We had a mild winter before New Year. After New Year, it
turned to be the coolest winter I ever experienced. The record
cool temperature outside my house was -5 F before the windchill
factor, and probably between -10 to -20 F after conpouding with
the windchill factor. Iciclles are everywhere. The ice in my fish
ponds is now about 12 inch thick with a small eye of breathing
hole underneath bridge,
generated by de-icer, which circulates the warm water from 4 feet
below the surface to a floating device at the surface. Fish
who survive this winter will do very well in the further according
to the Darwin's nature selection law. The good news is - we are
going to have a heat wave next week and the temperature is
likely above teens and possibly near or above freezing.
Updated on 1/31/2004.