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Ocelot II

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66. Actually, dry cold is a whole lot more tolerable than damp cold.

Sun Jan 5, 2025, 12:10 PM

Jan 5

I've never been so cold as I was one winter afternoon in Chicago - it was barely below freezing but there was a humid wind coming off the lake and it cut to the bone. Humidity makes both heat and cold a lot worse. In a little while I'll bundle up and go for a pleasant walk in the dry cold. As they say in another cold place, Det finnes ikke dårlig vær, bare dårlig klær. (There is no bad weather, only bad clothing.)

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It's 73F in my neighborhood this morning [View all] malaise Jan 5 OP

64 at 6:15 am. duncang Jan 5 #1

21 degrees and big snowstorm moving in this morning. Emile Jan 5 #2

Meeeeeh😂 malaise Jan 5 #3

LOL Emile Jan 5 #4

Need to put a good old fashioned Jamaican Obeah Emile Jan 5 #42

C'mon, Malaise. Don't make me hate you. It's 22 degrees where I am. Vinca Jan 5 #5

LOL 😀 malaise Jan 5 #7

It will be that at Noon today. Sun has not risen and it's only 58 degrees at 6:40 am LeftInTX Jan 5 #6

I live in the middle of Florida, and it is only 44 degrees. What area are you?? patricia92243 Jan 5 #8

St Andrew Jamaica malaise Jan 5 #9

What?? I'm in San Antonio and it's 60! But it's supposed to get cold tonight. LeftInTX Jan 5 #19

42F in O-land-O, Conjuay Jan 5 #10

Dunc pup and I will sleep on your couch Duncanpup Jan 5 #11

Ha malaise Jan 5 #14

Wife and I Woodwizard Jan 5 #12

I hate winter and winter hates me malaise Jan 5 #16

It was great! Woodwizard Jan 5 #103

Nice malaise Jan 6 #105

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Jan 5 #22

Subtract 70 and you get my temp this AM n/t alittlelark Jan 5 #13

Yikes! LeftInTX Jan 5 #15

Damn malaise Jan 5 #17

Woke up this morning here in S.W. Florida to 41 degrees. William769 Jan 5 #18

Anytime daytime is in the 70s in the city here, it's pretty cold in Florida malaise Jan 5 #20

Thanks! William769 Jan 5 #24

Weird. It's warmer in Dallas than it is in Miami! LeftInTX Jan 5 #21

We are up to 51 right now. Went up 10 degrees in the past 2 hours. William769 Jan 5 #23

We're supposed to get our first freeze here sometime this week. LeftInTX Jan 5 #28

44 at quarter of 7 in Seattle AKwannabe Jan 5 #37

62F in my little part of Texas SARose Jan 5 #25

70 here, but 40 tomorrow morning 🥶 surfered Jan 5 #26

It's about 68 here this morning...but Liberal In Texas Jan 5 #27

Yeah, is this false Winter or our one week of true Winter? bluesbassman Jan 5 #47

I just got back from picking up a few things from Albertson's and the temp has dropped Liberal In Texas Jan 5 #62

Well that was quick. You were the second hottest place in the country! LeftInTX Jan 5 #69

Indeed. I walked out around 6 a.m. and it was actually very nice. The wind was out of the south. Liberal In Texas Jan 5 #80

DFW is 43 degrees at 9 am. Blue Norther headed our way in next 24 hours yellowdogintexas Jan 5 #49

Yeah, right now, I wish I was living next door to you in your house in Australia. 3Hotdogs Jan 5 #29

Australia malaise Jan 5 #34

Jamaica - a happy, then sad memory. I live in a "communal' type of house. Lynn got dementia and needed in-home care. 3Hotdogs Jan 5 #73

Oh my goodness malaise Jan 5 #74

44 when I went outside to feed the critters TommieMommy Jan 5 #30

We're in Panama City, Panama for the week PJMcK Jan 5 #31

Highland MI chilly kkmarie Jan 5 #32

wu says that its 34 degrees f in sonora ca. AllaN01Bear Jan 5 #33

+12F here boonecreek Jan 5 #35

It's a balmy -3F here Klondike Kat Jan 5 #36

Freezing malaise Jan 5 #75

It was 14 degrees here in DC suburbs when I took the dogs out bottomofthehill Jan 5 #38

