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In case your numb limbs were not enough of an indicationUnless you live somewhere where its currently summertime, like Australia, you might have noticed that its, um, cold. Really cold. Like, consider renouncing all your possessions and moving to Costa Rica and just somehow making it work cold.
One aesthetically pleasing result of this bitter weather, however, is that fountains across the country are freezing, resulting in oddly beautiful ice sculptures. See, for example, the fountain in New York Citys Bryant Park:
But this bizarre phenomenon is also occurring in the South, where temperatures have also dipped well below 32°F:
More: http://time.com/3659773/frozen-fountains-cold-weather-us/
randr
(12,412 posts)In the SW we are warm. Western Colorado may hit 50 today.
Rhiannon12866
(205,506 posts)And from what I hear from them, you only have to wait just a minute for a nice day to turn into a snowstorm...
randr
(12,412 posts)and another minute for it all to melt.
Rhiannon12866
(205,506 posts)Here in New York, it's as cold as it gets...
randr
(12,412 posts)warmer than back east on a wet 35 degree day.
The high over the western states will slowly move your way soon with some relief temp wise.
Rhiannon12866
(205,506 posts)He really doesn't want to go outside and I can't blame him...
SomethingFishy
(4,876 posts)OMG... Winter is here. Guess what folks, it happens every year.
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)Never having spent any appreciable amount of time in the north or northeast, I just cannot understand how you guys are able to live through multiple days (sometimes even weeks?) of sub-zero temperatures. Well, academically, I realize it's possible to live there in winter, but I have a difficult time wrapping my head around waking up where it's -15 in the morning day after day and going to work/school/etc/ in those conditions. I live in north-central Texas, and we consider anything below 20 degrees as frigid, an emergency warranting broadcast warnings, days of preparation, bottled water hoardings, school closings, etc.
Granted, I love winter camping trips (and am planning one for this weekend actually)-- but again, that's a Texas winter, we get maybe one snow (rarely anything more than an inch) and one icing a season. One heavy coat and (maybe) a scarf and we're good to go. But seeing on the news what people in MI or MN go through every year for weeks at a time makes my brain hurt.
My sympathies go out to everyone living through this.
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)Water freezes at 32 degrees F. Who knew?
Brigid
(17,621 posts)We shut then down in the winter. Problem solved.
dembotoz
(16,808 posts)msongs
(67,420 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,832 posts)That cold in my house!
drray23
(7,633 posts)Im in the south and this morning it was 9. The coldest I have ever seen here.
kiva
(4,373 posts)High 66, low 44. The Southwest is part of the country, so not just Australia and Costa Rica...though I do want to visit Costa Rica