It might be melting the polar ice caps, but things are getting chilly up here in Colorado:
“Temperatures plunged around the state Tuesday morning, with -34 degrees reported in Waverly (5,321′), -32 degrees in Cowdrey (7,917′), -22 degrees in Tabernash (8,333′), and -18 degrees in Dillon (9,111′). It was even colder at Antero Reservoir, where early morning temperatures dipped down to a teeth-chattering -44 degrees at 8,942′ of elevation.”
We had snow on the ground three times before Thanksgiving this year – first time ever, in my recorded memory. I remember a big Thanksgiving blizzard of ’84 at Buckley ANG base, but that was a total surprise immediately preceded by warm, sunny weather, as usual. This year it just got cold and stayed cold – almost no autumn whatsoever. A few of the leaves frozen on the trees before they finished falling are still up there. Should be interesting to see what remains alive in the spring.
