So, if your town appears to be skipping winter this year, check in.

[Plaid Adder]

It's in the 40s again this week. In January, in northern Indiana. We had snow once in October. Since then it's been like a Texas winter. Like Texas winters were before this year, I mean.

It ain't right.

Anyone else feeling strange forebodings of climate change this winter?

I merely ask,

The Plaid Adder

[stillcool]

1. Massachussetts....

temp reached 67 today!

[valerief]

5. Wow. I've been indoors all day. That's amazing. nt

[MADem]

14. Shirtsleeves in the back yard, here... NT

[Atman]

24. Jiminy Peak (Hancock MA) is closing for the weekend

They've actually stuck it out very well, had almost the entire mountain covered in machine-made snow. Monday is supposed to be a $19 lift ticket day. I think the conditions will be like that Capital One commercial...

http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2691930

.

[Sequoia]

57. Good lord!

67 in Mass! That's warmer than northern Cal, it's pretty chilly here I can tell you. Last night we had winds that sounded like a freight train with my fish wind sock going horitzonal.

[wicket]

199. They're predicting it could hit 70 today in Boston!

:wow:

[Rockholm]

122. 65 on the North Shore!

It is like a early June night right now.

[stillcool]

134. I was in the car ....

and the thermometer hit 67 in Ipswich! It looks like a bald spring around here.

[bicentennial_baby]

135. I sweat today...

It was warm...I was on the porch with barefeet :o

[dddem]

155. I work at a hardware store,

and everyone is uptight because we haven't sold any snow blowers, or ice melt.

[HughMoran]

181. Broke the record temperature for the day

Which was set in 1993 I think. Even warmer tomorrow!!!

[HughMoran]

208. 70 degrees today - broke another record

:grr:

[valerief]

2. Self delete because another post gave more accurate info on MA. nt

[Ariana Celeste]

3. 52 in my area of Indiana

Not looking forward to summer. x(

[CottonBear]

4. The high in Athens, GA will be 69 tomorrow. It's rainy, humid & in the 50s now.

:( This is very abnormal. Plants are budding and blooming. I have been hearing crickets at night.
:scared:

[burythehatchet]

70. sure are some confused critters around

:hi:

[CottonBear]

98. The poor crickets don't know it's still winter!

I'll see you on Sunday! :hi:

[cool user name]

190. The grass hasn't even turned brown yet ...

where I live.

[Atman]

6. My in-laws in Orlando have received more snow than we in Connecticut have

Now THAT is weird!

.

[Clinton Crusader]

7. *raises hand* I'm in the Adirondack Mountains...

and I swear I could plant tomatoes, it's downright BIZARRE. The only high point is we don't have to have oil delivered every five minutes for heat.

No snow to speak of, maybe 2 inches. In the 50's or 60's most days. It is USUALLY absolutely bitchin' cold here, but not now.

[louis-t]

8. 50 here today.

I still say we'll pay for this in March.

[zanne]

LOL

I'm not laughing at you--I have a neighbor who uses that expression every time we talk about the weather. If it's warm, "we're gonna pay for this, y'know". If it's cold, "We're gonna pay for this, y'know". In other words, my neighbor always thinks we're gonna pay for the weather, no matter what. It's become a private joke between me and hubby. Whenever something good happens, we look at each other and say "We're gonna pay for this, y'know".

[louis-t]

42. Comes from 6 years of pessimism. n/t

[cool user name]

191. What would be funny is if the poster *was* your neighbor.

;)

[Rick Myers]

9. Minneapolis! Lastest snowfall ever. 40's most days!

I've never seen weather like this in Minnesota in Dec and Jan!!!

[flvegan]

10. It's 78 and fairly sunny today.

Granted, it's Tampa, but it shouldn't be 78 in January.

[BOSSHOG]

11. I'm planning on mowing the lawn next week

here in South Mississippi. I have crocus popping up by the mailbox. Take the Christmas lights down one day, mow the lawn the next. What's all this nonsense about global warming? Senator Cornyn can explain it to me.

[displacedtexan]

12. The cherry trees are blooming here in DC.

61 yesterday.

Creepy.

It is like a Texas winter.

[Plaid Adder]

22. Maybe it's part of some Texas curse W. brought with him.

Maybe he was sent to us to turn the entire country into Texas, and once he has accomplished that he'll go home.

C ya,

The Plaid Adder

[salin]

27. that is very creepy. Back in the eighties they bloomed in...

March or April.

Wow.

[gkhouston]

29. In January?!?!?!!!

I remember a surprise 10-inch snowfall there seven years ago in January. Sheesh.

[displacedtexan]

50. The ground hasn't frozen in DC this year.

It's 58 today, and it's supposed to be 65 tomorrow.

Weather Guy says the temp will be 38 next Wednesday,
which means we'll have a sudden cold snap. BRRR.

[gkhouston]

79. OMG. I left there only 5 years ago and I remember winter quite clearly.

You should have had a few small snow/ice "events" by now. :wow: And even when it doesn't snow, the temps should be lower, with rain and the wind that goes right through you.

[displacedtexan]

51. The ground hasn't frozen in DC this year.

It's 58 today, and it's supposed to be 65 tomorrow.

Weather Guy says the temp will be 38 next Wednesday,
which means we'll have a sudden cold snap. BRRR.

[displacedtexan]

52. The ground hasn't frozen in DC this year.

It's 58 today, and it's supposed to be 65 tomorrow.

Weather Guy says the temp will be 38 next Wednesday,
which means we'll have a sudden cold snap. BRRR.

