Where did Winter go?

[hq2]

Wow. Are we even going to have one this year? It's getting to mid February and we have open water near my house in Sudbury. That hasn't happened since I moved here in the late 80s. If this is what global warming looks like, we are clearly in big trouble. I'm not a big ice fisherman, but this sure isn't good for people who are.

But on a personal note, what's sad about this is part of the reason I moved here back then was because I grew up in North Carolina and hated the 95 degree heat and muggy heat in the summers. But I also hatred the winters too, with four months of 40 degree rain and 30 degree cold when it was clear. Always cold enough to keep you inside, but almost never cold enough to snow; maybe a measly 3 inch snow once a year. When I first moved up here, we had plenty of snow, and my Dad and I X country skied all the way through the winter. I loved it, and loved the 80 to 85 degrees summers with great fishing too. But now, I feel like the dreary rain and boring cold I hated growing up have now moved north to follow me, along with some of the muggy heat too. Sigh. Guess I'll have to move up to Labrador in a few years to get some snow!

[PaulS]

Very weird winter. I only go ice fishing like 2-3 times per year but look forward to it. That is not going to happen this year.

Thinking of going for a bike ride at lunch time today although it is very windy out.

[JohnR]

Weird winter but we've had these before. Don't worry - 140" of snow next year. La Nina/El Nino

Move closer to the coast, you can have nicer winters and cooler summers ; )

[zimmy]

The La Nina typically gives New England piles of snow. Maybe in March. Current trend though are making ice fishing and pond hockey a thing of the past in southern CT.

[Got Stripers]

I worry about future generations, but I’ve played golf almost every week this winter and I have yet to even put gas in the snow blower to make sure it was at least ready.

[Guppy]

I don’t know, but don’t miss it,,, except for the ice fishin….:-(

[Mike P]

This is my 7th winter in Finland. 5 of the 7 have been unusually mild. This January was the warmest on record, in many areas.

FWIW, climate scientists have said that the polar regions will be the first to feel the effects of climate change.

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by Mike P

FWIW, climate scientists have said that the polar regions ARE the first to feel the worst effects of climate change.

Fixed it for you, the global sea ice right now is bad at both poles.

I would argue sea level rise on low lying atolls and coastal river deltas are more tangible than Finnish winters but you will be seeing more warming there than more southern latitudes.
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[PaulS]

Originally Posted by Mike P

This is my 7th winter in Finland. 5 of the 7 have been unusually mild. This January was the warmest on record, in many areas.

FWIW, climate scientists have said that the polar regions will be the first to feel the effects of climate change.

Are you considered in the arctic circle?
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[tattoobob]

Well it's New England so anything can happen weather wise, I don't mind when it snows on the weekends but during the week it's a pain in the butt. I don't mind the warm winter makes working outside a lot easier

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by PaulS

Are you considered in the arctic circle?
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Sub-arctic climate zone. Ironically, the melting polar ice cap, and melting sea ice in the Barents Sea is supposedly going to produce more snowfall in coming years, with more moisture in the air. For its latitude, Finland doesn't get a lot of snow at present. Helsinki averages 30cm--about a foot--annually. Where I am, we usually get about 50.

[piemma]

My snow blower is tuned and ready to go. Haven't started it since I tuned it. I still have 4 cords of dry oak. 2 split and stacked and 2 in 4 footer.
And finally Jeanne and I played golf Friday in 64 degree temps. Great Winter as far as I'm concerned.

[hq2]

Yeah, but I miss my X country skiing. Used to look forward to it every winter; beautiful and quiet. Loved every minute of it. Would go down to the Wayside Inn, get a scotch and sit by the fire when I was done. Now, I’m back in NC again with nothing to do all winter but watch sports on TV (and the Pats aren’t even in the playoffs!). By me, it’s been a wasted winter.

[Got Stripers]

Golf again today, loving this winter, best round of the past six years. Four birdies on the back helped me get a 74 on the card.

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by hq2

Yeah, but I miss my X country skiing. Used to look forward to it every winter; beautiful and quiet. Loved every minute of it. Would go down to the Wayside Inn, get a scotch and sit by the fire when I was done. Now, I’m back in NC again with nothing to do all winter but watch sports on TV (and the Pats aren’t even in the playoffs!). By me, it’s been a wasted winter.

