31 December 2021

Temperature Record 2021

I enjoyed keeping a record of temperatures, in addition to daily activities and dinner, so I think I will carry that into the new year.  I will also keep track of the Quarantine here, because I don't think I want to commit to blogging every day again this year.

January:

1st-32F (Q-294)

2nd-34F, thick snowfall (Q-295)

3rd-35F, a light snow overnight, melted slightly during the day(Q-296)

4th-32F, but the freezing side of 32F, nothing was melting. (Q-297)

5th-34F (Q-298)

6th-38F (Q-299)

7th-36F (Q-300)

8th-30F (Q-301)

9th-35F (Q-302)

10th-33F (Q-303)

11th-30F (Q-304)

12th-32F (Q-305)

13th-42F (Q-306)

14th-41F (Q-307)

15th-34F (Q-308) snow/ rain mix. Roads only wet.

16th-36F (Q-309)

17th-34F (Q-310) snow, but only stuck to grass. = )

18th-31F (Q-311) overnight snow, a little sunshine.

19th-30F (Q-312) light snow off and on.

20th-25F (Q-313) enough that I had to shovel the sidewalk before we started school. I would guess 2-3 inches.

21st-37F (Q-314) warum enough to clear the pavement and the edges of the lawn.

22nd-22F (Q-315) a little snow atoning around midday, but it didn't stick. Brutally cold. 

23rd-28F (Q-316)  no snow, bright sunshine, but very cold.

24th-28F (Q-317) snow picked up during (online) church service and made the roads treacherous for Billy when he went to collect our grocery order.

25th-32F (Q-318) no snow today, but we are expecting some starting at 8.  They are guessing 2-4 inches, and they are almost always wrong.  Hoping that clearing the sidewalk tomorrow doesn't take too long!

26th-25F (Q-319) shoveled snow three times!  Probably right around 4 inches, maybe a little more.

27th-24F (Q-320) sunny, no new snow.

28th-24F (Q-321)  cold, some sunlight,  no snow, full moon.

29th-25F (Q-322) cold, mostly sunny, now new snow.

30th-28F (Q-323) cold, cloudy.

31st-29F (Q-324) another 3-4 inches of snow. Cold, but the sun was able to melt the small layer of snow left on the driveway during the day.

February

1st-31F (Q-325) cold. no new snow.

2nd-33F (Q-326) a little bit of sun, cold.

3rd-35F (Q-327) beautiful sun, a little bit of melting snow, cold.

4th-32F (Q-328) sunny, and a little more melting. Snow storm blew in, bitter cold, several inches of new snow starting at 5pm.

5th-20F (Q-329) Piles of over night snow, probably 4-5 inches!  Powdery, so not terrible to move, but took me longer than usual.  We got more later in the day and overnight.

6th -19F (Q-330) The snow accumulation today was much less, probably under an inch.  Juliet came out to help me clear the driveways and sidewalk.

7th-13F (Q-331) shoveled a thin layer off the snow this morning. The sun came out, but it was cold.

8th-19F (Q-332) light snow overnight, sunny for a few hours, more snow in evening.

9th-19F (Q-333) sun and more light snow today. No shoveling. (I think one of our neighbors might have cleared part of our walk though. I'm not entirely  sure though, since the driveway was melted off this afternoon. Either way, no shoveling for me. = )

10th-21F (Q-334) no snow, a little sun.

11th-21F (Q-335) no snow, very sunny, cold.

12th-20F (Q-336) a light snow, didn't stick to pavement.

13th-22F (Q-337) light snow all day, cold.

14th-17F (Q-338) enough snow overnight that I had to shovel.  Cold.

15th-18F (Q-339) shoveled again.

16th-16F (Q-340) so much snow. At least 6 inches, probably more. The sun came out in full force just to show off how much snow fell.

17th-21F (Q-341) no new snow, but temperatures below freezing for the first few hours of our school day.  the sun peaked out for a short while.

18th-22F (Q-342) no new snow, a little sun. We hired a guy to clear out the driveways, so the kids have a massive snow pile to enjoy.

19th-26F (Q-343) overnight snow, barely enough to shovel, but it was the first thing on my to do list today. We picked up my car!!! After one false start of a dead battery. = ( A light snow in the afternoon and evening.

