The Kansas City area has experienced about a 100-degree swing from bitterly cold temperatures a week ago to a balmy, record-setting 68°F today.


Thursday, Dec. 22
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“Feels-like” low temperature: MINUS - 40°F & C
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High temperature: 20°F
Actual Morning low: -9°F (-23°C)
Gusts: 35-45mph


Thursday, Dec. 29
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“Feels-like” high temperature: 68°F degrees (20°C)

Actual High temperature: 68°F degrees (which set a record for being the warmest December 29th)
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Morning low: 50°F
Wind Gusts: 35-40mph


Weather here is rather weird... especially in recent years.

A week ago, we had to bring most of my plants in from the Solar Room because 3 space heaters running full blast could barely keep the indoors temperature hovering around freezing. Now, today, we had all the screen doors in the Solar Room safely open to let in the fresh air. The Solar Room today was 75°F; even with the outside doors all open and only the sun for heat.

Alas, this warm weather is just a one-day thing before temperatures drop back into the low 40's for a high tomorrow & the 30's for a low tonight; in other words, normal Winter that is too cold to leave the doors and windows to outside open.