[CBHagman]

96. And the Christmas decorations are still up!

I was on the Hill the other day and walked past some blooming trees. Then I got to Union Station and saw that the wreaths and lights were still up! We've had thaws in both December and January before, but usually there is some actual winter weather preceding it.

However, I have also seen ice storms and blizzards at various times in previous years, including that March 8th snowfall in 1993, so I don't feel safe yet.

[MANative]

13. Current temp in Danbury CT is 59....

I have buds on my Azalea bushes. And the grass is still green.

[atreides1]

15. Alexandria, VA

We just moved here last year from Tucson and we loved the change. This "winter" is more like the rainy season back there.

Not sure what it all means but it can't be good!!!!!

[SteppingRazor]

16. Yeah, we've skipped winter. It's in the 80s here

But then, we skip winter every year in South Florida :evilgrin:

[angstlessk]

17. Upper 60's here in VA said it would 'plunge' to lower 60's this pm?

We had the door open at work and I was sweating! The humidity was like a summer day! Un fricking believable!

[sarge43]

18. Central NH

We've had more rain than snow so far. Night temps at best low 20's F, daytime upper 30's to low 40's.

By now we should be up to our lower lip in snow and the brass monkeys screaming in agony.

T'ain't right here either.

[AspenRose]

145. We were in southern NH for the holidays

...and couldn't believe that we had more snow at home (in Santa Fe) than in Concord. It didn't even snow until the day before we left, and it was only 3 inches. We had almost 2 feet waiting for us at home.

Even when we took a drive up north to Littleton, they had snow, but not nearly as much as we thought they should have for this time of year.

Tres bizarre.

[sarge43]

157. Truly mucho bizarro.

I may eat my words later in the year. We could still get a classic Nor'easterly in March and be trapped in the house by snow. Then, get snow in May.

What does not kill you is just getting in some practice.

[Richard Steele]

19. New crop of mosquitos yesterday. That shit ain't right!

The daisy in the front yard put out
another flower last week.

[Nutmegger]

20. I WANT TO SKI!!!

I look forward to skiing all year.

Not one flake of snow here. x(

[Atman]

62. Sundown has actually been open!

Did you see the picture in the Courant today? Although Sundown isn't really "skiing," but its something. Or WAS.

[Nutmegger]

193. They have seven trails open!

Wow, I would have guessed five at the most. I may have to make the pilgrimage soon. I can't stand not seeing snow. x(

I didn't see yesterday's Courant. They did have some photos on their web site though.

[dubeskin]

21. Yep, Northern California

Normally it would be pouring down rain. Right now, it's 50 degrees, and bright and sunny outside. The wind is kind of strong though, so, yeah. But normally, about since November, the rain would be coming. Hardly any this year. And the mountains have had little snow this year too.

[salin]

23. we've had a few of these winters since I returned to Indiana.

a few years back we had some days in the sixties in February. But in the near past cold spells were interspersed - including some snow. This is odd. And I don't *ever* recall such a winter here when I was growing up.

[Plaid Adder]

yeah, last year was 'mild'

But there is always _some_ snow, and then it thaws and then snows again. This is just weird.

The Plaid Adder

[salin]

47. the rhythm is so far off - as you said there was a biting

cold spell in October.

[BattyDem]

25. 62 in NJ ... 69 tomorrow

This isn't healthy. I have bronchitis; so does my mother. Half the people we know are sick. Even my dog has an upper respiratory infection! :-(

[theHandpuppet]

26. Eastern West Virginia Panhandle Here

It's in the 60's today and may reach 70 tomorrow. The buds are peeking out on my apple trees. (Sigh)

[OhioChick]

28. 50's Here....

Not right, at all. Winter usually consists of 60-70 inches of snowfall and we've had less than 10 this year.

[SharonRB]

33. We typically get over 40 inches

and so far I think we've had less than 3.

[SharonRB]

30. Detroit area

We had no snow that actually stuck in December. It's in the 50s today with rain and the 40s are forecast for the next few days. It poured last night -- there are some good features to global warming -- all that rain could have been snow. Same thing New Year's Eve -- all the rain we had could have been snow.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

31. 63F today 71F forcast for tomorrow

Pennsylvania ... southwest of Philly. :wtf:

[tblue37]

128. Sheesh!

When I lived in PA in the 1960s, we measured snow as yard goods!

[shadowknows69]

32. Its been pretty much Autumn all year round

Upstate NY. Not much of a summer 50 and raining right now.

[Pathwalker]

34. My hyacinths came up, but the buds were killed.

I have a rose bush on the north side of my property that keeps putting out buds, only to have the cold kill them. I've got daffodils trying to come up, and my Maple trees are budding. It's January!
Here in mid-Michigan, our December temps were 7.9 degrees above average, and it was 53 degrees outside today, when our average high this time of year is in the 20's.
You know it's bad when the weather people freak out on the air over the weather. It's official: the weather is Freaky Scarey.
It is totally frightening.

[myrna minx]

35. Minneapolis, MN.

I haven't had to wear a coat all week. In January. In Minneapolis. A sweater has sufficed all week. Minnesotans are accustomed to bitterly cold winters so this is creepy. We've had 2 minimal snowfalls and the urban lakes remain unfrozen, both of which is *highly* unusual.

[dragonlady]

92. How are you going to have the St. Paul Winter Carnival?

I was thinking about this last night. Is King Boreas going to lose this year?

