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12. Snow for two weeks, then it melted two days ago.

Fri Dec 6, 2013, 11:34 PM

Dec 2013

Today, it's fucking cold. Going to be in low single digits at night this week, unusual for Michigan this time of year. We've got those wonderful lakes to keep us warm. Then January hits and temps plunge.

I am in very rural West Michigan. Mostly dirt roads here, actually great in the winter as long as they're plowed, which they usually are. I don't mind the cold. What I dread is big snow. It traps me for days until I can get plowed out. Stressful if I don't have enough food, or power goes out.

No power? No heat! No running water! No nothing except for possibly burning the furniture in the fireplace to keep from freezing.

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Winter is definitely here. Are you freezing yet? [View all] Coyotl Dec 2013 OP

Will be in the teens tonite and tomorrow night here in western WA. n/t GP6971 Dec 2013 #1

see no global warming lostincalifornia Dec 2013 #2

winter is not officially here until the 21st., but I am, officially, FREEZING. niyad Dec 2013 #3

low of 15 tonight here in Texas Skittles Dec 2013 #4

I'm in Bedford (DFW), 26�F now (Brrrr!) but down to 18�F tonight. n/t ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2013 #8

Please send it our way Aerows Dec 2013 #23

Temps dropped 25 degrees in 4 hours in my lil slice of southerly heaven. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #48

We got colder here, too Aerows Dec 2013 #68

It'll be down to the mid twenties tonight here in Austin. ananda Dec 2013 #36

here, in the High desert of SoCal Galileo126 Dec 2013 #5

Sounds nice.. I like the high desert.. such unique beauty. Cha Dec 2013 #60

We had 25 F weather last week Aerows Dec 2013 #6

It's nicer here than it is east of here Warpy Dec 2013 #7

6 degrees. Feels like -5, Colorado Springs. n/t spockeye Dec 2013 #9

Chilly in Cali tonight ! (Southern) jaysunb Dec 2013 #10

Yeah, Cha Dec 2013 #61

Actually no....Southern New Hampshire catnhatnh Dec 2013 #11

Snow for two weeks, then it melted two days ago. longship Dec 2013 #12

Good grief, that sounds like the Cha Dec 2013 #62

I live in a 150 year old one room schoolhouse. longship Dec 2013 #67

Good! That should Cha Dec 2013 #72

Send it down South, please! Aerows Dec 2013 #13

bizarre 80 degrees in Raleigh today....high of mid 30s on Sunday. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2013 #14

Warm here Aerows Dec 2013 #16

I'm not in your country, polly7 Dec 2013 #15

That sounds so wonderful Aerows Dec 2013 #18

Ohhh, sorry Aerows. That humidity would do me in, not to mention the high temps. polly7 Dec 2013 #22

It sounds like paradise to actually NEED heat Aerows Dec 2013 #24

Ha ha ... well that's ok too! polly7 Dec 2013 #44

Maybe Bobcat Dec 2013 #17

70 at 10:43 pm in Atlanta Thirties Child Dec 2013 #19

Today, Saturday, at 4:45 p.m. my outside themometer is reading 48 degrees. RebelOne Dec 2013 #73

Absolutely agree Thirties Child Dec 2013 #75

Some of us are still looking for fall! William769 Dec 2013 #20

It's hot as hell here in the Gulf Coast Aerows Dec 2013 #21

I am in S. W. Florida. William769 Dec 2013 #43

Yeah, getting a bit chilly here. -20 or so tonight. scarletwoman Dec 2013 #25

20's in Austin, TX Texasgal Dec 2013 #26

Nope... almost 11 pm and its 75 degrees... XRubicon Dec 2013 #27

I want it too Aerows Dec 2013 #33

I'm in Virginia and it was 71 degrees ohheckyeah Dec 2013 #28

Coastal SC. I think we came close to 80 today. Skip Intro Dec 2013 #29

Exactly. Aerows Dec 2013 #34

Looks like we have a roller-coaster coming up here next week. Skip Intro Dec 2013 #37

I have the air conditioner on Aerows Dec 2013 #38

Oh yeah, had mine on too. Skip Intro Dec 2013 #41

was out and about today in 9 degree windchill... grasswire Dec 2013 #30

The Twin Cities sarisataka Dec 2013 #31

Cold weather wimp here ChazII Dec 2013 #32

My friends in the Valley lost tomatoes last night. Coyotl Dec 2013 #35

Boulder county, Colorado. Laffy Kat Dec 2013 #39

I remember my Colorado winters.. and one Cha Dec 2013 #63

Winter Storm Cleon: State-by-State Impacts Coyotl Dec 2013 #40

15 degrees MFM008 Dec 2013 #42

Nearly 80 degrees in NW Florida today!! Grammy23 Dec 2013 #45

Snow expected tonight in the CA gold rush country tularetom Dec 2013 #46

I would not say it is freezing here - it sure would shock people if it was Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #47

Up here on the divide it's definitely freezing 2naSalit Dec 2013 #49

Supposed to get down to freezing in the Bay Area n/m Retrograde Dec 2013 #50

Currently 69 degrees Kelvin Mace Dec 2013 #51

East Side of Washington State here! Tresalisa Dec 2013 #52

24 degrees right now and snowed 6 - 8 inches today. Shrike47 Dec 2013 #53

It's been pretty warm here Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #54

Yes, we're frozen...It is 18 degrees out right now... countryjake Dec 2013 #55

We are having the normal mid January weather system right now. truedelphi Dec 2013 #56

I don't know who touched the Well Digger's Ass first, B Calm Dec 2013 #57

18 degrees in my backyard in Dallas malokvale77 Dec 2013 #58

Bummer. So far, the wet snow has been limited, so the trees are not breaking in Oregon. Coyotl Dec 2013 #65

I experienced those low temperatures in Upstate New York Cha Dec 2013 #59

New Orleans here, it hit the 40s last night... Katashi_itto Dec 2013 #64

YES. LWolf Dec 2013 #66

NE Minnesota here -25 without the wind chill factor this morning. We finally got the plastic up on jwirr Dec 2013 #69

Yesterday, everywhere in 4 states, MT, MN, ND, and SD, it was BELOW ZERO Farenheit. Coyotl Dec 2013 #70

we have single digits and teens for a few more days yet fizzgig Dec 2013 #71

just finished onethatcares Dec 2013 #74

It was just a bit below zero all day, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2013 #76

53 in phoenix. that's cold for here. DesertFlower Dec 2013 #77

Panhandle Florida, AC on. Very humid, but then tsuki Dec 2013 #78

Montana 25 below this morning sorefeet Dec 2013 #79

Lots of faucets running overnight in Oregon. Coyotl Dec 2013 #80

yes, freezing in LA Liberal_in_LA Dec 2013 #81

Winter has arrived in Maine. GreenPartyVoter Dec 2013 #82

6 degrees currently in Boise, -4 the expected low IDemo Dec 2013 #83

Foothills of the North Cascades 9 degrees right now countryjake Dec 2013 #84

Not bad in Chicago WhaTHellsgoingonhere Dec 2013 #85

IGNORE taterguy Dec 2013 #86

Yes In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #87

Snowy Oregon weather provides beautiful landscapes, ugly commute, snow battles (photos) Coyotl Dec 2013 #88

First time I've ever dealt with sub zero temps, this morning, Willamette Valley Oregon. Bluenorthwest Dec 2013 #89

The firewood supply just shrunk a ton, likely driving prices higher soon. Coyotl Dec 2013 #90

No fireplace, no wood stove.... Bluenorthwest Dec 2013 #91