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Days Below Zero, Past 20 Years

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This past weekend's negative 13 degree weather is quite rare in recent years. We've only had two days colder then that over the past two decades, and that was 15 years ago. Some of it's the urban heat island effect, while other is the climate is warming everywhere, New York included.

Days Below Zero, Past 20 Years

Ready for the Snow to be Gone.

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I am already ready for winter to be over and the snow to be gone.

So I camp and not have to deal with the snow.

Have longer nights.

And bigger fires.

Last night

Spend more time exploring the wilderness.

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For a while I thought about going to Punxsutawney for Ground Hog Day 🐻

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But the truth is Ground Hog Day is in the middle of winter – literally – and kind of cold. There isn’t a lot of camping areas nearby so there is a good chance that I’d have to stay in a hotel and I hate staying indoors when I travel. It’s such an early morning, high on a steep hill that this morning was probably quite icy with the snow that came down. So I’m kind of glad I just watched the celebration on my phone, even though it would have been a perfect day to go down there, being a Sunday morning.