Record snowfall in Merikarvia, Finland: Two and a half feet in 24 hours

01-11-2016, 09:36 PM

The western municipality of Merikarvia shoveled its way into history books on Saturday with a new Finnish record for snowfall in a single day. Local residents were in high spirits because of the chance notoriety, despite the wintry chaos.

The inhabitants of the municipality of Merikarvia in Western Finland were stunned overnight when their town became the site of a new Finnish record. At 8 am Saturday, meteorologists measured that more than 70 centimetres of snow had accumulated in a single 24-hour period, or close to two and a half feet.

http://www.sott.net/article/310122-Recor...n-24-hours

that much snow if it fell in the sierra nevada mountains wouldalmost releive our drought problems here in CA

**Octo** · 01-11-2016, 09:41 PM

It's not that awfully far from here, yet we have less than an inch of snow

It's the snow cannon effect, when you have extremely cold air travel over open waters. You get the same thing around the big lakes in the US.

**Coolchick** · 01-11-2016, 09:42 PM

(01-11-2016, 09:41 PM)Octo Wrote: It's not that awfully far from here, yet we have less than an inch of snow

It's the snow cannon effect, when you have extremely cold air travel over open waters. You get the same thing around the big lakes in the US.

and here.

**Octo** · 01-11-2016, 09:48 PM

Yeah I'm sure you get hammered on occasion

**Coolchick** · 01-11-2016, 09:48 PM

(01-11-2016, 09:48 PM)Octo Wrote: Yeah I'm sure you get hammered on occasion

winkwink

eh..?

**Coolchick** · 01-11-2016, 09:49 PM

..but actually we are not close to great lakes where we are.
or any lakes really.
they do get it far worse.

**Accidental Stoner** · 01-11-2016, 10:37 PM

Bloody "feet"

That would be what, some 75 cms?

Dammit.
Why aren't we getting any?

**Coolchick** · 01-11-2016, 10:44 PM

i understand feet alot more than i do cm..

i was in gr 6 when they switched us over to metric.

completely.lost.

**Accidental Stoner** · 01-11-2016, 10:46 PM

Cultural differences.

**Octo** · 01-11-2016, 10:47 PM

It's snowing here right now!

**Accidental Stoner** · 01-11-2016, 10:48 PM

The heck

Not over here.

**Coolchick** · 01-11-2016, 10:49 PM

(01-11-2016, 10:46 PM)Accidental Stoner Wrote: Cultural differences.

you think..?

i think it is likely just me. lol.

i am lousy with left and right.. giving change.. converting anything to what the hell ever..

and math.
i just go blank.

**Accidental Stoner** · 01-11-2016, 10:54 PM

Well, I'm with you on the math thing

Struck a deal with my math teacher in high school.
He said I'd get the lowest passed-grade and wouldn't
have to participate in any tests, as long as I STFU and
behaved in class.

Of course, I immediately accepted the offer, and always
smoked a doobie before the math lessons, whenever I
had any.

Oh, those were the days.
Sweet innocence. :)

**Coolchick** · 01-11-2016, 10:58 PM

oh holycows i could never go to school or work or anything stoned.
lol!

i would be caught out immediately because i would likely have started talking about very strange stoned thoughts.

**Octo** · 01-11-2016, 11:26 PM

(01-11-2016, 10:44 PM)Coolchick Wrote: i understand feet alot more than i do cm..

i was in gr 6 when they switched us over to metric.

completely.lost.

Metric is so logical