20th- 27F (Q-344) overnight snow, no shoveling. Ate breakfast, checked out of our bed and breakfast, walked to get coffee, then picked up groceries from Sam's and Kroger.

21st- 33F! (Q-345) no new snow, lots of sun, and we made it above freezing!!!

22nd- 32F (Q-346) it snowed overnight, they anticipated 1-3" and it was snowy this morning, but a very slushy snow that I did not have to shovel!

23rd-  47F (Q-347) it is melting and sunny and restored my hope that we will not suffer an eternal winter. Last night we were able to tiptoe outside and see the moon through a pinhole *for science!*

24th- 42F (Q-348) still cold, but we were gifted more sun and the snow continues to melt.

25th-40F (Q-349) cold. Sunny, nice enough for a trip to the zoo. = )

26th- 41F (Q-350)  cold, sunny, no new precipitation.

27th-49F (Q-351) cold, but the snow is melting quickly leaving swaths of green and muddy water.

28th- 51F! (Q-352) cold, but not painful. It was sunny a good part of the day.

March

1st- 32F (Q-353) quite a bit chillier than yesterday, but we still had a bit of melting. No new snow, and a bit of afternoon sun.

2nd- 38F (Q-354) cold, and a very chilling wind.  Sunny and pretty looking though.

3rd- 52F (Q-355) cold, but sunny.

4th- 34F (Q-356) cold, and very overcast.  The occasional snowflake was falling in the bitter wind.

5th-40F (Q-357) (at this point, we aren't fully quarantining, but it is still affecting where all we go, so I'm going to keep the count.)  It was cold today, but sunny.  We went "up north" to go tubing while there is still snow on the ground.

6th- 40F (Q-358) cold, but sunny.

7th- 50F (Q-359) cold, sunny. No new snow 

8th- 64F (Q-360) cold wind, sunny. Only very large piles of snow, that are in the shade remain.

9th- 61F (Q-361) a pleasant day, so long as you were in long sleeves and pants.

10th- 66F (Q-362) chilly and cloudy this morning, but we are not far from hitting the high.  Yesterday felt much warmer.

11th- 64F (Q-363) cooler than yesterday, we saw the sun a bit, but very windy in the afternoon and evening.

12th- 60F (Q-364) warmish, but very windy and temperatures are trending down, calling for rain/snow next Wednesday! 

13th-52F (Q-365) windy, cold.

14th-48F (Q-366) cold, sunny. No new snow.

15th-41F (Q-367) cold, a little sun.

16th- 48F (Q-368) cold, sunny morning,  cloudy afternoon.

17th- 61F (Q-369) the sun was warm and lovely, but the air was still cold (especially in the shade). 

18th- 44F (Q-370) cold, windy and overcast!

19th- 46F (Q-371) cold, but sunny. Less windy than yesterday.

20th- 57F (Q-372) chilly, but very sunny and starting to feel better out, even without an outer layer.

21st- 63F (Q-373) chilly, but sunny and it looks like the trees are starting to bud!

22nd- 68F (Q-374) warm, finally! Sunny and an occasional breeze.

23rd- 72F (Q-375) kind of sunny, EWGJ wanted to play outside in their bathing suits in water. Brr. I'm still in my hoodies!

24th - 66F (Q-376) windy, rainy, and colder.

25th-  60F (Q-377) a bit of sun, chilly

26th- 50F (Q-378) rainy morning, a little windy and cold.

27th- 60F (Q-379) cool morning, sun peeking out every now and again. Warm enough to work on an outdoor Project, and contemplating taking off a layer! = 0

28th- 40F (Q-380) cold, windy, rainy, dreary, the opposite of yesterday's pleasant warmth.

29th- 55F (Q-381) sunny, but felt very cold to be out in the wind.

30th- 66F (Q-382) sunny, but a cold wind that made it unpleasant to be out for long.

31st- 44F (Q-383) sunny, but cold and a cold wind

April

1st- 38F (Q-384) there was literally snow on the ground this morning. The weather pulled the ultimate april fool's.

2nd- 48F (Q-385) the nicest day we've had in about a week, but the air was cold. 

3rd- 62F (Q-386) sunny, a little wind

4th- 69F (Q-387) the warmest of sub 70F days!  Not much of a breeze and the warmest air we've seen in months!

