The Temperature Has Finally Reached 24 Degrees

10 years ago

The streets and yards are nothing but sheets of ice. My little doggie hates to go out when she has to and she sure doesn't loiter our there.

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OklaMoni
10 years ago
didn't get that warm here today... and the roads are worse than they were yesterday at this time.

They re froze overnight, and didn't melt any today.

Moni
marie_ndcal
10 years ago
Went to local cafe this morning and it was a minus 18 below 0. Stayed down all day, but did go up to around a minus 9 and now it is a minus 19 below. Still quite cool here in north central ND
Marie
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sheilajoyce_gw
10 years ago
It was a chilly 46 last night, but I understand that the orange groves are fighting off killing frosts.
jeaninwa
10 years ago
It snowed lightly but steadily today. Right now at 7:37, it's -1.

They say it may get up above freezing by Tuesday.
angela_nor_calif
10 years ago
We got snow here today and that is pretty unheard of. Very cold here.
jeaninwa
10 years ago
Damn that global warming!
Lily316
10 years ago
It's actually climate change where we will get extremes of temperatures. Very hot summers, extremely cold winters but up and down temps. It was almost 70 here two days ago, now it's 22. These extremes and storms like Sandy and the horrific tornadoes and droughts will just happen more often.
Nita__AZ
10 years ago
It is sheer ice here in Weatherford, TX. The water pipes in the motorhome are frozen. Looks like nothing is going to thaw out for several days.

All the flooring has been removed and the new wood floors are to be installed starting tomorrow. Hopefully we will be headed home to sunny AZ by next week.
OklaMoni
10 years ago
Oh, Nita, I hadn't even thought of your water pipes! Yikes! Stay warm!

Moni
WalnutCreek Zone 7b/8a
Original Author
10 years ago
Oh, Nita. I hope the water pipes don't burst. That happened in our house when I was just a little girl.

Take care!

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