The Winter That Wasn't

[📚 Dianne 📚]

Are you having the usual winter for your area?  Here in New England we are 3 1/2 inches below normal as far as snowfall goes and it has been so mild that I am already seeing stink bugs in my house.

Edited -----> (because I misunderstood something and  now I'm embarrassed ) 

[CrazyBoy]

It's not snow here. I have never saw snow. This winter is hotter than the past

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Feb 7, 2020 4:47:34 GMT -8 📚 Dianne 📚 said:

Are you having the usual winter for your area?

There is no such thing as 'usual' when it comes to winter in Michigan. That said, we had one big snow this season in November and after it melted daytime temps have ranged from the high 50s to the low 20s.

It snowed yesterday and again overnight into this morning. But the total accumulation was only about 2 inches.

[:~:Sarapha:~:]

Feb 7, 2020 7:16:58 GMT -8 Retread said:

Feb 7, 2020 4:47:34 GMT -8 📚 Dianne 📚 said:

Are you having the usual winter for your area?

There is no such thing as 'usual' when it comes to winter in Michigan. That said, we had one big snow this season in November and after it melted daytime temps have ranged from the high 50s to the low 20s.

It snowed yesterday and again overnight into this morning. But the total accumulation was only about 2 inches.

You must be close to me, that's exactly what's happened here. Michigan winters sure have changed in the last decade

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Feb 7, 2020 8:27:51 GMT -8 :~:Sarapha:~: said:

You must be close to me, that's exactly what's happened here. Michigan winters sure have changed in the last decade

I feel very close to you:

What's for dinner?: Anything with Bacon!
What's for dessert?: Pie

And we might even live somewhat nearby.

[Scott]

"The Winter That Wasn't"

📚 Dianne 📚 , not sure if this sounds like a Hallmark movie or a Dr. Seuss book!  

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Feb 7, 2020 12:50:32 GMT -8 Scott said:

"The Winter That Wasn't"

📚 Dianne 📚 , not sure if this sounds like a Hallmark movie or a Dr. Seuss book!  

Totally unrelated, but that made me think of a book I once owned: The Cars That Never Were.

[VanillaOrchids]

Not at all. I'm in Pennsylvania and it's been such a mild winter so far. I can't complain too much, I don't like when it's really cold even though I love snow. But earlier this week there was a couple days in the 60s, yesterday was in the 40s and today it snowed.

[Syko Nachoman]

We've had one day of snow, and all of it melted by the next day.

Of course, this is the year that I bought expensive snow boots... I guess they'll last a year longer before wearing out?

[daniel]

This year is warmer than average. The last ten or twenty years seem to have been warmer (in the Winter at least) than when I was a kid- fewer days in the teens and twenty degree range. Climate is warmer now than when I was growing up.

I have some ideas about the cause, but could not prove with absolute certainty without running a bunch of replication experiments. My computer lacks the horsepower to run said simulation.

[Minime]

Feb 7, 2020 17:56:58 GMT -8 Syko Nachoman said:

We've had one day of snow, and all of it melted by the next day.

Of course, this is the year that I bought expensive snow boots... I guess they'll last a year longer before wearing out?

I FEEL YOU ON THIS. We got a "historic snowfall" accumulation one year - later that same year, I got myself expensive winter boots, and 5 years later, I've worn them all of once. ONCE. 


ONCE!!!!

[📚 Dianne 📚]

Feb 7, 2020 12:50:32 GMT -8 Scott said:

"The Winter That Wasn't"

📚 Dianne 📚 , not sure if this sounds like a Hallmark movie or a Dr. Seuss book!  

Actually, it was supposed to sound like a horror novel.

[📚 Dianne 📚]

Feb 7, 2020 17:24:13 GMT -8 VanillaOrchids said:

Not at all. I'm in Pennsylvania and it's been such a mild winter so far. I can't complain too much, I don't like when it's really cold even though I love snow. But earlier this week there was a couple days in the 60s, yesterday was in the 40s and today it snowed.

I'm not to fond of when the weather is in the teens and single digits, but I understand the necessity of those days.

Like I said, I'm already seeing insects, birds etc. that should still be, well for lack of a better word, hibernating. ( Sorry haven't had first cup of coffee yet today.)

[📚 Dianne 📚]

Feb 7, 2020 5:26:18 GMT -8 CrazyBoy said:

It's not snow here. I have never saw snow. This winter is hotter than the past

So you too are having an unusual winter?  I never think about the desert countries as to having warmer than normal winter's, but it makes sense.

[CrazyBoy]

Feb 8, 2020 4:31:55 GMT -8 📚 Dianne 📚 said:

Feb 7, 2020 5:26:18 GMT -8 CrazyBoy said:

It's not snow here. I have never saw snow. This winter is hotter than the past

So you too are having an unusual winter?  Where are you from?

Yes me too, I am from Tunisia 🇹🇳