Normal temps have returned.

[svk]

Sitting at 1 degree right now on our way to -4. First subzero night of the year (probably the latest ever). The lake was open out in the middle until this afternoon when the wind died and she finally locked up. Again the latest ever as normally we are driving trucks on the ice by now.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

About the same temp here. -5* right now. The weather guessers said it was going to be in the 20s today!

 

[Deleted member 83629]

63 here it can stay for all i care it was 71 at 2:00 pm here.

 

[stihly dan]

60* tonight out by the fire in T-shirts sipping whiskey listening to the ducks churp on the lake. Oddest X-mas eve ever, but I love it.

 

[svk]

We debated spending Christmas in upstate NY. Wife isn't happy that it was 74 there and 4 here lol.

 

[066blaster]

Was 56 yesterday, 36 today. Had a couple snowflakes about an hour ago. It wouldn't bother me if I didn't snow all winter.

 

[mn woodcutter]

Still 25 here. Still haven't used the furnace yet!

 

[bryanr2]

60 here right now, 72 Christmas Day and 76 on Sat. Don't know if I will ever get to crank up the wood stove this year.

 

[svk]

Up to 6 now.

 

[Cody]

I hate this warm weather, was splitting earlier with no gloves on. It's December, I want it cold, blowing, and feet of snow on the ground. Somebody here would kill me if I had my way.

 

[Deleted member 83629]

There is nothing normal about this im in south central kentucky. warm and muddy YAY

 

[turnkey4099]

Back to normal here also, high teens, mid 20s. Out to continue burning brush piles in the morning. Did 10 piles today and 14 last weekend. Still have about 10 to go. Got all the big ones done, now the nuisance, hard to start, small ones.

May not burn any but work on the ones I did today kicking the stobs and chunks together to get a cleaner burn.

Harry K

 

[benp]

Sitting at 1 degree right now on our way to -4. First subzero night of the year (probably the latest ever). The lake was open out in the middle until this afternoon when the wind died and she finally locked up. Again the latest ever as normally we are driving trucks on the ice by now.

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Normal temps have returned for how many days? Three maybe and it's not even cold, then it's back in the 20's for highs. I'm absolutely ok with that. You forget this time last year and the year before? At least you can do stuff outside now. Not having unending sub zeros for a high is a welcome change.

Those crabbing about it being too warm, the pendulum is going to swing back and kick us all in the nuts again.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

Rained here for new years and was nearly 50*.
Least this year is more normal so far.

 

[Whitespider]

Still about 10° above the normal (average) around here... mid 30s/low 40s during the day, 20s and 30s overnight (27° right now at 4;00 AM).

I started a small size fire in the furnace at 5:00 AM yesterday and never added a stick of firewood to it. The house had only fallen to 68° by this morning, only 2° below the 70° we keep it during the day, and 1° above the overnight set point. Hardly worth starting a fire, but since I'm up a little earlier than normal and there's still 3 hours till sunrise... tossed a few sticks on the handful of remaining coals.

We did get a couple inches of wet heavy snow over the last couple days... but it will be gone by tomorrow night with the low 30s with sun today, mid 30s with some rain tomorrow. Yippy, more mud. However, today is a White Christmas... wife and kids wanted a White Christmas.

Merry Christmas y'all‼

Oh... and as far as sub-zero temps... we don't even have single digits in our 10-day forecast (I think one or two nights maybe in the teens).
*

 

[svk]

Already up to 15.

 

[benp]

Already up to 15.

I've got 18. How am I warmer than you?

The Bermidji Triangle strikes again I suppose.

 

[farmer steve]

Already up to 15.

send cold!!!! keep the snow. palleeze.

 

[Dalmatian90]

Haven't burned the stove in three days and today I'm engaging in that old New England tradition of opening up the doors and windows and airing out the house 0_O

Only problem I'm having is the ground isn't frozen, and it's a bit spring-muddy like to be using my tractor for some jobs I'd really like to get done before snow comes on Tuesday :/

 

[jrider]

70 today with the sound of thunder a few minutes ago.