Bastardi: January Could be Coldest for U.S. since 1985

[meegbear]

Winter has only just begun, and many people across the country are already sick of the cold. On the heels of a record-cold December, frigid weather will continue seizing areas from coast to coast through mid- to late January.

Based on this forecast, AccuWeather.com Chief Long Range Forecaster Joe Bastardi says this month could turn out to be the coldest January for the nation as a whole since 1985.

While there has been outstanding regionalized cold in January in recent years, Bastardi points out that the U.S. has not experienced this type of coast-to-coast cold since the 1980s.

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More waves of arctic air will invade the country, starting late this week and continuing through next week and beyond. The period from Jan. 10-20 is when Bastardi expects the core of the cold to be in place, with the northern Plains in the heart of it.

He says places from Chicago to Denver could have one or two days with high temperatures below zero during this time. People in New York City may be looking at one day with highs in the teens, while temperatures potentially fail to rise out of the 20s in Dallas, Texas, and Jackson, Miss., for a day or two.

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http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/43933/bastardi-january-could-be-cold.asp

[warrior1]

1. could this

be the reason for the massive bird and fish die off. Wouldn't they be among the most vulnerable?

[MadHound]

2. Actually I welcome this,

Considering how warm it was here in November and early December, my trees have some cold time they need to catch up on.

Meanwhile, it was up to sixty degrees over the weekend, and almost fifty yesterday.

[Swede]

3. It's 0 degress Celsius here today,normal is 10 to 12C colder.

I'm not used to it this warm here in Canada at this time of year.

[Canuckistanian]

4. It must be passing right over our heads here in Ottawa

We've had one of the mildest, most snow-free winters I can remember. On New Year's day every trace of ice and snow got melted in a two-day rain.

[hlthe2b]

5. That BASTARD(I) !!

:rofl:

[pintobean]

6. Lame

I'm sure he's heard that all his life. As did his forefathers. I bet most people who say it think their being original.

[hlthe2b]

7. Wow, what a nasty retort. He's not here...

But, it seems you want to be unpleasant unnecessarily. You succeeded.

[pintobean]

8. You're right

He's not here....to defend himself. You called him a bastard. Who's being unnecessarily unpleasant? Is your cheap laugh worth the insult to him?

[hlthe2b]

9. It was a joke...sometimes they are funny, sometimes not

But it is you who is being nasty. What the hell is your problem?

[pipi_k]

10. My suggestion...

Contact the man and tell him he was insulted here so he can register and defend himself properly.

No doubt a real man would not want someone else to fight his battles for him...


:+

[pintobean]

11. Is the irony intentional?