" The reference to a wind or weather system, simply "a Chinook", originally meant a warming wind from the ocean into the interior regions of the Pacific Northwest of the USA. A strong Chinook can make snow one foot deep almost vanish in one day. The snow partly melts and partly evaporates in the dry wind. Chinook winds have been observed to raise winter temperature, often from below -4°F to as high as 50-68°F for a few hours or days, then temperatures plummet to their base levels. The greatest recorded temperature change in 24 hours was caused by Chinook winds on January 15, 1972, in Loma, Montana; the temperature rose from -54 to 48°F."
Then there's the cold, fronts that blast us from the North. Like yesterday. We the kids and I went out to do chores it was 38 degrees. But there a thick bank of fog forming to the North and the air was thick with moisture. A couple of minutes later the wind shifted and came rolling in from the North and it was cold! We hurried to feed the calves and by the time the hay was in the bunk it was 21 degrees. We had taken my car down to do chores so the little ones could stay warm. It also has a very handy temperature gauge.
By the time we got to the barn, about 4 minutes later, it was down to 18 degrees. A twenty degree drop in less than ten minutes.
I love how that camo coat is doing it's job in this picture.... Where's my boy?
The fog thickened and the temperature dropped some more.... After supper we were at 11 degrees. Almost a 30 degree drop in about an hour.
This morning we have a lovely 8 degrees and snowing steady in the form of teeny, tiny little snowflakes. The horses were kicking up their heels to stay warm. Well, Fancy Pants was....
I think I'll be staying inside today....after the chores are done of course.
Bye for now,
PB
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