5th - 71F (Q-388) started the day with rain and thunder and lightening. Somehow we kept the warmth of yesterday though. The rain did clear out leaving a partially sunny, warm evening.

6th - 80F (Q-389) a beautifully warm day, in early April even!!!

7th- 80F (Q-390) another lovely day! Kids swim-suited-up and played in the water a good portion of the day.

8th-  76F (Q-391) cloudy, and a little cooler than the last couple of days. We are expecting storms this afternoon.

9th-71F (Q-392) a little sunny and a little rainy.

10th- 74F (Q-393) sunny and pleasant enough that Billy fired up the grill today! Then rain came through in the evening.

11th- 60F (Q-394) sunny, but much too cold to be out sitting on the porch! Brrr

12th- 63F (Q-395) cloudy and windy. Bringing in a cold front no doubt.

13th-  61F (Q-396) sunny but a cold wind!

14th-  51F (Q-397) sunny, but still getting colder.

15th- 46F (Q-398) mostly overcast.  It was snowing (but not sticking) this morning.  = (  These temperatures are heading in the wrong direction!!!

16th -  54F (Q-399) sunny and a very very pleasant 54, outside of the wind anyhow.

17th-  58F (Q-400) sunny, and a pretty, but cool, day.

18th- 61F (Q-401) sunny and pretty, but still cold

19th- 49F (Q-402) cold, and an afternoon rain blew in making it feel so much colder.

20th- 40F (Q-403) cold, overcast, and tiny snow flakes. = 0 side note: billy got his v1 today.

21st-  43F (Q-404) cold, long periods of sunshine, with scattered snow 

22nd-  48F (Q-405) cold, some sun, more snow flurries.

23rd- 61F (Q-406) chilly, but sunny and only a light wind.

24th- 58F (Q-407) we were camping a little too the south, and it was a mild morning. The rest of the day had a fairly constant, light rain. But without wind it was comfortable enough.

25th-  52F (Q-408) cold, but sunny.

26th-  58F (Q-409) still chilly, but the sun peeked out from behind the clouds every now and again. Side note: I got my v1 today.

27th- 80F (Q-410) a wonderfully warm day.  Too warm for a sweatshirt even!  It's not forecasted to last though.

28th - 70F (Q-411) a  warm-ish day. A little rain, so very humid, but mostly sunny.

29th- 58F (Q-412) rainy and chilly all day.

30th- 55F (Q-413) sunny and a little windy in Holland.

May

1st- 66F (Q-414) a little sun, a little rain, overall a pleasant day at the tulip festival

2nd- 81F (Q-415) sunny, and finally warm enough for some summer clothes!

3rd- 65F (Q-416) back into our winter wear.

4th- 58F (Q-417) chilly, a little sunny, not very windy.

5th- 57F (Q-418) Billy is in Texas on a business trip, soaking up sun and eating whataburger. And I'm stuck here running the heater and eating freezer lasagna. 😭 And it's supposed to be colder tomorrow. #pityparty

6th- 47F (Q-419) ugh. Rain. Cold.

7th- 54F (Q-420) cold, sunny.

8th-51F (Q-421) cold, mostly sunny.

9th- 53F (Q-422) cold, overcast all day, into right before bedtime, which wound up my crew right as they needed to go to sleep.

10th-  54F (Q-423) sunny, but cold. Bursts of wind throughout the day .

11th- 53F (Q-424) sunny, rainy, cold. Billy v2

12th- 64F (Q-425) sunny, warmer, a pretty nice day.

13th- 68F (Q-426) sunny, warmer, I even got to take off my jacket and wear a skirt, comfortably!

14th- 71F (Q-427, the final day of quarantine for those who are vaccinated, MI still has many occupancy limits in place) sunny, and warm enough for a skirt with a light jacket.

15th-  71F (Q-428) sunny, pleasant morning. A cold front moved through, bringing darker rain filled clouds.

16th-  68F (Q-429) sunny, but wet start to the day. Pleasant afternoon.

17th- 75F (Q-430) mostly sunny and a lovely temperature most of the day.

18th- 80F (Q-431) yay! We made it! A lovely warm day. (I got my v2 today.)

19th- 84F (Q-432) warm & lovely.  We finished our school year today!  Hello summer break!

20th- 86F (Q-433) a nice warm day.

21st- 86F (Q-434) warm and lovely.

