Tag: Winter

Ice Fishing Tips for Beginners

1/6/2024 - By Andy Nabreski As I set my last trap, the sun begins to show, illuminating the vast sheet of creaking ice that lies beneath my feet. I can no longer hear the booming, echoing hoots from the barred owl that resides along the shore of the small cove. Its call… SEE MORE

On September 10, 2023, Antarctic sea ice hit a historic low of 16.96 million sq km, 1.03 million sq km below the 1986 record

2023 Antarctic sea ice winter maximum is lowest on record by a wide margin

9/29/2023 - By climate.gov. Overview of conditions On September 10, 2023, sea ice in the Antarctic reached an annual maximum extent of 16.96 million square kilometers (6.55 million square miles), setting a record low maximum in the satellite record that began in 1979. This year’s maximum is 1.03 million square kilometers (398,000 square miles) below the previous… SEE MORE

Paata vardanashvili, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Ice on lakes via Wikimedia Commons

Low Ice on the Great Lakes this Winter

3/24/2023 - By noaa.gov. Ice coverage has reached a record low in the Great Lakes for this time of year. As of February 13, 2023, only 7 percent of these five freshwater lakes were covered in ice, which is significantly below the 35-40 percent ice cover that is expected for this time of… SEE MORE

Weather 101: When to Expect the Coldest Day of the Year

1/24/2022 - To give you a better idea of the coldest time of year, on average, for your area, NCEI has created “Coldest Day of the Year” maps for the contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The maps are derived from the 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals—NCEI’s 30-year averages of climatological variables including the… SEE MORE

Tag: Winter

Ice Fishing Tips for Beginners

2023 Antarctic sea ice winter maximum is lowest on record by a wide margin

Low Ice on the Great Lakes this Winter

Weather 101: When to Expect the Coldest Day of the Year

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