![Lightly fallen snow collects on the tree branches in Cottage Grove.](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_t1cJhKIGHm2ejSV0khgfMuYNbQ0m4Z61Jdiw_Qf_nBwrDRSSYduS-yVxP_-0UV8GP8I13t2RKfygxgINF057VWNUUZgqksaNg1EyZhXv4dZcUmlhZewkN5gLfx2mgJHVpzNg=s0-d)
While we are known for our snowy winters here in Minnesota, we've actually been spared from many snow storms this winter season. I took this photo back in mid to late December. It was the last time we've really had a snow storm to brag about. Since then however, we've had some of the coldest temperatures and wind chills since the early 1970's. The weather folk predicted -35 to -40 F for wind chills with an air temperatures of around -15 F. Back about five years ago, they changed the formula for wind chill. Now according to what I heard on the radio yesterday, if we were under the old formula, they would have said the wind chill was -60 to -70 F. They hadn't predicted temperatures that cold since the early 1970's.
Let me tell you this, I did make my way out into the brutally cold and windy night. If you read yesterday's post about the Wolfpack hockey game. When I left the stadium and made my way to my car , I thought my face was going to freeze! The wind, oh my the wind was bone chilling cold last night. Now the funny part was, I started my car and the DJ on the radio was saying that the people who believe in global warming must live in warm climate areas and have not lived through a Minnesota winter like tonight. I couldn't disagree with his line of thinking.
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1 comment:
"snowstorm to brag about..." Who brags, Slinger. I'm a winter spoil sport so I will make no more comments. The photo is lovely, however!!
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