Unusual weather we're having, ain't it?
 

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One could say this winter has been unusually warm...

According to this morning's NY Times, New York City is in its longest snow-free period since 1878.

I'm not complaining, though. We need a new roof and I'm very happy the weather's going to let the roofers get to it sooner rather than later.

This is going to mess everything up. All the plants are going to sprout new buds then we are going to get a long freeze.

Somehow, someway, we're gonna pay for this. We'll probably get a foot of snow in April.

I'm pretty sure blueberries around here will suck, they need a whole pile of subfreezing hours to fruit. (400-500 hours below 45f to break dormancy) I've already heard the apple farmers freaking out. Not sure of the impact on maple syrup, i.e. if the sap is running early, too early, not gonna.

Last year was a record crop for the apple orchards and they lost a shitload of it because they could find enough pickers.

it's messed up all over. Germany, Scandinavia and the Soviet countries are all far above average. Meanwhile the North Pole is 10 below normal.

If we get a good hard freeze after budding the fruit trees are in trouble.

When we get a good hard freeze after budding the fruit trees are in trouble.

We haven't budded here...yet.

Everything's still frozen here in Albuqueruqe. We got a foot and a half of snow between the two holidays. :crazy:

For that little curse Mr. Smartybeestiepants, you're coming to NC to shovel our driveway. Because we're sure as heck not ready for that ;)

Not to worry - I pay with really good hot chocolate, use of the hot tub, and all the weiner dawg petting a human could want. (We have 3)

:eek::redface: I missed the word "dawg" in your post, Dag.

Um....well.....*blush* that petting is saved for only one ;)

He's a might bit jealous ;)

And rightfully so I'll bet!

I'll let him answer that question ;)

I was running around in a T-shirt today, here in SoCal.

Ooh...you're gonna get me all wet talking like that UG...:blush:

It's the ... hose that's doing it, right? If it's not then I don't know what I'm doing carrying this long green thing around... :D

If it's green you better get it checked. ;)

They make plaid hose?

Plaid garden hose?:elkgrin: That'd, like, go with my kilt... well okay, it's a belted plaid, not a philibeg...

Well I'm now having visions I wish I wasn't. Thanks UG...although I'm not sure what for.

If there's anyone who runs around the boards giving what for, it's probably me...

And I gotta cry quits; I'm shutting down the puter and heading for bed, as I think I'm mostly over an ill-advised cup of coffee.

sweet dreams!

I sat outside for lunch today, in an unheated area covered by an awning.

I was quite comfortable just sitting in the top I am wearing now - I had to take my cape off because I was too warm.

It's a little chillier here in Raleigh today than it has been all week. They're forecasting a little bit of snow up north - but nothing like what we normally get this time of year.

Very curious.

After a long stretch of days in the mid to high 60s, we're under Code Blue status.

This means a bunch of homeless wastrels will be by looking for a place to sleep.

Today, I actually turned the heating off and opened the front-room windows. It really is scary weather.

20 degrees F and lake effect snow overnight

T-shirt & shorts weather here yesterday afternoon. But that's not too unusual.

Central TX does stay warm late.

We're going more seasonal now that a fit of warm Santa Ana winds (local phenomenon resulting from high pressure over the Mojave) has passed. The citrus growers are worrying about localized areas of freezing temps tonight and tomorrow.

Right now it is 20 degrees F and it feels like 6 degrees F. Yesterday we hit a record high of 69 degrees. We are also in the middle of an ice storm, and it is supposed to get worse tomorrow. Talk about shell shocked!

Cape? I didn't think anyone but superheros wore those anymore...

Oh, my...

True, but Sundae Girl is a super hero. :D

Today was a bit rainy, but warm enough that all my windows are open, and I went out in a t-shirt. I took some picures at the National Cathedral.

Here are some early magnolia buds:
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Shhh! She might smite us for revealing the form of her true contribution to humanity...

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Today, the 14th of January, 2007....


I didn't turn on the central heating.


I live in the UK.



(and am starting to get kinda worried.......)

Vampires do.

I am neither of course.

Although I do sometimes feel things so intensely that whole planets of empaths in far distant galaxies are affected.

