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Wuz314159 t1_iy83drr wrote

Maybe in winter. (That's just a guess though)

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effdallas t1_iy84kwu wrote

Real insightful and useful article /s

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Darius_Banner t1_iy84nxt wrote

Bring it on. Sadly I think snow is less and less likely, maybe mid Jan.

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TheFAPnetwork t1_iy85q3u wrote

It would be cool for my kids to experience something like the blizzard of 93 and 96. The ice storms of those same years.

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Away_Swimming_5757 t1_iy87qkj wrote

This year will have major snowfall. The Delaware river will have large ice sheets.

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JWHISKY707 t1_iy88j9o wrote

Axios is trash and on top of that this is just a article to remind you everything is global warming.

Also this article contradicts itself every other paragraph on its global warming claims and assumptions of what global warming is.

** If you want people to buy into and support change to protect the planets environments people like this and the way they try to present everything as global warming by conveniently having it mean everything is how nobody cares.

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uptown_gargoyle t1_iy8a4y2 wrote

  • average winter temperature in Philly has risen about 5 degrees in the last 50 years
  • this causes snow to happen later in the season and less frequently
  • but when it does happen, the warmer temperatures mean the air is able to hold more moisture, which can have the effect of making the total snowfall go up
  • otherwise, winters are getting more rainy and less snowy
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only-here-4-1-thing t1_iy8axaa wrote

grew up in the midwest and moved here from chicago. I knew there would be a change in climate but the differences are mind-boggling. the thought of less snow almost makes me sad

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uptown_gargoyle t1_iy8cj4u wrote

a big snowstorm makes me feel like a child, but in a good way, what with the excitement and wonderment and whatnot

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Unfamiliar_Word t1_iy8f4x1 wrote

Replying to JWHISKY707 (#763,886)

Are you expressing incredulity at the relevance of climate change to snowfall, which is... part of the climate?

It does not seem so unreasonable that, "everything," or at least a lot of things would relate to climate change somehow. The effects of climate are persistent, deep and pervasive. Things like how cold it will be or how much rain will fall, which are very basic and important climactic considerations, are pretty important.

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liquidbluenight t1_iy8fiez wrote

Replying to only-here-4-1-thing (#764,526)

Also a Midwest transplant - it is wild to me how much people here complain about winter weather. That said, Philly just doesn’t have the infrastructure to deal with even small amounts of snow (<6”) in a timely manner.

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niptate t1_iy8grby wrote

hopefully never.

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sirauron14 t1_iy8ikt9 wrote

I don't think we'll ever see much snow on Philadelphia. Not like 1996 snow storm. That was legendary lol

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typeytypetype t1_iy8n11a wrote

Replying to all_no_pALL (#766,266)

Those back to back storms were nuts. I lived on a super tiny side street that didn't get plowed for over a week. Had to pay the neighborhood kids to help shovel us out. It sounds like I'm bitching, but I actually remember it very fondly.

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Finger_Gunnz t1_iy8nwsy wrote

Farmers almanac says temps will be below normal and snowfall in early-mid January and late Feb.

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12kdaysinthefire t1_iy8ohnl wrote

All I know is that Anderson Windows is gonna start ramping up that incessant ad campaign about replacing your windows in the middle of winter and if it snows on Christmas Day you get $100 bucks off or whatever

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afdc92 t1_iy8sz35 wrote

I’m a Southern transplant and am overall not a fan of cold weather, but that first snowfall of the year always makes me feel like a kid again because we so rarely got big snowstorms when I was growing up. I’m 30 years old but it’s such a joy to go out and just PLAY. Build a snowman, have a snowball fight, go sledding, make snow angels. And then go inside, strip off the cold, wet clothes, take a hot bath, and sit on the couch with hot cocoa and a good book.

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RJ5R t1_iy8ualx wrote

Replying to sirauron14 (#768,721)

I consider any snow storm where the snow total is at my hip level, a big storm. 2016 was 3 ft, 1996 was 4 ft. Both really bad blizzards. 2016 was especially a bitch bc of the weight of the snow. My big beast craftsman was struggling

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Secksualinnuendo t1_iy90xpl wrote

It won't this year, everyone! I just bought a new snow blower and a bulk order of pet friendly ice melt.

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Sandscarab t1_iy92rmv wrote

Ryan Hall Y'all will let us know.

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phoenix762 t1_iy93jvy wrote

Replying to TheFAPnetwork (#763,145)

Shhhhh….you shut your mouth 😳 (I’m kidding, of course)

My job is in a hospital, and these damn storms are nightmares to us, we usually have to stay in the hospital for days on end to make sure the patients get care….

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saintofhate t1_iy95pu8 wrote

Replying to sirauron14 (#766,464)

I still remember being in grade school when it hit and struggle to get home and having to hold on to my neighbor because the wind was so strong and I couldn't make the last four houses to mine and after the street was clear, the pile being level with my Gran's head and walking on it. It was magical.

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Knightwing1047 t1_iy998k9 wrote

I just can't stand the 50 degree winters... My buddy in southern Georgia gets colder temps through the winter than we do half the time.

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Do_it_with_care t1_iy9gjjy wrote

Replying to phoenix762 (#771,645)

I know right, us kids made mad loot digging ppl out. Septa paid us to help clear trolly tracks on the big streets. 4th to 2nd & Oregon was a huge lot and hundreds of us built forts, snow didn’t melt for over a month, opportune to hit someone you couldn’t beat with snowballs an hide.

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Prepoganda t1_iy9olj9 wrote

So tldr: less white, punctuated by more tumultuous white displays. We’re talking about the weather still right?

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HiImBlarn t1_iya94b6 wrote

In the winter. Next question

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AbsentEmpire t1_iyaf0p3 wrote

This city can't handle snow and the already ridiculous situation with parking cones and spot saving goes into a hyper-aggressive, way more violent mode in the snow. Somehow drivers in the city get from bad to even worse when even the slightest dusting of snow happens.

Homeowners don't shovel the sidewalks, and the pretty white of snow is quickly turned grey and black from cars and trash.

While I like the snow, I never want to see it ever again in the city.

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majidAmeenah t1_iyafcqy wrote

not looking forward to driving in the snow

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HerrDoktorLaser t1_iyafqwm wrote

We already had snow flurries in Mt. Airy and Roxborough. Does that count?

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zjheyyy88 t1_iyajfpg wrote

I hateeeeeeeee the off and on weather of one week being 35 and then a few days later it being 59 and rainy!!!

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respondstostupidity t1_iyao6ii wrote

Replying to sirauron14 (#766,464)

We piled it up to the top of the telephone poles on Girard Ave, huge monuments built to our Penn God. Aliens observed this behavior and said "fuck it they got cheesesteaks" and hung out for a bit longer.

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ktappe t1_iybtflx wrote

Replying to dherrmann (#783,559)

I’ve lived in Chester County for 54 years, I can definitely attest that the climate has changed. The primary way is that we now get much more frequent intense rain storms. To the point where I had to install new drainage on my property that was unnecessary even two decades ago.

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