Post your coldest temps of the 2011/12 winter

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:23 pm

So far we had 6F/-14C, today!

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Sat Dec 03, 2011 1:19 pm

and my folks in Oregon still in zone 10

Edit: nope, their coastal place got to 28 F / -2 C this morning.

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Sat Dec 03, 2011 4:17 pm

The coldest here so far has been -9 C. That means that I haven't fully protected anything yet!

JordanNL · Post by **JordanNL** » Sat Dec 03, 2011 8:14 pm

24.8f or -4C at my house. 18.3f or -7.6C at St. John's International (YYT). I'm just 12km from the airport but theyre 500+ feet in elevation and further inland. Hopping for another zone 7b winter this year.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 5:57 pm

our coldest in south jersey has been 34 F ...about three weeks ago...now warm again

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:21 pm

Is that a record late first freeze for you, sid?
I thought our autumn was mild that that is amazing!

Godfryd · Post by **Godfryd** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:45 pm

This year winter is coming in very soft way here in Poland.
As far I had minimum temperature at night about -6 C / 21.2 F - twice in November, on 11st and 23th
During the day - few days ago we have even +10 C / 50 F

Jubaea · Post by **Jubaea** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:23 pm

Looks like it will dip below freezing in the next night or two here in some areas of California. Why some of my cycads are putting on new growth this time of year I don't know...

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:42 am

TerdalFarm wrote:Is that a record late first freeze for you, sid?
I thought our autumn was mild that that is amazing!

I don't know if it is a record, but now it is 59 at 06:46 am. That is pretty much a record I think....I'm turning the central air back on!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:06 am

sidpook wrote:
TerdalFarm wrote:Is that a record late first freeze for you, sid?
I thought our autumn was mild that that is amazing!
I don't know if it is a record, but now it is 59 at 06:46 am. That is pretty much a record I think....I'm turning the central air back on!

WOW! That is warm, I had 7f today in Idaho and west Texas is 11f.

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:06 am

Coldest to date here in Toronto is...

Downtown= -1.2C (Nov. 21. 2011)
Airport= -4.3C (Dec. 3 2011)

My garden near K-town has not been so lucky:
Low to date (Airport): -9.1C (Nov. 22. 2011)

Needless to say these values will change pretty soon!

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:53 pm

DesertZone wrote:
sidpook wrote:
TerdalFarm wrote:Is that a record late first freeze for you, sid?
I thought our autumn was mild that that is amazing!
I don't know if it is a record, but now it is 59 at 06:46 am. That is pretty much a record I think....I'm turning the central air back on!
WOW! That is warm, I had 7f today in Idaho and west Texas is 11f.

Yikes! Tonight si our town's Christmas Choral Concert: people are walking to the venue in short sleeve shirts and hardly a jacket to be seen

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:16 pm

Yikes is right!
I didn't get up to 0 C today.
Gotta get outa here--36 oN is way to far north for December....

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:43 pm

My garden 18F/officially 14F at the airport,out of town 3 miles north.

First measurable snow today 1" or so.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 3:44 am

hardyjim wrote:My garden 18F/officially 14F at the airport,out of town 3 miles north.

First measurable snow today 1" or so.

The worst thing about all this warmth here is that it is not preparing us for the onslaught of winter. I havent even wrapped any trachies yet!!!!

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:06 am

16 F at the nearest airport right now, so finally into zone 8. Sigh.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:23 am

sidpook wrote: The worst thing about all this warmth here is that it is not preparing us for the onslaught of winter. I havent even wrapped any trachies yet!!!!

So true, I worry about everyones plants back east. That can be very hard on plants if if the temps drop too quickly.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:16 am

sidpook wrote:
hardyjim wrote:My garden 18F/officially 14F at the airport,out of town 3 miles north.

First measurable snow today 1" or so.
The worst thing about all this warmth here is that it is not preparing us for the onslaught of winter. I havent even wrapped any trachies yet!!!!

Maybe you won't have too!

12F here last night/this morning :verycold:

6F officially

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:10 am

Maybe he won't. I just heard from a palm-o-phile who isn't on the forums, only FB, in Oklahoma City. He gets colder than sid and does minimal protection. I'll follow his palms this winter so I can vicariously enjoy the 'thrill' of keeping 'em in the ground.

Jubaea · Post by **Jubaea** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:17 pm

so far 30 degress F at 38 degrees North and 34 degress North in CA where I have plants. Hopefully it won't dip too much lower than that as I have unprotected zone 10 plants in zone 9b.

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 7:45 am

sidpook wrote: The worst thing about all this warmth here is that it is not preparing us for the onslaught of winter. I havent even wrapped any trachies yet!!!!

Hey man, my potted washy is still out on the porch. Might have to bring it in this week if we hit the forecast low of -5C (23f)...

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 4:19 pm

Its already dead

RJ Tropic · Post by **RJ Tropic** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 4:21 pm

We have had a mild fall here, lowest temp so far, dec 3, 2011 -8 C. Above freezing for the most part.

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 5:12 pm

-20C at the airport

I win.... if you call that winning

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 5:17 pm

hardyjim wrote:Its already dead

Oh no! What's dead????
Finally tonight it will get to 31 degrees, first real freeze this year. I'm ready!!!!!!!!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 9:08 am

-10.1C 14F low this morning.

(record so far -10.7C on Nov. 20)

Trachy hut 1.3 C
Washy/yucca igloos 9.8 C

Barb

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 10:47 am

Almaty, Kazakhstan - minus 11C so far. About one week with temperature below 0C. Fog, fog, fog...

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 6:51 pm

lucky1 wrote:-10.1C 14F low this morning. (record so far -10.7C on Nov. 20)

Trachy hut 1.3 C
Washy/yucca igloos 9.8 C

Barb

Roger that my homey-good news!

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 5:19 am

New lows!
*Not yet official!

Airport: -6.7C
Downtown: -3.6C
(WOW does the open water really help to regulate the temperature!)

And, the garden near K-town 'only' hit -4C

First hard freeze downtown. I think the annuals will now be finished!

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 7:20 am

Oh the humanity!!!!!!! All this sadness and devastation!!

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 7:36 am

Update:

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

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:52 am

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

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 4:59 pm

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.

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:40 pm

Sorry, but I guess it was inevitable.

Godfryd · Post by **Godfryd** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:15 pm

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.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:36 am

Godfryd wrote: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

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 6:09 am

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

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:33 am

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

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

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

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:49 am

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

http://beta.weather.com/outlook/weather ... 2011-12-19

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:33 pm

lucky1 wrote:Godfryd, same here in BC Canada, not too cold yet.

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

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.

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Still livin' in zone 9 with a low so far of 23 F / -5 C