Saturday, January 7, 2006, 2:45 pm: The last few days we received about two to three inches of snow. I was out this morning with our snowblower clearing our driveway and paths for our dogs. And it’s just warm enough that I didn’t have to bring in too much firewood. But not warm enough to get above the freezing point.

Last night snowmobiles were racing down our road. Of course they are not supposed to be using the road for snowmobiling, but nevertheless, they seemed to be enjoying themselves. It is sort of pointless to telephone the sheriff, since it takes them over an hour to get here.

Today I cut a path in the snow to the sensor unit for our Vantage-Pro weather station. Once in awhile I need to get out there to knock snow and ice off the sensor suite. Even though a rain collector heater is in use, the melted snow it produces turns into icicles which add extra weight to the entire unit.

Our weather values at 2:45 pm from our Vantage-Pro weather station

Temperature: 17 degrees Fahrenheit

Barometer: 29.66 and rising slowly

Humidity: 78%

Winds: Variable, currently zero mph

Visibility: less than 2 miles with occasional light snow flurries

High wind today: 10 mph at 11:37 am

Low temperature since midnight: 16.7 degrees F. at 4:54 am

Photo below: A view from our bedroom window at 2:20 pm