Newbie 0 #1 March 20, 2006 It's FREEZING still. The plane has been back at the dz for 2 weekends and i haven't gone up because of the appalling forecasts i've been seeing. I definitely remember jumping in mid March last year, and it was definitely warmer. Is anyone else feeling me on this? It's like winter never came, and then decided, just as spring was almost here, to turn up or something equally stupid "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anewempire 0 #2 March 20, 2006 yeah, it's definitely been weird. we got like 1-2 weeks of really cold weather and then it's just been lingering in the 40s and 50s and then it started getting really warm... like 80s warm. now it's back in the lower 50s. still we haven't really had a winter. i remember last year was ridiculously freezing for a long time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squirrel 0 #3 March 20, 2006 well the dude on 60 minutes last night believes its global warming. 2005 was the warmest year on record. hmmmm ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_owen_uk 0 #4 March 20, 2006 I looked at 5 day forecast this morning and it says monday - not bad, could be better tuesday - not bad, could be better wednesday - starting to look up, might not be bad thursday - this is what I am talking about, sunny friday - fucking wank, its gonna snow all weekend__________________ BOOM Headshot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,100 #5 March 20, 2006 >well the dude on 60 minutes last night believes its global warming. 2005 was the warmest year on record. Unfortunately, warmer overall does not equal warmer in any one place. Around here, a warmer ocean means more coastal clouds, which means less sun, which means lower temperatures (and more snow/rain overall.) Also, the normal year to yeat variations will still dominate; climate change will be a small (but significant) driver. In most places in the US this means warmer temperatures overall, but in some places the opposite could occur (as in the San Diego example.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkwing 5 #6 March 20, 2006 It is called "springtime." It happens. Climate is what you expect. Weather is what you get. -- Jeff My Skydiving History Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #7 March 20, 2006 tell me bout it - got 8 jumps done in Feb !!! went midde march and it was 30 knot winds Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ripcord4 0 #8 March 21, 2006 I got 8 jumps last weekend - but then again, I live 1/2 hour from DeLand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Griff69 0 #9 March 21, 2006 We are currently under a winter weather warning, which means I'm going to work all week instead of jumping... I've been ready for winter to end since about a month before it started... Chris "Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. Liberty is two wolves attempting to have a sheep for dinner and finding a well-informed, well-armed sheep." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #10 March 21, 2006 Here it is the second day of Spring and the weather forecast is for two inches of snow. ...in Virginia!What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MagicGuy 0 #11 March 21, 2006 Quotefriday - fucking wank, its gonna snow all weekend Funny stuff. But yeah, the weather is really frustrating. It wouldn't be so bad if for a week it wasn't like, 65, 70 degrees in the Northeast. Got everyone all pumped up on the upcoming Spring season. Now it's 40 degrees tops, and it blows. And to top it off, it doesn't look like it's going to get warmer any time soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #12 March 21, 2006 Quote>well the dude on 60 minutes last night believes its global warming. 2005 was the warmest year on record. Unfortunately, warmer overall does not equal warmer in any one place. Around here, a warmer ocean means more coastal clouds, which means less sun, which means lower temperatures (and more snow/rain overall.) Also, the normal year to yeat variations will still dominate; climate change will be a small (but significant) driver. In most places in the US this means warmer temperatures overall, but in some places the opposite could occur (as in the San Diego example.) (Bill this next bit isn't directed at you since you obviously understand this stuff already.) I've been trying to explain this to several folks and the best model I've been able to come up with still goes back to something I learned a long time ago, almost everything a person needs to know about weather can be illustrated in a coffee cup; preferably one made of glass so you can see what's going on. If you look at hot cup of coffee, not a lot is going on. There isn't a lot of convection or mixing of of the fluid. Pretty much everything is just sitting there. Sure there is some motion at the molecular level, that's what temperature is, but not really all that much mixing. ALL of the fluid is at the same temperature. This is roughly analogous to any one cubic meter of air anywhere in the world. In and of itself, not a lot is happening. Take that same hot cup of coffee and pour in a tablespoon of cold milk. Suddenly you have a fairly large difference between hot and cold and you WILL see quite a bit of mixing going on as the two fluids attempt to balance each other out. The greater the difference, the stronger the mixing. This is all that weather is. All of it. 100%. So as temperatures in one place begin to rise, we see stronger mixing; more severe weather.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,145 #13 March 21, 2006 QuoteQuote>well the dude on 60 minutes last night believes its global warming. 2005 was the warmest year on record. Unfortunately, warmer overall does not equal warmer in any one place. Around here, a warmer ocean means more coastal clouds, which means less sun, which means lower temperatures (and more snow/rain overall.) Also, the normal year to yeat variations will still dominate; climate change will be a small (but significant) driver. In most places in the US this means warmer temperatures overall, but in some places the opposite could occur (as in the San Diego example.) (Bill this next bit isn't directed at you since you obviously understand this stuff already.) I've been trying to explain this to several folks an the best model I've been able to come up with still goes back to something I learned a long time ago, almost everything a person needs to know about weather can be illustrated in a coffee cup; preferably one made of glass so you can see what's going on. If you look at hot cup of coffee, not a lot is going on. There isn't a lot of convection or mixing of of the fluid. Pretty much everything is just sitting there. Sure there is some motion at the molecular level, that's what temperature is, but not really all that much mixing. ALL of the fluid is at the same temperature. This is roughly analogous to any one cubic meter of air anywhere in the world. In and of itself, not a lot is happening. Take that same hot cup of coffee and pour in a tablespoon of cold milk. Suddenly you have a fairly large difference between hot and cold and you WILL see quite a bit of mixing going on as the two fluids attempt to balance each other out. The greater the difference, the stronger the mixing. This is all that weather is. All of it. 100%. So as temperatures in one place begin to rise, we see stronger mixing; more severe weather. That's a terrible analogy. You need to include darts and birdies.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivermom 0 #14 March 21, 2006 In Texas, quite often we don't have a real winter. This is the first year I have been glad because it was jumpable all year round. It's strange how much has changed since I've become a skydiverMrs. WaltAppel All things work together for good to them that love God...Romans 8:28 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #15 March 21, 2006 Quote...That's a terrible analogy. You need to include darts and birdies. ...and powerpoint slides with laser pointers and stale danish and "gourmet" coffee.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #16 March 21, 2006 QuoteThat's a terrible analogy. You need to include darts and birdies. Good god John! That reference is at least two years old. Quit trying to make me remember things!quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #17 March 21, 2006 Well March is normally the snowiest month of the year here in CO and we seem to be right on track, nice days in the 60s-70s and then a few days of snow.Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newbie 0 #18 June 30, 2007 Just thought i would do my yearly "WTF is going on with the weather routine" Solid rain for like 3 weeks. WTF. I hate the godforesaken weather i have to endure here. Why can't i just be into darts or something. "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
