I was just reading a post by Kathy on Cold Climate Gardening about weeding in February, in which she commented on the odd weather this winter. While yesterday’s blizzard was more or less normal for Barrow in winter (wind might have been a little high, but they are not close to the record), we have had weird eather this month.
With only 20 days gone in February, we have set new records for date on 5 days (that’s 25%). Wes set a lowest minimum for date of -51F on 2/4. We set highest max for date on 2/14 (35F–1 degree below the all time, of instrumental record, anyway, Feb max of 36F), 2/15 (34F), 2/16 (34F), and yesterday (30F). The most amazing part is that it was above freezing in Barrow for 3 straight days in February! That’s just not right!
We have also set three records for date for the more esoteric “highest minimum temperature”. They were 2/15 (19F), 2/19 (15 F) and today (also 15F).
The climate is warming, folks, no if, ands or buts. And I have a bad feeling that this isn’t just a couple of the various climate cycles overlapping and amplifying each other. Not a good thing. By the time it gets warm enough to grow tulips and lilies (personal favorites and main features of my former garden in PA), the tundra garden will be about 8′ under water due to sea level rise.
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