When I left the house this morning the temperature on my back patio was 0.9 degrees (digital thermometer). It’s early December not early January. Normally, we get a last gasp of Indian Summer during this week where temperatures will briefly near or even top 60 degrees. Not this year – right into the freezer. Record low temperatures have been recorded this week in the area and in Northern Illinois although I don’t think Springfield has broken any records yet. With natural gas prices up over 50%, the cold isn’t good news.
Now, to go along with the icy temperatures we have measurable snow on the way for tomorrow; 2-4 inches in the latest National Weather Service forecast. Most years we don’t see any of the white stuff until at least Christmas (see, I said the “C” word, Bill). And we’ve already had a couple of light snow/dustings.
Let’s hope this moderates and soon.
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OK, from now on it's stricty "a frozen precipitation event".
Remember back in 1989 when we had one of the worst decembers on record for snow and extreme cold? We had one morning after a 6 inch snow the temp plunged to a balmy -20 with a wind chill of -80. Then in January it warmed up and the rest of the winter was mild with very little precip.
Bring on the snow and cold. We need the precip and the cold will kill some germs hanging around along with some of the critters.
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