brrrr

I am about to tell you something that hardly anyone knows about me. I may embarrass myself completely, but here it goes:

If I had to do college over again, I think I would want to major in meteorology or something that has to do with weather.  I took a class my freshman year in Atmospheric Science and loved it so much.  But because I really didn't know how to follow that path (and let's face it-I really didn't make much of an effort to find that path to follow), I didn't go any further. 

But ever since then, I love the subject of weather.  When there is a big storm coming and all the local stations talk about the approaching storm instead of regular programming, I usually don't even mind. 

So this winter, that has been breaking all sorts of records, is really interesting to me.  I mean, look at this map (courtesy of weather.com):

Everything in our continental United States (save the south tip of Texas) is in a freeze!  And the records this cold winter is breaking!

• International Falls, Minnesota: Saturday and Sunday temps were 37 degrees below zero, breaking records from 1979.
• Sioux Falls, South Dakota:  Breaking a record set in 1974, it was 30 degrees below zero Saturday.
• Burlington, Vermont: A record-breaking snowfall blanketed this town with nearly 32 inches of snow.  They haven't seen that much snow in 120 years.
• Oklahoma City, OK:  Our White Christmas broke a record set in 1924, with over 13 inches of snow falling in a 24 hour period.

And I am sure there are many, many more.

So now you know, if I ask you about the weather, you know I am genuinely interested in the weather, not just making small talk.  :)

Stay warm today.  Our schools were cancelled.  How about yours?