Extraordinary Warmth

 We will remain more than ordinarily warm right into the new year. A slight cooling this weekend, Sunday and then Monday and then temps climb again. 

Still Very Warm

 Yesterday we topped the highest temperature ever recorded in December here. And that record might fall again on Christmas Day. Of course, evenings and mornings are still cool, but our high temperatures are way above normal for the season. And no rain in sight. It's looks like this pattern will hold right into 2026. I guess I don't mind the record highs. Better by far than the brutal cold we usually have. 

I'm ready to be done with Christmas AND New Year stuff. 

Springtime In December!

 This week, one record high temp after another. A sweaty Christmas is a real possibility. I found a Christmas special Saturday that I really enjoyed, and it was on local 48.1, ME TV. That was just what I needed. I'm a bit tired of the usual things. I've had the standard Christmas fare up to my hair, so to speak. Year after year after year. It does become tiresome. It does the body good, to lighten up and have a laugh. 

It's Starting To Look Not A Lot Like Christmas

 And that's OK with me. I do see signs of Christmas though, in the form of careless drivers, speeders, red light and stop sign runners, distracted drivers, and so forth. Road rage here and there. I'm avoiding most of this seasonal stuff to the extent I can. What makes it look not a lot like Christmas are the record high temps. I want rain for Christmas. But I'm more likely to get a face full of blowing dirt. 

Record Highs

 We have a string of record highs coming up. Tomorrow will be the first in that series. We might have a record high for Christmas. The usual pattern of bone-chilling cold just before or just after Christmas might be off the table this year. It has been a strange year in many ways. 2026 will be even stranger. I'm sure of that.