Tagline!

Yeah, but we live in Kansas...and all that nonexistent snow and ice we were supposed to get never came..and what did, well, will probably be gone by the end of today since the sun is shining so brightly. I think the branch was as cold as it was outside 'cause I gotta tell ya, when I left friday night, there was no difference when I walked out the door.

Well, when I went out last night to get my medicine it was flipping cold and there was snow everywhere. And it is only 14degreesF and it feels like 2degreesF. So I doubt the snow will melt.

There's a dirty joke in there but I'm not going to make it.

It's been nearly 70F for the last two days here in north Virginia. I'm not sure how odd that is only having lived here for a few weeks.

It's odd. Very Odd. the 70's don't usually visit this side of the world until May.

Not January.

Our irises are coming up too...*sigh*

Today seems sorta Novemberish. I closed my windows this morning.

It was 57 here yesterday and it's around 20 now. And snowing.

We're supposed to have strong winds Wednesday-Thursday. Any kind of extreme weather will make a nice change from this warm faux-spring I suppose.

Scotland will see some snow but I'm beginning to accept we (middle England) will have a snow-free winter. Sob.

It hit 4.3 degrees fahrenheit last night in Raytown. Winter is here, global warming is over, I'm out of firewood.

Winter's thinking about coming here today. Well, not really, but the temperature is dropping by like 20-30 degrees today. Yesterday, it was still very nice.

This is Gravelly Point, a park at the end of the runway for National Airport. I wonder if you would get in trouble if you tried to fly a kite in this park? There are no signs prohibiting it.

Dude! It snowed here today! I mean really snowed!

They're saying this is the first time in three years, but I say that's bogus because in 2004 the snow started at 1:30 in the morning and had all melted away again before decent people were out of bed. Prior to that it had been many, many years. Today, however, it snowed all morning and afternoon. Crazy.

Winter finally stopped and asked for directions.

It was 70F on Monday, 58F as I was leaving work at 0100 hrs.

Right now it is 22F.

F as in FUCKING COLD.

6 degrees F and snowy this morning brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Yeah, winter showed up today in DC. I'm not sure it's January yet, but it's definately at least mid-December.

I checked Yahoo weather Monday. It said the low would be 24 and the high would be 48. It showed the current temperature as 59.

It's the gale force winds that have battered my littile isle every two weeks for three/four days at a time that is unusual - usually we get just one bout of such weather per winter. So far this winter we've had five or six such bursts.
It's been unseasonally mild, too, but we are promised colder weather and more gales over the next two days. Warm gales do feel odd and we've had a fair few of those recently.

CF wasn't kidding; this winter precipitation thing is, indeed, an anomaly for us central Texans. After 48 hours of this crap, I'm glad it's going away and things are thawing out. Texans DO NOT know how to drive in it, walk in it, shop for it, or talk about anything other than it on the news. You'd have thought it was the apocalypse rather than some ice: you'd be hard pressed to find a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread in this city right now; there was nearly rioting in a grocery store in a less desirable area of town noon today.

Adios, icy streets and crazed people!

Ap, you should see the way Tucsonians, uh, drive in the rain. Admittedly, rain in the Phoenix-Tucson desert valley tends to come as powerful thunderstorms, and the desert soil doesn't sponge the stuff up -- and Tucson road underpasses haven't much drainage. Somebody always ends up wet up to his ass if not drowning, trying to push through something that could be ponding rain water eight feet deep.

Snow in Tucson is actually apparently less of a problem -- because the Tucsonians don't drive in the stuff to speak of, but instead cancel all appointments, run outside, and play in it, because they know it will all be gone tomorrow! And it might not come back for two years. So, little driving but plenty snowball fights.

Well, hell. We've got 3 inches of snow this morning. DAY-AM! gotta go shovel out the driveway....shoot.

I've got about five inches of snow this morning. It is staying right the fuck where it fell. I'll show Nature who's boss.

It's snowing right now...sorta. Barely flurries really.

Yeah, it's not the most impressive snowfall, but I'll go ahead and upgrade this winter to January.

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The cherry blossoms are out of luck...

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