[myrna minx]

100. The weather here is really freaky.

The temp will be in the teens next week, so hopefully it will be cold enough for the carnival at the end of the month. But if the temperature stays above freezing all month, I don't know how they'll pull it off. :shrug: It has felt like March, not January. :hi:

http://www.winter-carnival.com/the_legend/history/

[dflprincess]

164. They'll still have the carnival

they just won't have any ice sculptures or an ice castle. God knows how they'll be able to hide the medallion.

BTW I don't think there's much on ice on the lakes in northern Minnesota either. I heard - from a not necessarially reliable source - that as far north as Detroit Lakes, it's not safe for an ice house.

[tnlefty]

36. About 3 weeks ago, we had one week of cold (for us anyway) weather -

19 overnight and upper 30's to 40 in the afternoons. The next weekend we were working in the yard and noticed the crepe myrtles aren't dormant and are starting leaf buds, the weeds that we normally battle in the spring are out in force, the neighbors' Bradford pear trees are budding.

It's been in the 60's this week and mosquitoes and flies are buzzing around. Feels like mid-spring.

[fooj]

37. I live in Santa Cruz County, California.

Last night at 5pm we were showing 36 degrees. I live a block from the beach. It has been absolutely FREEZING here for weeks. Very unusual.

[michaz]

38. In the St Lawrence Valley in Upstate NY on the Canadian Border

we were 51 today and going to be around 53 tomorrow. Unreal!!

[lectrobyte]

39. 70 tomorrow in Raleigh NC. Freakishly strange.

[MamaBear]

40. 62 degrees in NYC and raining.

We have had zero snow so far this year, and I read that in the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens the cherry trees are starting to blossom.

I shouldn't have bought the new snow boots. Sorry, everybody, it's my fault. :(

[BattyDem]

44. LOL!

I know how you feel. I bought one of those extendable snow brushes for my car, a got a new winter coat for my birthday and I bought a 25 pound bag of rock salt ... so I'm partly to blame. :-(

[MamaBear]

67. What have we done?

The horror! :cry:

:rofl:

[smirkymonkey]

161. They are forecasting 70 degrees tomorrow...

It's January 5th! It's supposed to be the coldest month of the year in NYC and instead it's like late spring!

On the bright side, maybe I can postpone by a new winter coat for another year.

[Stephanie]

184. 70 degrees tomorrow

I'm terrified. I feel like we've just been handed the terminal diagnosis.

[MorningGlow]

41. Currently 55 and raining in Rochester, NY

You know--between BUFFALO and SYRACUSE--that stretch that usually gets whomped with the white stuff from late October through March...or April...sometimes MAY?

Sign at a retail establishment yesterday: "Snow Blowers Below Cost". I needed to use my snow brush on my car a total of ONCE this year.

This is out of control. It's freaking me out, man.

:scared:

[Habibi]

136. Yeah, I'm weirded out too.

I mean, I kind of like not having ultra-freezing temps and constant snow, but, geez, it *is* creepy.

Last spring was really bad for people with allergies here in Upstate. All the bad stuff that's supposed to get killed off during the winter--didn't. (And of course, add in all the crap pouring into the atmosphere from Kodak and Xerox.)

I was thinking today that maybe Upstate will be the new Seattle!

[MorningGlow]

153. We're gonna have to get a lot cooler if we're gonna be Seattle

And I'm not talking temperature--you know what I mean! :hi:

[Habibi]

154. All righty then

I'm on board with that. Just please, no more chain coffee shops!

[MorningGlow]

156. And better music!

I mean, Nick and the Nice Guys are okay and all, but...I don't think they're going to put us on the map for being the next cutting-edge, alt-rock Mecca.

[Habibi]

158. But then

there's Buddhahood.

[Skidmore]

43. Not more than a trace amount of snow early one morning about

a month ago. Didn't even cover the ground. We've been in the 50s for about a week now.

[Marnieworld]

45. It definitely aint right!

It's 61 degrees in NEPA and we haven't had any snow yet at all. It is very bizarre and disturbing. It is so obvious now that something is very wrong with our climate only those drink on kool-aid would deny it.

[woodsprite]

46. Newark/New Castle DE - touching 60, gonna be near 70 tomorrow. n/t

[Bjornsdotter]

48. Illinois/Wisconsin border

Warm, like late March/early April.

I went outside and stirred the compost pile wearing a sweatshirt.

My son took down the outside decorations wearing long sleeves, no jacket.

The grass is looking green, not dead and some of my weeds are thriving and green.

This is not a typical January.

Cheers

[ariellyn]

178. Wisconsin - no coat all week. Green grass, chirping birds. Spring?

Seems like it.

[uberllama42]

Mechanicsburg, PA

No winter at all so far. It's about 60 right now. My friend up in Vermont is very upset over the lack of snow. They've had a small amount but usually they're getting a lot more, I hear.

[jn2375]

170. Welcome to DU My mom lives in Mechanicsburg, born and

raised in Camp Hill, now live 30 minutes North of you above Harrisburg. Glad to see you found DU.

[uberllama42]

201. I"ve known about DU almost from the beginning

My brother has been a member for years, and he occasionally sends me stuff. I started visiting a lot more during the election. It was crazy to see the celebration on this site after so many years of constant outrage and disappointment.

[Tanuki]

49. 66 in Nashville; spring bulbs are sending up green shoots...

I also belong to a butterfly society and they sent out an e-mail recently of butterfly sightings around the state.

