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NNN0LHI

(67,190 posts)
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:22 AM Dec 2012

Is it unusually warm in your neck of the woods?

Had to cut my grass Saturday. It is still growing. Usually I am shoveling snow in northern Illinois in December. My wife pointed out some pink and white flowers outside the grocery store yesterday that were blooming out of season.

Something doesn't seem right.

How are things where you are?

Don

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Is it unusually warm in your neck of the woods? (Original Post) NNN0LHI Dec 2012 OP
50 degrees at 7:00 a.m. in Minneapolis on December 2. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2012 #1
+1 geardaddy Dec 2012 #74
Am north of you and had a dense unusual fog glinda Dec 2012 #78
Yep. mzmolly Dec 2012 #81
-15 whimper ... roguevalley Dec 2012 #139
College Station, TX, currently 68 degrees F, with a high of 82 later in the day. sadbear Dec 2012 #2
However, I don't consider this unusual for Gulf Coast weather. kentauros Dec 2012 #15
It's already gotten cold here a couple of times. sadbear Dec 2012 #23
Peppers are a Fall crop anyway. kentauros Dec 2012 #34
same for Dallas justabob Dec 2012 #38
I had to run the A/C for ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2012 #47
Yep, sadbear Dec 2012 #50
yeah, I know it justabob Dec 2012 #56
My fall garden is dead. Javaman Dec 2012 #48
It's 62 degrees today in NYC. Snowed last week. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #3
70's today in Kansas City tridim Dec 2012 #4
71 in Denver...trees are budding Demonaut Dec 2012 #5
budding? dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #45
An abnormally warm March in n. WI cased the apple trees to bud last spring Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #54
Our peach did not even bud or bloom last spring. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #59
we lost our apples and pears last year because they blossomed early then froze in PA appleannie1 Dec 2012 #69
My brother in Green Bay said geardaddy Dec 2012 #76
Warm here Lindsay Dec 2012 #6
60's and 70's last week and this-- about 15 warmer than average. not complaining, but niyad Dec 2012 #7
High of 75 today in Richmond, VA 2theleft Dec 2012 #8
It was warm today underpants Dec 2012 #129
Yep agtcovert Dec 2012 #9
70s in Raleigh the next few days. n/t NRaleighLiberal Dec 2012 #10
52 and sunny, 9:30 am in Foxboro, MA Marrah_G Dec 2012 #11
Crickets in Sedona in December Sedona Dec 2012 #12
We've already had four inches of snow here in MN. Warm today, then turning seasonally Brickbat Dec 2012 #13
Could I place an order for snow on Christmas Eve? Frustratedlady Dec 2012 #37
Where did you get snow? Hong Kong Cavalier Dec 2012 #61
North Shore. We still have some clumps, and there was quite a bit on the Iron Range. Brickbat Dec 2012 #72
Oh, Cool. Hong Kong Cavalier Dec 2012 #103
70 here in the Midwest. MoonRiver Dec 2012 #14
A/C is on here in east Texas. The expected high here today is 77 and 81 tomorrow. PATXgirl Dec 2012 #16
52 degrees - so I just hung a load of laundry in MA. canoeist52 Dec 2012 #17
Fox "news" version of this news bongbong Dec 2012 #18
Very warm in central Texas, set a record high on Sat. for Dec. No rain. northoftheborder Dec 2012 #19
Why, a few more years of weather disasters, drought, no winters, and ungodly hot summers.... Junkdrawer Dec 2012 #20
And when Billo, Beck and Limbaugh... Volaris Dec 2012 #96
November second warmest recorded in AZ. No rain and another warm week ahead. lonestarnot Dec 2012 #21
Yes, indeed TM99 Dec 2012 #42
I'm In Your Neck of The Woods! ProfessorGAC Dec 2012 #22
It will be in the 60s today in my part of Michigan! gollygee Dec 2012 #24
OR Running Abt 10* warmer fredamae Dec 2012 #25
Chilly Chilli race this weekend Iowa 55 degrees Rambis Dec 2012 #26
Is it unusually warm in your neck of the woods? Flashmann Dec 2012 #27
Yes Bluzmann57 Dec 2012 #28
Very, but surprised we aren't at record breaking yet Puzzledtraveller Dec 2012 #29
Some of the trees are starting to bloom again like it was spring. It's also hot and humid here today RKP5637 Dec 2012 #30
Yep. I was out with my dogs in a t-shirt and shorts at 5am... a la izquierda Dec 2012 #31
High of 60 here today, which is a bit warm treestar Dec 2012 #32
highs in the mid 70s today in the south backtoblue Dec 2012 #33
It is in the 70s here in North Georgia. n/t RebelOne Dec 2012 #80
Upstate SC as well. nt raccoon Dec 2012 #108
yeah, I posted this in a similar thread... Phentex Dec 2012 #113
We were at 57 degrees at 3:30 am. Frustratedlady Dec 2012 #35
Warm here in Northern Indiana. LisaLynne Dec 2012 #36
60s and foggy in southeast Michigan today..... marmar Dec 2012 #39
It's 72F right now with an expected high today of 79F. Average high for this date is 55F. Arkansas Granny Dec 2012 #40
Yes, in northern Virginia. nt s-cubed Dec 2012 #41
Houston- KatyMan Dec 2012 #43
50 degrees here at 8am in Portland, OR dballance Dec 2012 #44
Yep JustAnotherGen Dec 2012 #46
Indeed very warm here in SW Ala. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #49
N. central Idaho. It's unusually warm as is the forecast for the next ten days. brewens Dec 2012 #51
In SW Montana at 6000+ft 2naSalit Dec 2012 #98
warmer than usual, and extra rain Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #52
