so far no extreme cold here either. Low temp so far is 8F (-13.3C).

Paul, Tim:
I concur. I complain about the cold but it is all warm by historical standards, and way above our record lows.
I think I was 9 oF / -13 oC yesterday morning. No, I didn't like it, but really no big deal.
My soil at 4" / 10 cm got down to freezing, but not any below that.
With the warm-up today, we even have water flowing again to the barns.
I turned off heat to the palm hut for the day. 😀
--Erik

We've been having decent weather so far this winter, with the lowest temp at my house being around -9 C. However, we're approaching the coldest part of the year here (the last 2 weeks of Jan. and the first 2 weeks of Feb.), so that might change soon!

Cameron- You guys have had an AWESOME winter so far... It was that wacky jet stream! The south has been cold (by their standards) but those on the east coast (and especially those in the eastern arctic) have enjoyed some seriously warm temps.

I recall one winter that I was in Hali the Cordyline in planters on the waterfront made it until mid-January. That was pretty remarkable since these are killed right around -9C~!

We had a cordyline on our deck this winter and just left it out. I was going to move it, but the pot it's in weighs something like 100 lbs 😆 I only began to notice yellowing on it earlier this month, so I have a feeling it made it into something like late December. It's supposed to be around 7 C sometime next week, so hopefully that can melt a good portion of the snow!

Wait, you don't want snow? I was panicking when we had no snow at the end of December... It really helps with the marginals!

If we don't see any temps below -9 C then I can do without the snow 😆 Even if we do, I could do without this 3 foot pile beside my driveway!

we may actually slip in a new low tonight. I just picked up my daughter from ski club (11pm) and the car was reading 12F already. We'll see how low it gets.

low of 4F (-15.5C) last night..........still zone 7a!

Nice! They're calling for -14C on Monday night here. Hope it stays away!

Well, now we have a forecast low of -19C for the city (-13C forecast downtown). If this temp does happen (the -19C) it will be the coldest it's been in the city since Feb. 2009.

keep us posted Paul.....back to zone 6 weather!

Hey guys...........

Record low here is -26C this year ( in my yard, at the airport it was -32C). That was on a north facing wall though.... We ponly have had 2 nights below -25C this year and mabey a weeks worth of below -20. Sure compared to you guys this is death, but this is warm compared to what we usualy get.

This week is apperantly the last of the major cold for the year ( thanks alberta for your coldness 👿 👿 ), theoreticly that means for you paul as well......

Whos hoping for an early spring?? I am!!

The North Okanagan, BC low was -19.3C -2.7F on November 23, 2010.