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We had -20 (actual temp) last night here in northern MN too. Tomorrow night they're predicting -27, but hey, we might as well go for -30, lol. What's a few more degrees?
We can only fit one car in the garage at the moment so we had to dig out the extension cord to plug the other one in. I realized how mild this winter has really been up until now since we never needed the block heater before this!
BTW, to NAH...the state record cold for MN is -60 (Tower, MN). I think that was back in '96? I remember on the news they showed these crazy people up there CAMPING OUT hoping the record would break so they could say they selpt outside on the coldest night ever in MN. Of course they had super high-tech cold weather gear...but when it gets cold enough for your spit to explode in the air (seriously), I think I'd rather watch the record break next to my fireplace with a nice cup of hot chocolate
I also remember that was the year they actually closed UM-Duluth due to cold. (Duluth was "only" about -37 during that cold snap) They probably would have stayed open had the governer not ORDERED all schools closed, lol.
Better cold for a few months than in the 80's-90's for 9 months.
Better to be stuck inside on those short winter days and enjoying the longer summer days outside, not trapped in air conditioning.
If Florida was so great why did anyone build cities like Buffalo, NYC, Chicago, Dayton etc? They should have all come to Florida, right?
*What?!? No!
80's and 90's (as is 60's and 70's) is perfect weather for taking it easy.
*Stuck inside at a somewhat muggy 98 F?
Not a chance, unless I need to do heavy excersize. I have no problem with being a little oily and breathing difficulties due to excessive humidity are non-existant for me.
*That's a great question... Well maybe because we don't have to worry about mildew too much.
As others have stated, this isn't strange. It's winter. While it is good to look at an area's average temperatures, you have to remember that cold and hot spells do happen. Here in Northern Virginia, our highest "average" temperature in mid-July is 88 degrees. Someone looking at that figure, someone may figure it's going to be 88 degrees maximum at this point. Wrong. Every summer, we have probably 20-25 days or so of temperatures crossing 90 and half of those cross 95 with one or two days crossing the 100 mark. There are also a good number of days where the temperature is cooler than average, 80 rather than 88, so these figures added together create the 88 average. The same holds true for winter. Our coldest temperatures are generally recorded in mid to late January and on the coldest day of the year, our average high is 41 and low is 20. Again, it's not obvious to those just looking at that average number that we have cold spells like we're having now, where the temperature stays below freezing for several days in a row, or that we dip into the single digits a handful of times a year.
Sorry if I offended anyone. I was just supprised at those lows. Notice even in mexico its freezing! I have not seen those temps before. Youd be supprised at the -25 in north Dakota. It was like 20 degrees there in December!
I wouldn't be suprised at -25 in North Dakota. not even a little. It is North Dakota. The temp in December doesn't make a shade of difference. A cold front is a cold front. Plus, January/Feb usually tend to be the worst winter months in most places.
As others have stated, this isn't strange. It's winter. While it is good to look at an area's average temperatures, you have to remember that cold and hot spells do happen. Here in Northern Virginia, our highest "average" temperature in mid-July is 88 degrees. Someone looking at that figure, someone may figure it's going to be 88 degrees maximum at this point. Wrong. Every summer, we have probably 20-25 days or so of temperatures crossing 90 and half of those cross 95 with one or two days crossing the 100 mark. There are also a good number of days where the temperature is cooler than average, 80 rather than 88, so these figures added together create the 88 average. The same holds true for winter. Our coldest temperatures are generally recorded in mid to late January and on the coldest day of the year, our average high is 41 and low is 20. Again, it's not obvious to those just looking at that average number that we have cold spells like we're having now, where the temperature stays below freezing for several days in a row, or that we dip into the single digits a handful of times a year.
You've got to be kidding me I live in NoVa too and it's 70 and balmy year round At least that is what I tell myself when my dumba$$ gets on my MC to ride to work in the AM. I am sooo loking forward to tomorrow morning when the temperature is 8 degre....um 70 degrees when I leave for work.
Sorry if I offended anyone. I was just supprised at those lows. Notice even in mexico its freezing! I have not seen those temps before. Youd be supprised at the -25 in north Dakota. It was like 20 degrees there in December!
I don't think you offended anyone. It's just that for those of us who live in cold(er) climates, cold spells are a regular part of winter, so while we may dread them and complain while they're here, we know they're inevitable. I think from posts of yours I've read, you've been relying on current temperatures during this relatively warm winter, a bit too much, as well as on the averages and haven't take into account spells like this which while they may not be shown statistically, occur every summer and winter.
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You've got to be kidding me I live in NoVa too and it's 70 and balmy year round At least that is what I tell myself when my dumba$$ gets on my MC to ride to work in the AM. I am sooo loking forward to tomorrow morning when the temperature is 8 degre....um 70 degrees when I leave for work.
I heard that it might even get down to zero tomorrow in some of the suburbs. Screw sick days and vacation days; they need some "cold" days built into the company schedule for those days where the wind is howling outside so much and you can see the ice on your windshield from your window, that all you want to do is stay in bed all day long.
Thank you so much, it is a little to cold in this area at the moment, to cold to even go any where. I am glad spring isn't to far away.
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I live in NoVa too and it's 70 and balmy year round
At least that is what I tell myself when my dumba$$ gets on my MC to ride to work in the AM. I am sooo loking forward to tomorrow morning when the temperature is 8 degre....um 70 degrees when I leave for work.
