Winter 2023/2024 was the worst winter ever!

We didn’t get a tenth of the amount of snow this year that I remember getting 30 years ago.

The weather here wasn't bad, but I got the worst cold around the holidays. I haven't had a cold for years.

The GUlf Stream, she is broken

Just the facts

We had the mildest winter of my lifetime in northern New England (except for this week when we're having snow in April).

Warmest winter on record in Wisconsin, although we're having a lousy April

We had the warmest winter on record where I am in Canada. Barely anything for snow, where it’s usually at least 3-4 feet deep in places by February. This year we mostly had dry ground.

How can it be so different in North America? Warmest there vs coldest winter ever here in Scandinavia.

Not as bad as 1485. That was the winter of our discontent.

I don’t know, R8, but I could have honestly gotten by without winter tires this year. That’s how different it was for us this year. Strangely, the further north you went, the less snow there was. It was nice because I hate the amount of cold and snow we usually receive, but we’ll likely pay for it with a summer drought.

R7, why do you measure snowfall in Canada using U.S. measurements?

It’s not uncommon, R11. Those of us over a certain age understand and relate to measurements like inches and feet over metric ones. The one metric measurement I relate to is kilometres. I also understand Celsius over Fahrenheit. Ask any Canadian over age 40-45 and you’ll probably hear the same thing. It’s a mixed bag. Same with spelling. Older Canadians likely learned to use the “our”, while I think younger generations are being taught to forego that and use “or”.

Sixth least snowiest winter in Boston so far - less than 10 inches of snow. It’s snowing (and blowing) fiercely: 50-plus mph wind now along with sleet, rain, and snow though it won’t accumulate here.

[quote] How can it be so different in North America? Warmest there vs coldest winter ever here in Scandinavia.

The collapse of the warm water thingy that's been discussed in the ocean will leave the US much warmer but plunge Europe into much colder temps.

[quote] less than 10 inches

Always a disappointment.

humble-bragging

Oh look. A climate change denial thread.

Fuck off and die screaming, "Norwegian".

We've hardly had any snow here in WV, but we've had a lot of rain and tornados, too. Especially in the last few days. We had a few days of very cold weather back in January, but that's it.

R17 WTF?! When have I said I don't believe in climate change? Of course I do.

That's weird. We had no snow here in Croatia. Plus, the spring came quite early. Actually, it feels more like it's summer already, than spring.

I've read from other people's accounts that Croatia is beautiful. I've also read that there have been quite a few Neanderthal cave sites and hand axes they used.

R21 Yes. And a lot of people here acts like neanderthals too