Just rolling out of bed here to find an outdoor temperature of -11ºF. A slight breeze brings the windchill to -26º.
I confess to putting a couple extra small logs on the fire before retiring last night, something we generally never do. Probably wasn’t necessary, but it did leave the kitchen at a relatively-livable 46º this morning. I also let a few taps drip while sleeping, just to be safe. Looking forward to sunrise.
January 24, 2011 at 7:14 am |
According to the NWS it is currently -11F for our area.
-8F on our outdoor thermometer.
I was surprised by the very rapid temperature drop, though we haven’t used outdoor thermometers before, so it could be quite common. At 4pm it was about 15F; 8pm 8F or so. My eyes were glued to the remote temperature displays, … “how low will it go?” By midnight -2F.
Hopefully that will be the coldest night for the season.
We keep the wood fire going as much as possible, under these circumstances, to minimize oil use.
January 24, 2011 at 9:56 am |
Woke to a frozen pipe at HQ this morning. Hopefully no burstage.