Tied the record high Saturday at 62 degrees (Boise) IDemo Dec 2012 #53
Yes. easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #55
Mid Missouri here-high of 77 today. wendylaroux Dec 2012 #57
St. Louis here... tekriter Dec 2012 #64
57 degrees here this am upstate NY.... Historic NY Dec 2012 #58
60s in Northern Michigan, snow predicted tomorrow. dmr Dec 2012 #60
Well... greytdemocrat Dec 2012 #62
It's springtime in Music City. Uncle Joe Dec 2012 #63
December in Northern CA - no snow TheProgressive Dec 2012 #65
We've been having cloudy, rainy weather for the past week, but it's warm, tropical kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #66
High of 52 today sorefeet Dec 2012 #67
and pretty odd how STILL it is here. Days on end without wind or breeziness. nt patrice Dec 2012 #68
Not unusually warm, Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #70
50 's in VT this past several days. Auntie Bush Dec 2012 #71
Foggy and 60 degrees today in southeast Wisconsin dragonlady Dec 2012 #73
The spice might flow Mr Pettibone Dec 2012 #75
68 degrees in the shade in Cape May, NJ corneliamcgillicutty Dec 2012 #77
2nd year in a row, snap dragons have sprouted. they actually survive winter and were massive in spri pansypoo53219 Dec 2012 #79
Charlotte... DAMANgoldberg Dec 2012 #82
Crazy warm Inuca Dec 2012 #83
oh, dear yes. Here in Denver the Chinooks are blowing today. (not technically, just feels like it) librechik Dec 2012 #84
No. kentauros Dec 2012 #85
Yes, it's way too warm lbrtbell Dec 2012 #86
Boston is at 57 Rider3 Dec 2012 #87
Here in Colorado, it's 54 degrees out. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #88
73 expected in Atlanta today. mfcorey1 Dec 2012 #89
I am in Woodstock just northwest of Atlanta, RebelOne Dec 2012 #112
It is 61 degrees here right now, murielm99 Dec 2012 #90
Currently 70 degrees here in Kansas City, MO, with a predicted high of 75! LongTomH Dec 2012 #91
Raining in Long Beach CA - but not very cold taught_me_patience Dec 2012 #92
It was raining losangeleslibker Dec 2012 #107
Yes. I live in central Illinois. Louisiana1976 Dec 2012 #93
freezing cold here in Northern Ca brokechris Dec 2012 #94
What part of Northern CA are you in? TheProgressive Dec 2012 #101
I'm in Sonoma Cty stopwastingmymoney Dec 2012 #146
Yes, and the Pineapple Express is dumping 2 inches a day on Oregon Coast Coyotl Dec 2012 #95
The LOW this morning in Fargo was 44F! Odin2005 Dec 2012 #97
Yep. Scary warm. renie408 Dec 2012 #99
65+ in the Washington, D.C. area. Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2012 #100
70, foggy and creepy humid in Indy today ... Myrina Dec 2012 #102
In Illinois but agree with the creepy humid part and wind is blowing in now like crazy lunasun Dec 2012 #143
Minneapolis, yep MNBrewer Dec 2012 #104
A good 30+ degrees above average here. sagat Dec 2012 #105
I'm also in Chicagoland-- I have all the windows and front door open. MerryBlooms Dec 2012 #106
i'm in the SW corner of Cook County. ChairmanAgnostic Dec 2012 #109
Queerly warm indeed Berlum Dec 2012 #110
Right now it is 61 degrees, about the average high here for this date. But Zorra Dec 2012 #111
Yes....73 in Huntsville, AL. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #114
Yes MissV Dec 2012 #115
Not where I am laundry_queen Dec 2012 #116
86 today in east Texas. Humid. Manifestor_of_Light Dec 2012 #117
Where are you in eastern TX? AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #123
Dry as hell here in Florida... no rain for 5-6 weeks. JCMach1 Dec 2012 #118
seems like it. western wa. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #119
About 75° yesterday in the midle of Nebraska - about 30° over normal Care Acutely Dec 2012 #120
It got up to 44f. Kalispell, MT. 13 degrees warmer than average. greendog Dec 2012 #121
Come to think of it..... AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #122
SE Mich, 7:30pm, 60 degrees and muggy. Cal Carpenter Dec 2012 #124
It was in the '80's, humid and windy yesterday afternoon when I put up my Holiday lights Trailrider1951 Dec 2012 #125
We're close to record highs this week in Atlanta Politicub Dec 2012 #126
72 in Richmond today - 74 tomorrow. Surely just a coincidence. underpants Dec 2012 #127
Cool and Rainy for the last few days... WCGreen Dec 2012 #128
Yes. Close to 70 today in DC area, elleng Dec 2012 #130
74 degree's today, new record Broken_Hero Dec 2012 #131
Here in Ohio it was 61º today n/t doc03 Dec 2012 #132
We have buds that shouldn't be there. DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #133
35 degrees handmade34 Dec 2012 #134
It's not unusually warm here in the Tokyo Metro Area Art_from_Ark Dec 2012 #135
I'm in Los Angeles.. We are Devo Dec 2012 #136
Western Colorado warm as toast randr Dec 2012 #137
I drove home with the top down on my Miata today... NeoGreen Dec 2012 #138
No. Lady Thug and I were just discussing that here for the last few years we don't Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #140
64 F S WI. one of the guys burying the field for the geothermal was in a t-shirt HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #141
Yes, of course, SUCKS! cilla4progress Dec 2012 #142
Yep, Just a perfectly normal 60 degree December day in Western, New York... Earth_First Dec 2012 #144
yes, some bulbs have sprouted shanti Dec 2012 #145
Crazy warm here in Ottawa Canuckistanian Dec 2012 #147

