04 January 2010 Colder Than Normal, Whatever Normal Is...

As January came to town, so did the cold. For our area, SW FL, it has been quite cold. Ok, most of you are saying how cold can in get in Florida? Well it was below the freezing mark (32F) this morning. Ok, that was with the wind chill, and it was 31F. But it was still below the freezing mark. My aunt and uncle arrived last week from the snow country of Ohio. They are "snowbirds" here in Florida, and have been making the great migration for about the past 10-15 years or so. As we were leaving their house this past weekend, it was a beautiful sunny day out, but the wind was blowing a good 20-30mph. I think the thermometer registered a high of about 50F. Auntie and I were talking about how much colder 50F is in FL than 50F in Ohio. Well shouldn't 50 be 50 however you look at it. For some reason, it is not. Some people might find that hard to believe, but after living in FL for so many years, it just seems colder. Even Auntie said that when she is out walking in Ohio in 50 weather she is working up a sweat, here she is freezing and putting on more layers. I don't know, all I know that I am freezing, and to me it is just plain cold. At least we are not knee deep in the snow. I do remember, back on December 23, 1989 it did snow. It was not knee deep, but there was just enough snow on the windshield wipers to make a small snowball. Nonetheless, it was snow. I guess I need to brace myself, because we are in for more cold. This whole next week will be highs of about 50F. That is FL 50, not Ohio 50. I wonder if there is any snow in the forecast??????