January 10, 2005

A report from the Institute for Small Numbers

Department of Temperature... As many of you might know, Jennifer and I live on 30 acres in Northwest Washington State. We have been enjoying some unusual weather and tonight promises to be a doozy. Dead clear sky so radiation cooling will be at its maximum. We usually get the coolest temperatures of the night around 5:00AM to 7:00AM (sunrise is around 8:00AM now). It is close to midnight and the temperature is already down to 10 degrees F. Last night, it was down to 17 and the water line from our well suffered a partial freeze. We have one faucet running at a slight flow to keep the line open tonight. The critters are fine (two sheep and two goats -- just checked them in their own barn). To see what the weather is like near Mt. Baker, check this out... Posted by DaveH at January 10, 2005 11:56 PM