrote

I said the real feel is -21 because the real feel is -21f, not the thermometer temp. Bbbbbuuuuutttttt it's -3f thermometer temp in Penn Hills according to the weather channel and it's the middle of the afternoon so we're gonna give away a few degrees before we get any new ones. Let's see where it bottoms out.

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ChinaLouise t1_j1eicn5 wrote

Well that website was measuring the thermometer temperature

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reverendsteveii OP t1_j1ejg6q wrote

Yes, and at -3 at 2pm we're on pace to likely bottom out at the coldest since at least 2015 (-10) and possibly as far back as 1994 (-22). There's no cloud cover. It's gonna get brutal when it gets dark.

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ChinaLouise t1_j1ejlt8 wrote

You don't think you're being a bit hysterical here?

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ruppy99 t1_j1en63e wrote

I don't think it's hysterical to be worried about very low temperatures, especially when it's combined with high winds knocking out power. People have legitimate concerns about losing heating and/or electricity and the temperature has the potential to continue to fall and wind stay strong overnight. City of Pittsburgh have also opened their warming centers early.

But each to their own I suppose.

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ChinaLouise t1_j1enqyk wrote

It's not -21 and to say so is absurd

It's like you're all 80 years old

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ruppy99 t1_j1ep708 wrote

I mean I don't think anybody said it was?

OP said real feel was -21, which is an accuweather measurement used to determine how the temperature will feel and affect an individual, taking in to account other factors as well as temperature (https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/what-is-the-accuweather-realfeel-temperature/156655).

Another example of where real feel can be used is how on a very humid day in summer it can feel a lot hotter than it actually is.

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Exploding8 t1_j1eowu8 wrote

Its easy enough to prove. Go film yourself standing outside for 15 minutes in a tshirt. If the windchill isn't actually -20 then you'll be fine. If it is you'll get frostbite. You seem adamant about this point and it seems really important to you so might as well show us what's what.

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ChinaLouise t1_j1epc6m wrote

What does that prove?

I'm not saying it's not cold. I'm saying you guys are being ridiculous

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Exploding8 t1_j1etdzx wrote

It proves you're not a pussy for one. I thought you were a true, born and raised Pittsburgher after all.

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reverendsteveii OP t1_j1emc6y wrote

Me: this isn't once in a lifetime, but it's noteworthy

u/ChinaLouise: you're being hysterical

What are you actually doing? Like, what do you hope to accomplish with this thread?

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westinghousesghost t1_j1ehnaa wrote

I wish it was 4... it's -3 in the west hills

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ChinaLouise t1_j1ehthx wrote

What are the west hills? Do you mean Armstrong county? I've never heard anyone refer to Pittsburgh proper as having "west hills"

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westinghousesghost t1_j1ehx8f wrote

No, west of the city, out near the airport. Coraopolis, Moon, Robinson, etc.

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ChinaLouise t1_j1ei3vn wrote

Well I've heard of those places, obviously. I honestly never heard of there being west hills tho

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westinghousesghost t1_j1eibu2 wrote

There's a Wikipedia page that lists the areas generally considered to be part of the area. The Nissan dealer in Moon is even called West Hills Nissan.

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GargantuanWitch t1_j1ek5o1 wrote

Careful, you're gonna anger everyone in Burgettstown who legit thinks they live in a suburb.

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ChinaLouise t1_j1ekmkv wrote

Reminds me of a Facebook friend who is always talking Pittsburgh this and Pittsburgh that. He lives in Latrobe

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