crf450ish Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Are we on the cusp of entering into a solar minimum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 White House releases plan to deal with space weather threat http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/10/29/white-house-releases-plan-deal-space-weather-threat/74815660/My husband is in Federal Emergency Management for North Texas. He mostly deals with Huriricanes and very large wildfires, but one of the things that worry all the responders is that our power grid needs to be hardened for several reasons... Space weather, terrorism, and Emp's from weapons detonated overhead.We are way behind on taking care of this. One can only hope they'll get it done in time. I know security has been undergoing a tightening, but the grid is still very vulnerable, especially on the big feeder lines that criss-cross the country from generation stations. Quote Before You Diagnose Yourself With Depression or Low Self-Esteem,...First Make Sure You Are Not In Fact, Just Surrounded By A$$holes. “If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell.” Gen. Sheridan 1866 2018 Rainfall - 62.65" High Temp. - 110.03* Low Temp. - 8.4* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherfan2012 Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 While it'd be nice to see the cycle end soon for shorter term results in the high latitude circulations, a longer cycle would be more typical entering a grand minima, and would make predictions much easier.this was posted today about the current solar cycle 24 some still reading the comments are not convinced that solar plays into cooling and warming cycles even those the evendence says strongly other wise.[/quotehttp://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/02/11/solar-cycle-24-activity-continues-to-be-lowest-in-nearly-200-years/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_wizard Posted February 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 While it'd be nice to see the cycle end soon for shorter term results in the high latitude circulations, a longer cycle would be more typical entering a grand minima, and would make predictions much easier.this was posted today about the current solar cycle 24 some still reading the comments are not convinced that solar plays into cooling and warming cycles even those the evendence says strongly other wise.[/quotehttp://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/02/11/solar-cycle-24-activity-continues-to-be-lowest-in-nearly-200-years/ Some scientists are taking a way too simplistic view on how solar grand maxima and grand minima effect the temperatures on Earth. The effect is fairly small on a total global average temperature scale, but the placement of anomaly centers is greatly altered. Grand minima are thought to cause highly amplified ridges over the Oceans which makes the continents (which is where everyone lives) much colder in the winter. I think some scientists are playing dumb because they want to imagine everything happening to the climate is man caused. Quote Death To Warm Anomalies! Winter 2023-24 stats Total Snowfall = 1.0" Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1 Total Hail = 0.0 Total Ice = 0.2 Coldest Low = 13 Lows 32 or below = 45 Highs 32 or below = 3 Lows 20 or below = 3 Highs 40 or below = 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_wizard Posted February 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 The sun is very near spotless now. Just two tiny spots and one is about to rotate off the edge. Quote Death To Warm Anomalies! Winter 2023-24 stats Total Snowfall = 1.0" Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1 Total Hail = 0.0 Total Ice = 0.2 Coldest Low = 13 Lows 32 or below = 45 Highs 32 or below = 3 Lows 20 or below = 3 Highs 40 or below = 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hole Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 Phil, or others, are there any new thoughts on the state of the sun at this point? Its been pretty consistently quiet for quite a while now with just a few decent spots forming here and there. Quote Winter 23-24: Total Snow (3.2") Total Ice (0.2") Coldest Low: 1F Coldest High: 5F Snow Events: 0.1" Jan 5th, 0.2" Jan 9th, 1.6" Jan 14, 0.2" (ice) Jan 22, 1.3" Feb 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherfan2012 Posted March 25, 2016 Report Share Posted March 25, 2016 Robert Filex from iceagenow has an interesting Artical on the Solar http://iceagenow.info/sun-activity-well-normal/Robert stated he thinks it's going to be important to see how far and low the Declining Magnetic field Strength ends up being doing the next few solar cycles as its a key on our ice age cycles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_wizard Posted April 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 The dramatic drop in solar activity over the past two week looks to continue with the sun going spotless in one or two days. Looking at past records the current drop off (if it continues) will rate as one of the sharpest in this stage of the solar cycle on record. Very interesting indeed! 1 Quote Death To Warm Anomalies! Winter 2023-24 stats Total Snowfall = 1.0" Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1 Total Hail = 0.0 Total Ice = 0.2 Coldest Low = 13 Lows 32 or below = 45 Highs 32 or below = 3 Lows 20 or below = 3 Highs 40 or below = 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherfan2012 Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 It will be interesting Robert filex and others do have interesting ideas only time will tell how it all plays out and how deep and low cycles 25 and 26 ultimately are.it will be a big test for both sides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherfan2012 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Robert Filex posted a new update on the solar drop http://iceagenow.info/official-april-sunspots-continue-massive-downturn/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 Robert Filex posted a new update on the solar drop http://iceagenow.info/official-april-sunspots-continue-massive-downturn/ Just saw this. That's a huge dip! Going to be even lower by year's end. Quote Mercer Island, 350 ft 2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21 2020-2021: 15.6" 2019-2020: ~10" 2018-2019 winter snowfall total: 29.5" 2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hole Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 The sun is finally blank again, zero sunspots the last 2 days. We are hopefully beginning a long period of very low solar activity at this point. This will be a crucial test to see what affects this can have on global temperature/climate. Quote Winter 23-24: Total Snow (3.2") Total Ice (0.2") Coldest Low: 1F Coldest High: 5F Snow Events: 0.1" Jan 5th, 0.2" Jan 9th, 1.6" Jan 14, 0.2" (ice) Jan 22, 1.3" Feb 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 The sun is finally blank again, zero sunspots the last 2 days. We are hopefully beginning a long period of very low solar activity at this point. This will be a crucial test to see what affects this can have on global temperature/climate. And today (5th) as well. http://www.solen.info/solar/ 2 Quote Mercer Island, 350 ft 2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21 2020-2021: 15.6" 2019-2020: ~10" 2018-2019 winter snowfall total: 29.5" 2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherfan2012 Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 saw this article http://www.vencoreweather.com/blog/2016/6/4/300-pm-the-sun-has-gone-completely-blankvery interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 The sun continues with its "Zzzzzz" sleep...yet another spotless day recorded over the last 3-4 weeks. That makes 4 days this year without a sunspot. Trending lower with time... http://www.solen.info/solar/images/solar.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherfan2012 Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 http://iceagenow.info/blank-sun-again/#more-18391Robert Filex posted this today on his site blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_wizard Posted June 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Pretty impressive how the solar acitvity is collapsing so quickly with solar min still 4 to 5 years out. This is going to be a very long deep minimum it would appear. Quote Death To Warm Anomalies! Winter 2023-24 stats Total Snowfall = 1.0" Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1 Total Hail = 0.0 Total Ice = 0.2 Coldest Low = 13 Lows 32 or below = 45 Highs 32 or below = 3 Lows 20 or below = 3 Highs 40 or below = 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 4th day in a row the sun has zero sun spots...very interesting...wonder what implications this will create as we move forward towards the cold season. CFSv2 has been gun hoe on intense Greenland Blocking along with a -AO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hole Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Yep, pretty quiet right now. Should still see some active periods ahead but it's nice to see things really falling off now. Quote Winter 23-24: Total Snow (3.2") Total Ice (0.2") Coldest Low: 1F Coldest High: 5F Snow Events: 0.1" Jan 5th, 0.2" Jan 9th, 1.6" Jan 14, 0.2" (ice) Jan 22, 1.3" Feb 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_wizard Posted June 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Wow! Four consecutive spotless days and the x-ray flux is still dropping. That makes 8 spotless days in the past few weeks. Very impressive for this stage of the game. Quote Death To Warm Anomalies! Winter 2023-24 stats Total Snowfall = 1.0" Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1 Total Hail = 0.0 Total Ice = 0.2 Coldest Low = 13 Lows 32 or below = 45 Highs 32 or below = 3 Lows 20 or below = 3 Highs 40 or below = 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 7 Days in a row and counting...no sunspot activity... Here is the Sunspot Number Progression updated through May... http://services.swpc.noaa.gov/images/solar-cycle-sunspot-number.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_wizard Posted July 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 This is an astounding run of inactivity for this early in the cycle. Not only have there been no spots for a week, but the flux continues a slow downward trend. The flux numbers at present are essentially unable to support spots. This run could go many more days. At this stage in the last cycle there were only occasional isolated spotless days here and there. Already looking like a good shot at the deepest and longest minimum in 200 years. 1 Quote Death To Warm Anomalies! Winter 2023-24 stats Total Snowfall = 1.0" Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1 Total Hail = 0.0 Total Ice = 0.2 Coldest Low = 13 Lows 32 or below = 45 Highs 32 or below = 3 Lows 20 or below = 3 Highs 40 or below = 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherfan2012 Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Another Article that Robert Filex posted from iceagenow about the solar sun http://iceagenow.info/sunspot-activity-dwindling-lows-not-seen-200-years/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_wizard Posted July 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 Still spotless. That makes over 10 consecutive days now. This is looking like a BIG deal alright. Quote Death To Warm Anomalies! Winter 2023-24 stats Total Snowfall = 1.0" Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1 Total Hail = 0.0 Total Ice = 0.2 Coldest Low = 13 Lows 32 or below = 45 Highs 32 or below = 3 Lows 20 or below = 3 Highs 40 or below = 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted July 4, 2016 Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 Still spotless. That makes over 10 consecutive days now. This is looking like a BIG deal alright.Actually, it's at 11 days currently and NASA isn't expecting any flares today. I was not expecting to see this long of a stretch. It's rather interesting and we may be entering unchartered territory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 The streak of spotless days on the sun has been broken