[central scrutinizer]

53. Pretty normal here (Eugene OR)

Temperature close to normal, rainfall close to normal, snowpack in mountains is pretty close to normal. But there were lots of monthly extremes and wide swings which are predicted by most global warming models.

http://www.registerguard.com/news/2006/12/30/d1.cr.snowpack.1230.p1.php?section=cityregion

But when the books close on 2006, the weather balance sheet can be summed up in two words: mostly average.

Rainfall as measured at the Eugene Airport will be a trickle under 50 inches, which is just a relatively few drops shy of the 50.9-inch average.

The average temperature of 52.6 degrees (so far) is almost dead on the 30-year average of 52.5.

And it's looking like we'll go into the new year on the same note. In the first winter snowpack measurement Friday, the Willamette basin registered a solid 99 percent of average.

"We're right about where we typically are this time of year," said hydrologist Jon Lea of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

But normal years can have some distinctly abnormal months and weeks, and 2006 was no exception. For example, in all but three months, Eugene registered less than average rainfall and would have had a near-drought year if it hadn't been for the abnormally wet months of January and November, with just a tiny bit of help in May.

[Blackhatjack]

54. Raleigh, NC 70 degrees -- plants trying to bloom n/t

[leftchick]

89. 73 degrees in Greensboro

forsythias, cherry blossoms and my roses are trying to bloom. As a gardener I can sincerely say "my hair is on fire" over climate change.

:cry:

[Blackhatjack]

203. We were under a tornado watch last night with 70 degree weather in Raleigh

There is no question that the climate has changed.

Denver is buried under snow. We have shrubs and flowers trying to bloom.
Without snow the ski resorts are out of luck.

Droughts will likely hit the areas not getting usual winter snow to melt in the spring.

How long before people pull their head out of the sand and realize the change in weather already occurred while the Bush folks kept saying there is no evidence of global warming.

[Quakerfriend]

55. In the 60's NW of Philly. I went out in my bare feet yesterday and

sat in the sun for awhile.

I am afraid to cut my perennials back yet, for fear that they have not yet gone dormant.:-(

[tigereye]

56. yup

here in Pittsburgh, I think we had a few cold days back in NOvember and a few last week. Otherwise, it's still Sept. or April or something. :shrug:

pansies (and not the icicle variety) are still blooming on my steps.

[sabra]

58. 50's in the N Burbs of Chicago...

[lisa58]

59. 59 degrees - Jersey Coast...

...my roses are still sprouting - we had roses on Christmas!

[hedgehog]

60. Fulton, New York - my chickens are out on pasture

Usually they have trouble getting out of the hen housein January because they have to climb up on top of the snow banks!

[LSK]

61. 50 and rain in Chicago

[never cry wolf]

192. No ground frost in Chicago in January

The asphalt plants are closed, but there is still a lot of site work happening on construction sites. It's wet, but it's not frozen. Usually by this time of year the ground is frozen 24" or more.

[GreenPartyVoter]

63. 20 degrees too warm on the coast of Maine

[EvolveOrConvolve]

64. We've had an unusually cold winter so far

Nothing serious, but temperatures have just seemed to be below normal. We've also had 4 or 5 snowstorms this season whereas the last couple of years we're lucky to get 2 or 3.

But, back in the 70's and 80's it wasn't unusual for people to cross-country ski in the parks in town. That's impossible now, and has been for many years.

BTW, I'm in Boise, Idaho.

[Liberal Jesus Freak]

70 in the mountains of eastern KY

I haven't worn a coat once this year.

Kids at school today were wearing shorts and just saw a little girl across the street barefoot and in a summer dress.

Had to turn on the AC in my office this morning.

On a positive note, we should get out of school on schedule this year!

[VenusRising]

65. It is 61 and rainy in Columbus, Ohio.

The weather is freakishly warm for this winter. As a transplanted Texan, I can say that it is exactly like a Texas winter, except for this one. My best friend called me a few weeks ago and was telling me about the blizzard conditions. (Blizzard in Texas is equivalent to 6-12 inches) It's all craziness.

[MasonJar]

66. Kentucky has had 1 or 2 cold spells of short duration, but in

general its been high 50s to low 60s for most of the winter and this is northern Kentucky (Louisville.)

[Junkdrawer]

68. A short blast of winter is due Monday & Tuesday...

Aside from that, the warmest winter I can remember in Pittsburgh...

[NewJeffCT]

69. No snow here in Connecticut yet

Forecasted to be 65-70 here tomorrow.

[Arkansas Granny]

71. Sunny and 61 degrees in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Average high temp

for this date is 47 degrees. We've had a few cold days so far this winter and one light dusting of snow, but it's been really mild this year. I had roses blooming until after Thanksgiving.

[xultar]

72. Atlanta GA...bermuda grass is trying to grow in!

[Virginia Dare]

73. Full blown Spring here in D.C., April showers and all...

cherry blossoms and forsythia are blooming. Daffodils are budding. Bizarre. :scared:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

74. It's currently 86 degrees here.

We usually are in the mid 50's - low 60's this time of year. There are butterflies and bees galore outside desperately searching for something to eat.

[maxsolomon]

75. Not Seattle

we've had more winter than normal. which is a predicted outcome of GW.

wind/rain storms with 2" of wet & 80 mph wind. today is miserable - sideways rain. november was the wettest EVER. we've had SNOW at SEA LEVEL, too! when its not raining, its misting hard. tough concept to grasp, but picture the air like a cold steam bath.

& you don't know cold until you walk in 35 degrees & sideways rain. dry & below freezing seems warm.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

132. You're so right--35 degrees and sideways rain

chills you to the bone.

[Az]

76. Detroit, January, Rain, Worms crawling around

Thats just not right.

