Yesterday, it was 318 degrees in my house (in Milwaukee)

[dolo amber]

Today, it's like minus 48.

:wtf:

Is the weather here EVER normal?? :cry:

;)

[Serial Mom]

1. heat - AC - heat - AC - heat again

My poor furnace cannot even just stay off for one day!

[dolo amber]

5. This is my first year here

Is it always like this?! How do you guy keep from going bonkers? :crazy:

[ClassWarrior]

8. Who says we don't go bonkers?

:bounce: :silly: :bounce:

NGU.

[ClassWarrior]

2. Start an old Christmas tree fire, didja?

318??!! Yow!!

You know what they say about Wisconsin. If you don't like the weather, stick around a few minutes - it'll change.

NGU.

[dolo amber]

6. "They say" that about a lot of places

This just happens to be the only place I've been where it appears to be true. :D

[htuttle]

3. Define 'Normal'

Today, we have normal weather for Saskatchewan.

Yesterday we had normal weather for Brownsville, TX.

In Wisconsin, you get to experience the thrill of traveling without ever having to leave your home!

Who KNOWS what tomorrow will bring? It's exciting, isn't it? :)

[dolo amber]

4. "Normal" = 78 and sunny everyday

Like it was in San Diego where I grew up. :D

[sybylla]

9. Oh, my. Wisconsin is so not normal

Our weather has been so abnormal the past decade that I don't know what normal is anymore.

When I was a kid, we had tons of snow every winter. In the past 18 years, my kids had about two to three winters that even came close to those I grew up with. My mom says we had even more snow when she was growing up in the 40's and 50's.

However, having grown up in this state, I'd have to say this spring has been relatively unusual. We haven't had one like this since 1988 when I was in the middle of my second pregnancy and we were moving to a bigger place closer to Madison. May was cold with an average high around 60. June made up for it with 13 days over 90 and 5 days over 100.

So hold on to your hat, we may have a bit of a wild ride this year.

[htuttle]

11. I can say with some assurance that our weather is the exact opposite...

...of San Diego's weather. In fact, I've heard that when Wisconsinites move to San Diego, they often go a bit bonkers because they MISS experiencing all four seasons in one day.

On the bright side, the weather is almost always worse on Mars. Almost always. I remember back in the early 80's we had a day or two where it was -50F (without windchill). I remember hearing at the time that the temperature at the equator of Mars was about 5 degrees warmer. Of course, we have a much thicker atmosphere, so you didn't experience explosive compression by going outside. So at least we have dat going for us, eh?

[shoelace414]

17. Record all time low for Milwaukee is -26

[htuttle]

19. I think that record was set the same weekend I'm thinking of

January, 1982.

Nasty. The electrical cable on my block heater snapped clean off instead of bending when I tried to plug my car in that Sunday morning.

I may be remembering the temperature *with* the windchill, since there was a strong wind, IIRC, but I was in the west central part of the state at the time, and I'm pretty sure it was at least 10-15 degree colder than it was in Milwaukee.

[CatholicEdHead]

20. Wimpy

spend some time in Eastern North Dakota or Northwest Minnesota. -40 is not uncommon every few years. You almost always get below -30 a couple times a year, sometimes with a good wind.

[Dudley_DUright]

7. Don't forget

"cooler near the lake" :-)

[dolo amber]

12. Oh yes

You'd *think* people would know that by now, and the weather dude wouldn't have to say it 29 times a day, eh? :D

[Serial Mom]

16. But "warmer" near the lake in dead of winter

But truly, the changes make us appreciate the good days more than people in San Diego.

We see a spring day, 75, sunny, grass beginning to get green, trees beginning to bud - it makes you smile

Then a late October day, 75, sunny, beautiful orange, gold, rust colored leaves, a cool breeze, - it makes you smile until you remember it is leading up to the dreaded winter!

[madrchsod]

10. 80 in northern illinois now it`s 57

this is about the time of year i`d be going to the dells...hell i remember in the early 70`s i was going driving thru central wisconsin to a car show up by stevens point and the morning temp was in the 30`s-it was july 3rd......

[joneschick]

13. you can't make me

apologize for the weather. Hell, I make fun of myself for taking medication for the weather. (sinus crap) Welcome to 'sconsin! Maybe the changeable weather makes us tolerant. Make yourself feel good.........go donate blood. The goodies offered downtown are from Panera's.

[Dr.Phool]

14. I just got a call from a former neighbor in Cleveland

80 degrees today, 40's tomorrow.

Something about an arctic polar front.

I'll just sit here and wait for the next hurricane.

[ewagner]

15. hehehehehe

Normal?

My dear, that's why we're never bored in Wisconsin.......:hi:

You'll get used to it...and come to appreciate that the weather in Wisconsin is important because:

1: It builds character.
2: It keeps lazy people out of the state because you can't be lazy about shoveling snow.
3: It makes you appreciate the really good weather days....

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

18. I'm so-o-o not telling my wife about this weather

She's still down in Cincinnati where's it's eighty degrees and I'm up here able to see my breath walking out to the car yesterday. She already thinks we're moving to the frozen tundra.

[RevCheesehead]

21. I was "down south" in Milwaukee and Whitewater this week.

Positively balmy, folks.

We're just now getting leaves on the trees.