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Wuz314159 t1_iy83drr wrote

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

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ats1788 t1_iy85g5p wrote

That’s a bold guess. I hope you’re right

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jbphilly t1_iy88gjz wrote

It's also as far as the article goes toward answering the question in the headline.

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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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44moon t1_iy8g0ni wrote

5 degrees? uhhh holy shit

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YanniCanFly t1_iy8x5kv wrote

Global warming whatcha gonna do 🤷‍♂️

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Gator1523 t1_iy9t7aa wrote

Urban heat island is a big contributor. As the climate warms, we're going to need to plant more urban trees.

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dherrmann t1_iyaljpd wrote

Out in Western Chester County, we haven’t had anywhere near that temp increase. All the soil , vegetation and trees sure help.

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ktappe t1_iybtflx wrote

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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dherrmann t1_iyczomz wrote

It’s why I now purchase flood insurance

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frankoceansheadband t1_iy8maxh wrote

That lines up with what happened last year. We got a late snow storm, it dumped a ton of snow, the snow melted two days later.

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Do_it_with_care t1_iy8wiph wrote

And it was a great couple days! Everyone was out playing like it was summer almost.

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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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homiefive t1_iy8uk7d wrote

i enjoy it the night / day of. after that, the weeks following the storm, and i just want it to all melt away.

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EnemyOfEloquence t1_iy9u30j wrote

I put the seat low so I could hang my legs over and took my electric mountain bike in it last year, legit some of the most fun I've ever had.

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trostol t1_iybi2x7 wrote

i would love a huge snowstorm..but my job actually still expects me to come in lol

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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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all_no_pALL t1_iy8ht61 wrote

The 2009-10 winter was nuts too

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sagittariisXII t1_iy8j3sz wrote

I remember getting 6 snow days from 1 storm that winter

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NotSureNotRobot t1_iy8jqk8 wrote

At a certain point, I just started pretending I lived in Alaska and my existence was based on shoveling snow and nothing else.

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wooktrees t1_iy99cpi wrote

It was on my birthday, we got the week off my senior year. Was so glad I bought an ounce of weed that weekend lol

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typeytypetype t1_iy8n11a wrote

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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Genkiotoko t1_iy8c7bv wrote

Now a days a lot of us will still log on to work from home, so we won't get quite as great experience, but it would be fantastic nevertheless.

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MyMartianRomance t1_iy8zrs7 wrote

Yep, schools will just go on a Remote Learning day when it snows now.

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TimX24968B t1_iyausja wrote

wonder how workplaces will respond to employees saying "cant, busy shoveling the driveway"

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phoenix762 t1_iy93jvy wrote

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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ktappe t1_iybtk2l wrote

Blizzard, OK. Ice storms? Please no. They make a goddamn mess out here in the burbs. Trees down everywhere.

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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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liquidbluenight t1_iy8fiez wrote

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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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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RJ5R t1_iy8s5gu wrote

Haha yeah. I remember my neighbor almost fell for their shtick. Got an estimate it was $25,000. I gave him the name of a guy I know who did it for $7,000

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wooktrees t1_iy997i9 wrote

Man if you think andersen is bad, you should see those scumbags at power home remodeling price out your windows or roof

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RJ5R t1_iy99inh wrote

they were banned from door knocking in my township lol

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wooktrees t1_iy9af3i wrote

Yeah, they love to take advantage of old people with predatory financing. Good on your township.

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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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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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RJ5R t1_iy8rpwm wrote

You already forgot 2016 that was a bear of a storm too

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sirauron14 t1_iy8s1o0 wrote

Thats was big but not 96' big. I would hope it would be something Canada or even Connecticut gets

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RJ5R t1_iy8ualx wrote

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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Do_it_with_care t1_iy8wv5r wrote

January 78 over 4 feet snow fell in south Philly. We were off school for almost a week.

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RJ5R t1_iy8xmf5 wrote

That's the shit! Haha

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phoenix762 t1_iy93top wrote

I recall that, that was a mess. I recall TRYING to shovel our front sidewalk. It was pretty much impossible 😂

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Do_it_with_care t1_iy9gjjy wrote

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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phoenix762 t1_iyctaeq wrote

Oh, my goodness, I do recall my little foster brother and his friends making a snow fort…😂

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flaaaacid t1_iy8sn3o wrote

My neighbor was telling me they were prying up the manhole covers and dumping snow down them because there was nowhere else to put it.

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saintofhate t1_iy95pu8 wrote

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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respondstostupidity t1_iyao6ii wrote

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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Darius_Banner t1_iy84nxt wrote

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

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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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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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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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effdallas t1_iy84kwu wrote

Real insightful and useful article /s

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ColdJay64 OP t1_iy87kk3 wrote

As someone who loves snow, I shared this to spur a snow-related discussion - not because it's hard hitting journalism lol

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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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HiImBlarn t1_iya94b6 wrote

In the winter. Next question

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RJ5R t1_iy8ry9x wrote

I dunno the same way people have been dealing with snow on their flat roofs for the last century?

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Sandscarab t1_iy92rmv wrote

Ryan Hall Y'all will let us know.

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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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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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HerrDoktorLaser t1_iyafqwm wrote

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

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majidAmeenah t1_iyafcqy wrote

not looking forward to driving in the snow

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CommunicationTime265 t1_iy8vuvu wrote

Hopefully never. I hate snow its a gigantic pain in the ass.

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napsdufroid t1_iy9fym6 wrote

Right there with ya. It's fun when you're 10. Once you have to shovel it and drive in it it sucks.

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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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ColdJay64 OP t1_iy894w2 wrote

What’s contradictory about it? I feel like you probably just saw the term “global warming” and got angry.

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Unfamiliar_Word t1_iy8f4x1 wrote

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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