Water Cooler Weather

With everyone buzzing about the cold air headed into the eastern half of the country, I thought it might be interesting to jot down some “water cooler weather” notes, something akin to JB’s weather by the numbers. So here goes.

1985 – Last time the temperature fell below zero for the low in Birmingham

Minus 6 – Last low temperature reading below zero in Birmingham

Mar 1, 2009 – Date of the last measurable snow recorded at the Birmingham airport

2 inches – Amount of the last snowfall at Birmingham airport

Mar 13, 1993 – Record snowfall measured at 10.3 inches at Birmingham airport

Feb 4, 1996 – Last date for a high temperature below 20 degrees at Birmingham airport

18 degrees – High temperature on Feb 4, 1996

44.2 percent – Percentage of snow cover across the Lower 48 States

47 degrees – Temperature of the water during the Polar Plunge at Piedmont, AL, this morning

37 degrees – Temperature of the air during the Polar Plunge at Piedmont, AL, this morning

Minus 50 – Expected wind chill readings in North Dakota Sunday/Monday

Zero – Number of schools open in Minnesota on Monday

6 – GFS MOS low temperature projected for Tuesday morning

41 – Anticipated temperature drop in Birmingham between 3 pm Sunday and 6 am Monday

-Brian-

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