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Holy Crap It's 33 Below!

We hit a new record low last night, -33F. It's STILL -33 a 8:15 a.m., according to both Minnesota Public Radio and my Yahoo page. This is getting ridiculous; even the puppy refused to walk this morning!

It'll be another day stuck inside, but today we're going to do some painting and reorganizing in the basement. Photos later!

They're still saying we're going to get above zero today...we'll see.
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Robin said…
When it gets that cold out, what happens? Do people cancel work or school because it's too darn cold to go outside? Do cars still start? It's 3 degrees here in Massachusetts, and I thought THAT was cold!!!
9:02 AM
Lisa Zahn said…
Robin, amazingly it's mostly business as usual. Most but not all cars do start (maybe we have hardier cars here in MN? Most people do have garages...), offices do open, stores too, etc. School is only cancelled when windchill is -45F. or worse. That's when it gets to be "flesh-freezing" in 10 minutes or less and it's just too dangerous for kids at the bus stops.

Temperature is all relative and this winter we are quite used to being below zero, but you know when the puppy doesn't want to walk it's more miserable than usual!
9:18 AM
Sara said…
Oh goodness! I feel for you. We had close to those temps back in November and December. Now its above freezing thank goodness. Take care and stay warm.
9:21 AM
Jess said…
Wow, I hardly remember those days anymore.

I have friends that are from Florida (live in TX right now) that just went up to visit MN for the first time...this weekend! When they get back I will have to remind them that -33 is *not* normal!! They had this trip planned for a while and there was no turning back ;) I wonder what they will say when they get home...
10:16 AM
RunninL8 said…
Sounds like our alaskan weather! I stopped by via Anthromama! I'm enjoying your blog and looking forward to more!
10:59 AM
Judy T said…
We had -24 this morning. My brother is in Antarctica for 3 weeks doing research. I was talking with my Mom last night. My brother had to do an ice survival course when he got there and they had to sleep out on the ice with only survival gear. Of course it's summer there but the overnight low was 23 with a high of 40! It's warmer in Antarctica than it is in the upper midwest. It was also warmer in Barrow, AK this morning than it was here! This cold is just WRONG!!
I'm more than ready for spring.
Judy
5:28 PM
Anonymous said…
I'm so, so sorry! Sending you warm, melting vibes!!

~Tara

P.S. The only anon comments I get are from people without blogs. Does Blogger catch most spam? I think there is a spam filter you can add to Blogger code if it's needed.
5:30 PM
Anonymous said…
Our lows are only in the teens right now, but with the fog I just feel colder. My husband rolls his eyes and gives me that "I lived in Montana and that ain't nothin' sister" smirk whenever I comment either on our temps or yours!
8:05 PM
Unknown said…
Trying to work out what that is in celcius. Still cold I think!
3:14 AM
Connie said…
Wow, I feel for you guys up there. That kind of cold is all consuming.

In the west, we're having a warm spell. It's sunny and the highs are in the mid 30's. It's not quite enough to melt the snow that has overstayed its welcome.
9:29 AM
Sandy said…
Hi Mon!
There's a temperature conversion site online. http://www.onlineconversion.com/temperature.htm

-30 degrees F. is -34.444444 degrees C.

Stay warm Lisa and family!
Sandy Garnett
4:42 PM
Danielle said…
Yikes, and I thought we were cold! Yeah. I was whining about 5° .

I've given you an award. You can find it over at my blog.
7:11 PM
Anonymous said…
Ooh that's awful. We usually get a couple of -40 days during the winter but I haven't seen any yet this season (thankfully!) Stay warm.
10:34 AM
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