glinda

(14,807 posts)
78. Am north of you and had a dense unusual fog
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 01:32 PM
Dec 2012

Both on the 1st and the 2nd. Can feel the warm humid air today. Getting dark again. I really do not like this at all. Things are very very very wrong......

sadbear

(4,340 posts)
2. College Station, TX, currently 68 degrees F, with a high of 82 later in the day.
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:24 AM
Dec 2012

And fox news isn't saying a damn word about it.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
15. However, I don't consider this unusual for Gulf Coast weather.
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:40 AM
Dec 2012

I can remember Decembers in decades past where it didn't get cold until much later in the month. And then it was warm again a week later.

Even with climate change, this is pretty standard weather for us

sadbear

(4,340 posts)
23. It's already gotten cold here a couple of times.
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:47 AM
Dec 2012

But I guess those were just fortunate fronts. Yeah, it kinda sucks that we have to hope for cold fronts to blow in in order to get some cool weather in December. On the bright side, my entire autumn garden is still alive and thriving. I've got habaneros growing out the wazoo.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
34. Peppers are a Fall crop anyway.
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 11:20 AM
Dec 2012

But it is nice that we have a longer growing season here.

As we/they say about Texas, we have two seasons: Summer, and Not Summer

justabob

(3,069 posts)
38. same for Dallas
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 11:36 AM
Dec 2012

The news said is 20 degrees above normal. It isn't exactly unusual to be warm going in to Christmas, but usually it is high 60s-70s, not 80s. I hate that I need to run the ac in December.

 

ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)
47. I had to run the A/C for
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 12:08 PM
Dec 2012

a good portion of the day Saturday and Sunday.

I can't remember ever having to run the A/C in December here in north Texas.

sadbear

(4,340 posts)
50. Yep,
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 12:16 PM
Dec 2012

it was a balmy 80 degrees in the house last night. That's normal in summer, but in December, we just had to get it down to 78.

justabob

(3,069 posts)
56. yeah, I know it
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 12:25 PM
Dec 2012

That is what I said last year. Used to be you could get by with no air from December to March, roughly. Not so much the last couple of years, and I doubt next year will be any different. I hate it. Hate it hate it hate it.

Javaman

(62,532 posts)
48. My fall garden is dead.
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 12:08 PM
Dec 2012

Way to hot.

82 degrees on December 1st is weird even for Texas.

