Winter finally arrived with the New Year

[FLPanhandle]

A high of only 52 here in North Florida which is normal for us in January.

Earlier this week we were in the mid 70's and the mosquitoes were very active with all the rainfall.

It's about time it cooled off some.

[madokie]

1. 45 for a high today

50's as far as the eye can see. Normally or what used to be normally we'd be having some seriously cold weather this time of the year. Snow, ice and all things winter

[yeoman6987]

2. Wow. A whole 8 days after winter started.

Winter only began December 21st.

[ljm2002]

10. Wintry weather typically begins...

...a few weeks before the winter solstice. At least that has been my experience over the years.

[yeoman6987]

11. I grew up in Pennsylvania

And we had quite a few winters without snow which I hated. Have a great new year!

[ljm2002]

12. I grew up in Montana...

...and even though it's a bit arid in the plains region, I don't ever remember a winter without snow. I still have family there in a different part of the state, they sometimes don't see snow until mid December nowadays. And winter weather is definitely starting later these days also.

You, too, have a great new year!

[csziggy]

3. I just got back from Central Florida where temps were in the upper 80s

On Christmas Day I wore shorts and we had a hot dog cookout outside for our Christmas dinner. Everybody was searching for shade it was so hot. I felt sticky the entire time I was downstate and was so glad to get back to Tallahassee where even before the front came through it was slightly drier even if not much cooler!

[trof]

4. Hey neighbor.

Just across the border in Foley.
Happy New Year!

[FLPanhandle]

5. What border? Fort Walton Beach has always been more "Lower Alabama" than Florida.

Have a great new year!

[trof]

6. Ain't that the truth.

[Baitball Blogger]

7. Hope it makes it down to Central Florida.

[FLPanhandle]

8. Now if the rain would only stop...

[2naSalit]

9. Oh it was -23F when I got up

and it's all the way up to -14F!!

Kind of chilly today.

[meow2u3]

14. Where do you live?

-14F?

It's 32F right now in the Slate Belt, Pennsylvania (about 25 mi. NE of Bethlehem, PA).

[2naSalit]

16. I'm way over

in the northern Rockies along the Montana/Idaho border at about 7,000ft elev. It was all of +8F for the high today and should be about the same -20somethingF tonight. It's usually coldest between 6 and 9am. It's +2F right now, went outside for a minute to get some wood, it wasn't bad since there's no wind.

[romanic]

13. It's about 30 here in SE Michigan atm

Got some decent snow showers giving everything a nice blustery show for the new year. I missed this kind of weather, I just don't like 50s or 60s in December.

[HereSince1628]

15. I heard an ad on Madison radio... a sporting good store is doing a panic sale

because of the lack of snow.

I suppose the winter break for students of all ages puts demands on sporting clothes and gear...when the break is over I guess the demand for that stuff falls off sharply.