[scarlet_owl]

77. 48 degrees here in Urbana, IL.

It's been warm and rainy this week.

[Critters2]

152. Hi to Urbana!! I used to live in C-U!

:hi:


Do you know DUers kevsand and davsand? I used to work with them.

[scarlet_owl]

173. I have never met them in person, but I know them here on DU.

:hi:

[Oreo]

78. I think I found everybody's missing Winter....

it's here in Denver. Please claim it ASAP ;)

[AspenRose]

147. And Albuquerque too!

11 inches of snow in a 24 hour period last Saturday??? That broke the record.

From ABQ and points north to the CO border, the ground is WHITE.

[phusion]

206. Isn't it wild???

I've lived in ABQ for 20 years and I've NEVER seen this much snow here. And the strange part is that it has stuck around for so long now...

I don't think it's over yet either!

[madokie]

80. This is a normal cycle more than anything

I'm not denying global warming I'm sure it has some effect, I'm just saying we have good nice winters one year then the next may be a dooozy, It always is different this winter than the next or the one before, always. Our winter here last year was like the winter you're talking about there this year. Anyways, yes the world is getting warmer

[hashibabba]

81. Its been pretty warm in Northern Virginia. December was the

10th warmest on record and this month is so far shaping up the same way. I've had my doors open the past few days. It's only going down to 55 tonight, so I may just leave the back door open all night. Tomorrow will be 69!

So far this winter, we haven't even had flurries. Not that we get that much snow every winter, anyway (I think its 10 or 12 inches, total).

Next Wednesday it will be 41--normal winter temps, but it will only last one day.

[LiberalEsto]

82. Cherry blossoms in Central Maryland

When it rains, the earthworms come out to bask in it. The daffodils and crocuses are starting to come up. The buds are starting to swell on our maple trees, which means my annual 3-month tree pollen misery is right around the corner.

[Greybnk48]

83. 39 in NE WI but it has been warmer recently

It's usually very cold right now, often below zero, so this is "warm." We have no snow on the ground and we've had several days recently near or at 50. My grass is still green for Pete's sake.

[Greybnk48]

172. We ended up breaking a record today with 47

there's supposed to be more record breaking warm temps on the way.

[jdadd]

84. Central Ohio Checking in....

60 and rain here....

[Beausoir]

85. North Central Minnesota. Saw an earth worm...alive...crawling on my wet driveway.

This is unheard of.

We had pouring rain last night. No snow. 40 degrees.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

86. Woooohooooo!!!! Checkin In Here! It's Gonna Be Almost 70 In North Jersey Tomorrow!

:bounce:

[nicehuman]

116. We must be neighbors.

That is our predicted weather in Sussex County.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

125. Yup. Morris County Here.

[Chorophyll]

87. It's about 60 degrees in White Plains today...

...30-ish miles north of New York City. It should be in the thirties.

[WilliamPitt]

88. 63 degrees in Boston.

[ktowntennesseedem]

90. Plenty warm in East Tennessee, too warm for me.

We never have really bad winters, but growing up here I remember seeing snow falling or lying on the ground at least half of the time during the winter months. Always had 2 or 3 snows that measured 5" or 6" along with several "dustings." But the past few years even snow flurries are rare, and this season we've been in the upper 50's and 60's for weeks. Even a couple of low 70's. Seeing some trees that think it's already spring and are trying to bloom.

What really sucks is that it still gets fairly cold at night, and with such wide temp swings my sinuses don't know what to do!

[rebel with a cause]

106. Must be bad here too for Sinus problems.

That is what my oxygen man was complaining about today. I laughed because I stay on medication now that keeps mine under control somewhat.

[dragonlady]

91. Milwaukee, 40s to 50 all week

We had a 10-inch blizzard over a month ago, and that was it. I saw a dandilion in the lawn today (sigh).

[rebel with a cause]

93. Southern Illinois

And it is 54 and rainy. I don't know about anyone else, but with our utility bills being raised by 50% I'd just as rather sit this winter out. And I hope we have a cool summer. I'd love to see CIPS Ameren have to go belly up because no one needs their power. Ha Know that is not going to happen, just a wishful daydream of mine.

Well, got to walk the dogs, which means I take them outside and let them walk around me. ;-)

Probably be back inside in about twenty.

[kimmerspixelated]

94. Yes, agreed..

just like Texas winters...I'm from there orig., so I know what you mean. I fear it will all come back into place, or maybe not fear...but I think we're gettin' kinda spoiled...to have regular temps would be strange if they come back!

[SidDithers]

95. Almost 60 today in Toronto...

You're right. It ain't right.

Sid

[cali]

97. Somewhere in Northern Vermont, not far from the Canadian border

In the 50s today and raining, equally warm tomorrow. a couple of inches of scabby snow on the ground where normally it's at least a couple of feet this time of year. Brutal for the sugarmakers and cross country and downhil ski industries.

[Freddie Stubbs]

99. I hasn't snowed once here in Miami

;)

[BlackVelvet04]

101. southwestern VA....

60 degrees.

[nonconformist]

102. Close to 70 today in Kentucky. My daffodils are trying to bloom. nt

[Sweet Freedom]

103. 80s in Houston week before Christmas

Sounds like that's a normal temp, but it isn't. Then it was cold. Now it's warm again. My air and heating systems are so confused. One week the air conditioner is on, the next, the heat. I never know how to dress!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

176. I agree.

It gets warm and then cold. I have to switch between shorts and slacks.

