Is the weather really weird where you are, too?

[Bouncy Ball]

I've been wondering about this. Now, granted, Texas weather is pretty much always weird. But lately it's been WAY weirder than normal.

I've been trying to find some kind of Weather Channel discussion forum or something, so I can find out what the pros think about this. We've had highs in the 80s constantly since right after Christmas, we're having a bad drought and the wind just won't stop. Constant high winds.

This isn't normal, even for here. If this keeps up, summer and the bugs will be worse than usual. And we normally have drought conditions in summer, but not right now. Some friends of mine in other parts of the country say it's all wacked out there, too.

So what about your neck of the woods? Weird weather?

[flamingyouth]

1. This is the 25th straight day of rain.

Flooding, mudslides, etc., abound. Plus I'm going pretty stir-crazy.

The sun came out the other day for a couple of hours and I felt like a vampire at dawn. :D

[Bouncy Ball]

3. So THAT'S where it all went!

Thieves!!!

I used to really like horribly windy days. They kinda make you want to curl up under a blanket.

But I'm starting to understand how they can make a person go insane. It's CONSTANT. For days on end. It's feeling like Chinese water torture, the same sound over and over and over and over and over and over and over....

Sorry about your mudslides. It's weird, we have grass fires because it's so dry. Send some of that here, please!

[flamingyouth]

6. I wanted to send some rain with Fenris when he left yesterday.

But sadly, I think airport security confiscated it. ;)

Sorry about the wind. Yeah, I know what you mean about that water torture feeling ... it just never stops and ... auuuugh! :hug:

[Missy Vixen]

45. Let's join hands and sing Kum-ba-ya

>Flooding, mudslides, etc., abound.<

The Snoqualmie Valley is flooding. I wish I had a digital at my shop; I'd take a picture so everyone could see. In the meantime, the rain, rain, rain is really starting to get to me.

flamingyouth, maybe I need to plan a DU Rain Refugees party ;-). We could all go to the Polynesian restaurant on 1st and order drinks with umbrellas in 'em.

Julie

[flamingyouth]

46. WOO HOO! Umbrella drinks!

:woohoo:

That actually sounds like a great idea. I bought a mango-scented candle today. I'm desperately trying to imagine myself someplace warmer and drier. :D

[Missy Vixen]

48. Okay, here it is

http://www.ohanabelltown.com

I'm seriously considering this. I wonder if any other DU'ers would like to join us.

Julie
dinner and drinks with umbrellas in 'em -- still cheaper than a week on Kauai

[flamingyouth]

49. I'm drooling after looking at that menu.

Seriously - let's try to set something up. :D

[Missy Vixen]

50. Cool

>Seriously - let's try to set something up.<

I'll make a thread for it ;-)!

Julie

[KamaAina]

69. Sounds just like a local restaurant, only more expensive!

If they even had a local-style restaurant in Waikiki, it'd probably be about that expensive, though.

Of course, most places on the Continent :-) don't even have one. Cool!

[LisaL]

2. Yes. I am in OH and it's very warm. No snow, etc. Feels like

spring. Global warming all the way.

[lizziegrace]

4. Ohio too

People are walking their dogs in shorts and short sleeves. I understand it's going to change tonight though and the high tomorrow here is 35. Back to winter, sort of...

[Bouncy Ball]

5. The temps have been so high here, the trees and grasses

are putting off pollen, which is making everyone's allergies go crazy. January and February, you normally get a break from that. :-(

[LisaL]

10. I don't mind the weather, I like it being warm. Of course

if it's that hot in winter, what is going to go on during the summer? Seems world is going into hell.

[Bouncy Ball]

16. Exactly why we're a bit leery.

I mean a high in the 80s would be downright balmy here in the summer, but in January, wow. I'm wondering if we're going to have another record number of triple digit days.

[snacker]

30. Same here in Wisconsin. n/t

[Sequoia]

7. On the news this morning (ABC)

Chicago and New York at 57 and a golf course in New Jersey opened up after being closed for winter.

[Bouncy Ball]

8. But....but....I thought there was no global warming!

;-)

[tigereye]

58. I saw people golfing here on Tuesday

that's pretty much unheard of this time of year here in PIttsburgh. It made me laugh, though. Today my kid is wearing shorts and no coat. It's 65!

