Update:

1F last night at the "airport" , 6F at my house-
in the warm micro climate in the front yard! :headbang:

It's just you breathing on your plants, Jim. 😆

We finally had our first freeze of the season last night in audubon, NJ. 30 F was the low. Ugh! Here it comes.....28 or so tonight.....Hate it! Finally closed up my bananas and trachies....Posting some pics of my banana protections in photo gallery soon.

Sorry, but I guess it was inevitable. 🙁

I got this night record of minimal temperature of the winter 2011: -7.5 C / 18.5 F but this winter as far - is very warm winter. It's rather strange for us. No snow, no freezy temperatures at most.

I got this night record of minimal temperature of the winter 2011: -7.5 C / 18.5 F but this winter as far - is very warm winter. It's rather strange for us. No snow, no freezy temperatures at most.

Wow , that's cold! Hope the rest of your winter is warm. Ours has been warm too. Even when we do get to freezing it is just for a day or two at night time. I knowit will get colder sooner, but this is crazy! I havent even wrapped my trachies yet, and I keepp opening up my banana lids so they get cool dry air.
Here is our 7 day forecast.....pretty mild

Its been "warm" here so far as well. Nothing lower then -20C ( at the airport, I assume 3 - 5C warmer at my house). Sure compared to you guys thats fridgid, but for here its very "unusual" ( its i quotations because this type of weather seems to becoming the norm)..

Mike - According to environment canada, your area is going to have "balmy" temps until mid january. Even then it will be concidered " warm" for the winter. That is the same warm air mass that is keeping southern ontario nice so far.

*** I apologize the typos. My "n" and "x" keys arent working to well

Godfryd, same here in BC Canada, not too cold yet.

And Mike, you'll be able to jog on Christmas Day!!! :reindeer:

Jesse, sorry but -20C (-4F) is bloody cold...BRRR.
I always thought it'd be milder near a huge lake like your location.
We've got 2 inches of snow on the ground...forecast here is for a greenish Christmas. 😕

But January can hit us hard if the jet stream drops south and allows another arctic blast to settle in. 👿

Barb

Just saw this info for US winter outlook (and a bit on the Eastern Canadian provinces.

http://beta.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/january-march-winter-outlook_2011-12-19

Godfryd, same here in BC Canada, not too cold yet.

And Mike, you'll be able to jog on Christmas Day!!! :reindeer:

Jesse, sorry but -20C (-4F) is bloody cold...BRRR.
I always thought it'd be milder near a huge lake like your location.
We've got 2 inches of snow on the ground...forecast here is for a greenish Christmas. 😕

But January can hit us hard if the jet stream drops south and allows another arctic blast to settle in. 👿

Barb

Funny thing barb, the lake does keep us warmer in the winter. A half hour bike ride west or east, and the temp drops 5 - 10C in some places.

Mike, looks like you won't need to protect much for very long, though March may be coolish 😀

Jesse, same here.
John lives a stone's throw from Okanagan Lake, 35 miles south of me.
He's often 5 degrees warmer 👿

Barb

New sad record this night: -8 C / 17.6 F

New sad record this night: -8 C / 17.6 F

Wow...Good luck with your gardens!

Coldest was a few days ago -5 celcius. Today it is pouring rain and 5c. Have had NO snow yet to shovel or brush off the car. Only scraped off car windshield 3 times so far.

Coldest was a few days ago -5 celcius. Today it is pouring rain and 5c. Have had NO snow yet to shovel or brush off the car. Only scraped off car windshield 3 times so far.

Great for u huh? Rainy here too...I covered my trachies with plastic just for the rain in case it freezes in teh next week or so, I do not want them to be wet and then cold and then get mold/fungus....I lost one to that before.....Good luck