Comments | awfulhorrid: Weather report: Mid 50s???

awfulhorrid

Weather report: Mid 50s???

Jan 06, 2008 20:14

It's the 6th of January, right? I still live in Wisconsin? So why it is that I spent just over an hour this afternoon outside down to my t-shirt and jeans (no long underwear)? I actually got some of the things accomplished in the garage that I've been meaning to do since we moved in back in September, including bring in a medium sized pile of ( Read more... )

weather, wisconsin, ice

Comments 6

stormdog January 7 2008, 02:42:24 UTC

Judging by the people who were out ice fishing during the solstice gathering and splasing through puddles, your neighbors may not be the wisest folks around....

awfulhorrid January 7 2008, 14:43:30 UTC

At least that was one day of temperatures around the 38 F degree mark -- most of the water and fog was probably from the snow layer. The ice is probably thick enough that a little melt isn't going to do too much in one day, but I still can't help think: did anyone out there fishing on the ice take off their coat because it was too warm?

merseine January 7 2008, 04:43:59 UTC

You are not, I repeat NOT allowed to injure yourself.

That's our job.

awfulhorrid January 7 2008, 14:41:04 UTC

Not like this, it isn't! OK, honestly I wasn't cut that badly, but it did hurt quite a bit (and not in a good way either!)

I think the part that Fran fussed at me about the most was the fact that I finished putting out the suet before I came in the house to tend to my wound. Hey, I washed it off in a small pile of snow / ice first! Which was probably good for it, now that I think of it.

Besides today I get to sport a nifty duct tape bandage!

January Thaw delazan January 7 2008, 15:30:39 UTC

As I explained to the husband yesterday, it's the January thaw. This happens every year, but it's more noticeable this year because it's been so effing cold this season.
-L.

Re: January Thaw awfulhorrid January 7 2008, 15:54:14 UTC

Oh yeah, I know we usually get a mild warming spell around this time of year, although it's usually closer to February. (Hence the usual trend around Imbolc plus/minus a few weeks.)

I think the unusal part to me right now is the difference in just a few days! The morning of 2 JAN was -3 F deg. and now we're hitting 55 to 60 F degrees ... that's quite a spread for less than a week!

Anyway, enjoy it while we can because it certainly won't last!