22nd- 85F (Q-435) warm and wonderful visit in Indiana.

23rd-83F (Q-434) a lovely for the beach 

24th- 82F (Q-435) warm, though we didn't spend much time outside.

25th- 88F (Q-436) warm, but quite windy.

26th- 77F (Q-437) rainy morning, then a very pleasant afternoon

27th- 63F (Q-438) sunny, but cold!  trimmed some bushes, mowed the lawn, painted a second coat of paint on tikki bar.

28th - 48F (Q-439) it was rainy and oh so cold, all day! I had already taken the coats to have them dry cleaned and we had to get them back out! Brrr

29th - 64F (Q-440) warmer, but still chilly and windy. It was sunny though.

30th - 68F (Q-441) a bit warmer, and a lovely sunny day.

31st - 74F (Q-442) a sunny, pleasant day

June

1st- 76F (Q-443) another warm sunny day!

2nd - 75F (Q-444) sunny but rain clouds blew in and cooled everything off.

3rd- 81F (Q-445) sunny, warm, the perfect start to our farmers market!

4th- 85F (Q-446) warm, but rain clouds blew through, threatening our camping adventure. 

5th - 86F (Q-447) warm and sunny.

6th- 87F (Q-448) warm and lovely.

7th- 83F (Q-449) a rainy day, off and on. A little chilly in the morning, but it warmed up nicely.

8th- 84F (Q-450) some dark clouds blew through, but the day ended with a warm sunny evening.

9th- 92F (Q-451) y'all, it was lovely and sunny and happy and warm! A little evening rain, because Michigan is not allowed to be above 90.

10th- 87F (Q-452) a warm, pretty day. A few clouds rolled over, but dropped very little rain.

11th- 89F (Q-453, but looks like it will be ending July 1st!) A lovely day, hot enough in the sun for Billy to manage a sun burn! 

12th- 87F (Q-454) a cool morning for tea on the porch, but warmed into a lovely day!

13th- 84F (Q-455) sunny and warm.

14th- 79F (Q-456) some clouds, a little rain, but mostly warm.

15th- 77F (Q-457) warm and sunny.

16th- 76F (Q-458) cold morning, sunny, and warm enough for my crew to swim. 

17th- 86F (Q-459) warm and lovely. More "swimming" for my dear ones.

18th- 84F (Q-460) stormy & rainy morning. Sunny and warm afternoon.

19th- 78F (Q-461) rainy morning, work scattered showers the rest of the day. We attempted mooville, but it was just too cold and wet.

20th- 86F (Q-462) warm and sunny until a late storm blew in just before bedtime 

21st- 67F (Q-463) rain and thunderstorms overnight brought very cool temperatures and a mostly cloudy, slightly warm, day.

22nd-67F (Q-464) a cold summer day!  It was super cold in our house when we woke up, with all the windows cracked during the night!  The sun did come out, and then we received a freak 20 minute shower, and then more sun.

23rd-73F (Q-465) another cold summer morning.  Rain was expected in the morning, then it was to blow over, but we made the drive back from Grand Rapids almost completely in the rain.  And, it poured as soon as we got back to the Lansing area.  It did finally clear out and make for a sunny evening.

24th- 83F (Q-466) sunny and warm morning, cloudy and rainy afternoon/evening.

25th- 73F (Q-467) it rained off and on all day. So, it was really humid, and felt warm enough.

26th- 79F (Q-468) it was rainy almost the entire day. In the evening we were forced into the basement for a tornado warning that lasted about an hour! No damage has been reported so far, but pictures of nearby funnels are circulating on social media.

27th- 83F (Q-469) if we got any rain today it was very early or very late, because there was none during daylight hours. We saw the sun most of the afternoon or evening.

28th- 85F (Q-470) a sunny, muggy, still day. Until dinner time, then some scattered thunderstorms rolled through. I'm sure the river is looking good!

29th-81F (Q-471) rainy and sunny, with a couple of thunderstorms blowing through.

30th- 83F (Q-472) mostly sunny, no rain. 

July

1st- 77F (Q-473, everything is open back up to full capacity, masks are still "required" for the non vaccinated, but no authority is checking, and individual businesses can still require masks.) sunny and beautiful!

2nd- 76F (Q-474) sunny, a twinge of cool, but warm enough for playing horseshoes at the park.