at 12 days as 2 small sunspots have been recorded today. We shall see how much activity we see throughout the Summer and how this may effect our Fall/Winter season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hole Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 After about 2 weeks of activity we may be about to go spotless again as the big cluster of sunspots rotates around to the back side. Quote Winter 23-24: Total Snow (3.2") Total Ice (0.2") Coldest Low: 1F Coldest High: 5F Snow Events: 0.1" Jan 5th, 0.2" Jan 9th, 1.6" Jan 14, 0.2" (ice) Jan 22, 1.3" Feb 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hole Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Yep, it is blank again. This seems unusual how many blank days we are suddenly seeing. Maybe the sun really is finally going to sleep. Quote Winter 23-24: Total Snow (3.2") Total Ice (0.2") Coldest Low: 1F Coldest High: 5F Snow Events: 0.1" Jan 5th, 0.2" Jan 9th, 1.6" Jan 14, 0.2" (ice) Jan 22, 1.3" Feb 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherfan2012 Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 It would be unusual to close out such a weak cycle this soon.it going to be interesting how this shapes up the next few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 It is expected that the sun may be blank for a good 10+ day stretch. It's worth noting that Solar Minimum isn't here yet. Indeed, only one half of the sun is blank. Sunspot complex AR2565-AR2567 still exists on the farside of the sun, and it could return ~12 days from now when the sun's rotation spins those dark coresback around in our direction. Until then, stay tuned for blank suns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crf450ish Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 I believe THIS is noteworthy: Spotless DaysCurrent Stretch: 0 days2016 total: 21 days (8%) 2015 total: 0 days (0%) 2014 total: 1 day (2013 total: 0 days (0%)2012 total: 0 days (0%)2011 total: 2 days (2010 total: 51 days (14%)2009 total: 260 days (71%)Updated 25 Oct 2016 As per http://www.spaceweather.com Now, I am not smart enough to make an educated guess on whether or not the 2016 spotless days has anything to do with the current stratosphere behavior. I can however speculate that the sunspots, or lack thereof, have something to do with it. Hmm... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKwx2k4 Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 I believe THIS is noteworthy: Spotless DaysCurrent Stretch: 0 days2016 total: 21 days (8%) 2015 total: 0 days (0%) 2014 total: 1 day (2013 total: 0 days (0%)2012 total: 0 days (0%)2011 total: 2 days (2010 total: 51 days (14%)2009 total: 260 days (71%)Updated 25 Oct 2016 As per http://www.spaceweather.com Now, I am not smart enough to make an educated guess on whether or not the 2016 spotless days has anything to do with the current stratosphere behavior. I can however speculate that the sunspots, or lack thereof, have something to do with it. Hmm...I'd be inclined to agree with you. That doesn't include the massive number of days with low spot numbers this year either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hole Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Sun is blank today, but generally has been very quiet for some time with just 1-2 spots most days. Quote Winter 23-24: Total Snow (3.2") Total Ice (0.2") Coldest Low: 1F Coldest High: 5F Snow Events: 0.1" Jan 5th, 0.2" Jan 9th, 1.6" Jan 14, 0.2" (ice) Jan 22, 1.3" Feb 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 Today marks the first day in a while where the sun has gone blank. Interestingly, solar activity might be reaching a new low over the last year... http://www.solen.info/solar/images/solar.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crf450ish Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Anyone notice the recent increase in volcanic eruptions? Hmmm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 Here's good site for eruptions. https://www.wired.com/2016/11/papua-new-guinea-hides-dangerous-volcanoes-earth/ 1 Quote Before You Diagnose Yourself With Depression or Low Self-Esteem,...First Make Sure You Are Not In Fact, Just Surrounded By A$$holes. “If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell.” Gen. Sheridan 1866 2018 Rainfall - 62.65" High Temp. - 110.03* Low Temp. - 8.4* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 The sun has been blank 4x in the past week or so. Seemingly, we are heading towards the next minimum at a quick pace. Next year should be interesting to watch these trends in solar activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hole Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 The sun has been blank 4x in the past week or so. Seemingly, we are heading towards the next minimum at a quick pace. Next year should be interesting to watch these trends in solar activity.Spaceweather.com says there has been 32 blank days this year, and I would add a lot of single spot days too. Definitely just about there for the minimum. Quote Winter 23-24: Total Snow (3.2") Total Ice (0.2") Coldest Low: 1F Coldest High: 5F Snow Events: 0.1" Jan 5th, 0.2" Jan 9th, 1.6" Jan 14, 0.2" (ice) Jan 22, 1.3" Feb 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Spaceweather.com says there has been 32 blank days this year, and I would add a lot of single spot days too. Definitely just about there for the minimum. 2017 and the sun is asleep...Zzzzzz.....wonder what implications this will have for volcanic activity this year and for the following winter. Haven't had true blocking overall this winter season, except during the Autumn when the AO tanked in October. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hole Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 Its been blank for 6 days in a row. and 8/10 for 2017 so far. Quote Winter 23-24: Total Snow (3.2") Total Ice (0.2") Coldest Low: 1F Coldest High: 5F Snow Events: 0.1" Jan 5th, 0.2" Jan 9th, 1.6" Jan 14, 0.2" (ice) Jan 22, 1.3" Feb 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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