We FINALLY had our first real blast of cooler air develop over the last several days, Tuesday being the coolest of them all. Here the temps never got above 62-63, and Wednesday morning as I left for school it was officially 40. Fourty is pretty low for us south Floridians, especially since we typically don't see these temps until late January or even February. This was, as they said on the news, "Unseasonably cold temperatures" for this time of year and record lows for that day in November were broken all over the place.
I know, you northerners say, "That is NOT cold." But I must correct this statement to say that, yes it is cold. It is NOT freezing cold, but it is still cold. It is not considered Hot, Warm, or Cool. I would tend to think that it is still technically considered "cold", however it is just A LOT colder up north. When I watch the news and I see its 40 or 50 somewhere up north, they do NOT show people walking around in shorts and tank tops. There are people shown in jackets and sweaters. Why? Because it is cold. Anyway, this blog isn't meant to complain in any way, shape or form, because I like cold. I love cold. It makes me happy. Just ask my husband who thought I was strange the other night when I would not stop smiling. He thought something was wrong with me. This is just to make a point that while I enjoy the weather I think we are allowed to say its cold. This comes from a girl who laughs at the weathermen on TV when they say to break out the jackets for 60 degree weather. This is 20 degrees below that. Cold. (Oh and for the record, when I woke up yesterday morning, I checked weather.com and it said it was only 8 degrees warmer here in Florida than in Minnesota at 8am eastern time, so there.)
Now onto something more interesting and since I have heard about it Tuesday night I have been almost obsessed with this fact: Tuesday night it snowed in central Florida. Thats right, it was reported that the rain was mixed with snow flurries, and even though it wasn't full blown snow sticking to the ground, I think its pretty darn interesting that it was cold enough for that to occur. The last time this occured in the central Florida region was in Jan 2003. Last time it happened in south FLorida was in Jan 1977, although I have seen one report claim it was Feb 1978. It has also been reported that in the Great Blizzard of 1993, a.k.a. '93 Superstorm, Florida's panhandle saw snow. Which I have to say, any reports I have found on snow in Florida have all occured later in the season, not in November. Man, if this is just a taste of our "winter" this year, I am totally stoked. This is great! Yay El Nino!
Here is the link if you're interested in reading about the snow flurries in central Florida, or if you just don't believe me :)
http://cbs4.com/topstories/local_story_326102037.html
Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!
I know, you northerners say, "That is NOT cold." But I must correct this statement to say that, yes it is cold. It is NOT freezing cold, but it is still cold. It is not considered Hot, Warm, or Cool. I would tend to think that it is still technically considered "cold", however it is just A LOT colder up north. When I watch the news and I see its 40 or 50 somewhere up north, they do NOT show people walking around in shorts and tank tops. There are people shown in jackets and sweaters. Why? Because it is cold. Anyway, this blog isn't meant to complain in any way, shape or form, because I like cold. I love cold. It makes me happy. Just ask my husband who thought I was strange the other night when I would not stop smiling. He thought something was wrong with me. This is just to make a point that while I enjoy the weather I think we are allowed to say its cold. This comes from a girl who laughs at the weathermen on TV when they say to break out the jackets for 60 degree weather. This is 20 degrees below that. Cold. (Oh and for the record, when I woke up yesterday morning, I checked weather.com and it said it was only 8 degrees warmer here in Florida than in Minnesota at 8am eastern time, so there.)
Now onto something more interesting and since I have heard about it Tuesday night I have been almost obsessed with this fact: Tuesday night it snowed in central Florida. Thats right, it was reported that the rain was mixed with snow flurries, and even though it wasn't full blown snow sticking to the ground, I think its pretty darn interesting that it was cold enough for that to occur. The last time this occured in the central Florida region was in Jan 2003. Last time it happened in south FLorida was in Jan 1977, although I have seen one report claim it was Feb 1978. It has also been reported that in the Great Blizzard of 1993, a.k.a. '93 Superstorm, Florida's panhandle saw snow. Which I have to say, any reports I have found on snow in Florida have all occured later in the season, not in November. Man, if this is just a taste of our "winter" this year, I am totally stoked. This is great! Yay El Nino!
Here is the link if you're interested in reading about the snow flurries in central Florida, or if you just don't believe me :)
http://cbs4.com/topstories/local_story_326102037.html
Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!
3 comments:
I must disagree. It is a high of 45 here today and we are going for a jog! People definitely leave the jackets at home. It is only at the beginning of the season that people are a little cold.
Preach on sista! Gabbi, 40 is cold no matter how you cut the cake. I mean come on, it's only 8 degrees away from freezing!
Cold weather makes me smile too. :)
Not sure why, possibly because when it is cold here in SoFla it is also sunny and beautiful, with low humidity (meaning good-hair-day) and the most beautiful bluest sky.
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