3rd- 86F- (Q-475) sunny and pleasant. We played for a spell on the basketball courts, then bought ice cream at the ice cream parlor, then walked down to the river park.

4th- 91F (Q-476) sunny and a lovely heat!

5th- 89F (Q-477) beautiful sunny day for a parade!

6th- 89F (Q-478) warm and sunny.

7th-81F (Q-479) warm, sunny, but afternoon thunderstorms.

8th- 76F (Q-480) warm, some light rain.

9th- 75F (Q-481) cloudy, with a tiny bit of sunny, but a distinct chill in the air.

10th- 77F (Q-482) sunny and warm with a blanket of mosquitoes! 

11th- 71F (Q-483) cool with scattered showers.

12th- 75F (Q-484) cool and wet.

13th-  79F (Q-485) warm enough, but cloudy and occasional thunderstorms.

14th-  83F (Q-486) warm, a little sun, mostly cloudy, but no rain. It was a great day for William's first karate class.

15th- 79F (Q-487) chilly, and a little rainy in the morning. The beach was very pleasant, but a bit cold, and the sun even peeked out!

16th- 69F (Q-488) chilly, rainy.

17th- 79F (Q-489) sticky, overcast.

18th- 84F (Q-490) humid, but a bit of sun.

19th- 85F (Q-491) warm, no rain, lots of mosquitoes!

20th- 84F (Q-492) warm and sunny

21st- 76F (Q-493, a second wave, Delta, of Coronavirus has started creeping into local media) warm, sunny, a perfect day for William to earn his white belt!

22nd- 81F (Q-494) warm and sunny!

23rd- 78F (Q-495) warm, sunny, but some afternoon rain.

24th- 84F (Q-496) warm, sunny, rainy, mosquitoes: we got it all today!

25th- 88F (Q-497) warm and sunny.

26th- 89F (Q-498) sunny, warm and so many mosquitoes.

27th-85F (Q-499) overcast moring, sunny warm day.

28th- 86F (Q-500) sunny, warm.

29th- 84F (Q-501) sunny and plenty warm for moving sand around for the party. An unexpected rain blew in and cleared out after dinner. Hope my tiki torches won't be affected.

30th- 74F (Q-502) sunny, but quite a cool morning and night! A great day for a murder mystery party.

31st-  77F (Q-503) sunny, a little cool.

August

1st- 74F (Q-504) we had sun, clouds, rain and a cold wind too! = (

2nd- 76F (Q-505) sunny, and kind of warm.

3rd-80F (Q-506) sunny and warm.

4th- 83F (Q-507) sunny and warm.

5th- 84F (Q-508) sunny and warm.

6th- 81F (Q-509) overcast, but warm, ideal for our sunflower pictures this morning!  We then had a few rounds of thunderstorms blow through, just in time for Billy to fly home from his work trip. = (

7th- 84F (Q-510) a rainy start to the day, but turned sunny and warm in the afternoon.

8th- 88F (Q-511) warm and sunny, with a pleasant breeze.

9th- 85F (Q-512) warm with a a little rain blowing through.

10th- 88F (Q-513) our evening walk was humid! The workers came out and removed the half fallen apple tree today. = (

11th- 89F (Q-514) sunny morning, but some scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. William had his first karate class at the dojo because of the rain.

12th- 87F (Q-515) spent this warm sunny day inside with Abby, Aubrey and their mom. Spent a good 15 minutes this morning collecting large fallen branches from the storms that blew through last night.

13th- 83F (Q-516) warm and lovely. Spent some time at Dimes after our walk.

14th- 74F (Q-517) sunny day, a cool walk this evening.

15th- 78F (Q-518) sunny day, but the air is starting to feel like fall.

16th- 78F (Q-519) overcast morning, for our first day of school, sunny with some dark clouds in the afternoon. 

17th- 86F (Q-520) very wet grass this morning. I mowed the lawn in the afternoon, and it killed my mower twice! A sunny day though.

18th- 83F (Q-521) a sunny, warm day. The evening event at the zoo could not have been more pleasant.

19th- 87F (Q-522) a respectably warm day for the farmer's market!

20th- 89F (Q-523) warm, and a good day to celebrate our favorite 12 year old!

21st- 87F (Q-524) warm and sunny. A little warm for moving heavy boxes at the art council fundraiser.

