Monday, January 20, 2025

monday's mulling: the polar vortex

Bone-chilling temperatures have made their way across the US and will be around for a few days. Yesterday around dinnertime I checked the weather app and starting at 10:00 p.m., there was an hour-by-hour countdown to bitter cold. I made a big pot of chili...that's kind of ironic, isn't it? Today begins the second week of The Frozen Feet Challenge where participants walk a minimum of one mile per day until February 23. Right now, the name sure does fit the bill. 

Here's a little tidbit: In the first two weeks of February 1899, bitter cold and snow covered most of the United States. Every state fell below 0 degrees but at that time there were only 45 states.



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    1. Luckily the sun is shining, there's no wind, therefore no wind chill factor.

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  2. Yikes! That is crazy cold. I know I grew up in that kind of cold but I've been away from it for so long I wouldn't know where to begin. Stay warm.

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    1. It is crazy cold and luckily it's sunny with no wind. Need to layer up to go outside.

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  3. I used to love that kind of weather when I was a kid and played outside in it for hours. Now I can't stand it when the temp gets below the 60's and it's been colder than that here for awhile. Curiously, I stumbled on a national weathercast the other day and they were talking about the cold in the Dakotas (where I grew up) and I think today the wind chill in Bismarck was expected to be 43 below zero! No, I ain't goin' back!

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