Farmers almanac has the first freeze at Dec 13th. Every year it's been about that give or take a day.

Fat chance this year. I wonder how the Peaches will do this year in the hill country. They need that freeze.

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)
54. An abnormally warm March in n. WI cased the apple trees to bud last spring
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 12:24 PM
Dec 2012

and the April frosts killed them, pretty much destroying the apple harvest.

Lindsay

(3,276 posts)
6. Warm here
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:29 AM
Dec 2012

in southwest North Carolina, but that's not awfully unusual in December. (Somebody told me that winter here runs from mid-January to mid-February.)

But it was a bit jarring yesterday that when I went to the grocery store I saw Christmas trees for sale, and a butterfly enjoying the weather, and speedwell blooming, which usually doesn't happen until January.

niyad

(113,496 posts)
7. 60's and 70's last week and this-- about 15 warmer than average. not complaining, but
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:29 AM
Dec 2012

we do need moisture. of course, around here, we say, "we do so have four seasons--frequently all on the same day" have seen it 80 on christmas day, and have seen snow in every month of the year.

agtcovert

(238 posts)
9. Yep
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:29 AM
Dec 2012

7:00am this morning, 60 degrees in Indianapolis. Weirder than last year's winter, which was unbelievably mild/warm. We're expected to hit 70 today.

Of course, this global warming stuff is a joke. Junk science.

Sedona

(3,769 posts)
12. Crickets in Sedona in December
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:33 AM
Dec 2012

Literally, hearing crickets in December. I've been here 20 years and it was the warmest autumn.

We normally have at least one snowfall before Thanksgiving.

On the bright side, my propane tank is still half full from my early October fill up.

I normally would be getting another fill up by now.

Brickbat

(19,339 posts)
13. We've already had four inches of snow here in MN. Warm today, then turning seasonally
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:35 AM
Dec 2012

cold again and expecting snow next week.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
37. Could I place an order for snow on Christmas Eve?
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 11:35 AM
Dec 2012

I'm just over the border, so I should think you could blow some our way. I'll keep the weather we presently have, as it is so nice not to have to wear a coat, but I'd certainly appreciate your cooperation on Dec. 24th. I've been trying to hire a team of horses/sleigh to take the grandkids/greats on a sleigh ride for the last 4 years, but all we've had is rain or temps so high no one needed a winter coat. I have a new coat 4 years old and haven't worn it yet.

Hong Kong Cavalier

(4,573 posts)
61. Where did you get snow?
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 12:46 PM
Dec 2012

Granted, I was in Sioux Falls for Thanksgiving week (Wednesday through Monday) but when I came back to Saint Paul there were only small clumps on the ground.

I take it the snow melted? I would have liked to see that, actually.

Oh well. I hope we do get snow later on this week. We really need it.

 

bongbong

(5,436 posts)
18. Fox "news" version of this news
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:43 AM
Dec 2012

"There are record snowfalls near Moscow! Global Warming is a myth by those evil libruls!"

northoftheborder

(7,572 posts)
19. Very warm in central Texas, set a record high on Sat. for Dec. No rain.
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:43 AM
Dec 2012

Warm weather in Dec. is not unusual for Texas though, although, it seems as though we've had more cool fronts in the past blow through by now. We'll see in Jan. if it is truly warmer, because our first freezes are usually in Dec. or Jan. here. Still in severe draught, with water restrictions.

Junkdrawer

(27,993 posts)
20. Why, a few more years of weather disasters, drought, no winters, and ungodly hot summers....
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:44 AM
Dec 2012

and the media might have to examine this Global Warming thing....

Volaris

(10,273 posts)
96. And when Billo, Beck and Limbaugh...
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 02:52 PM
Dec 2012

decide that it's been too damn hot outside for too damn long, they will say "WHERE HAS THE GOVT. BEEN ON THIS ISSUE????? DIDN'T THEY SEE???? WHY DIDN'T THEY HEED THE WARNINGS OF ALL THOSE SMART SCIENTISTS??????? THIS IS THE FAULT OF LIBERALS!!!!!!!"""


 

TM99

(8,352 posts)
42. Yes, indeed
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 11:47 AM
Dec 2012

it has been weirdly warm.

One of my rooms is a computer room/music studio, and I have actually had to run the a/c on a few warm afternoons in the last few weeks to keep things cool. I have never had to do that in the past even having lived in AZ now over 20 years!

ProfessorGAC

(65,112 posts)
22. I'm In Your Neck of The Woods!
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:45 AM
Dec 2012

It is, in fact, incredibly warm for the beginning of December.

And, then we had the 2nd coldest October ever this year.

