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Zorra

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111. Right now it is 61 degrees, about the average high here for this date. But
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 04:30 PM
Dec 2012

I believe it has been warmer than normal in general - I have only had to put on a long sleeve shirt twice during the day so far this fall.

(I live at about 3,700 ft elevation in the red rock desert country of N. Central AZ)

50 degrees at 7:00 a.m. in Minneapolis on December 2. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2012 #1
+1 geardaddy Dec 2012 #74
Am north of you and had a dense unusual fog glinda Dec 2012 #78
Yep. mzmolly Dec 2012 #81
-15 whimper ... roguevalley Dec 2012 #139
College Station, TX, currently 68 degrees F, with a high of 82 later in the day. sadbear Dec 2012 #2
However, I don't consider this unusual for Gulf Coast weather. kentauros Dec 2012 #15
It's already gotten cold here a couple of times. sadbear Dec 2012 #23
Peppers are a Fall crop anyway. kentauros Dec 2012 #34
same for Dallas justabob Dec 2012 #38
I had to run the A/C for ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2012 #47
Yep, sadbear Dec 2012 #50
yeah, I know it justabob Dec 2012 #56
My fall garden is dead. Javaman Dec 2012 #48
It's 62 degrees today in NYC. Snowed last week. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #3
70's today in Kansas City tridim Dec 2012 #4
71 in Denver...trees are budding Demonaut Dec 2012 #5
budding? dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #45
An abnormally warm March in n. WI cased the apple trees to bud last spring Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #54
Our peach did not even bud or bloom last spring. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #59
we lost our apples and pears last year because they blossomed early then froze in PA appleannie1 Dec 2012 #69
My brother in Green Bay said geardaddy Dec 2012 #76
Warm here Lindsay Dec 2012 #6
60's and 70's last week and this-- about 15 warmer than average. not complaining, but niyad Dec 2012 #7
High of 75 today in Richmond, VA 2theleft Dec 2012 #8
It was warm today underpants Dec 2012 #129
Yep agtcovert Dec 2012 #9
70s in Raleigh the next few days. n/t NRaleighLiberal Dec 2012 #10
52 and sunny, 9:30 am in Foxboro, MA Marrah_G Dec 2012 #11
Crickets in Sedona in December Sedona Dec 2012 #12
We've already had four inches of snow here in MN. Warm today, then turning seasonally Brickbat Dec 2012 #13
Could I place an order for snow on Christmas Eve? Frustratedlady Dec 2012 #37
Where did you get snow? Hong Kong Cavalier Dec 2012 #61
North Shore. We still have some clumps, and there was quite a bit on the Iron Range. Brickbat Dec 2012 #72
Oh, Cool. Hong Kong Cavalier Dec 2012 #103
70 here in the Midwest. MoonRiver Dec 2012 #14
A/C is on here in east Texas. The expected high here today is 77 and 81 tomorrow. PATXgirl Dec 2012 #16
52 degrees - so I just hung a load of laundry in MA. canoeist52 Dec 2012 #17
Fox "news" version of this news bongbong Dec 2012 #18
Very warm in central Texas, set a record high on Sat. for Dec. No rain. northoftheborder Dec 2012 #19
Why, a few more years of weather disasters, drought, no winters, and ungodly hot summers.... Junkdrawer Dec 2012 #20
And when Billo, Beck and Limbaugh... Volaris Dec 2012 #96
November second warmest recorded in AZ. No rain and another warm week ahead. lonestarnot Dec 2012 #21
Yes, indeed TM99 Dec 2012 #42
I'm In Your Neck of The Woods! ProfessorGAC Dec 2012 #22
It will be in the 60s today in my part of Michigan! gollygee Dec 2012 #24
OR Running Abt 10* warmer fredamae Dec 2012 #25
Chilly Chilli race this weekend Iowa 55 degrees Rambis Dec 2012 #26
Is it unusually warm in your neck of the woods? Flashmann Dec 2012 #27
Yes Bluzmann57 Dec 2012 #28
Very, but surprised we aren't at record breaking yet Puzzledtraveller Dec 2012 #29
Some of the trees are starting to bloom again like it was spring. It's also hot and humid here today RKP5637 Dec 2012 #30
Yep. I was out with my dogs in a t-shirt and shorts at 5am... a la izquierda Dec 2012 #31
High of 60 here today, which is a bit warm treestar Dec 2012 #32
highs in the mid 70s today in the south backtoblue Dec 2012 #33
It is in the 70s here in North Georgia. n/t RebelOne Dec 2012 #80
Upstate SC as well. nt raccoon Dec 2012 #108
yeah, I posted this in a similar thread... Phentex Dec 2012 #113
We were at 57 degrees at 3:30 am. Frustratedlady Dec 2012 #35
Warm here in Northern Indiana. LisaLynne Dec 2012 #36
60s and foggy in southeast Michigan today..... marmar Dec 2012 #39
It's 72F right now with an expected high today of 79F. Average high for this date is 55F. Arkansas Granny Dec 2012 #40
Yes, in northern Virginia. nt s-cubed Dec 2012 #41
Houston- KatyMan Dec 2012 #43
50 degrees here at 8am in Portland, OR dballance Dec 2012 #44
Yep JustAnotherGen Dec 2012 #46
Indeed very warm here in SW Ala. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #49
N. central Idaho. It's unusually warm as is the forecast for the next ten days. brewens Dec 2012 #51
In SW Montana at 6000+ft 2naSalit Dec 2012 #98
warmer than usual, and extra rain Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #52
Tied the record high Saturday at 62 degrees (Boise) IDemo Dec 2012 #53
