MtnHermit Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 The Winter Solstice occurred on December 21, 2008 at 7:04 AM EST and 12:04 UT Bit OT, but fun none the less. Quote Link to comment
+Timpat Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I'll play. Albany, NY: 12" snow on the ground w/5-10" more expected today. 14F at solstice and snowing. I love caching on snowshoes! Quote Link to comment
+Team TMC Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 4 deg at 7:00 am. and now at 10:30 am. it is 8 deg....Yuk! I am near St.Louis. Quote Link to comment
+PDOP's Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 -33°C at N53.4 W117.5 Quote Link to comment
+mousekakat Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 (edited) Oh thank God!! Living as far north as we live we don't get light until 9 am and we're dark again by 15:30. I'm so ready for our 22 hour long summer days again!!! -5c, light snow over ice Naomi... N 61° 09.874 E 016° 51.041 Sweden Edited December 21, 2008 by mousekakat Quote Link to comment
Ken in Regina Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 -33°C/windchill -44°C at N50°25' W104°36'. Eight hours of daylight just isn't enough.... ...ken... Quote Link to comment
+Bill-Chapman Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 22* and 10" of snow covered by a thick layer of freezing rain Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I dunno... the days seem long enough to me already. Quote Link to comment
Ken in Regina Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I dunno... the days seem long enough to me already. Well sure, twenty-four hours should be plenty for most of us. There just ain't enough daylight, thas'all. ...ken... Quote Link to comment
+Team CowboyPapa Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Low: 38°F @ N33° 42', W118° 1' Currently: 52°F and under full sun Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 -5 F From W at 29 mph gusting to 45 mph N41 58 W91 15 Quote Link to comment
+Vegas Gamblers Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 -2 with wind chills up (or down) to -35. Currently winds out of the west at 25mph Snow 30.1 inches so far in December, second snowiest December in history here. We still need 19 inches in 10 days to set record. From what they are saying we may get it. Quote Link to comment
+Hrethgir Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 We're having one of those once-in-a-decade storms here in Oregon, it's 30 degrees outside where I am, with several inches of snow topped with about a quarter inch of ice on top of it, it's crazy. I'm not going out caching, but this is giving me time to play with my brand-new DeLorme PN-40 and get maps and imagery loaded up in it! Quote Link to comment
+TeamBarstool Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Clear skies with 68 for a high and 40 for the low. N 32.21 W 110.89 Quote Link to comment
SiliconFiend Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Lots of (badly needed) rain and mid 40's here. Quote Link to comment
+Map Monkey Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 ummm, errr.......not everywhere ;-) mm Quote Link to comment
+Arizona Birder Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I am visiting Western New York from AZ. Snowy, blowy, 15 degrees or so...people I love live here, or I would be in AZ. Quote Link to comment
-Oz- Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Woohoo, no more 4 hours of "daylight"... Quote Link to comment
+Styk Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 -25c, clear but a storms a brewin. eastern Canada Quote Link to comment
+g-o-cashers Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 You guys make me feel good. We were down to about 9:03 minutes of daylight today, but that seems pretty good in comparison! Temps around 15F and about 10" inches of new power on top of the 10" we just got yesterday. Snowshoeing was perfect today! Quote Link to comment
Ken in Regina Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 ... Snowshoeing was perfect today! "Snowshoeing ... perfect" ... isn't that an oxymoron? I hate winter. I really need to move somewhere I can golf year-round. I used to think that was Vancouver Island until the last few days .. ugly weather there, too. ...ken... Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 ... Snowshoeing was perfect today! "Snowshoeing ... perfect" ... isn't that an oxymoron? ...ken... Nope. I'm missing the greatest snowshoeing weather in over 10 years. Quote Link to comment
+TrailGators Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 The low was 41F here today. Quote Link to comment
+qlenfg Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 6:30 AM on Saturday was 61 degrees F at the Fort Worth dog park. This morning at the same time it was 21 degrees F at the same place. Last night you could watch the temperature drop on the thermometer like the NYC new years ball. Quote Link to comment
+scrabbles Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 (edited) Wow, I feel sorry for you guys, low of 60 degrees, high of 75 degrees, no wind, and about 10 1/2 hours of daylight. Plenty of golf courses here (though I don't golf). Just no time to geocache, and can't find the ones I do look for! Edited December 22, 2008 by Shannonvan Quote Link to comment
GeoBobC Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Here's something for you all to ponder: why is the earliest sunset NOT on the winter solstice, and why is the latest sunrise also NOT on the winter solstice? For example, in the Seattle area where I live, the earliest sunset actually occurs around December 12, and the latest sunrise actually occurs around January 1. Now the good news: I used to celebrate the solstice, but now I can also celebrate December 12 as the earliest sunset! Here's some info: http://www.larry.denenberg.com/earliest-sunset.html Quote Link to comment
7rxc Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Last night it warmed up to -26C... light snow flurries, better than last weeks -31C and clear... Should get some snow over the next day or so which means a bit milder, around -20...or warmer... Thank goodness the cold weather doesn't show up for a bit longer, since we have to get ready for avalanche season after Christmas... Have a good holiday season all... whatever your holiday. Doug Quote Link to comment
+Apty Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Yesterday was Summer Solstice here in Adelaide, South Australia. Sun rose at 05:59 and set 20:31 - giving us a day of 14:32 hours. We had a max of about 85F with overcast skies most of the day. (Perfect caching weather but some of us have to work.) Merry Xmas to all. Quote Link to comment
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