There's Cold and Then There's COLDER

Just when we thought it wouldn't get any colder here this winter we hit an even higher low last night. Does that make sense - a higher low? I guess since I am talking minus numbers here that a higher low does make sense. The overnight temp hit -22 as evidenced again by my van thermometer.


Wind chills dipped dangerously cold in the area of minus 40 or so. No, I will not deny that it was just downright COLD heading to work this morning and that the thought of hunkering down at home was VERY appealing. Forecast is calling for another very cold night tonight with lows in the -20 range again. Then tomorrow the slow thaw begins. I heard this morning that this will be our last really cold weather for the season. Time will tell if this is the case.

Last night I drove to Mankato and back for the funeral visitation for my mom's friend Lolly. As I headed south the thermometer in my car quickly plummeted hitting -13 by the time I arrived in Mankato a little before 6 pm. I was back on the road a little after 8 pm and the temp dipped to -18. The drive home was downright chilly despite my heat set on high both temp and fan wise. The winds that blew across Highway 169 surely were the cause for this. That coupled with the drifting snow impeding the highway made for an "interesting" drive home. I was quite relieved when I entered our basement family room and there was a fire roaring in the fire place. Just what I needed to take off the chill. ALMOST gives me a renewed appreciation for the humid dog days of Minnesota summers. Ha ha ha.