Well, not completely. There are still hills of snow left by plows. But, they were mountains previously. Now they're back down to normal human height and will further diminish tomorrow and Saturday as well. But for the most part, our snow is 90-95% gone locally.
We managed to break the record high temperature for this day locally by about 5°F. It was 74°F at its best today. Yes, yes, we all know it's wrong for New York and every other place along the eastern seaboard north of Florida, and it fed the wave of spring fever that normally starts to develop this time of year, anyway. It's also feeding allergies, colds, etc.
I am not unaffected psychologically by this weather. Like so many others, blue skies and warm days bring out the happy "ahhh" in all of us. I can't help but enjoy not having to bundle up so I won't freeze going out to my car to start it in the morning, and to not hear my furnace come on is silent music to my ears.
However, I warn again, don't get used to it. The return to normal for this time of year temperatures is coming. It may not stick around that long, but arctic air and winter weather is still out there with our names on it. Just because it feels like spring doesn't mean that Pennsylvania woodchuck, Punxsutawney Phil, was entirely wrong.
Only 25 days until Spring.
(Yeah, yeah, I know - I missed a day)
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