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Coldest NFL Games in History

By Tim Tender on January 23rd, 2011 at 5:01 PM

Lambeau Field in Green Bay - Coldest NFL Game Ever!

My trivia question tonight had to do with the coldest NFL game ever played in Pittsburgh. The exact question was “How cold was the coldest NFL game ever played in Pittsburgh?” and the answer was, surprisingly, only 11 degrees. I thought it might have been colder.

In doing my research for the question, I looked online and found an article on Forbes.com outlining the coldest games in NFL history. The research may not be 100% perfect, but it shows a good representation of some of the coldest games. Take a look inside this post to see the top 5. (Read More)

WX Factor: Improving Your Golf Game

By Tim Tender on May 16th, 2010 at 9:09 PM

Weather Affects Golf

Are you like me? Does your golf game need a little (or a lot) of work? Well, if you go out to the course at the right time, you can get a little help from Mother Nature.

So, what are the best conditions to help your drive?

First off, you need the wind in your favor. That is probably the best influence. The only problem is that because of the way the course is put together, you’ll have the wind with you and the wind against you at different points of your round.

The wind aside, the most important part of your game, weather-wise, is the density of the air. The denser the air, the less your ball will travel. To get conditions like this, the following needs to come together…

Hot temperatures
High Humidity
Low Pressure

Why does high humidity make the air less dense? That seems counter-intuitive. Believe it or not, water vapor is less dense. This is going to get science-y so just skip ahead past the green text if you don’t care to know why.

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The WX Factor: Stadium Weather

By Tim Tender on April 19th, 2010 at 4:12 PM

Alabama's Bryant-Denny Stadium.(The Birmingham News / Michelle Williams)

Beaver Stadium is a big place and can hold over 100,000 people. What happens to the air inside the stadium when it’s filled? I would guess that the temperature would rise. What about the humidity? Does that many people affect wind? Does a sellout crowd have a greater effect on temperature than filling half of the stadium?

There’s an article in The Birmingham News that talks about a research project being done that examined just that. It was done at the University of Alabama stadium by a junior at New Orleans. He learned that having warm bodies in the stands does impact the weather. It also impacts the humidity inside the stadium. Here’s an excerpt from the article. If you’re interested in reading the full article, I’ve included the link to the story at the bottom of this post.

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Is It a Great Day For Golf?

By WJAC Weather on July 14th, 2009 at 10:22 AM

I just found a great weather blog while surfing around the internet looking for interesting weather stories to share.� They had a story about the ideal conditions for driving a golf ball.

I should preface this by saying that the better you are at golf, the more the weather will affect your shot.� For [...]

Opening Day 2009

By WJAC Weather on April 6th, 2009 at 11:31 AM

It’s Opening Day for the Pirates today.� They’re in St. Louis today and boy are they in for it.� Here’s a snippet from the National Weather Service about the conditions today in St. Louis.

Freeze Warning Freeze Watch Hazardous Weather Outlook Short Term Forecast

This Afternoon: Snow showers likely before 1pm, then scattered rain [...]

Take Me Out To The Ballgame

By WJAC Weather on April 5th, 2009 at 9:02 PM

Ahhh… Baseball season is upon us and it’s time for peanuts, popcorn, crackerjacks, and… ummm… snow?� Yes, I said snow.� The opening day festivities in Chicago have been postponed.� Originally planned for Monday, the festivities associated with the White Sox and Kansas City Royals opening day game have been moved to Tuesday because of [...]

The WX Factor: Baseball

By WJAC Weather on October 21st, 2008 at 10:06 AM

A while back we looked at the WX Factor (or The Weather Factor) when it comes to football, specifically the Pittsburgh Steelers. Now, our sister station takes a look at the WX Factor for The World Series. Click into the post for more… and trust me, it’s a toss-up!

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The WX Factor…

By WJAC Weather on August 20th, 2008 at 6:34 AM

Again, I’ve got to thank WTOV-9, our sister station in Steubenville, Ohio for this post.

Well, it’s a quiet Sunday night in the weather center. No drastic changes in the weather are expected over the next several days. In a just a couple of weeks though, everybody across the country will be interested in [...]