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Extreme Temperature Diary- Saturday November 23rd, 2024/ Main Topic: American Cold Wave Naming Rules for This Winter – Guy On Climate

Dear Diary. In spite of the fact that the planet will have its warmest year on record, cold winter outbreaks still occasionally do occur and can be severe enough to cause fatalities for unprotected souls. One such outbreak is coming starting around Thanksgiving for the Midwest:



...Like heat waves, cold waves should be named if they become significant enough to threaten the health of many people in order to better inform the public of danger. The public and news media react better to named weather systems. We started naming cold waves in 2020 with names coming from the Greek alphabet. This year I will be naming major CAT3 cold outbreaks or higher after snow gods if they are not accompanied by a TWC named winter storm:

Best Snow Gods Ever – Greek, Norse & More – Wilderness Redefined



Here is the list from the above linked article:

  1. Aisoyimstan: Blackfeet Nation Winter God
  2. Chione: Greek Goddess of Snow
  3. Heikki Lunta: Finnish American Snow God
  4. Nane Sarma – Iranian Grandma Of Winter
  5. Morana: Slavic Winter Goddess
  6. Poli’ahu – Hawaiian Snow Goddess
  7. Skaði – Norse Winter Goddess
  8. Ullr – Norse Winter God
  9. Kuraokami: Japanese Dragon Of Rain And Snow
  10. Jack Frost (Old Man Winter): American Personification Of Winter
  11. Nane Sarma (Bibi Barfi): Iranian Grandma Of Winter
  12. Morana (Marzaana): Slavic Goddess Of Winter And Death
  13. Poli’ahu: Hawaiian Snow Goddess
  14. Skaði: Norse Goddess/Giant Of Skiing & Snowshoes
  15. Tengliu (Teng Liu): The Chinese God(dess) Of Winter
  16. Ullr: Norse “God” Of Winter Hunting
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