There have been some recent winters here, in what was once of the X/C skiing capitals of the world, where there hasn't been enough snowfall for it unless you're fortunate enough to be near a lake that froze solid. You only need a thin coating of snow for i, there.

[Guppy]

Raked hogs today…. Absolutely beautiful… stuffies on the horizon… :-)

[wdmso]

This weathers has been helpful

I’ve replaced my interior leds on the boat fixed my speakers, and changed all my lug nuts on my trailer
Update my chart plotter
If it stays like this I’ll be pulling the cover in march
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[redlite]

Prayers answered on my end
Truck died just before Xmas and I was full on stressed out panic mode as I have 18 driveways that I am responsible for besides mine. And anything available or reasonably affordable is garbage worse than my truck. Haven't even brought the snow shovels out of the loft or fired off the snowblower as still being crippled it's not like I could use em anyway.
Thankful no pond hockey to have been missing out on either.
Kids have been begging for the industrial grade snow tubes for years cause the the regular ones last about 3 trips down Potato hill. Santa dropped Serious coin on them this year and they are still in the boxes.
And of course all work so far has been interior this winter

Not everything is bad about global warming .
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[Pete F.]

We’re supposed to start tapping tomorrow for sugar season, it feels more like the end of March than early February.
It looks like all above freezing except Friday, it’ll kill sugaring and we’ll be golfing by mid March.
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[ivanputski]

I wish all the people that are jinxing a good thing right now would just silently enjoy it.... It February still..... shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Clammer]

Fished 3 out of the last 4 days

time for a break ............ not a hit or a bite of any kind

I knew it was too good to keep going

6 landing / another on the side & 1 to someone that needed

the needed the help ><.,

still doesn,t touch what it cost to buy two setups to replace the gear I lost

[Rmarsh]

Ask some of the people whose frozen pipes burst last weekend....most plumbers i know shut thier phones down before noon last saturday and worked all weekend.
Winters are not going anywhere....I dont need snow in my life so im loving it.

[PaulS]

Went out for bike rides 3 times last week. I haven't bothered to even try other years. Also went out fishing 2x to catch up w/friends. Usually don't even bother.

[Got Stripers]

Originally Posted by Clammer

Fished 3 out of the last 4 days

time for a break ............ not a hit or a bite of any kind

I knew it was too good to keep going

6 landing / another on the side & 1 to someone that needed

the needed the help ><.,

still doesn,t touch what it cost to buy two setups to replace the gear I lost

Mike can you imagine how tired our arms would be if we had weather like this back in a certain winter holdover spot, OMG it would have been insane.

[Clammer]

ya Bob .but that,s history / also

when we started I never/ ever thought we would get skunked

but that was having near the end .

Denny went an tried one more time ..it was deader than dead

[JohnR]

The other Holdover spot or the Other holdover spot?

[Got Stripers]

Originally Posted by JohnR

The other Holdover spot or the Other holdover spot?

Not the Thames, although when the numbers were there, that spot to would have rocked, but the other spot cut my travel in half. Word is they are making an effort to keep people out of there.

[Slipknot]

Originally Posted by Clammer

ya Bob .but that,s history / also

when we started I never/ ever thought we would get skunked

but that was having near the end .

Denny went an tried one more time ..it was deader than dead

water quality killed all bait/food not to mention other factors
sad

good memories of good times

[Mike P]

Daytime high here today was +6 Celsius, about 43 F.

[Clammer]

JR

Three for me

1]voi]d [2] void [3] just about void &&& its got nothing

to do with bait [3] has bait all year / watch it swim all day

I can,t name anyone I can honestly say has caught a holdover there . being 2nd week od Dec .. thru most of March .

many of the guys I use to see there / are dead or close to it ><
Bob .. the time Denny tried one more time ... he couldnt get up inside <>

Greg I,ll bet know if there is any around in the area

I need a yak or small tin rig to fish where I know there,s some . but that,s not gonna happen but damn we had fun >>.