We haven't had a hard freeze in Houston proper (in the city with all the concrete and houses close together) in three or four years I think.

Hi there dist22dem!!!

[Sweet Freedom]

200. Howdy neighbor

:hi:

[Cookie wookie]

104. Looks like Atlanta is matching the record set in 2005:

68 degrees today (average 51). We had quite a thunderstorm, a brief deluge -- didn't know what to make of it.

My centipede grass is flecked with green -- I can hear it going: "huh?"

[meganmonkey]

105. Ann Arbor Michigan - 50 degrees and raining

so much rain. We had negligible snow a couple times, in October and November, maybe once in December, but nothing that stuck. This is really weird.

It's like spring. Trees are budding. It is really messed up.

I am especially worried for the farmers :(

[citizen snips]

107. It feels like Florida here in NC

I think it's going to get up in the 70's this weekend.

[nicehuman]

114. and it feels like NC here in New Jersey

It has been in the mid-50s all winter. Today 60 degrees without sun and tomorrow they are predicting 70's. I would enjoy it if I hadn't seen An Inconvenient Truth.

[WinkyDink]

108. Cherry trees blossoming, Bethlehem, PA.

Saw them with my own two eyes today.

No snow yet, either.

[Blue_In_AK]

109. Anchorage is definitely NOT skipping winter...

November was one of the coldest on record, and in December and the first few days of January we had five feet of snow, also almost a record.

[Blue-Jay]

110. No winter in Chicagoland so far.

Shit, some of the trees in the neighborhood are starting to bud. I guess it'll get cold sooner or later, but so far it has been weird.

[hlthe2b]

111. Denver

NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Third stormy act nearly through

Southbound motorists on Interstate 25 pass a sign about Colorado's chain law on Friday, Jan. 5.

Jan 5:
Three weeks, three storms, up to 8" more in metro area.
The third significant snow storm in as many weeks closed major metro school districts, dumped a new layer of snow on top of unmelted heaps, and snarled traffic in the metro area.
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_4950461


Good thing that I actually LIKE snow... If only I were on the slopes....:shrug:

[buzzard]

112. Toronto, Ontario we have seen no sign of snow yet and some of my primroses

are poking up, there are also some trees that appear to be budding.

[achtung_circus]

148. One of my lilacs

certainly is budding.

[TroglodyteScholar]

113. Macon, Georgia -- 66 F BEFORE SUNRISE

High of 73 F today -- historical average for January 5th is 56 F.

If global warming is a hoax, it's a fuggin' convincing one.

[northofdenali]

115. Checking outside real quick...........

Yep. 27 below. Snow on the ground. Car plugged in. :P

Still warmer than last year at this time, tho!

[On the Road]

117. 70 Degrees This Week in Suburban Maryland

there are always a couple of days like this, but this winter is unprecedented, at least in the last 24 years.

[POAS]

118. NE OHIO-two winters in a row

cold snowy start in Dec. followed by mild weather the rest of the season (so far).

[LostInAnomie]

119. Well in SW Indiana...

... it's been DAMN warm for winter. It's been damn wet too.

We are somewhere around 6+ degrees warmer this year than average but we've had quite a few days where it's been 20-25 degrees warmer than normal

[Bucky]

120. You can't reach good conclusions with only a few data points. The right question is...

Have several winters lately been warmer than normal. It does seem like the last four or five of winters have arrived relatively later than usual, not getting really cold till mid-January. We're having a warm New Year here in Houston.

[don954]

121. I was waiting for the "cool season" to hit to do some laborious work on my boat

but it never came, so im sweating through it and getting 'er done.... I hate sanding and fiberglass work in 89 degree weather.

[Arkansas Granny]

123. I posted current temp earlier, now I go outside to enjoy the

weather and find that I have Spring Beauties blooming in the yard. Way too early for that to happen.

[LWolf]

124. Not completely, but it's unusually "mild."

Last winter was unusually harsh; 3X as much snow as usual, weeks at a time that the high never crept out of the twenties, lows all in single digits.

This winter? Lots of rain, a little snow, and some "heat waves" where we get days that actually reach the 40s.

Light snow last night, still out there in patches although it's warmed up to 37 degrees. 45 miles to the south, though, there was a white-out.

[tblue37]

126. Eastern Kansas--spring weather almost all winter so far. (eom)

[johnaries]

127. 62 in Nashville. 60's and 50's all next week. nt

[Lydia Leftcoast]

129. Minneapolis

Two measurable snowfalls, both largely melted, the first one not until December 22.

Highs above freezing mostly and predicted to dip above and below freezing, but mostly above, for the rest of the first half of the month. Little snow in the forecast.

Some days have felt exactly like an Oregon winter day, highs in the 40s with mist.

Only a couple of days of subzero temperatures, and those almost entirely at night, for the past two years. Below-average snowfalls for the past two years.

This is not the Minneapolis I grew up in, land of three-foot snowfalls and highs of -36°. Even in the early 1980s, when I lived here before, subzero temperatures and blizzards made for a normal winter.

The past two winters were sort of freakish. This one is REALLY freakish.

[huskerlaw]

130. It's actually pretty cold here

in Los Angeles. But I think it is more windy than usual, and our rainy season is running behind schedule.

[Vidar]

131. Northern Michigan. Only had 3 days of snow this year.

[mountainvue]

133. Another foot of snow here in Denver. n/t

[gollygee]

137. Kalamazoo, Michigan

We've had snow twice this year, but never much. Today it was in the 50s.

[Lurking Dem]

138. 62 degrees at 5:30 pm in Nashville.

