Talk:January–February 2019 North American cold wave/Archive 1

Date format
Should we use mdy dates or yyyy-mm-dd for this article? Personally I prefer yyyy-mm-dd for convenience. —Wei4Green &#124; 唯绿远大 (talk) 18:29, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Well, it seems fine right now to me. Alex of Canada (talk) 20:17, 2 February 2019 (UTC)

Teamwork
Thank you to the person who dumped the content in. It was a butcher job, but easy for me to come along and fix. I hate adding citations, I just like editing. The next person will polish it up more and others will add things. This is how Wiki works. A reminder for none of us to get too attached to our words. And remember, don't revert: improve. Thanks Ben 184.69.174.194 (talk) 05:29, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
 * You should always source your edits. TomCat4680 (talk) 21:01, 2 February 2019 (UTC)

Donald Trump
Just an idea: putting something about Donald Trump's Twitter comment on here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BladeRikWr (talk • contribs) 15:12, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
 * His opinion is irrelevant. He's not a meteorologist/climatologist. TomCat4680 (talk) 18:13, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Trump's opinion might be irrelevant to me, but it belongs in the "reactions" section, which you are welcome to start. Geography includes people! Wikipedia records more than just climatologists. This article may include stuff from doctors, first responders, etc. 184.69.174.194 (talk) 05:27, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Just because he's wrong doesn't mean his opinion is irrelevant. His response caused quite a media storm. Alex of Canada (talk) 20:17, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
 * He's not a scientist and thinks global warming is a conspiracy invented by the Chinese. Clearly not the thoughts of a sane, intelligent person, therefore they don't belong here. TomCat4680 (talk) 20:18, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Climate change isn't a science. Its a fraud pushed by global elites to redistribute wealth. Þadius (talk) 15:55, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm not here to debate his sanity. He's still the president, and, like I said, it caused quite the media storm so it should still be mentioned here. Alex of Canada (talk) 20:51, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
 * This is a science article not a political one so it should only have the analysis of scientists, not politicians. TomCat4680 (talk) 20:53, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Its not a 'science' article, its a hodge pot of olio related to some cold weather in winter.Þadius (talk) 16:00, 3 February 2019 (UTC)

Can we put "polar vortex" in quotes ,pleaee?
The term "polar vortex" actually refers to the sole one over the Arctic. The promulgation of the misuse of the term by meteorologists is a mistake, and leads to further misunderstandings of large scale climate features. Corrections have been issued by phone interviews with climatologists on various NPR news & talk programs during segments about the Midwest cold snap. I'll look up the corrections. Lexein (talk) 01:50, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

Slightly revised the opening sentence with reference. Thanks to the editor who helped clean up the citation punctuation. Editing on my phone isn't fun. I should stop. Lexein (talk) 02:28, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

January-February
Extremely low temperatures have continued into February, as well as a new expected cold wave in the west. Should the title be changed to January-February? Alex of Canada (talk) 18:23, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Well what's "extremely" mean? Were they caused by the polar vortex or simply because of the fact it's the middle of winter? TomCat4680 (talk) 21:03, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
 * In the midwest, yes, I'd assume so. Besides, this article is about the cold wave, not the polar vortex itself. Alex of Canada (talk) 04:38, 3 February 2019 (UTC)

we had this last year, a heatwave 30 days then a cool day then another heatwave a month. still not a record because the longest heatwave in the past had been 31 days, you will have to start a new article when the proper conditions (in F or C) are met.62.108.12.200 (talk) 18:14, 3 February 2019 (UTC)


 * You might want to take a look at https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-feels-the-cold-as-polar-vortex-makes-its-way-west. It's the very same polar vortex, and it is making its way west. --  EzekielT  '' Talk  23:50, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I went ahead and changed it. TomCat4680 (talk) 08:48, 6 February 2019 (UTC)

January-March now
Extremely cold temperatures have lasted into March in Montana, Alberta, and surrounding areas. Alex of Canada (talk) 05:47, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Since there is a lack of a reply, I'll comment so this doesn't get archived. Sorry for the spam. Alex of Canada (talk) 20:00, 2 April 2019 (UTC)