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Carol 83 said:
We've gotten more snow in the last week than we've gotten in the last couple of years combined.
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Wow. That is insane.

This week the news in the Netherlands was that a record was broken.. The longest period that the Netherlands Weather bureau in De Bilt has gone without an "Ice Day", a day of 24hrs frost. 756 days in a row that during the day there was a moment without frost.

I must say I cannot say this for my garden, but here also it was last year January when we for the last time had frost (temps below -0 C) that lasted a full 24hr cycle. Insanely warm, yet no single hot day (30C is only 86F) in 2024. But note the number of days with rain, explaining my slug.fest decimating all non-grass non-woody plants in the garden..

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Yesterday it got warm enough to melt the highway off and now it is -2*F and sunny coming home from church.
When I lived in Grand Forks, ND for college I remember one year it didn't get above 0*F for the entire month of January 😬
 
And then you wake up to an unexpected spike-down. -5C overnight, about 23F.

Expected to be above freezing for a few hours today, but by 2PM dipping into frost, towards the -3, -4c (high 20-ies) range till tomorrow, and keeping this for the rest of the week. 5C during the day, -2 to -4 during the night.

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leatherback said:
And then you wake up to an unexpected spike-down. -5C overnight, about 23F.

Expected to be above freezing for a few hours today, but by 2PM dipping into frost, towards the -3, -4c (high 20-ies) range till tomorrow, and keeping this for the rest of the week. 5C during the day, -2 to -4 during the night.

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Sounds like you'll break out of that no frost days record finally.

I've been amazed lately at the number of people I keep running across who think anything freezing or below is somehow extreme, or that going out in those temperatures is unreasonable. It might be unpleasant to some, but it's normal for the vast majority of the Earth. Not sure what to make of it.
 
ShadyStump said:
anything freezing or below is somehow extreme, or that going out in those temperatures is unreasonable.
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:) Well, not for me.
Under -10C is cold for my region. -20C is very rare (-4F). But no matter the emps, I will be outside.
Actually really nice, crisp air.
 
leatherback said:
:) Well, not for me.
Under -10C is cold for my region. -20C is very rare (-4F). But no matter the emps, I will be outside.
Actually really nice, crisp air.
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That's about the temperatures we have forecast for this weekend. One way or another I'll have to help my dad feed his horses in the morning, though I haven't been out as much this winter as normally have in the past.
 
Desert O'Piñon said:
January lows rarely below 21°F. Sunday night and Monday night are looking extreme. Definitely going to tuck in some of my potted pets. Most should be fine, but I'm a little concerned about my olive. Should I be?
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Just don't forget to feed me. 😂

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Desert O'Piñon said:
@Michigan Tree Murderer, is that your Olive? Lol
Either I misspelled plants, or autoINcorrect is at it again. But seriously, anybody know how much protection an olive needs? So far, even new growth has been unaffected by mid 20sF. Maybe @leatherback has a suggestion?
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Olives are pretty hardy and can take some cold temps. Depending on the species You could give it extra outdoor protection, (mulch, good shelter & watering before a freeze) I always err on the side of caution and if you can bring it in the garage for shelter... I'd do that. Why risk it?

I let my olive get forty days of dormancy in & out of the garage then I bring it in and let it chill under the lights in the basement.
 
Desert O'Piñon said:
@Michigan Tree Murderer, is that your Olive? Lol
Either I misspelled plants, or autoINcorrect is at it again. But seriously, anybody know how much protection an olive needs? So far, even new growth has been unaffected by mid 20sF. Maybe @leatherback has a suggestion?
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I have left my olives out in full winter frost up to -10C / 14f in the past and they normally live. However, I have found that giving them protection below -2, -3C (say, 26F) and not allowing them to be frozen for long stretches of time does result in better growth the year after. So after an initial few nights fo frost, mine move into an unheated shed which normally does to spike down as much and the trees are at a more regulated temp
 
Fidur said:
This is my forecast for the next 14 days. It's the coldest weather in the last 2 years.....I'm even thinking to turn on my portable stove when I watch tv at night. Curiously, my place is tagged as very cold in my island.

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how about rain?
And I agree. Your place was a lot cooler!
 
Mondays wind chill to be -6 to -7°F
Air temp below zero Tues night.
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The warmer temps in the 40s F this weekend
going to cause street flooding and just all around
ice hazzards as the snow and ice melts when the temps drop. Roadside drains that are snow covered cannot accept the melt, plus rain coming in tomorrow.
2022 brought -30°F windchill.
Awesome on foot delivery weather.
 
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