22nd- 86F (Q-525) warm, but storms blew through most of the day.

23rd-87F (Q-526) warm and a little humid.

24th- 90F (Q-527) warm, but Billy and I got caught in the rain when a storm blew in during our evening walk. We just *had* to stop at Charlie's to wait for a break in the rain.

25th- 92F (Q-528) heat warning today, so William's karate class moved to the shade.  I didn't think it was too awful, but I also wasn't up doing kicks and punches.  

26th-91F (Q-529) it was muggy for sure, reminded me a lot of Houston. At the zoo event, we were pretty sweaty, even with all the shade!

27th- 87F (Q-530) spent most of the day inside, but heard that they closed down the local elementary school, since it has no air-conditioning. Whew.

28th- 90F (Q-531) enjoyed a pleasant afternoon at a church festival.

29th- 88F (Q-532) a sunny warm day, until a strong isolated storm blew through knocking down branches and cooling things off.

30th- 82F(Q-533) totally felt like fall has begun today. Dropped Avia off at the airport. Nick and his brother joined William at karate.

31st- 79F (Q-534) a very cool day. Rain threatened our evening walk, but never came.

September 

1st- 77F (Q-535) autumn has arrived and I am not ready.

2nd- 77F (Q-536) a pretty day for the Crockers to arrive, and a trip to the Farmers Market!

3rd- 75F (Q-537) Billy, his parents and the twins headed to Frankenmuth after we celebrated Alice's birthday, one last time this year, at the VR venue in Flint. Alice, Emily and William all wanted to come home, so we did.

4th-76F (Q-538) another canoe trip down the river, this time with 9 crockers!

5th- 77F (Q-539) a perfect day for uncle John's.

6th-76F (Q-540) the temperature is cooling down fast! It was a sunny day, but fall temperatures for sure.

7th- 86F (Q-541) a warm day with a rainy chill ending.

8th- 76F (Q-542) chilly day for William's second stripe test. He earned a red stripe, which means he'll be testing for a new belt next week!

9th-77F (Q-543) it's time for hoodies.

10th-74F (Q-544) a lovely day to make candles, far less professional, but otherwise just like Ben franklin's dad. ; )

11th- 83F (Q-545) warm enough to make me nervous about our impeding winter.

12th- 81F (Q-546) warm and sunny, but we are expecting storms tonight.

13th- 76F (Q-547) cooling off for sure. 

14th- 88F (Q-548) thunderstorms blew in after dinner, still fit in a quick walk.

15th- 75F (Q-549) warm and sunny. I'm almost positive that this is the warmest fall we've had since we moved to Michigan!

16th- 79F (Q-550) a great day at the park, to kick off a year of mops next for moi.

17th- 84F (Q-551) a warm day for our fitzy to earn a new karate belt!

18th- 79F (Q-552) a pleasant day for William and Grace to attend a karate board breaking event.

19th-84F (Q-553) a good day to knock out a few outdoor chores before the cold settles in.

20th- 78F (Q-554) rainy, but seemingly only at karate.

21st - 63F (Q-555) a very cool, and a tiny bit wet start to our great wolf lodge trip!

22nd- 67F (Q-556) cloudy and overcast, but we were not bothered by the temperature at the resort

23rd- 59F (Q-557) cold, wet, rainy. I was glad to be inside and not driving or packing.

24th- 74F (Q-558) very cool morning, but sunny and beautiful. Made for a pleasant trip to the beach after we checked out. It was so pretty we stopped at a roadside park on the way home, and then had dinner at the Cadillac farmer's market!

25th- 63F (Q-556) a chilly day, but pretty.

26th- 75F (Q-557) a chilly start to the day, but a lovely time at the Ren faire with Natalie and Steve.

27th- 81F (Q-558) we were inside most of the morning, but karate in the park this afternoon was delightful!

28th- 73F (Q-559) pleasant enough day, but really cold in the beginning and end.

29th- 74F (Q-560) a nice day; sunny and warm.

30th-  75F (Q-561) chilly morning, pretty, warm day, chilly night.

October

1st- 77F (Q-562) cold morning, lovely day, cold night.

2nd- 73F (Q-563) cool morning, warm enough day, a little bit of rain, cool evening.