[Sequoia]

64. Good lord above!

Warmer than California for crying out loud. I'm jealous. It's in the 50s here.

[tigereye]

91. that is so funny!

of course it's back to reality today here, with temps in the 30s.

[flvegan]

9. In the 70's here in Tampa.

Maybe some rain later. It's supposed to be chilly this weekend, though.

[Maine-ah]

11. midcoast Maine

it's 50 degrees out today. No snow, and my lawn is still pretty darn green.

[fight4my3sons]

23. Yep. Also in midcoast.

Only snow left is where the shade is on my lawn. Also there was a crazy thunderstorm the other night that woke us all up around midnight. Very loud thunder that scared the crap out of me. (I spent some time growing up in West Texas as a child and am very scared of thunderstorms) I've only been here a year, but I would think this is kind of strange for Maine in January - it sure would have been for the area of upstate NY that I came from.

[Maine-ah]

26. If I recall, you're not that far from me

:hi:

have you ever checked out the website: www.villagesoup.com ?

[fight4my3sons]

80. Thank you for the link.

I had not seen it before. :-) For the moment we are in Wiscasset, but may be moving to Presque Isle in the Fall. I know, quite a move, but we'll see - depends on my husband's job and it changes all the time. At one point we thought we were moving to Portland and that all changed within a weeks time so we never know. We are just trying to stay in Maine.
Thanks again!

[WritingIsMyReligion]

63. This is VERY strange, let me tell you.

Creepy, really. We had that thunderstorm down here in Cumberland County. 'Twas scary.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

62. Southern ME here, and it's just the same.

Damn, if I wanted to wear a spring fleece in January, I'd live in the south!!

Grrrrrr....

:grr:

[LibertyLover]

12. It's going to hit 60 today in Maryland

right when we should be having upper 30s and low 40s. This stretch of 2-3 weeks from about January 8 to the 24th or so is supposed to be the coldest part of the winter for us. Instead I had a baby snake sunning itself on my front porch the other day (oh joy). It's supposed to dip into the 40s for the weekend and be back up in the 50s-low 60s next week. We've had very little precipitation which will mean problems in the late spring and summer. We have also had some very heavy dense fogs in the mornings. I absolutely hated the movie The Day After Tomorrow - it scared the bejeebers out of me and I still have the occassional nightmare - but damn if it isn't seeming more plausible.

[distantearlywarning]

13. Very warm here in Western PA

Really, really strange weather. Been in the mid to upper 60s for weeks now. Normally at this time of year we have lots of snow and ice and lows below zero every day. January and February are usually brutally cold and windy here, with the lake effect driving heavy precipitation. I've never seen a January this warm. It's really bizarre - it feels like it's April instead of January. I don't know what to wear because all of my spring/summer clothes are packed away and my heavy coats and sweaters are way too warm for the weather - I was sweating to death waiting for the bus this morning when I should have been running around trying to keep warm.

And honestly, it's been kind of freaking me out. It just should not be this warm here at this time of year. I don't know what's wrong with the weather, but something is definitely wrong.

[LisaL]

15. I think it's clear what is wrong with the weather-global warming.

[Bouncy Ball]

17. That makes more sense, then.

The fact that it's warmer than usual other places, too, that is. I don't have an extensive winter wardrobe, being in Texas, but it is kind of weird to be wearing shorts all the time. And sweating even wearing those. We've had to run the a/c a couple of times. Just unheard of.

[Whoa_Nelly]

14. Have you checked weatherunderground?

There are some blogs there.

http://www.weatherunderground.com/blog/index.html?range=updated

I think you'll be especially interested in Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog. Looks like predictions of rain coming your way!

In case the link doesn't work go to this one then click on the BLOGS tab near the top:
http://www.weatherunderground.com

[Bouncy Ball]

18. Thanks!!!

:thumbsup:

[Bouncy Ball]

20. He does have a nice blog.

Check out these quotes:

Amazingly, Flagstaff had over 83 inches of snow fall by this time last year, but so far this winter has had none!

...However, since there is no cold Arctic air in Canada for these troughs to tap into, only short periods of winter-like conditions are expected in the U.S. over the next ten days. The country remains on track to record our warmest-ever January.

Wow. Warmest-ever January.

