At what point do we sit winter down and talk about its erratic behavior?
The blue bars are the temperature spans for each day this winter.
The blue bars are the temperature spans for each day this winter.
Check out this graph from the National Weather Service Albany office of temperatures this winter. That recent swing is remarkable -- from a record low (-13) over the weekend all the way up to an almost-record high Tuesday (56).
Also, if you look toward the left end of the graph, you'll notice the unusually warm December.
Winter just hasn't been itself.
By the way: If you're a local weather nerd, it's worth following the NWS Albany Facebook page. The office posts all sorts of interesting local weather bits there.
... said KGB about Drawing: What's something that brought you joy this year?