Yes. easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #55
Mid Missouri here-high of 77 today. wendylaroux Dec 2012 #57
St. Louis here... tekriter Dec 2012 #64
57 degrees here this am upstate NY.... Historic NY Dec 2012 #58
60s in Northern Michigan, snow predicted tomorrow. dmr Dec 2012 #60
Well... greytdemocrat Dec 2012 #62
It's springtime in Music City. Uncle Joe Dec 2012 #63
December in Northern CA - no snow TheProgressive Dec 2012 #65
We've been having cloudy, rainy weather for the past week, but it's warm, tropical kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #66
High of 52 today sorefeet Dec 2012 #67
and pretty odd how STILL it is here. Days on end without wind or breeziness. nt patrice Dec 2012 #68
Not unusually warm, Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #70
50 's in VT this past several days. Auntie Bush Dec 2012 #71
Foggy and 60 degrees today in southeast Wisconsin dragonlady Dec 2012 #73
The spice might flow Mr Pettibone Dec 2012 #75
68 degrees in the shade in Cape May, NJ corneliamcgillicutty Dec 2012 #77
2nd year in a row, snap dragons have sprouted. they actually survive winter and were massive in spri pansypoo53219 Dec 2012 #79
Charlotte... DAMANgoldberg Dec 2012 #82
Crazy warm Inuca Dec 2012 #83
oh, dear yes. Here in Denver the Chinooks are blowing today. (not technically, just feels like it) librechik Dec 2012 #84
No. kentauros Dec 2012 #85
Yes, it's way too warm lbrtbell Dec 2012 #86
Boston is at 57 Rider3 Dec 2012 #87
Here in Colorado, it's 54 degrees out. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #88
73 expected in Atlanta today. mfcorey1 Dec 2012 #89
I am in Woodstock just northwest of Atlanta, RebelOne Dec 2012 #112
It is 61 degrees here right now, murielm99 Dec 2012 #90
Currently 70 degrees here in Kansas City, MO, with a predicted high of 75! LongTomH Dec 2012 #91
Raining in Long Beach CA - but not very cold taught_me_patience Dec 2012 #92
It was raining losangeleslibker Dec 2012 #107
Yes. I live in central Illinois. Louisiana1976 Dec 2012 #93
freezing cold here in Northern Ca brokechris Dec 2012 #94
What part of Northern CA are you in? TheProgressive Dec 2012 #101
I'm in Sonoma Cty stopwastingmymoney Dec 2012 #146
Yes, and the Pineapple Express is dumping 2 inches a day on Oregon Coast Coyotl Dec 2012 #95
The LOW this morning in Fargo was 44F! Odin2005 Dec 2012 #97
Yep. Scary warm. renie408 Dec 2012 #99
65+ in the Washington, D.C. area. Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2012 #100
70, foggy and creepy humid in Indy today ... Myrina Dec 2012 #102
In Illinois but agree with the creepy humid part and wind is blowing in now like crazy lunasun Dec 2012 #143
Minneapolis, yep MNBrewer Dec 2012 #104
A good 30+ degrees above average here. sagat Dec 2012 #105
I'm also in Chicagoland-- I have all the windows and front door open. MerryBlooms Dec 2012 #106
i'm in the SW corner of Cook County. ChairmanAgnostic Dec 2012 #109
Queerly warm indeed Berlum Dec 2012 #110
Right now it is 61 degrees, about the average high here for this date. But Zorra Dec 2012 #111
Yes....73 in Huntsville, AL. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #114
Yes MissV Dec 2012 #115
Not where I am laundry_queen Dec 2012 #116
86 today in east Texas. Humid. Manifestor_of_Light Dec 2012 #117
Where are you in eastern TX? AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #123
Dry as hell here in Florida... no rain for 5-6 weeks. JCMach1 Dec 2012 #118
seems like it. western wa. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #119
About 75° yesterday in the midle of Nebraska - about 30° over normal Care Acutely Dec 2012 #120
It got up to 44f. Kalispell, MT. 13 degrees warmer than average. greendog Dec 2012 #121
Come to think of it..... AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #122
SE Mich, 7:30pm, 60 degrees and muggy. Cal Carpenter Dec 2012 #124
It was in the '80's, humid and windy yesterday afternoon when I put up my Holiday lights Trailrider1951 Dec 2012 #125
We're close to record highs this week in Atlanta Politicub Dec 2012 #126
72 in Richmond today - 74 tomorrow. Surely just a coincidence. underpants Dec 2012 #127
Cool and Rainy for the last few days... WCGreen Dec 2012 #128
Yes. Close to 70 today in DC area, elleng Dec 2012 #130
74 degree's today, new record Broken_Hero Dec 2012 #131
Here in Ohio it was 61º today n/t doc03 Dec 2012 #132
We have buds that shouldn't be there. DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #133
35 degrees handmade34 Dec 2012 #134
It's not unusually warm here in the Tokyo Metro Area Art_from_Ark Dec 2012 #135
I'm in Los Angeles.. We are Devo Dec 2012 #136
Western Colorado warm as toast randr Dec 2012 #137
I drove home with the top down on my Miata today... NeoGreen Dec 2012 #138
No. Lady Thug and I were just discussing that here for the last few years we don't Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #140
64 F S WI. one of the guys burying the field for the geothermal was in a t-shirt HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #141
Yes, of course, SUCKS! cilla4progress Dec 2012 #142
Yep, Just a perfectly normal 60 degree December day in Western, New York... Earth_First Dec 2012 #144
yes, some bulbs have sprouted shanti Dec 2012 #145
Crazy warm here in Ottawa Canuckistanian Dec 2012 #147
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