Bugs are starting to wear jackboots and swastika armbands. If they start adding items to my grocery list, I'm going to need some RAID.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

139. I see dandelions in full bloom everywhere

Of course, I'm in Texas, so that's probably not as big a deal as it may seem. But so far this winter we've dropped below freezing for perhaps two nights, and have seen a smattering of snow just once.

I've only had to put the heat on in my apt. a couple times so far. Right now the windows are open and I have a pleasant breeze wafting in.

OT: I didn't know you are in northern Indiana. Whereabouts (if you don't mind saying)? I was born and raised in the Fort Wayne area. Sometimes I really miss Indiana winter. Not often, but sometimes.

[cmd]

149. Dandelions are blooming in my Ohio yard

My neighbors lilac is budding - and I pulled the Christmas tree to the curb strip this week in my barefeet. It's unreal.

[wtmusic]

140. If anyone wants proof of global warming

this thread kinda says it all.

[Posteritatis]

141. 13C(!) tomorrow in Halifax; 30-40C warmer than usual for mid-January (n/t)

[otherlander]

142. We've had ONE snow flurry.

About a month ago and it didn't stick at all. And now it's raining as we speak. Kids walk home in short sleeves.

[VTMechEngr]

143. 60's in Groton, Conn.

WHAT THE HELL?! This is New England Damn it, where is my snow!

[seabeyond]

144. here in texas we have a fourth snow on the way and oh so nippy

outside. strong north wind chillin the bones.

[JNelson6563]

146. Mid forties in northern Michigan

The ground is soft, n'ary a bit of snow to be found. We are all astounded. We are used to getting hammered with snow. Last few years that has tapered off with this year being the most extreme case of no winter yet.

Very gray, ugly and depressing. Overcast and rainy quite a lot. On the upside I saw my neighbor take off with his little fishing boat in tow this morning--heading for the bay, heating bills have been pretty painless and there are fewer traffic accidents when the roads are not icy and snowy.

Julie

[Critters2]

150. My Chair of Trustees called the guy who mows our lawn, today,

to see if we can extend his contract--it's supposed to end in November. The grass is perfectly green here and it rained all day yesterday. Good reason to think that green grass is gonna start to grow!!

Also, called the vet to get more heartworm pills for the beagle. It's usually not necessary after about mid-November, but I've actually seen flies and mosquitoes the last few days.

It's 48, after dark. Not sure what the high was today, but probably around 60. In North Central Illinois. In January.

That's just not right.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

151. Wet and cold and normal in Vancouver, WA. Which is "abnormal".

Because of El Nino it's supposed to be warm and dry. Not that I'm complaining, a lot of rain is better than no rain like we had a couple of years ago.

[BlueStorm]

159. It was 52 high here in GR...

Yeah this is strange... But I think there are different factors along with global warming, hasn't the sun been giving off some solar flares that could interfere with the climate? Also I do know that there is an El Nino pattern going on this year.

Blue

[EstimatedProphet]

160. Same thing in southern Indiana

[LibraLiz1973]

162. Philadelphia, PA

will be 70 degrees tomorrow


yeah... THAT'S normal

:crazy:

[Generator]

163. People always freak if a year is different

I DO believe in global warming, and the springs have come sooner and sooner here in Portland. I used to never plant flowers, new plants until the end of April for frost reasons, then moved to to the beginning of April, and last year, I'm sure it was the end of March. BUT that was risking it a bit as April can be cold-though not like east coast cold-and very rainy.

Anyway I remember Matcom I believe bitching (with good reason!) last year about one endless storm after the other in MA. So no matter what the weather is, people complain.

But unless it's 80 degrees in January or 30 in July I'm not freaking yet.

Two years ago we had an ice storm here in January for my kid's birthday. NOW they are predicting a possible one next weekend after the cold snap. Very regular weather here. VERY wet, then dry for a bit and cold, wet and cold, then very wet and warm, then cold and rainy, then clear and cold and windy. Hardly ever snow anymore-I'm hoping for one next week because my kids hardly remember the one that was 3 years ago. Mostly we get ICE storms. I hate ice storms! I want snow. I need to move into the hills-they get some snow every year-at sea level it's rare.

[JerseygirlCT]

165. It's been very unseasonably warm here in CT

But I have to admit, I'm loving it.

I hate winter. Hate, hate, hate it.

[mcctatas]

166. We had snow for about a week

yesterday and today...almost 50! Usually we are in the negative numbers in WI this time of year. damn cow flatulence:sarcasm:

[WhiteTara]

167. 39 degrees and no rain in the rainforest

it doesn't get below 50 during the rain. We're sunny and cold in the redwood forest.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

168. Warm and rainy/overcast today in central VA. Tomorrow,

I think it's supposed to be in the 70s. Wacky!

[jn2375]

169. 11 PM here in PA and its 60 outside!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Expected to be around 66 Saturday

[Jackpine Radical]

171. Goddam west-central WI

& we're in our third MUD SEASON fer Chrissakes

[Gemini Cat]

174. Wayne County, Indiana

Currently somewhere in the fifties.
Today it was 59 and raining.
Strange forebodings? Yes.

[B Calm]

175. Plaid Adder your weather in Northern Indiana has been

the same as here in west central Indiana. I drive from Covington, Indiana to Michigan City everyday. I keep looking for that lake effect snow and so far I've only seen it maybe once or twice and it was nothing.

I remember that snow first week in October. Man that was weird for that early in the year. Going up I-65 I ran into it around Crown Point and drove out of it just a little west of Michigan City.

