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sirpoopingpooper t1_j20xwg8 wrote

Reply to comment by gabby395934 in Winter weather upends water systems across the Deep South by getBusyChild

>That's not true, the lowest temp in Atlanta in 2020 was 22°F.

...Which is -6C...

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>This was a multi day event ending with snow Monday night.
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>I get that this cold snap was a bit longer than is typical

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Maybe this is more like a 5% event rather than a 10% event...but still for multi-decade construction, this is a design failure...

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gabby395934 t1_j20zzcm wrote

That's not cold enough to break water pipes, but when the high is in the teens °F for days it is.

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