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allhailthehale t1_j801y13 wrote

Is there a word for being glad that it's not cold, but simultaneously being reminded of your crushing climate change anxiety?

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KeepYrGlitterDry t1_j80hbap wrote

Climate change anxiety really cramps my enjoyment of beautiful days like these :/

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Nerk86 t1_j81okmr wrote

I’d like to know if there is . Exactly how I feel about this winter.

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GoGatorsMashedTaters t1_j7zhaq2 wrote

Cooler, but warmer. So lame, but it’s facking accurate.

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jdmess401 t1_j7zkjsa wrote

I’m just amazed by the 65 degree difference in temperature between this Friday and last. Is that a record?

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RandomChurn t1_j83my3q wrote

Both were: record-setting Feb low and record-setting Feb high, six days apart

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Psychological_Tune53 t1_j7znwqd wrote

Do we normally get more snow? This is my first winter here and at first I thought the lack of snow was because we're on the coast.

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allhailthehale t1_j7zwcw5 wrote

Yes, absolutely. This winter has been very, very warm. Usually we would gave gotten a few big snows by now of 4 or more inches.

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GotenRocko t1_j80t3gi wrote

Dreading a big blizzard right at the end like we got last time we had a winter with this much lack of snow.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j7zwlss wrote

A typical year is like 3-5 feet of snow, years that go way above that.

Providence gets less than more inland places typically but there was over 2 feet last January alone. For a full winter, it can really add up on the big years. In 2015, the snowpile by the armory was still around until June because there was so fucking much of it

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Previous_Floor t1_j81w8na wrote

There was also a ton of snow in the 2017-18 winter. And it also included a stretch of like 2 weeks where wind chills were below zero (and as bad as -20).

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D-camchow t1_j7zwgrk wrote

yea this is definitely a light winter. on the plus side haven't had to shovel this year lol

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kbd77 t1_j80b8sk wrote

We don’t get as much as northern New England or even most of Massachusetts because of our proximity to the coast, but we usually get a handful of storms every winter. Other than last weekend when it was jarringly cold, this whole winter has felt much more like spring. It’s pretty unnerving. I keep waiting for the temps to drop for good, but…nope!

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RandomChurn t1_j83ncyi wrote

Haha, one winter in the mid 90s we had 17 snowstorms in a row -- it made narrow streets impassible. It made property owners who didn't shovel their sidewalks resented for decades 😆

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j7zvj2v wrote

I haven't heard the Subaru "this will be the best winter ever" jingle once and this might be the best winter ever.

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Jonesyiam t1_j7zzy82 wrote

I don't love the cold winter weather full of snow, and once I'm financially able or more like when I retire, I plan to move to warmer weather.

So for me, this has been the BEST winter ever!! 🎉

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ApolloKid t1_j81v1lb wrote

I’ll take the downvotes too - loving this climate

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springwaterh20 t1_j83zbqh wrote

I moved up here and was so excited for my first new england winter. i’m still holding out hope for a snowstorm lol

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