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yellowdogintexas

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18. Fort Worth TX: New Year's Day was in the high 60s - 70s

Sun Jan 2, 2022, 11:39 AM

Jan 2022

This morning it is 21 degrees at 9:30 am and the sun has been up for a few hours.

On Christmas Day it was 84 degrees; this was the warmest December on record for North Texas. Temps gradually dropped over the past week; this cold was supposed to get here on Thursday and it kept being pushed back.

I have joked to non Texas friends that I have been known to wear shorts to THanksgiving dinner but I never had a Christmas so warm that I could have worn shorts comfortably had I chosen to do so.

On Thanksgiving of 1991 or 1992, we were hit by sleet around 9:30 am - seriously heavy sleet. By the time I left my house to go to the inlaws for dinner at noon there was 4 inches of it on the ground and still coming down. Took me 40 minutes to drive 2 miles on a flat street.

When the Cowboys game started, the old open stadium had 5 inches - but the game went on. It has been referred to as "The Ice Bowl"

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Foggy and drizzly in Connecticut this morning but the lake was so beautiful [View all] Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2022 OP

Beautiful! Thanks for posting Walleye Jan 2022 #1

Middle one is perfect. 3Hotdogs Jan 2022 #2

Yeah it's a very picturesque little spot. When we first got here it was daylight Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2022 #4

Strange modrepub Jan 2022 #3

Snowed on Xmas eve. Where you're at? Mild here now Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2022 #5

SE PA, Currently 50 and Drizzly modrepub Jan 2022 #6

Beautiful! cate94 Jan 2022 #7

Beautiful Alice Kramden Jan 2022 #8

Lovely! mnhtnbb Jan 2022 #9

Superb! Sherman A1 Jan 2022 #10

Just goes to show Diamond_Dog Jan 2022 #11

I can't figure out which lake has houses that close to the water. There are lots of lakes here... George II Jan 2022 #12

Fort Worth TX: New Year's Day was in the high 60s - 70s yellowdogintexas Jan 2022 #18

I know! It's Bolton Lake near where I grew up. I was surprised Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2022 #23

Oh yes, that's where it is.... George II Jan 2022 #25

100 times ??? Yikes it's a small world. You are my new best friend:). We Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2022 #27

Yes - two holidays for more than 25 years, that's 100 right there (round trip), plus.... George II Jan 2022 #30

Awesome pics! Fla Dem Jan 2022 #13

So wonderful I can smell it. twodogsbarking Jan 2022 #14

Wow karin_sj Jan 2022 #15

Beautiful! Klondike Kat Jan 2022 #16

At first I thought Foggy and Drizzly were your cats. twodogsbarking Jan 2022 #17

These are exquisite!! I think reflective scenes are my favorite nt yellowdogintexas Jan 2022 #19

I wish I had had my camera instead of phone. But I agree on reflections Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2022 #26

Lol! I think Drizzly is a new website for buying alcohol too:) Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2022 #28

Kick orangecrush Jan 2022 #20

Nice. Waramaug? S/V Loner Jan 2022 #21

Bolton Lake Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2022 #24

These are just gorgeous, my dear Laura! Thank you for capturing them and sharing them with us! ♥ CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2022 #22

Very beautiful, wintery scene. StarryNite Jan 2022 #29

Gasp! Beautiful! Callalily Jan 2022 #31

Beautiful pics! Grumpy Old Guy Jan 2022 #32