But, there is no climate change.

gollygee

(22,336 posts)
24. It will be in the 60s today in my part of Michigan!
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:49 AM
Dec 2012

60s! in December! We have only had one day with a few flurries - otherwise, no snow yet.

Wow.

My husband said, "Maybe it will be like last year where we had almost no snow at all until well after Christmas. I guess we can drive to the other side of the state for Christmas if that's the case."

We used to refuse to travel on Christmas because the weather was generally horrible. But not anymore.

Flashmann

(2,140 posts)
27. Is it unusually warm in your neck of the woods?
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:59 AM
Dec 2012

Yes.....December 3rd and it's going to be low 70s,today...East central Illinois....I was recalling,last night,how,when I was a kid in the late 50s-late 60s,we were building huge elaborate snow forts and ice skating this time of year...Every year!.....

Bluzmann57

(12,336 posts)
28. Yes
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 11:08 AM
Dec 2012

Not too far from where you're at, QCA Iowa/Illinois and the forecast high for today is near 70. Yep, 70. I have windows open in the house, furnace turned off and will likely lose money again this year on (lack of) snow removal jobs.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
30. Some of the trees are starting to bloom again like it was spring. It's also hot and humid here today
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 11:12 AM
Dec 2012

but should be cold.

backtoblue

(11,344 posts)
33. highs in the mid 70s today in the south
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 11:17 AM
Dec 2012

we've had dark clouds for the past few days and no rain. it's very eerie to be able to sit on your front porch in shorts to drink your coffee in december.

a few maple trees are starting to bud out after justs losing their leaves two weeks ago.

saw a lizard in my flower bed yesterday, who should've been trying to hybernate by now instead of sunning on some rocks.


strange indeed

Phentex

(16,334 posts)
113. yeah, I posted this in a similar thread...
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 04:50 PM
Dec 2012

roses, azaleas still in bloom. Peppers and tomatoes still growing.

I'm not sure that this is unusual for us but I am trying to get in the holiday spirit and THIS IS NOT HELPING, lol.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
35. We were at 57 degrees at 3:30 am.
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 11:29 AM
Dec 2012

I got up because I couldn't sleep and checked the weather for today. It was 57 degrees at 3:30 am with a little light drizzle...light enough you could only see it on the cement. With the exception of 3 or so days, our temps have been in the 50-70s for highs. I think today is when it's supposed to hit 70 AGAIN.

I looked out a week ago to see 5 new clematis blooms. The vines had gone dormant, but are half green again and there are 5 blooms. That night, it got down to the 20s, so I figured that would be the end of that. It is still blooming, although they earlier ones have dropped the petals and they are forming seed pods.

Most of my flowerbeds are perennials and some of them are coming up. It appears this week will stay in the 40-50s until the weekend, which will slide down to the 30-40s. We haven't had snow on Christmas Eve for 4 years.

LisaLynne

(14,554 posts)
36. Warm here in Northern Indiana.
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 11:30 AM
Dec 2012

Still biking and I usually shut it down when I think there's going to be ice!

Arkansas Granny

(31,523 posts)
40. It's 72F right now with an expected high today of 79F. Average high for this date is 55F.
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 11:44 AM
Dec 2012

Yesterday we topped out at 78F, which is a new record high for that date.

KatyMan

(4,206 posts)
43. Houston-
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 11:51 AM
Dec 2012

It's going to be 84 out here in far west Houston- 94% humidity. We are still watering the lawn!

 

dballance

(5,756 posts)
44. 50 degrees here at 8am in Portland, OR
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 11:55 AM
Dec 2012

It's just getting light outside and we're at 50 degrees with a projected high of 51. I haven't turned on the heat yet this year because it's so warm.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
49. Indeed very warm here in SW Ala.
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 12:11 PM
Dec 2012

We had below 30's for a few nights last week, but THIS week...well, take a look:

daytime temps

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tomorrow night's lows:

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brewens

(13,610 posts)
51. N. central Idaho. It's unusually warm as is the forecast for the next ten days.
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 12:19 PM
Dec 2012

I'm looking at Spokane, WA as well and they're not even going to be cold 100 miles north of me. Both I and my girlfriend have some traveling to do in that area.

2naSalit

(86,709 posts)
98. In SW Montana at 6000+ft
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 03:07 PM
Dec 2012

It's been raining for the past two weeks with small spurts of snow. We now have about 6-8 inches of half frozen slush on the ground that should, in a normal year, be at least 2-3ft of snow. The sun came out today, haven't sen much of that, right about freezing but that means anything in the direct sunlight is melting. All the rain of the past couple days was predicted to be lots of snow, just didn't happen that way. Winter sports/tourism is taking a major hit. My pansies next to the porch are still green and looking like they might bloom again. Kind of spooky, hasn't been very cold even though it gets into the 20s at night. Any real significant snow on the ground is way up around 8000ft. so there's snow on the mountains but not below 8000ft. really. It was in the 90s a lot this summer and really dry, had lots of forest/range fires.