[Whoa_Nelly]

35. WeatherUnderground

has been one of my fav weather sites for years :thumbsup:

[johnnie]

19. It's just a mild winter right now

We have had warmer weather up here in Ohio in the winter before.

I just looked it up, the record for today in Cleveland was in 1890, it was 69 degrees.

[terryg11]

21. mid january in iowa, temps at 45 degrees?

nothing wrong with tht. only about fifty degrees above normal for this time of year, plus had about a foot of snow after thanksgiving and now nothing on the ground.

[Bouncy Ball]

22. Here's a picture of a lake in north Texas.

The lakes are literally just drying up. (Every lake but one in Texas is man-made, btw.)

http://www.weatherunderground.com/wximage/viewsingleimage.html?mode=singleimage&handle=wanderingtexgrrl&number=488

[texanwitch]

24. My cactus plants are having baby cactus, that doesn't happen until

April, and I am having spring weeds show up in my lawn. We are having weird weather.

One day in shorts, the next in sweat pants, we are living in weird days.

[politicat]

25. Yeah... no snow in about a month, temps up, windy.

We're having fires, too. The high country snowpack is low, so ya'll downstream are going to have pretty much nothing in the rivers come June or July.

Highs are in the 50s, which is not terribly unusual, but the fact that we haven'y gotten any snow or rain in more than a month is unusual.

Let's hope that the snow predicted for Friday and Saturday comes through....

[Bridget Burke]

27. I'm used to mild winters in Houston but this is ridiculous.

The morning weather guy reminded everyone that the winds would raise the fire danger. We're a bit south of the current fires, although there's smoke in the air.

However, some of our northern suburbs are in pine forests. Kind of like being surrounded by dried-out Christmas trees!

[Beall]

28. WARM IN DC

It has been so unseasonably warm here. Yesterday it was 63 degrees. Today its 57. I cannot figure out the weather but it is definitely affecting the whole country

[ncrainbowgrrl]

39. Welcome to DU, Beall!

:hi:

[miss_american_pie]

29. 60 degrees in Pittsburgh today

Snow tomorrow.

Something's off.

[Hard_Work]

31. 60 degrees in St. Louis yesterday

snowing today. Hmmm something isn't right.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. Actually, here in California, things are pretty much normal......

We've had some good storms so far this winter, and right now we're having some lovely sunny but cool days.

Rain is due again tomorrow.....and we're at normal levels for our rainfall to date.....

I'm hoping that you'll soon have lots of gentle rain, my dear Bouncy Ball...

:hi:

[LaraMN]

33. (In MN) It's been warmer than I expected.

Very odd for this time of year.

[gollygee]

34. Michigan feels more like Seattle

rain rain rain

NO SNOW

[libnnc]

36. I just heard thunder in the distance here in Winston-Salem

Spousal unit just called and said she drove through a bad rain storm on the way down to Charlotte.

Weird...

[ncrainbowgrrl]

40. I guess I know what's coming my way then here in Chapel Hill.

Oh great, t-storms right when I'm gonna be heading home.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

67. Tornado watch in JANUARY.

Whoa, what's up here?

[gizmo1979]

37. Giant frogs,giant frogs it's

raining giant frogs!

[Ariana Celeste]

38. Weird in Indiana as well

Lately we've had a few highs in the 50's. We got snow a few times but nothing major, really. The last few weeks have just rain, thunder, overcast skies. And a few creepy-warm days.
Now personally I've only been here 2 years- but the first year I was here, Jan 15th 2 yrs ago, there was nothing but snow the first couple weeks I was here, and it was freezing throughout the season- nothing like what we are seeing here right now. My SO was raised moving back and forth between MI and Indianapolis & Plainfield, and he says that this isn't normal at all.

I come from WA. My gramma has lived there for several decades and says that WA's weather has been completely out of the norm lately as well, even so far as being a lot different than just 5 years ago.

[nickinSTL]

41. As I said in another thread...

Here in St. Louis, yesterday it was 63, today it's snowing.

It's been a really mild winter, very little snow, very warm.

One day last week was a record high of 70, tomorrow it's supposed to be sunny and 45, Sunday, sunny and 51.

