What's the weather where you are?
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angelburst29
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In Northeastern Pennsylvania, there's been a warm-up from the freezing temperatures and snow fall. Past few days have reached 30-40's F as highs, with 15- 20's for low. Most snow has melted. Considering we have experienced a fairly good spell of below O temps with days in the teens prior to this warm up, I would have thought the duration would have killed off many viruses floating around? Doesn't seem to be the case - for a large populated area, including my location and surrounding Counties - School Districts are reporting heavy out breaks of some type of flu-like-virus. Especially hard hit are younger children with many classrooms empty. It has taken it's toll on the adult population, also but it seems the younger ones are suffering for a longer duration - up to two weeks in some incidences with high fevers and vomiting. It's being refered to - as some type of "out-break" that has taken hold in the last 3 weeks, affecting a wide area, about the same time in the Northeast. Seems, it came on the heels of our last major snowstorm that dumped a foot of snow or more.
What is unusual, so many getting sick in a wide area - all generally around the same time?
_http://wnep.com/2014/03/10/sick-of-being-sick/
In Luzerne County, more than 200 Valley Elementary Students were out sick Monday with a virus or kept home because parents wanted to keep them healthy.
State Health Department officials said they are aware of and monitoring the outbreak in that Hazleton Area school.
_http://wnep.com/2014/03/10/virus-infects-elementary-school-children/
SUGARLOAF — There is a massive sick-out in a school district in Luzerne County.
Officials in the Hazleton area said students started to show signs of flu like symptoms on Friday. School officials blame the Norovirus. Both parents and administrators are concerned.
“Hundreds of parents on social media sites saying they’re kid had it. There is high fevers, diarrhea, it’s scary!.” Rusnock said.
“I have not in my own experience seen this so rapidly go and all these kids became sick on one day,” Giazick said.
What is unusual, so many getting sick in a wide area - all generally around the same time?
_http://wnep.com/2014/03/10/sick-of-being-sick/
In Luzerne County, more than 200 Valley Elementary Students were out sick Monday with a virus or kept home because parents wanted to keep them healthy.
State Health Department officials said they are aware of and monitoring the outbreak in that Hazleton Area school.
_http://wnep.com/2014/03/10/virus-infects-elementary-school-children/
SUGARLOAF — There is a massive sick-out in a school district in Luzerne County.
Officials in the Hazleton area said students started to show signs of flu like symptoms on Friday. School officials blame the Norovirus. Both parents and administrators are concerned.
“Hundreds of parents on social media sites saying they’re kid had it. There is high fevers, diarrhea, it’s scary!.” Rusnock said.
“I have not in my own experience seen this so rapidly go and all these kids became sick on one day,” Giazick said.
edgitarra
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Something wicked is happening here in Copenhagen. It is 3:35 AM, I just arrived from work, so I had to bike a bit until home. The clouds were red(which I've never really seen during night), under a very bright light of the moon. There are very strong winds, I had to push real hard to keep the bike on track.
The drought where I am here in Oz really has a good grip on us now. Even all the old timers are saying this is the worst they have ever seen it. Where I am located, just to the west of the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales, it is usually considered a safe area for rainfall in a dry time, in that you will usually receive some form of summer storm rain. However this has not been the case and any falls of note have been isolated.
From my observation of the weather, it appears as though we are stuck in a winter weather pattern. Any chance of rain from the tropics is being blocked by one high pressure system after the other, as they sweep across the southern edge of the country. At one stage today on the local weather charts, there were six high pressure systems sitting side by side!
I understand Oz is not the only place in the world with drought conditions (not to mention the other extremes) and a google search reveals some eye opening maps of the world showing lack of precipitation (and vegetation) in many regions.
Wherever you are and whatever the conditions, stay safe. :)
From my observation of the weather, it appears as though we are stuck in a winter weather pattern. Any chance of rain from the tropics is being blocked by one high pressure system after the other, as they sweep across the southern edge of the country. At one stage today on the local weather charts, there were six high pressure systems sitting side by side!
