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wnylib

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40. This late start to winter is
Tue Jan 18, 2022, 01:53 AM
Jan 2022

A fairly recent development. Used to be that it was cold and rainy by mid October, then dry and cold, with snow starting sometime in November, occasionally even in October. By December we had some snow accumulations.

But for the past decade we've been getting warm temps in the mid 70s for several days in October, and 60s in November, with occasional cold days. Real winter has been starting later and later. Then it lasts into April. It's as if the seasons are shifting.

This year the leaves didn't start turning colors until mid October and November. They didn't fall until weeks after that. Summer starts later, too, and when it's here, it's hotter than usual.

Climate change, I guess.

Luckily nothing much in Chicago. Yet. With the seasons shifting seems February is our bad time now. live love laugh Jan 2022 #1
Had A Dusting Down Here ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #31
balmy 6 degrees markie Jan 2022 #2
Where are you? Sounds like wnylib Jan 2022 #3
to the east of you... markie Jan 2022 #6
I think I heard that the snow will reach you tomorrow. wnylib Jan 2022 #10
Snow has fallen all day, but only about two inches accumulated Glorfindel Jan 2022 #4
Warm for here, 28F. Ocelot II Jan 2022 #5
Where is "here"? wnylib Jan 2022 #7
Minneapolis. It was below zero last week and will be again later this week, Ocelot II Jan 2022 #13
One benefit of masks in cold weather. wnylib Jan 2022 #15
I've been doing that, too. zanana1 Jan 2022 #30
Northern VA bottomofthehill Jan 2022 #8
Casa Grande AZ..9:03 PM Mountain standard time...53 degrees, 3mph breeze from the south. Enter stage left Jan 2022 #9
That would be a winter heat wave here in NY. wnylib Jan 2022 #12
And that's we are not in NY. Enter stage left Jan 2022 #14
A couple years ago I spent wnylib Jan 2022 #16
We spent most of our lives in SLC, Ut along the Wasatch Range... Enter stage left Jan 2022 #17
Born & Bred NYCr who got to visit the high desert... electric_blue68 Jan 2022 #25
Not TERRIBLE in southern MD. elleng Jan 2022 #11
We are getting +1 feet of snow tonight. That's not out of the ordinary applegrove Jan 2022 #18
A foot and a half is not unusual wnylib Jan 2022 #26
Yes. My brother was on a school trip back in the 1970s to Watertown NY when they got applegrove Jan 2022 #28
What fun for the kids and wnylib Jan 2022 #32
It may have been snowmobiles. The fire department really did step up though. applegrove Jan 2022 #33
Winter storm came through last night. SheltieLover Jan 2022 #19
We may get a foot of snow overnight EYESORE 9001 Jan 2022 #20
Newark, DE. Had about an inch before it changed over to rain. woodsprite Jan 2022 #21
I'm currently in Colorado Springs, CO. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2022 #22
NYC... electric_blue68 Jan 2022 #23
Not quite 50 but will be mid-50s later this week MissB Jan 2022 #24
Cold PJMcK Jan 2022 #27
About 6 inches on the ground Rastapopoulos Jan 2022 #29
Hasn't stopped snowing here since around wnylib Jan 2022 #34
West coast .... ugly grey sky - no rain yet Trueblue1968 Jan 2022 #35
S.E. Ohio on the Ohio River Marthe48 Jan 2022 #36
We have a foot and a half wnylib Jan 2022 #37
CBS Radio news Marthe48 Jan 2022 #38
This late start to winter is wnylib Jan 2022 #40
I've noticed the same Marthe48 Jan 2022 #41
North Texas : got up to 60 today. Bright and sunny yellowdogintexas Jan 2022 #39
Colder than a toilet seat made of brass in the Yukon. Emile Jan 2022 #42
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