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Only in Minnesota

15 years ago

Yesterday we had a record high of 92 degrees here.

This mornings low was 39 and it has warmed up to a whopping 43 now at 11 a.m. It's time to carry in an armful of wood and start a fire to take the chill off the basement where my computer is.

Ron

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stargazzer
15 years ago
Sounds like Kansas.
molly109
15 years ago
Wow - isn't it the strangest year? It is about 89
here - about 20 degrees higher than it should be for
this time of year.
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Heat in the morning... a/c in the afternoon. But say what you like, I still like the change of seasons.
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I guess that's why they call Minnesota "The Theater Of Seasons" The temps have been up and down here in No, MN. Could use some rain. Dottie
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Same here in southern Wisconsin. I blame it on our position on the continent, the Rocky Mountains, and location of the jet stream. A strong air mass movement from the SW can bring in heat from the 'desserts' of Oklahoma and Kansas, and then a weather system moving in from Canada (Alberta Clipper) can bring down on our heads a polar air mass within 12 to 24 hours. We not only enjoy a 4-season climate, but can have a 4 season change in 48 hrs. LOL. A strong eastly wind off Lake Michigan can mess up all predictions. That body of water is cold all summer and does not reach peak temperture until September.
grammahony
15 years ago
Same here Ron. 89Â° yesterday, and 43Â° when I got up. It's 50Â° now.
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chisue
15 years ago
Up and Down and Up and Down. Not just the weather -- my DH going to the basement to adjust the humidifiers on the furnaces.

As usual our little magnolia starts budding; then along comes a one-day scorcher and it blossoms full out; then comes the wind, rain and hail and it's goodbye blossoms.

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joyfulguy
15 years ago
Have a room-full of fist-sized rocks in the basement, pipes to solar collector on roof, small fan in pipe. Piping system with fan to feed the house, to push air through rock-room.

Even out the heats and cools.

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Rudebekia
15 years ago
I'm in St. Paul. I had out of town guests yesterday, and we sat outside drinking summer drinks in our shirtsleeves. It was 85 and felt like mid-summer. Then during dinner out we literally felt the weather change within the hour. When we emerged from the restaurant we were shivering from the cold. I came home and went around slamming the wide-open windows shut, putting on my woolie pjs (still!), and turning on the heat. Minnesota weather is bizarre! Right now both short sleeve shirts and shorts, and flannel shirts and parkas, are all mingled in my closet. Still too early to put the coats and gloves away!
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I'm in NY. It was 83 today, luckily we had our air conditioner serviced yesterday.
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MN and Iowa are having the same weather.
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Ronf its not only in Minnesota.Iowa is the same so I turned the furnace back on.
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cynic
15 years ago
I blame it on Susan Boyle and all the attention focused on her like a magnifying glass has burned a hole in the atmosphere causing the imbalance in the upper atmosphere. We'll now have to use the Continuem Transfunctioner to banish her to Hoboken, New Yersey.
phyllis__mn
15 years ago
Furnace just kicked in......37Âº and raining here.
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15 years ago
Yikes. We are headed back to MN next Sunday, could you guys have it be in the 70's by then?
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Rudebekia
15 years ago
Nasty cold rain all day today. . .furnace has been on all day and radiators blasting away. . .
nodakgal
15 years ago
It was only 58 yesterday, but at least the sun was out!
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ronf_gw
Original Author
15 years ago
Cynic,
My Continuem Transfunctioner is broken. Can you use your transporter to send me another one. Do you accept Imperial Credits?

Ron

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