Kingdom folks: drip your faucets! Dry your wood, stock up on supplies, check on your neighbors...Optimized_Orangutan t1_j6ykbiu wrote
Reply to comment by SomeConstructionGuy in Kingdom folks: drip your faucets! Dry your wood, stock up on supplies, check on your neighbors... by mister_record
Right? What ever happened to Vermonters being stoic about the weather? Everyone runs on here everytime it's not room temperature and dry out to try and grab cheap internet points from the rest of the transplants I guess. Used to be we laughed at people getting this worked up about a little weather.
Outrageous-Outside61 t1_j6yzlf6 wrote
I’m still laughing, also IMO the constant reporting of wind chill instead of temperature is just sensational journalism. Like sure, there’s a windchill when you’re standing in the middle of the field, but get in the woods or alongside a building and there isn’t.
Twombls t1_j6zzzbx wrote
Wind chill is a measurement of about how quickly the weather will kill you. It kinda matters a bit. We've never quite gotten a day in vt this cold while simultaneously having this high wind. Its definitely anomalous weather.
Most ski areas have elected to shut down for example. With winds of 50mph the woods dont really protect you
Outrageous-Outside61 t1_j7055f8 wrote
Based on what, how many clothes your wearing? Your BMI? Hydration level?
I’ll be outside working all day tomorrow, I’ll let ya know how I survive. Honestly this isn’t anything spectacular. Yes windchill can matter, but I’d much rather see the actual temperatures, sustained wind speed and gusts speeds than a map showing windchill.
Twombls t1_j705m4a wrote
Its based on a calculation of wind speed to air temperature. I find it pretty fucking useful as someone that spends time outside in the winter as a quick reference
Outrageous-Outside61 t1_j706ckr wrote
Yes, I understand what it is. I also understand that is is stupid shit for sensationalist meteorologists.
https://slate.com/technology/2019/01/wind-chill-warning-temperature-useless.html
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-is-wind-chill-real/
https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2016/1/19/10788306/wind-chill-meaning
Twombls t1_j707z37 wrote
I mean yeah those articles state the obvious fact that -30 windchill /= -30 weather. It doesn't work great as an exact number. However when temperatures get into extreme lows and you add wind in obviously chances of frostbite and shit are higher.
Theres a reason why ski areas like jay are closing. They normally don't close in -20 weather. its normally cold af up there. But also -20 days here are usually still. Tomorrow is going to be insanely windy and they decided to preemptively close. Im sure they used a more scientific metric than wind chill to gauge the closing. But its much easier to say "hey -40 wind chill tomorrow we wont open"
Outrageous-Outside61 t1_j708u48 wrote
Dude they’re closing because of the wind gust speeds. They would be closing if it was 20 degrees out tomorrow.
You went from saying windchill is important because it’s a metric of how quickly the weather would kill you (not at all true btw), to saying it’s just an easier way to say it’s gonna be colder than a witch’s tit. It’s okay to admit your wrong.
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