Viva_La_Revolution

(28,791 posts)
52. warmer than usual, and extra rain
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 12:20 PM
Dec 2012

we need it after the summer we had, nearly 3 month dry spell... in NW OREGON.
The Magnolia across the street has buds big enough to see from my house, and my Rose of Sharons (after little bloom and losing the lower leaves early) a few of them seem to be budding again, but just the tops.

That's just what I can see from here, it's too frickin muddy to go out for a closer look just now.

IDemo

(16,926 posts)
53. Tied the record high Saturday at 62 degrees (Boise)
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 12:21 PM
Dec 2012

We're getting the weather from the southwest that California enjoyed three days ago.

Not a speck of snow on the local ski hill when they are normally open for business this time of year.

tekriter

(827 posts)
64. St. Louis here...
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 12:54 PM
Dec 2012

Slept with the windows open last night. Took the dog for a walk this morning while I was wearing shorts and no jacket.

dmr

(28,349 posts)
60. 60s in Northern Michigan, snow predicted tomorrow.
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 12:45 PM
Dec 2012

We're airing out the house with the windows open.

Uncle Joe

(58,382 posts)
63. It's springtime in Music City.
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 12:52 PM
Dec 2012


I would be happier about it if I wasn't so aware of the devastating effects from global warming climate change.

Thanks for the thread, NNN0LHI
 

TheProgressive

(1,656 posts)
65. December in Northern CA - no snow
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 12:54 PM
Dec 2012

We got hit with those rainstorms... Usually, those storms would be dumping snow.

It has been like this for several years now. The snow season is shifting more into January and ending sooner.

In the 60s and 70s, Northern CA would have feet of snow by Thanksgiving...

 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
66. We've been having cloudy, rainy weather for the past week, but it's warm, tropical
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 01:01 PM
Dec 2012

air instead of our normal cold, wintry stuff. I'm not completely weirded out by it - if it happened in January, now THAT would be incredibly bizarre. Some years it stays warmish into December.

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)
70. Not unusually warm,
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 01:12 PM
Dec 2012

but unusually dry. After last year's record-breaking snowfall, this season we're at only about one-quarter the usual amount. Still above average for the yearly precipitation, though, since we had a rainy summer.

Auntie Bush

(17,528 posts)
71. 50 's in VT this past several days.
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 01:13 PM
Dec 2012

Hard to think about skiing. Even too warm to make snow. Xmas ski holiday is important for our local economy, restaurants, Inns and shopping etc. We need and pray for lots of beautiful snow! Christmas without snow is a bummer.

dragonlady

(3,577 posts)
73. Foggy and 60 degrees today in southeast Wisconsin
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 01:29 PM
Dec 2012

There have been nights down to the high 20s but no snow yet. I have some snapdragons that are still green and hanging in there.

Mr Pettibone

(13 posts)
75. The spice might flow
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 01:31 PM
Dec 2012

The way it is going in TX, in 1,000 years the place will have turned to desert and the main product will be the spice melange instead of lunacy^H^H^H^H^H^H oil. Hopefully by that time we will have Slick Rick Perry out of office. You wouldn't want him controlling the spice.

77. 68 degrees in the shade in Cape May, NJ
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 01:32 PM
Dec 2012

A beach day for sure--Just got rid of 6 inches of snow at home nw of Philly.

pansypoo53219

(20,986 posts)
79. 2nd year in a row, snap dragons have sprouted. they actually survive winter and were massive in spri
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 01:33 PM
Dec 2012

the fever few is turning green again. they too were the hugest in june. i think i spotted a primrose sprout the other day. said it will be 60 in milw. last few years had rain on christmas.

DAMANgoldberg

(1,278 posts)
82. Charlotte...
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 01:49 PM
Dec 2012

70F going towards 73F. The alternating pattern of warm-hot-rain-cold-warm is not new and will be around until Christmas, at which time about 6 weeks of cold, then the alternating pattern described above returns.

librechik

(30,676 posts)
84. oh, dear yes. Here in Denver the Chinooks are blowing today. (not technically, just feels like it)
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 01:52 PM
Dec 2012

skiers are disappointed and ski areas are worried--there's nothing on the slopes.

