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niyad

(113,302 posts)
1. Of course. Many years of living here have seen those extremes. I have seen snow on Labor Day
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 11:24 AM
Sep 2020

several times. Have fun!

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,181 posts)
2. I once remember my dad telling me about visiting Colorado in September
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 11:38 AM
Sep 2020

And how it was in the 90s one day and heavy snow the next.

lark

(23,099 posts)
4. Yep, it happens in NE FL.
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 11:42 AM
Sep 2020

One year it was 98 degrees the day before Christmas and by Christmas morning when we left for the parents house, it was 27 degrees.

marybourg

(12,631 posts)
5. In New Mexico, we once had 13 inches of snow in the morning,
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 11:45 AM
Sep 2020

and in the afternoon we were pushing it away in our shorts and flip-flops with subliming vapor up to our knees.

MartyTheGreek

(565 posts)
6. A little early for Polar Vortex that used to dip down over North America...
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 12:00 PM
Sep 2020

...about every five years. Now it seems that it's happening a few times per winter? Not claiming to be a weatherman.

jimfields33

(15,793 posts)
7. The 1970's seemed to be that way
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 12:02 PM
Sep 2020

Shorts one day, ski suit the next and Back to shorts again days later. Kinda awesome for a kid. Not so much for drivers.

Hotler

(11,421 posts)
8. Not uncommon here. Be prepared, especially if you go to the high country.
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 12:11 PM
Sep 2020

When we have above average nice weather during the Fall and Winter months it is a sign that shitty weather is coming in the next day or so. I've seen it go from 65-70 degrees to 5" of snow blowing sideways in about 4-hours time.

maveric

(16,445 posts)
11. 97 now where I am in San Diego. Hit 112 yesterday.
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 01:24 PM
Sep 2020

Supposed to hit that same temp today.
Sorry to hear about your AC.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,853 posts)
16. Holy cow! Is the Pacific Ocean now hot there too?!
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 03:19 PM
Sep 2020

I figured it would help cool the coastal areas a bit.

Alliepoo

(2,216 posts)
10. My bestie lives in Loveland
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 12:59 PM
Sep 2020

She’s been sending me pics of the huge smoke plumes from the fires burning in RMNP. It’s crazy. She said there is some light snow predicted for the higher elevations on Tuesday and they were hoping it might help quell the fires. As for central Ohio we’ve had cooler temps the past couple of days- very pleasant- and summer heat is coming back this week then cool weather again. The weather rollercoaster.

jalan48

(13,864 posts)
12. This has happened in Montana a few times.
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 01:30 PM
Sep 2020

The greatest temperature change in 12 hours happened on December 14, 1924. The temperature at Fairfield, Montana, dropped from 63 degrees Fahrenheit to -21 degrees at midnight. This 84-degree change in 12 hours stands as the greatest 12-hour temperature change recorded in the United States.

https://montanakids.com/facts_and_figures/climate/Temperature_Extremes.htm

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,853 posts)
13. That's a pretty extreme change!
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 01:31 PM
Sep 2020

The 90+ temps are supposed to reach my area in a few days, but not that kind of cold later! Wow.

Thought I was going to freeze to death on a Colorado mountain years ago after it was blistering hot during the day, though. By the next morning, all of my water was frozen. The clear skies that night had allowed the heat to easily escape into space! The Milky Way was easy to see, however!

Trailrider1951

(3,414 posts)
14. I lived in Denver (eastern suburbia) for about a year in 2003
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 01:59 PM
Sep 2020

The only weather extreme I remember was the snowstorm at the end of March. It snowed heavily for about 36 hours, and I woke up on Thursday to find my car and yard buried in 4+ feet of snow. Only the main thoroughfares were plowed and the streets in my subdivision were impassable. Never seen so much snow at one time in all my life! We all got a 4 day weekend that week!

https://www.9news.com/article/weather/remembering-the-march-2003-blizzard/73-87543380

 

Dial H For Hero

(2,971 posts)
18. I remember that storm very well. My parents lived in Kittridge (a tiny mountain town just west
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 04:06 PM
Sep 2020

of Denver) at the time. They had over six feet of snow, and the road to their house was impassable for ten days. They were without electricity the whole time, but had a fireplace with plenty of wood and a gas stove, so they were fine. Their landline worked without power, so I was able to keep in contact with them.

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