I always consider it the mark of a Proper Minnesota Winter when we have a day with either (1) a high below 0°F/-18°C or (2) a low below -20°F/-29°C.
Last winter in MSP, we had neither. Instead of winter, we mostly just got March for 4 months straight.
Today, we’re heading for a high of -7°F and a forecast low around -19°F. We’re getting (1), and coming close to (2). The climate crisis continues, but today in Minnesota, it is truly winter. Here’s to that!
@inthehands My pixel art avatar salutes MSP's rugged hardiness!
https://pixiereport.com/pixie?location=KMSP
alt text = "a cloudy day scene, with light snow, showing a standing figure dressed for cold in a blue coat with a Cascadia douglas fir flag, yellow mittens, black pants, yellow boots, a yellow knit hat, a long black-and-white scarf wrapped around mouth and nose, and a clear visor over a pale face."
(maybe too busy a day for media uploads)
@jmeowmeow
This is delightful
@inthehands I have been so pleased that my revival of Tamsin's Weatherpixie project has now been online for months and months, rock steady except for a whoopsie when the National Weather Service switched to a new GoDaddy endorsed cert not in my original cert bag and suddenly all the reports were TV static.