3rd- 76F (Q-564) warmed a bit, but the nights are chilly!

4th- 75F (Q-565) warm day, but rain showers off and on.

5th- 70F (Q-566) cool, felt like fall. A few raindrops, cloudy all day.

6th- 74F (Q-567) supposedly, it got up to 74F but my car only read 66F, and it sure didn't feel that warm!

7th-  70F (Q-568) despite being an overcast and rainy day, it felt warmer than yesterday. William still managed to rock his stripe test in a light drizzle. = )

8th- 73F (Q-569) overcast and off and on rain all day. Warm and dry enough for a visit to Dimes with my love, Emily, Grace and Juliet (Alice and William opted to stay home and play video games.)

9th- 77F (Q-570) nice enough to walk around and hunt for Pokemon, and dry enough got Sarah to mow the backyard for me.

10th- 79F (Q-571) yes, 79 beautiful degrees! It was warm enough to sit out and have coffee on the patio with Billy, and warm enough to hang out with some great ladies at Horrocks this afternoon!

11th- 80F (Q-572) another nice day at karate in the park!

12th- 67F (Q-573) fall is here, but I was still raking leaves in short sleeves and not a jacket, so I'll call it a win.

13th-73F (Q-574) a very pleasant day for karate at the park.

14th- 74F (Q-575, I'd like to reiterate at this point that the only aspect of our lives that could be considered quarantining is our highschool regimen) mops and 2(!) Rummage sales! Cloudy morning, rainy afternoon.

15th- 62F  (Q-576) cloudy all day, rain in the afternoon.

16th- 56F (Q-577) today we broke out the heated blanket, and Alice got to spend some time with her friend Willow!

17th- 63F (Q-578) today was chilly in the morning and evening! I had three cups of tea this morning.

18th- 69F (Q-579) sunny, and warmer, but the wind is not messing around.

19th- 73F (Q-580) sunny, chilly, a decent fall day 

20th- 72F (Q-581) sunny day for driving to Detroit to pick up Billy. A little rain blew in once we got back to Lansing.

21st- 69F (Q-582) more drizzle for the farmer's Market.

22nd- 64F (Q-583) feeling cold, frost covered the ground as we left the house today. We got the email that William's karate will now be indoors again. 

23rd- 59F (Q-584) brrrr. Sunny day, but cold air.

24th- 49F (Q-585) cold and foggy morning. Sarah came over and mowed the lawn before the rain hit at 5ish.

25th- 49F (Q-586) cold and rainy all day. We finally put the bikes in the shed for the winter.

26th- 49F (Q-587) cold, but at least today was sunny.

27th- 52F (Q-588) cold, but a grey and drizzly day. 

28th-  61F (Q-589) chilly for sure, but a pretty day for the final farmer's market of the year, and Avia's return!

29th- 56F (Q-590) cold and rainy. Walked up get pizza anyway. A dark drive back from the mops date night at the bowling alley.

30th- 58F (Q-591) a cold day for karate zombie boot camp with Emily and William.

31st - 54F (Q-592) the day started cold and wet warmed up a bit, then more rain blew in, making for a cold & wet trick or treating!

November

1st-  46F (Q-593) too cold to walk to the dentist.

2nd- 43F (Q-594) cold, windy, and we were all sad when Avia left for Oklahoma again.

3rd-41F (Q-595) cold, not windy, and we got a little sun in the afternoon.

4th-44F (Q-596) cold, grey.

5th-49F (Q-597) cold, a little sun this afternoon.

6th- 55F (Q-598) cold, sunny, warm for layering.

7th- 65F (Q-599) chilly morning, but a pleasant afternoon for yard work!

8th- 66F (Q-600) it was chilly for the entire day it seemed. When we went out to look at the clouds, there were none to be seen! Took our basement invading chippunk to Zoey's to live out the rest of it's days.

9th- 55F (Q-601) cold, overcast.

10th- 55F (Q-602) cold, but sunny.

11th- 61F (Q-603) hit the high early in the day, cold and rainy afternoon and evening

12th- 58F (Q-604) so many leaves blowing down in the wind! And it was cold, and rainy!

13th- 40F (Q-605) cold, wet.

14th- 38F (Q-606) first snow of the season, right on top of all the leaves that I hadn't moved out of the way.  It melted in the afternoon, and didn't cause slippery roads, this time.

