The high temp. of the day. (Wells, Hope: house, eat, oil)

[Newdaawn]

Our high of the day is -5 degrees but it could be worse - such as in Vanburen - brrrrrrr
and this is without the windchill figured in which makes it feel like -35.

[tcrackly]

Still around 0˚F here in Wells. Snow still blowing, too.

[Radio Flyer]

Just walked my mutt...actually I just ran my mutt. 'Couldn't get inside fast enough.

Brrrr. Brrr. Brrr!

[inthetrees]

-8 here right now according to noaa. -21 with the windchil. Hopefully everyone stays safe, warm and with power.

[Northern Matt]

Good grief, coldest it's been here is around 3˚C.

[Northern Maine Land Man]

The highest I noticed here at the house was 9 below. It's supposed to 20 to 25 below tomorrow morning. Lots of people have their coolant in vehicles good down to 20 below. Radiators radiate heat. That's what they do. They are the first thing to freeze. With antifreeze in the system good to 20 below it turns to slush. It will not flow down through the radiator tubes by gravity. If your car starts, your water pump just spins the slush. It does not circulate cooling water. Your engine warms up and then it gets hot. If water/coolant cannot flow through the radiator your vehicle will overheat so badly it could damage your engine. It happens.

Your windshield washer fluid is likely good down to 20 below. If you have the summer blue stuff your windshield washer pump will split and fail. When you start your vehicle, let it warm up a little while before driving off. That cold oil might not even flow down hill to your oil pump.

At 40 below, your truck seat feels as hard as wood when you first get in. It takes time for your body to thaw itself down into it.

At 40 below it is best not to smile a lot; and never laugh. Your teeth can crack from the cold if you inhale too fast.

At 40 below, the exhaust from a car can just hang there for a mile after a car goes by. No matter what kind of tires you have, they all thump for a while when you start out in the morning. Rubber bands stay stretched until they warm up. Vinyl folders shatter like glass.

The north wind is cold - - no matter which direction it comes from.

The best thing about this weather is that you can clean up after the dog with a nine iron.

It was so cold this morning that my neighbor was up on his roof shoveling smoke off the chimney so his wood stove would draw. I saw him do it.

It was so cold yesterday that there were yellow curved icicles sticking out of the snow bank at the snowmobile club. (Don’t eat yellow snow.)

[maureenb]

NMLM. I nominate your post for the "best of Maine Winter" posts.

[221B]

Originally Posted by Northern Maine Land Man

The best thing about this weather is that you can clean up after the dog with a nine iron.

This little sequence needs to be written into a film somewhere…

[Maine Writer]

It made it up to -11* out here this afternoon, and there's 29-30" of snow on the ground. We don't usually see bobcats until late winter but have a mother and her kit hanging around the hen house. I'm looking forward to Sunday and Monday when it warms up enough to melt the ice off of *everything.* The snapping and cracking was a little unnerving when I was outside today.

I need a nine iron...

[AustinB]

Originally Posted by maine writer

it made it up to -11* out here this afternoon, and there's 29-30" of snow on the ground. We don't usually see bobcats until late winter but have a mother and her kit hanging around the hen house. I'm looking forward to sunday and monday when it warms up enough to melt the ice off of *everything.* the snapping and cracking was a little unnerving when i was outside today.

I need a nine iron...

lol!