I understand Oz is not the only place in the world with drought conditions (not to mention the other extremes) and a google search reveals some eye opening maps of the world showing lack of precipitation (and vegetation) in many regions.
Wherever you are and whatever the conditions, stay safe. :)
Quick update from my corner of the globe. SE Europe, Croatia to be more precised. Unusually mild winter with record precipitation, resulting in flooding in flood prone areas. Temperatures were above average for the whole Winter and this days we have record breaking max. temps for this time of year throughout country. It feels like end of May not middle of March! Vegetation is 4 weeks earlier then usual, I'm expecting birch to go into blossom at least 2-3 weeks earlier, so I'm not to happy about it since I'm allergic to its pollen. All in all very strange weather with unusual weather patterns in the past 6 months.
Still hot and dry here on the mid coast of NSW (average temps 27C), and strange cloud formations. We had a freak 5 minute storm on Sunday, with gusty winds driving rain into the house from every direction, with thunder and lightning. Thankfully the storm only lasted about 7 minutes, yet in that time quite a few trees and branches were blown down. We'd certainly like more rain, but without the gusty winds!
davey72 said:
Indeed, over in BC, the first full day of spring brought near 20 cm of snow in a fast 6 hour fall. Last night the skies cleared and it became cold again (-10c) with the weather variable today; around (-0c). The ducks started arriving again looking for water and land, yet watched a flock last night head back south for open waters and ground.
It could not be more flippant. Following no pattern as of prior years at this location. Seventy degree's 2 days ago.
Snow came in last night, with a major fall in valley temperatures.
The snow was wet, with the higher elevation's seeing a good dump.
No complaints though, as the accumulation to the snow pack is a good thing, as it equates to a good steady water flow in the rivers, and creeks, for the coming year.
Snow came in last night, with a major fall in valley temperatures.
The snow was wet, with the higher elevation's seeing a good dump.
No complaints though, as the accumulation to the snow pack is a good thing, as it equates to a good steady water flow in the rivers, and creeks, for the coming year.
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In Montreal, winter doesn't seem to want to leave. It has been very cold again for the past days, even weeks.
Fortunately, it seems that we're going to have 'normal' temperatures starting tomorrow with 6°C and up to 7-9°C next week.
Thank God finally.
I've heard today one person saying that we would have colder and colder winters. He sure got my curiosity. I thought; ''finally one who knows'' but in the end, he said that it is due to global warming. Oh well. At least I'm positive he got the first part right.
Eastern Canada has suffered from a hell of a blizzard though. 40-50 cm of snow (15-20 in), 100+ km/h winds (60 mph) and gusts up to 200 km/h (125 mph)!
Fortunately, it seems that we're going to have 'normal' temperatures starting tomorrow with 6°C and up to 7-9°C next week.
Thank God finally.
I've heard today one person saying that we would have colder and colder winters. He sure got my curiosity. I thought; ''finally one who knows'' but in the end, he said that it is due to global warming. Oh well. At least I'm positive he got the first part right.
Eastern Canada has suffered from a hell of a blizzard though. 40-50 cm of snow (15-20 in), 100+ km/h winds (60 mph) and gusts up to 200 km/h (125 mph)!
JayMark said:
They said today on the Weather channel that they calculated the average weather from December to march for all the data they have for many cities in Canada and that the city of Québec had a winter with a average of 3,7 degree Celsius colder than normal. The speaker said that 1 degree as an average lower than normal was quite a lot but 3,7 degree was incredible. For Montreal, the average was 1,8 below the normal.
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Gandalf said:
Quite telling. Snow-wise, we're around the overall average (we busted it in December but were way under in January) but temperature-wise, it was a heck of a blast to say the least.
To get 1°C under the average on a period of roughly 120 days surely takes a lot of cold days. Just imagine 3.7°C. Whew.
As Gilles Vigneault (popular signer in Quebec) would say; ''mon pays ce n'est pas un pays, c'est l'hiver''. (My country isn't a country, it's winter.)