[ruiner4u]

177. Cincinnati... Weird warm weather...

The high was 60 today and rainy.. I went out this earlier in a jacket and it felt humid and <In January, WTF?> balmy... We have not even had a flurry.. A few cold snaps but the ground is not frozen.. My bulbs <crocus, daff, tulip> are starting to come up and some of my trees are budding.

In winters past, right now we should be having ice storms, the ground should be frozen, and all plants should be dormant.. Hell, my parsley plant is going strong and hasn't died down...

its a weird winter here... I'm worried about my bulbs that are coming up in case we get a late winter..

[distantearlywarning]

179. No winter in Pittsburgh as of yet. n/t

[stranger81]

180. Redwood City, CA

Feels like April here.

[XOKCowboy]

182. Hire Uhauls and come to Denver... PLEASE!

We'll load ya up with snow. It snowed another foot here today! I personally am sick of it and you can have it all!

You see there's a myth that it snows all the time in Denver. It's an urban legend. We normally get 3 or 4 minor snow storms a year here and people are playing golf 3 days later. It usually snows in the mountains to the west. Not this year. We're being told that it's just El Nino but come on.

[HeeBGBz]

183. Humid, foggy and warm in Biloxi

Currently 63 degrees at 11:30 pm.

[hyphenate]

185. I see the topic is on everyone's mind

I just wrote a post about global warming and how warm home--Massachusetts--is. It might be okay for a moment or two, but this is going to be a nightmare further down the road.

[Lisa]

186. coastal BC -- there's so much water coming down that I can't tell what temperature it is!

Okay, so it's got to be above freezing, or things would have frozen solid by now. But really, this is the third big rainstorm in as many weeks, and my stairwell just flooded for the second time this season (and I've had this place since 1992 and it's never done that even once, until now).

One of the other posters said that the roof of the big stadium over in Vancouver has been damaged. This right after many of the forested areas in Stanley Park were flattened (combination of high winds and overly-soft ground from so much rain).


A while back, I was fiddling around with some of the climate model output results, trying to translate the predicted changes into a format that's more understandable than just degrees. I came up with the idea of trying to fit the forecast means into existing variability for particular months here in Victoria, and as I recall, the year ended up looking like this: February, March, April, May, June, July, Portland, Portland, August, September, October, November.

Basically we would skip the two coldest months, and summer would be so warm that there isn't any local equivalent -- would have to go south to Oregon to find present-day comparisons.

[nadinbrzezinski]

187. San Diego

last night and today, it was the first winter like days.

I swear this has been way, WAAAYYYYYYY too mild... not that my arthitic knee is complaining mind you, but even our pet parrots, poor dears, a day is cold, they grow winter coat, only to shed it.

Our sun conure in particular is eating like there was no tomorrow I suspect because of that

[TheWraith]

188. Western New York state, 20 degrees above the average temperature.

Should be in the 30s, instead it's in the 50s. Haven't had snow since just after Christmas, and I don't think we had more than a dusting before Christmas either.

[cool user name]

189. It's 61 degrees here ...

At 2 in the morning. Was 70+ degrees earlier today.

I'm in North Carolina. Hasn't snowed yet this year and I think we've had, perhaps, a week's worth of cold days; when I say cold, I mean days in the 30s.

[DemReadingDU]

194. SW Ohio, warm 50 degrees

It's weird having so many warm days in winter, but that's ok with me! Just hope we don't have snow in June, hehe!

[tsuki]

195. Checked with the National Arbor Society. We have been moved

from Zone 8 to Zone 9 planting season. That is a major change for us.

[Altean Wanderer]

196. 65 here in Nashua NH

This is a taste of what most winters will be like in a few decades. The ecological effects of a series of winters like this will be devastating. Insect pests and diseases will spread. More weather extremes like floods and droughts.

As a result of last year's warm (but not as warm as this) winter, Lyme Disease exploded in NH and MA, with thousands of new cases, the NH Public Health people told me. Luckily I caught it in time. A few more winters like this and malaria will come back to DC.

And what will happen to our forests that need a period of cold dormancy? By 2020 I wonder how many sugar maples will be left in New England. Enjoy that real maple syrup while you can.

[MountainLaurel]

204. Same here in Maine

And you're right about just a few of the effects. I'm wondering about the natural fishing off the coast? Will breeding happen if the ocean temperatures are permanently changed? How about salinity levels? Will the internal triggers fish have been using to migrate for thousands of years be activated?

Let's face it. Life as we know it is fucked.

[Roland99]

197. Was 65F in Louisville, KY yesterday.

Expected to have some light snow showers on Tue. but then back to the mid-50s later next week.

[bermudat]

198. Almost 10am and the temp is nearly 70,

here in Wake Forest, NC. Our prezdent says the jury is still out on global warming.

[lamp_shade]

202. 72 in Baltimore

[mdmc]

205. just as hot in the Hudson Valley

NYS

[mnhtnbb]

207. Chapel Hill, NC Daffodils in full bloom, cherry trees blooming,

witch hazel blooming. It's been upper 60's for a week. Normal January average high is 49. We've lived here six years and I've never seen our azaleas put out a Nov-Dec bloom (although there are some types that do)like they did this year.

Our dogwoods are starting to push buds. It's scary.

[JCMach1]

209. UAE got everyone's Winter- Coldest in 20 years with record

rains!

Here is a pic of one of my daughters and here friends playing in a Wadi.

[MGD]

210. NW Ohio-warmest winter in anyone's memory. Statewide too I suppose. nt