Rambler 1-1 9 Posted January 16, 2010 It hit 5 degrees Celsius here last evening. I took advantage of it by taking my motorbike for a midwinter's ride, because it was forecasted to drop back to -2 and -3 today. You can imagine, then, my shock when i woke up and looked outside to see this: HOLY CR@P! HOW LONG DID I SLEEP FOR? It usually doesn't hit double digits 'till mid- march up here! This is CANADA! We're supposed to be freezing our butts of, buried in snow, and be happy about it. What's going on? after a check of the interwebs, I concluded that it was indeed still just January 16. I don't know if this is a record or anything, and I don't know if there's warmer-then-normal temperatures all over the place or just here. Anyway, I thought I'd just point that out before I go for a nice long, mid-January motorcycle excursion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ezlead 42 Posted January 16, 2010 You're finally getting a little of that Global Warming that Al Gore has been forecasting for years now. Down here in the lower 48 it is still CHILLY! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fubar512 1,350 Posted January 16, 2010 I recall one week in mid-February of 1976, where we had a decent snow fall (about 12 inches/.3 meters) occur on a Sunday...the temps were just below freezing that night. By Wednesday, all the snow was gone, and the high temp for the day had reached 19 C. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 629 Posted January 16, 2010 yesterday and i'm sure today people got to the beach here in Israel... it was hot outside! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted January 16, 2010 Reckon we've had your Canadian Snow here in Blighty!.....worst snow for 50 yrs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast 153 Posted January 16, 2010 Global warming ha all the Screaming liberals all took private Jets for a conference in Australia... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rambler 1-1 9 Posted January 16, 2010 it topped out at 15 degrees today, but there was a killer lapse rate. I went up a good, twisty road not 2000 feet above my home altitude, and there was ice and snow abound at a mere +1. I had to turn back before my fingers froze! and I'm just dreading all the BS that I'm sure is inbound about how this is due to global warming because of all the pollution that Canada apparently makes... Widowmaker, I hope you're enjoying it, 'cause we want it back! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted January 17, 2010 Rambler...you're very welcome to it!...lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rickitycrate 10 Posted January 17, 2010 Gimme Hawaii. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