Have you checked out the Weather Group here?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=328

[Shine]

42. No, not really for this time of year.

we are expecting another winter rain storm this w/e that's supposed to be cold. The snow levels are dropping and we might even get a dusting of snow here in the Santa Cruz mountains!

We'll see....

:hi: Bouncy Ball!! I do, however, believe planetary weather patterns are changing, due to global warming.

[maveric]

43. Typical. 75 degrees. Sunny & dry.

SoCal winter.

[GOPisEvil]

44. It's that damned La Nina.

El Nino = rainy
La Nina = dry

My lawn is supposed to be crispy in August, not January. :(

[Deep13]

47. 50 deg. F in Ohio. No frozen lakes. No snow.

[mvd]

51. Extremely weird

There's been no winter in January. I think one below average day the whole month. I know there have been other warm Januaries (warmest in Philly was in 1932,) but the dandelions come out like it's spring. New Jersey had small hail the other day. I don't like this global warming.

[XemaSab]

52. Weather here is normal

Cloudy, rainy, sunny, cloudy, rainy, etc.

[leftofthedial]

53. totally bizaare

and unseasonal

[sundog]

54. it hasn't rained here for almost 4 months

warmer than usual

it is the desert, but we usually get a *little* rain here & there

this year, nothing

[KitchenWitch]

55. Yes it is

It has been in the forties the past few days here in the Twin Cities...It is normally below zero this time of year.

[xmas74]

56. 60's yesterday and 30's today.

Last night there was a chance of snow.
Yep, kinda odd around here but MO is an odd state in general.

[bigwillq]

57. It's been really warm this week

in CT! Sunny, too! Except for Wednesday when it poured!
But now today it's colder and overcast.
Snow might be on the way for the weekend!


What crazy weather! :hi:

[El Fuego]

59. Was in the 30s last week, now almost 80!

Arrggh. I wish it would get COLD! It's January, dammit!

[WritingIsMyReligion]

60. There's NO snow here in Maine.

None. Nada. Everything's a muddy mess from the 50 degree weather we've had the past two days. Two nights ago, we had a burst of rain--and THUNDER/LIGHTNING!!--that left a pond in my backyard.

I'm quite frightened, really.

:scared:

[fight4my3sons]

81. raining again today,

you'll have a lake out there by tonight. It's 51 up here right now, but supposed to get cooler as the day goes on.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

88. Ugggghhhh.....

In January it's SUPPOSED to be cold and snowy, not warm and wet. And I don't want a flipping lake, though I've got one.

:grr:

[azmouse]

61. It was 84 here on New Year's Day!

Too dang hot... We set some high temp records in Phoenix and we need rain!!!

[PassingFair]

65. Freaky Deaky in Michigan...

Today the temp got up to 50 degrees. No shit.
I had an appointment with a golf-course manager yesterday and when I got there, the PARKING LOT WAS PACKED!
The guy was just pulling out in a cart to play a round, and I had to reschedule our meeting. For a moment I thought about making a scene and forcing him to meet with me (as a joke)...LOL.
When we made the appointment 2 weeks ago, he didn't expect to be taking investors out for a game!
I asked him if he had ever played in January before, and he said NO. He remembers playing in 65 degree weather at the end of February one year, but never in January, in MICHIGAN!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

66. We've had mild winters in the DC area before.

I can recall January temps in the 70s; yet I also remember temps well below 0. I don't doubt global warming exists; but I'm not certain that's what's causing this.

Fall came much later this year than usual, due to a September/October drought.

[Skittles]

68. way warm in Texas

and the wind is causing havoc with the grass fires since we haven't had rain in months

[mwdem]

71. It's been so weird since I moved here..

in late August. Warm weather? Sure, I'll take it, but I know it's unusual for this time of year. We need rain, badly.

[Skittles]

75. yes

it is not unusual for Texas not to be FREEZING - but consective 70-80 degree weather in December and February is not normal

[Giant Robot]

70. Northern Michigan here

in the snow belt area. It's January, we have no snow on the ground because it all has melted by now, and temps were in the '40's yesterday. Normally temps are in the teens(at best) and we have had a couple feet of snowfall by now. I was just saying this is really weird weather a couple days ago. Scared about what it all means.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

72. Warm (mid '30s) and overcast. In Minnesota, in January.

Except for a cold snap for a few days in mid-December, it's barely been below freezing for weeks. That's just not right.

