January/beginning of feb is the coldest time here. By the end of feb/middle march the temps are on the upswing - the averages go up by almsot 10C in march. Our daily average high goes from -9C to -3C, and the average low goes from -21C to -14C. IF the trend over the last few years sticks, Ill be uncovering bamboo in a month or so!

The odd thing is, when I was young, you didnt see these upswings until a month later, in april!

Still nothing below -17C, maybe -20C this week. So far a super warm zone 6, or cool zone 7 winter up here in T bay!

What I've seen here over the decades here is much warmer falls, but our springs seems to be windy and colder. Wildflowers would come out in April, now I don't see them until May/June. Of cource every year is different, time will only tell what this spring will be like. 😕

What I've seen here over the decades here is much warmer falls, but our springs seems to be windy and colder. Wildflowers would come out in April, now I don't see them until May/June. Of cource every year is different, time will only tell what this spring will be like. 😕

And that is the problem. The last 10 000 years or so (after the ice age ended), the planet has been in its (relatively) stable state, climate wise than its been since the jurassic. Now it is anything but "Stable".

here over the decades here is much warmer falls, but our springs seems to be windy and colder.

Same here, Aaron.

Almost like late winter goes to early summer without a spring...3 seasons
Like the 3 season tires people are driving on in a snowstorm. 👿

Plus we seem to get at least one good dump of rain every month in summer, which is wonderful.
Never had that years ago.

Barb

Were having a sudden Stratospheric warming (SSW) event. What this means is we will get snow and freezing temperatures. Does anyone want our SSW... its going free 😆

sudden Stratospheric warming

SSW

Sending you our AB to compensate.
Arctic Blast. 😕

Have you crammed your potted plants into the house, Andy?

Barb

No way Andy-we just finally got rid of ours!

March can be a strange and trying month here...during the cold winters
of a couple years ago,we had winter like temps almost all month one year,don't even think
it got up to 70F once but last year we averaged close to 70F(66F) and had a week+
of temps near/above 80F-did that ever pop start the season after one of the warmest
winters in history....not a common occurrence getting so warm after a warm winter.....

It was the first winter I could find going back 35+ years that it never went below zero,
we have not gone below zero this year either but we have a long way to go-losing the snow cover helps!

We had a high today of 13F/-10.5C here we go again.

Our normal avg for the coldest part of the year is 33/18f, those temps I could only wish for now. 🙄

I may lose my biggest Y faxon, but that's the way it goes. If so, I will replace it with something else. 😉

Jim, your climate is the worst............super hot in summer and super cold in winter...............I'm glad I live near an Ocean. 😆

Aaron, keep that cold out there..........I don't want it. 😉

I may lose my biggest Y faxon,

Oh no.
I'd tear apart a cardboard box and wrap it around the trunk, tied with string.
And a blanket for a hat.

Hang in there, Aaron...hopefully this crap ends on Tuesday.
I've stared at the east Pacific satellite pic for 2 days, and the bloody thing won't move away.

Here's a max/min link (select any Region):

http://www.daculaweather.com/4_world_extremes.php?extremes=United%2BS

The point being we don't want to see our home city on either the MAX or the MIN, right? 😉

Barb

I may lose my biggest Y faxon, but that's the way it goes. If so, I will replace it with something else. 😉

Aaron, I'm watching this one closely. If it dies, Ima think twice before planting Y. faxon in my garden. You're my testing field 😀

nice link Barb.

-32F at Alamosa, San Luis Valley Regional Airport, Colorado........didn't know it got that cold there..........I bet the native Yuccas in that area are hardy. 😯

There are not many yucca options there, only glauca....I bet you have some 🙄

Hi Igor,

I'm not sure but there may be some Y. harrimaniae native their too??

Yucca angustissima too: http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/white%20enlarged%20photo%20pages/yucca%20angustissima%20and%20harrimaniae.htm