It's over. Now wait for the next one. I hate this time of year for many reasons. Winter is one of those reasons. I've never been able to understand celebrating a new year. Never. What the hell is that nonsense all about? It's all quite stupid, like many things people do, that mystify me just as much as celebrating a new year.
No snow, not all that cold, some wind, some sun, and then it will be gone, gone by noon tomorrow.
It broke the record for the date, as well as for the entire month. That's something. Warm today but a taste of winter is what we will have, Sunday and Monday and maybe Tuesday morning. No ice, no snow, no rain, no sleet, no freezing rain. No to all of that. But moderately cold. For a few days. We had perceptible humidity this morning, and some morning fog a few days ago and even some heavy dew. Otherwise, very dry, still. I trust that someday it will rain.
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.
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.