15th- 48F (Q-607) cold, dreary.

16th- 46F (Q-608) cold, but sunny.

17th- 61F (Q-609) a warm-ish day, rainy afternoon.

18th- 35F (Q-610) a cold, windy, and even snow falling day; though the ground was too warm for it to stick.

19th-42F (Q-611) cold, but sunny and felt much warmer than yesterday without the wind.

20th-  41F (Q-612) cold, sunny, a fun day to celebrate William's birthday with friends.

21st-  49F (Q-613) cold rainy morning, which felt appropriate with the news of my uncle's passing. Sunny, still afternoon, good for prepping Billy's car for the detail tomorrow. Rainy, windy nightfall.

22nd- 37F (Q-614) cold, but sunny. A day full of small inconveniences. ie, had Billy's car detailed, and now the electric adjustment on the driver's seat is no longer working.

23rd- 38F (Q-615) cold, sunny, ballet and karate still on!

24th- 52F (Q-616) cold, sunny, a short wintery day.

25th- 42F (Q-617)  a cold day for Thanksgiving. Also, my disposal picked today to die.

26th- 36F (Q-618) a cold day for disposal repair, and a cold walk to and from dimes.

27th- 31F (Q-619) cold, with an inch or two of snow.

28th- 37F (Q-620) a snowy morning, and combine with yesterday's snow, enough to build a snowman or two.

29th- 39F (Q-621) warm enough to clear the roads and sidewalk, but enough snow left for a new round of snowmen. Despite the sunny day, even more snow came in the evening.

30th- 38F (Q-622) very wet from all the snow melting. Hopefully the roads will clear tomorrow. The kids built another snowman.

December

1st- 42F (Q-623) cold, but warm enough to melt most of the snow.  A good day for Avia to return.

2nd- 48F (Q-624) cold and breezy, warm enough that only the stumps of snowmen remain.

3rd- 39F (Q-625) cold. A little snow in the day.

4th-  43F (Q-626) cold, some sun, some clouds.

5th- 37F (Q-627) cold, windy, wet. The roads are not going to be pleasant in the morning.

6th- 33F (Q-628) the wind was so fierce that we had horizontal snow in the early part of the day! Very cold. Nikolausstiefel has us in the mood for Christmas!

7th- 25F (Q-629) so, so cold. Snow in the afternoon.

8th- 30F (Q-630) cold, and snowy.

9th- 36F (Q-631) cold, but the roads cleared off, and the sidewalks are mostly clear.

10th- 42F (Q-632) cold, rainy in the evening.

11th- 45F (Q-633) windy. So windy. There were tornados across the Midwest, but none locally.

12th - 44F (Q-634) cold, calm compared to yesterday.

13th- 50F (Q-635) cold, but warm enough hot William to make a homemade bow and arrow outside.

14th- 48F (Q-636) cold, but not frigid.

15th- 57F (Q-637) not frigid, but wildly windy.

16th-60F (Q-638) a warm, windy start to the day. But the temperature fell quickly and by nightfall it was back to the 30s.

17th- 39F (Q-639) cold, sunny, even a slight breeze was bone chilling.

18th- 33F (Q-640) cold, unexpected snow on the ground this morning.

19th- 32F (Q-641) still morning, chilly, breezy afternoon. V3

20th- 40F (Q-642) cold, sunny. Beautiful sunset.

21st- 37F (Q-643) cold, overcast, a very short day. Happy that tomorrow we are heading toward longer days!

22nd- 27F (Q-644) cold, so cold. The wind was miserable.

23rd- 36F (Q- 645) cold, a little sun, but mostly cloudy. At least we got above freezing.

24th- 43F (Q-646) cold, but not bad for a brisk walk.

25th- 45F (Q-647) cold, but not too bad for an evening walk.

26th- 37F (Q-648) a cold, cold day, especially for taking down outdoor Christmas decorations.

27th- 43F (Q-649) cold, overnight snow. Most melted away.

28th- 34F (Q-650) not warm enough to melt the ice that remained from the previous snow, before a new wave of snow fell.

29th- 37F (Q-651) warm enough to melt the snow on buildings and clear the roads 

30th- 44F (Q-652) cold, but warm enough for things to melt.

31st- 41F (Q-653) cold, more melting. A(V1)

later days

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