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| Our snow globe at Oakwood Univ. Woods. 12/15/2022 dwm |
Two and three weeks ago, the Madison area received five and six inches of heavy, wet snow.
That was just part of autumn in Wisconsin, especially the late part of fall.
Winter arrived today, Wednesday, December 21 at 3:48 Central Standard Time.
It's the least amount of daylight, just 8 hours, 59 minutes and 44 seconds, a second less than December 20. Tomorrow will have 2 more seconds of daylight.
The Farmer's Almanac expects the Dairy state's winter to be colder than normal, with the coldest temperatures in early December and late January to mid-February.
They also predict more snow than normal, with most falling from late November to early December and again in early to mid-January. I must say, cold and snow won't surprise me in January or February.
Snow has three phases.
Early winter falls during the weeks before Christmas. People generally "Ooo" and "Aaah" at the beauty lining trees and covering a barren, dry landscape.
Mid-winter begins after the holiday and the dog-days of winter fall near the end of January and early February when rounds of snow are getting old and freezing temperatures with chapped skin not only hurts, it's frustrating.
Late winter is the stretch after the first hint of spring is in the air. Maybe there's a day near 40-degrees that persuades folks to ditch their gloves and overcoat. There might be a blizzard in March but winter days are numbered with longer, warmer days the rule.
Winter doesn't last forever, it just seems that way.
Winter Owies
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| Inside parking takes care of snow-packed cars. dwm photo |
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