Some unseasonably warm weather for the next two days with afternoon temperatures in the 80s. Since it is so warm, I thought I would blog about some cold winter weather.... some extreme cold weather.

February 1936, the statewide average temperature in North Dakota was -13.1. The town of Amenia spent most of 47 straight days below zero... most of 47 days. On January 30, the temperature warmed to +1 for a couple hours. In parshall, ND, the temperature dropped to -60 on February 15.... still the state record.

In 1843, Fort Snelling, Minnesota spent 60 straight days below freezing. To cap it off, at the end of this stretch, they spent 8 days straight where the temperature did not get above -15.

And finally, how about some snow. The Great Blizzard of 1888 paralyzed the East Coast. Washington, Philadelphia, New York and Boston were all shut down due to heavy snow, and parts of New York state and southern New England had drifts of 30 to 40 feet that buried some homes.

So, enjoy the warm weather, because you know winter is not too far away.