Northstar Chen
2013.12.30 Well it's cold
2013.12.31 Oh its snowing like a winter
2014.01.01 What the snow is too big I don't want to go out
2014.01.02 Holy shit snow! Stop it now!
2013.12.31 Oh its snowing like a winter
2014.01.01 What the snow is too big I don't want to go out
2014.01.02 Holy shit snow! Stop it now!
從一月一號開始降雪就沒有真正停過。車頂上的雪掃了又掃，一個下午可以積到五公分左右。不要小看這五公分的雪...乘上車子曝露在外的表面積這可是很重的，就算是拿了拖把去刮也要刮個十分鐘左右才能全部清空。
一月二號一整天大雪還是不停，但是傍晚很神奇的，雪不但停了而且還放晴。下完雪的晴空真的很漂亮!
路上積雪至少有20公分
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西北大學工學院大樓外的夕陽
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昨天(一月五號)開車出去買菜的時候真正感受到大風雪的魅力，馬路永遠掃不乾淨，你只能跟著別人壓過去的軌跡開。你看不到路上的分隔線，大家自成一排慢慢的開，時速不會超過30mph。打滑甩尾已經見怪不怪，只要握緊方向盤鬆開油門大可趨吉避凶。不過上上之策還是龜在家裡當阿宅。在H-mart裡面收到星期一放假的消息簡直就是樂歪了，跟在台灣放颱風假沒有甚麼兩樣。
路上的樹變成霧淞
This is a message from the Northwestern University emergency notification system. On Monday, January 6, 2014 Northwestern University will be closed because of severe weather. All classes will be canceled and libraries and offices will be closed on both the Evanston and Chicago campuses.
University Police, Facilities Management, residence hall dining staff and other essential personnel should report to work. Supervisors will contact those staff members who are needed to work for emergency purposes.
The National Weather Service is predicting snow, high winds and bitter cold for the Chicago area. Travel is expected to be dangerous, so members of the University community are advised to take appropriate precautions.
On the Evanston campus, Sargent Hall and Allison Hall will serve as warming centers for students who may need that emergency assistance. Other dining facilities will also be open and operate with extended hours. Norris Center will be closed.
A decision on the University's status for Tuesday, January 7 will be made on Monday. For updated information on the University's status, check the Northwestern home page, www.northwestern.edu.
一月五號晚上的溫度下降到-16C左右。是個坐在溫暖的家裡都還可以感受到寒氣陣陣的晚上。各家新聞台不斷的呼籲千萬不要出門。O'Hare Airport出現了整排cancelled的航班，即使要降落也得先在機場附近繞個三四圈左右才能進場。
| OMA Omaha | MQ 3743 | American Eagle | 1:40 PM | T-3 G8 | Cancelled | ER4 | |||
| OMA Omaha | AA 3743^ | American Airlines | 1:40 PM | T-3 G8 | Cancelled | ER4 | |||
| OMA Omaha | BA 6978^ | British Airways | 1:40 PM | T-3 G8 | Cancelled | ER4 | |||
| OMA Omaha | AB 4678^ | airberlin | 1:40 PM | T-3 G8 | Cancelled | ER4 | |||
| OMA Omaha | IB 4047^ | Iberia | 1:40 PM | T-3 G8 | Cancelled | ER4 | |||
| OMA Omaha | AS 4103^ | Alaska Airlines | 1:40 PM | T-3 G8 | Cancelled | ER4 | |||
| SJC San Jose | AA 1008 | American Airlines | 1:40 PM | T-3 K18 | Cancelled | 738 | |||
| SJC San Jose | BA 6870^ | British Airways | 1:40 PM | T-3 K18 | Cancelled | 738 | |||
| SJC San Jose | IB 7109^ | Iberia | 1:40 PM | T-3 K18 | Cancelled | 738 | |||
| FWA Fort Wayne | MQ 3011 | American Eagle | 1:40 PM | T-3 G7 | Cancelled | ERD | |||
| FWA Fort Wayne | AA 3011^ | American Airlines | 1:40 PM | T-3 G7 | Cancelled | ERD | |||
| FWA Fort Wayne | BA 5647^ | British Airways | 1:40 PM | T-3 G7 | Cancelled | ERD |
一月六號是個好久不見的大晴天XD 不過晴天也代表沒有雲層會把溫度擋回來...反而更冷。外面的氣溫很適合玩把熱水潑出去的遊戲，看見熱水瞬間結成冰霧算是另類的苦中作樂。
停車場望出去的漂亮晴空，不過"太陽跟紙糊的差不多"
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一整天的天氣都會是-23 -24度。
嗯，聽說好像有哪個叫德州或台北的地方24度，可以換一下空氣嗎?
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最後以一段Chicago Tribune的報導作結:
You're not freezing. You're making history.
Chicago hit a record low for this date this morning, as temperatures plummeted to minus 16 at O'Hare International Airport at 8 a.m. The previous record was minus 14 set in 1988.
While school closings and benevolent bosses allowed many Chicago residents to stay safely ensconced inside their homes this morning, those who ventured out endured slick roads, shuttered businesses and major mass transit delays.
"It's frustrating, but at the same time I understand," said Rogers Park resident Maud Ward, whose 20 minute train commute to more than a hour and a half this morning. "I get it and it kind of just sucks."
Temperatures at the airport, the official recording station for the city, dropped below zero after midnight and are expected to stay there until late Tuesday afternoon as the region bears the brunt of a polar punch.
"It's been going down about two degrees an hour here in the last couple hours," National Weather Service meteorologist Mark Ratzer said. The weather service has issued a wind chill advisory for northeast Illinois that will be in effect until noon Tuesday.
The high today is expected to range from minus 9 to minus 13 and the low tonight to between minus 12 and minus 16, driven by powerful winds pulling air from the Arctic. Wind chills are expected to be a dangerous minus 30 to minus 50, according to the National Weather Service.
The coldest temperatures on the record books for Chicago is 27 degrees below zero on Jan. 20, 1985. The lowest high is minus 11 set on Jan. 18, 1994 and Dec. 23, 1983.
Chicago hit a record low for this date this morning, as temperatures plummeted to minus 16 at O'Hare International Airport at 8 a.m. The previous record was minus 14 set in 1988.
While school closings and benevolent bosses allowed many Chicago residents to stay safely ensconced inside their homes this morning, those who ventured out endured slick roads, shuttered businesses and major mass transit delays.
"It's frustrating, but at the same time I understand," said Rogers Park resident Maud Ward, whose 20 minute train commute to more than a hour and a half this morning. "I get it and it kind of just sucks."
Temperatures at the airport, the official recording station for the city, dropped below zero after midnight and are expected to stay there until late Tuesday afternoon as the region bears the brunt of a polar punch.
"It's been going down about two degrees an hour here in the last couple hours," National Weather Service meteorologist Mark Ratzer said. The weather service has issued a wind chill advisory for northeast Illinois that will be in effect until noon Tuesday.
The high today is expected to range from minus 9 to minus 13 and the low tonight to between minus 12 and minus 16, driven by powerful winds pulling air from the Arctic. Wind chills are expected to be a dangerous minus 30 to minus 50, according to the National Weather Service.
