My neighbor informed me yesterday morning that I had survived my first true Vermont winter blast. Temps here were almost -20F, but lower by as much as 12 degrees in some of the surrounding areas. Something I didn't remember, when a true arctic blast comes, it is actually colder in lower elevations (what Arkansas people would call hollows) than up in the hills. Guess that is why we were warmer than surrounding areas, if you can tell a difference in -20 and -30.
Despite the cold, the two sub zero days were brilliantly sunny and calm, so the few times I got out with the dogs, get the mail, etc., didn't seem too bad. Even so, moisture froze in my mustache just going out for the mail.
We are returning to seasonal normals or even warmer. Tomorrow is supposed to get above 30.
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