I'm not a fan of warm weather, especially in January, so you can keep it. Xavier Breath Jan 5 #39

Truth!!! wolfie001 Jan 5 #57

And for anyone with lingering drought effects the snow will be welcomed. Xavier Breath Jan 5 #59

My electric blanket is set to 85 degrees ... Tarzanrock Jan 5 #40

I got a new electric throw for Christmas. Emile Jan 5 #44

When are you hosting the DU meet-up? Tanuki Jan 5 #41

Ha malaise Jan 5 #89

When I was in graduate school in Chicago and my sister Tanuki Jan 5 #93

It's 15 degrees right now... GiqueCee Jan 5 #43

17 in Denver. Warmer in the mountains 🙄 mountain grammy Jan 5 #45

21F here, with a high of 32. Gloating is soooo not nice! To be fair, we did niyad Jan 5 #46

8F in the West suburbs of Milwaukee 9:00am Kenneth53151 Jan 5 #48

25 degrees here in balmy Buffalo La Coliniere Jan 5 #50

My mother always swore Buffalo* winters felt colder than Minneapolis (plus a lot more snow) dflprincess Jan 5 #101

That's probably true. La Coliniere Jan 5 #102

+1 in Minneapolis. But it's a dry cold. Ocelot II Jan 5 #51

LOL Emile Jan 5 #56

Actually, dry cold is a whole lot more tolerable than damp cold. Ocelot II Jan 5 #66

LOL, Norwegians are tough people. Emile Jan 5 #70

It's 13F here and beautiful with the blue sky and the sun glistening off the ice crystals in the air doc03 Jan 5 #52

It is 14 degrees Fahrenheit here. murielm99 Jan 5 #53

Its 23 in my neighborhood by the sea in NH and feels like -3. Brrrr! Joinfortmill Jan 5 #54

Just below the Mason Dixon Line ReRe Jan 5 #55

Malaise, you minx you... yorkster Jan 5 #58

I'm happy for the cold weather we're getting. GoCubsGo Jan 5 #60

It's +23F here... 2naSalit Jan 5 #61

Here, too DFW Jan 5 #68

Ugh! 2naSalit Jan 5 #79

Trade ya KS Toronado Jan 5 #63

You've made us all jealous, malaise peggysue2 Jan 5 #64

Dang it, don't rub it in. 😅 a kennedy Jan 5 #65

30F here at the Jersey shore Wicked Blue Jan 5 #67

10:18 am and 74 F. Igel Jan 5 #71

It's time to throw the laundry in the yard...LOL LeftInTX Jan 5 #100

It was 14 out this morning Littlered Jan 5 #72

Nothing like rubbing it in, malaise! Diamond_Dog Jan 5 #76

It is 76 degrees right now but will be in the 30s by tomorrow morning LetMyPeopleVote Jan 5 #77

I'm listening to ice hitting the windows FullySupportDems Jan 5 #78

I feel for you malaise Jan 5 #88

I hope the sunshine is lovely :) FullySupportDems Jan 5 #90

Been cloudy most of the day malaise Jan 5 #94

And your place sleeps how many? Prairie_Seagull Jan 5 #81

Let me see malaise Jan 5 #82

It it's 73F in Jamaica, is everyone wearing coats? JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 5 #83

Its 13F where I live this morning. milestogo Jan 5 #84

🤬UNFRIENDING! NewDayOranges Jan 5 #85

Paging Skittles. Ordering up an asskicking for you!! 🤬🤬🤬 madinmaryland Jan 5 #86

Wuss. Disaffected Jan 5 #87

Sounds good, but I think I prefer senseandsensibility Jan 5 #91

I'm gazing longingly at the rain radar canetoad Jan 5 #92

We never get as hot as Parts of Oz malaise Jan 5 #96

Yep canetoad Jan 5 #97

Brave kid malaise Jan 5 #98

It's 73 here ornotna Jan 5 #95

I just looked up your average temps. Ugh..No wonder you're cold.. LeftInTX Jan 5 #99

18F at my house w/10-12 inches of snow NEOH Jan 5 #104