[LSdemocrat]

73. In the 50's and sunny past two days. Snow and wind today.

Good ole St. Louis weather.

[we can do it]

74. 55 in Ohio today

Too weird.

[Robeson]

76. Ssshhhh. Be quiet. Our Fuhrer doesn't believe in Global Warming...

...so it doesn't exist.....

[steely]

77. Warm and wet here in Eastern PA

Had the day off yesterday and I took the opportunity to clean up the yard some (while taking down xmas lights).
It was weird and I had the same thoughts you guys mention. It was foggy / damp and shirt weather.
Today it's just rain.
While working I thought I was lucky to get the stuff done before the real cold and snow comes, but I must be kidding myself.

[Tsiyu]

78. Looking for silver linings

even though the price is high: at least the homeless aren't suffering with bitter cold and old folks will get a break on their heating costs.

WE had 60 degree temps Thursday and snow last night. Snow on the ground and the wind is fierce presently. Not sure about temps but I'd guestimate low 30's high 20's.

I worry about plants breaking dormancy too soon in this weirdness. We may have a lot of crop failures and bug problems if we don't get some good freezes this winter.

[sshaw1980]

79. 50 nw of chicago here

in the 70's we had winter, over time the seasons have sorta
cold cold cold and snow snow snow
on occassion you would have a freak day of weather
ie: folks were in bahamas 72 for xmas and that xmas day
it was warmer in chicago, for that one day

over time there has been less snow, snow doesn't accumulate
as in the past, it doesn't get bitterly cold for periods of time

now we seem to have very mild winters periods' snows not accumulating,
it's not sticking around like it used too

but what strikes me the most are the geese, in the 70's the geese went south
for winter, so cool migrations are

now their here year round, i love having them but it's not right
them lakes s/b thoroughly frozen, with kids playing hockey on them, like i did
ski parks s/n/b making snow

maybe i'm nuts, but it certainly not what it once used to be, that's so sad

ps: spring too seems to span a smaller timeframe also, we go from winter--->summer

[In_The_Wind]

82. It's been like early Spring for days.

Now through 02:30 PM EST January 14, 2006
Widely scattered rain showers will continue across eastern New York and the Berkshires this afternoon. While the main area of precipitation has moved off to the east...a Second area of scattered showers will move in from the west. Rainfall accumulation through 2 PM will be a tenth of an inch or less. Winds will shift to the northwest and increase...with gusts to 25 mph this afternoon.

This Afternoon
Rain. Rain may be heavy at times. Highs around 50. Temperatures falling into the lower 40s this afternoon. North winds around 5 mph...becoming west this afternoon.

Tonight
Cloudy. Rain in the evening...then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Much cooler with lows in the mid 20s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.




Yep ~ the weather is weird.

[NaturalHigh]

83. Yes, I'm in Oklahoma.

Weather is always changing from day to day here, but this has been an unusually warm and dry winter after an exceptionally dry fall. The fires around here have been brutal.

[fortyfeetunder]

84. Think this is global warming doing its stuff?

Let's see a longer than usual hurricane season, and this weird winter weather. Not to mention the polar bears suffering up north with ice floes melting on them....

[Bossy Monkey]

85. Sort of perpetual Indian summer here in SC, not that I'm complaining

but it used to be cloudy and rainy all winter here. We've been having a lot of Chamber of Commerce type weather in recent winters, especially this one, which is very wonderful but appears to me to be another indicator of global warming. Or maybe the rains of past years just stuck with me more than the sunny days; I'm not the most reliable witness.

[greendog]

86. Rain and snow, rain and snow...

...days on end. Constant overcast. Warmer than usual.

NW Montana.

[aaronbees]

87. It's been nutty...

I'm right at the Texas/Arkansas border, and we had tornado warnings Thursday night.

I'm pretty much convinced we won't be getting much in the way of a real winter this year.

[Reverend_Smitty]

89. Really strange here

Its been in the 50s all week now its windy and rainy and should only get up into the upper 20s tomorrow. We had a thunderstorm earlier in the week and that is pretty much unheard of in these parts in January

[Fountain79]

90. Weird in Missouri

It's one of the nicest January's I can remember but dammit it's supposed to be cold and miserable in Kansas City in January.