I'm loving the mild warm days, myself.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
85. No.
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 01:55 PM
Dec 2012

It's pretty much a typical Gulf Coast December. It'll get cold in a while, then warm up to shorts and short-sleeves weather, then we'll have an ice storm, then everything will melt as it gets back up to the 80s again in January

lbrtbell

(2,389 posts)
86. Yes, it's way too warm
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 01:57 PM
Dec 2012

The drought shows no signs of letting up.

But hey, climate change is a librul hoax!

Rider3

(919 posts)
87. Boston is at 57
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 02:03 PM
Dec 2012

I have a spring jacket on today. I should be bundled up to my eyeballs due to the cold. This is not right.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
88. Here in Colorado, it's 54 degrees out.
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 02:05 PM
Dec 2012

Warm and nice out...

and there's a big wildfire near Estes Park...

But of course it's not global warming - didn't you know that's a hoax? The Koch brothers told me so!

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)
112. I am in Woodstock just northwest of Atlanta,
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 04:31 PM
Dec 2012

and it is 68 according to my outside thermometer. The news stations always report the temperatures in the Atlanta area and not in the outlying suburbs.

LongTomH

(8,636 posts)
91. Currently 70 degrees here in Kansas City, MO, with a predicted high of 75!
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 02:21 PM
Dec 2012

But global warming is all a leftwing hoax, don'tcha know?

losangeleslibker

(66 posts)
107. It was raining
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 03:32 PM
Dec 2012

In the LA area all weekend but it has stopped here in the valley. Other than that it has been pretty warm this fall there's barely been any snowfall in the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains.

brokechris

(192 posts)
94. freezing cold here in Northern Ca
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 02:40 PM
Dec 2012

coldest winter since I have lived here (only been here a few years though)

 

TheProgressive

(1,656 posts)
101. What part of Northern CA are you in?
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 03:13 PM
Dec 2012

In Plumas County, we have no snow and right now it is 40 degrees...

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
95. Yes, and the Pineapple Express is dumping 2 inches a day on Oregon Coast
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 02:45 PM
Dec 2012

We had a big temp spike last week when the storm hit the West Coast. The jet stream is doing this.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
143. In Illinois but agree with the creepy humid part and wind is blowing in now like crazy
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:41 PM
Dec 2012

and it is 65 out tonite.....well I did get to work in the garage late...but do not like this weather...giving me a headache too

sagat

(241 posts)
105. A good 30+ degrees above average here.
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 03:23 PM
Dec 2012

Of course, it's perfectly natural. Businessmen and law professors told me so.

Berlum

(7,044 posts)
110. Queerly warm indeed
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 04:26 PM
Dec 2012

But according to the Republicans this unseasonable heat is just my liberal imagination

Zorra

(27,670 posts)
111. Right now it is 61 degrees, about the average high here for this date. But
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 04:30 PM
Dec 2012

I believe it has been warmer than normal in general - I have only had to put on a long sleeve shirt twice during the day so far this fall.

(I live at about 3,700 ft elevation in the red rock desert country of N. Central AZ)

laundry_queen

(8,646 posts)
116. Not where I am
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 05:25 PM
Dec 2012

We've had one of the coldest falls in a long time. Snow, snow and more snow. More than all of last year in one month. I think the jet stream is doing strange things. We had a dry winter last year, then hot, humid weather all summer (we are usually dry dry dry) with flooding thunderstorms and now below normal with tons of snow. W.T.F.

Right now we are sitting at a cool 6 degrees F - windchill makes it feel like -4. (I'm in Canada so that's -14C/-20C windchill for you canucks). Not totally unseasonable but we've been like that for a few weeks now. Just waiting for a chinook....

Care Acutely

(1,370 posts)
120. About 75° yesterday in the midle of Nebraska - about 30° over normal
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 07:01 PM
Dec 2012

Moving north next year, hopefully before things have truly hit the proverbial fan. Won't be able to give property away when people start to realize the rain just isn't coming back.

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
122. Come to think of it.....
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 08:07 PM
Dec 2012

It has indeed been quite a bit warmer than normal. It's 74 degrees right now......the average is somewhere around 60 for this area, I think, this early in December, and we hit 83 just yesterday. It's not that unusual for this part of the country, TBH.

OTOH, I still remember Feb. 2011.....brrr, was the first week chilly. And this is late winter, mind you, we rarely get snow or below freezing highs in mid-January, let alone February. So the crazy weather's really been going both ways, I think.

Cal Carpenter

(4,959 posts)
124. SE Mich, 7:30pm, 60 degrees and muggy.
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 08:39 PM
Dec 2012

I swear to god, muggy.

