How cold does it get where you live?

[Magistr8 0]

I don't know if this thread has ever been made, but the snow I woke up to this morning has me thinking about how winter will be rearing it's ugly head around here in Winnipeg, Canada soon and was wondering what kind of temps all the DZ.commers can expect this winter.

P.S. Florida and Texas are to be excluded from this highly scientific post for deprression will severly alter results.

"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools." Napoleon Bonaparte

[skygal3 0]

It gets pretty cold here in New England...I wore a turtleneck yesterday and was looking forward to a nice sweater today. I woke up to some pretty nasty winds but when I opened my door it was like a convection oven! It is probably 75 and balmy here right now...the down side is my DZ is pretty much done for the season, but I am not...looks like little kate may have to follow the geese and migrate...

[n2skdvn 0]

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Florida and Texas are to be excluded from this highly scientific post for deprression will severly alter results.

what about louisiana we dip in to the 40's here and there

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[skymama 37]

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P.S. Florida and Texas are to be excluded from this highly scientific post for deprression will severly alter results

Yes, but what about the depression I suffer because it's so damn hot all the time. I love winter, it's my favorite season-bring it on, please!

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[Magistr8 0]

Oohh. We are on a different temp scale we have gotten in the past to -30 which is actually pretty avg with wind and all. That would be somewhere around your 0 degrees F. OOhh just writing that makes me cold.

If you live in Canada or plan on visiting please bring a shovel and do a canadian proud.

"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools." Napoleon Bonaparte

[nws01 0]

Jumptown is open year round I hear, Kate.

[skygal3 0]

where is jumptown?

[christoofar 0]

I think the coldest it has got here in south texas in recent times was in December 1989. In San Antonio it dipped to 6F near Christmas, in Austin I think it went to 4F, San Marcos: 2F.

In 1985 we had well over a foot of snow blanket most of South Texas. In North Texas, up near Dallas... it snows every year.

We're not hot ALL the time... just 99.9999% of the time.

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[Skitzo 0]

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Florida and Texas are to be excluded from this highly scientific post

Hhhmmmph!
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"How do you keep your feet on the ground when you know you were born to fly?"

[christoofar 0]

Here's the reference I cite

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[Magistr8 0]

I'm hip to the snugglin scene, it's grest in the summer too when the breeze is a blowin and your on the beach with your queen. Ahem yeah I like it too. Checking the forcast for today we are just starting to see the first of the snow for the year. Snow the next 2 days a few CENTIMETERS at least with, I dare say it, cloudy skies to follow.
drats

"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools." Napoleon Bonaparte

[Skitzo 0]

Is it normal for snow to be falling already there? Seems a bit soon. Do you guys keep jumping, or do you shut down? I'm originally from Ohio, there were a few of us that kept jumping in the snow, really freakin cold, but when you really need a jump temps. don't seem to matter. A couple times my fingers were so froze other people had to take my rig off, but the jumps were worth it.-

"How do you keep your feet on the ground when you know you were born to fly?"

[nws01 0]

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Where is Jumptown?

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Orange, Massachusetts. Here is the website and info. http://www.dropzone.com/dropzone/Detailed/192.html

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[bivar 0]

Here where I live it can get as cold as -32 degrees Celsius in the winter. And it almost never get any warmer than 25 degrees Celsius in the summer.

BI

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[Magistr8 0]

It is a little early to start getting snow around this time. last year it was not until late december that we got it but the cold was here around late Oct. The year before it was around haloween when it came in like a blizzard. I made the mistake of jumping once when it was 6C on the ground. (Around your 40) Let me tell you that it is a horrible idea. Right from drop off I could feel the wind chapping my hands, by the time it came to pull (45 seconds later) my hands were so cold when I bent them to cup the pilot they cracked and bled all the way to the gound.

I learned from all this that log book entries really have a lot of fond memories when you look back them from time to time.

"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools." Napoleon Bonaparte

[Skitzo 0]

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my hands were so cold when I bent them to cup the pilot they cracked and bled all the way to the gound.

OMG, why didn't you wear gloves? I got all bundled up for those jumps!
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"How do you keep your feet on the ground when you know you were born to fly?"

[skygal3 0]

thank you nate...I think jumptown closes soon as well...

(whats with the

[nws01 0]

I may be around for awhile. My company wants me to stick around for awhile and I don't want to burn any bridges. Send me a pm if you want more info on theis crazy life I have.

[Magistr8 0]

I don't know if you remember but I while back I was seeking advice on divers who jump in cold weather and need good grip. Well, they suggested tackified gloves to combat that. To answer your question though on why I made that jump. I had no idea it would be so cold at altitude and the guys on my load didn't even mention it on the way up.

"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools." Napoleon Bonaparte

[dropdeded 0]

I live in Bakersfield Ca.,it dont really get too cold,not a lot of rain but we get some brutal valley fog.
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[Magistr8 0]

Will they let you jump if the fog is pretty thin?

I know up here we jump through think clouds at around 3500-4500, probably a little diff when your landing though.

"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools." Napoleon Bonaparte

[lummy 4]

Same here, If it's just fog, usually it will burn off by afternoon. If not, Hop n pops are the order of the day. Here's the deal with fog tho, in Winter, the coast is usually clear and the inland valleys are foggy. In summer, it's the opposite. Natural air conditioning keeps it not to hot, not too cold, but JUST right said Baby bear

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[dropdeded 0]

We occasionally get an extremely thick,seasonal ground fog and when that shit sets in aint NUTHIN leavin the ground.It usually only sticks around til about 10:00 a.m.so it doesn't really effect a decent day of jumping.It just delays the drive to the dz (35 miles for me).Other than that,weather is only an occasional factor in grounding skydivers here.Oh,and the occasional San Joaquin Valley windstorm,Gods way of sayin,"go home and clean the catbox or sumthin".
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[Magistr8 0]

Here in the Peg we are blessed for the ost part in the summer days. We have nothing but blue skies except for the occasional 2 day overcast. Fog is never a problem, but snow would seem like a bad idea, at least for me. I would have a hard time telling how high something is above something else due to it all being the same color.

"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools." Napoleon Bonaparte

[tri160 1]

Hey Kate,
Jumptown is open year round on weekends weather permiting. I have jumped there with as cold as 28 F.
Just bundle up!
Mike

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