I just stepped out to the back porch for a cigarette, fresh out of the shower, hair wet, short lightweight robe and Birks (yeah, I know, TMI but I have a point to make).

Got an acute itch on my ankle and thought "MOSQUITO". Now, it wasn't actually a mosquito, I haven't seen one in many weeks, but it feels enough like that weather-wise that it was my reaction.

Also, we had a thick, thick fog that lasted the whole day. I can't remember a fog like that here.

Weird!!

I know this thread is all anecdote and includes a (very) few exceptions to the....er...trend atm.

I also know that the saying in this area my whole life is 'If you don't like the weather, wait a few minutes'. It can be very volatile and seemingly-unseasonable. But damned if it doesn't seem pretty *consistently* unseasonable lately. My veggie garden has been harder to plan and manage. And I am in one of the parts of the country without major weather/climate problems. We have hit low-level drought on and off this year but compared to a lot of places we have it pretty good (at least it is wet out there now). We have had some crop issues too the last few years (esp fruit), due to weather, but we are a pretty diverse state that way so we've been okay on the sorta macro level.

I dunno, it's been an unpredictable few years. I hadn't planned such a long rant, LOL, but this thread is somehow very telling.

Trailrider1951

(3,414 posts)
125. It was in the '80's, humid and windy yesterday afternoon when I put up my Holiday lights
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 09:22 PM
Dec 2012

I was sweating like crazy and the gnats drove me gnuts! I'm north of Austin, TX, by the way.

WCGreen

(45,558 posts)
128. Cool and Rainy for the last few days...
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 09:26 PM
Dec 2012

Cleveland has volatile weather what with the Lake right above us on the map.

Erie usually freezes over some time in January but last year I don't think it froze over. Dusting of snow before Thanksgiving. That's it so far...

But then again, back before the great blizzard of '78, on New Years Eve it was 75 and balmy.

Broken_Hero

(59,305 posts)
131. 74 degree's today, new record
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 09:31 PM
Dec 2012

old record was 71 back in the early 50's. SW Missouri here, and honestly the past few days if I still had my window unit in, I would've been using AC.

This warm air is so odd, but on the other hand I've only been in this general climate for 9 yrs, but out of those 9yrs this warm weather is nutz.

handmade34

(22,756 posts)
134. 35 degrees
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 09:39 PM
Dec 2012

much too high for a December 3rd evening


it did look like this 3 nights ago (approx. 26 degrees)...

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)
135. It's not unusually warm here in the Tokyo Metro Area
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 09:39 PM
Dec 2012

We've had a bit of cold/freezing rain on and off for the last few days, with a bit of drizzle and fog, and temperatures dipping into the 30s (F) at night, rising into the 50s in the daytime. Pretty normal weather for this time of year.

randr

(12,413 posts)
137. Western Colorado warm as toast
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 09:54 PM
Dec 2012

Hardly freezes at night. Recent snow still above 7000 ft but all below melting rapidly. Bees have no idea what to do.

NeoGreen

(4,031 posts)
138. I drove home with the top down on my Miata today...
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:04 PM
Dec 2012

...I work in Buffalo, NY

60+F today... sure it is fun now...but I fear for my children.

 

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)
140. No. Lady Thug and I were just discussing that here for the last few years we don't
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:29 PM
Dec 2012

seem to get the nice season anymore. It's always too fucking hot or it's chilly and the wind blows all the time now. Of course, it's still a lot better than Phoenix.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
141. 64 F S WI. one of the guys burying the field for the geothermal was in a t-shirt
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:32 PM
Dec 2012

still 62 at 8:30 with thunderstorms...

cilla4progress

(24,759 posts)
142. Yes, of course, SUCKS!
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:32 PM
Dec 2012

I love the changing seasons, and especially love to play in snow.

I had to smack down FBers delighting in the warm weather.

Sheesh does no one know or care about climate change, or take it seriously, or see that it's a problem?

We'll see who's laughing now when they start dealing with the consequences ... soon ...

Earth_First

(14,910 posts)
144. Yep, Just a perfectly normal 60 degree December day in Western, New York...
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:43 PM
Dec 2012

Not a signifcant snowflake in the forecast.

shanti

(21,675 posts)
145. yes, some bulbs have sprouted
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:45 PM
Dec 2012

paperwhites...supposed to bloom in spring. never saw that before....i'm in northern california.

Canuckistanian

(42,290 posts)
147. Crazy warm here in Ottawa
Tue Dec 4, 2012, 10:41 AM
Dec 2012

They're predicting 15 degrees Celsius (59 Fahrenheit) for today.

Last week I was shovelling snow.

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