Weird Weather

Where's Winter?

The weather this year has been very unusual.

I live in Logan, UT which is near the northern border of the state. It is also at a pretty high elevation. We live in the beautiful cache valley, which is surrounded by tall, jagged mountains. If I remember correctly, the valley is just over
4,500 ft. above sea level. Most winters are bitterly cold, and very snowy.

This time last year, we had a few feet of snow, and the skies were generally very clear. Clear skies contribute to how cold it gets. When there is cloud cover, the clouds hold the heat in closer to the earth, keeping temperatures a little higher. This year, the weirdest part of the weather is the lack of snow. We've had about 3 snow storms total. Most places in the valley, you can't even find snow on the ground. The only place you can find snow is up in the mountains. It has also been a lot warmer than past years, which is the one change that I enjoy a lot. It feels like winter decided to not come this year. It feels like we've just been stuck in this weird place somewhere between the end of fall and beginning of spring.

Taken today:

Almost no snow!

The valley is looking uncharacteristically gray and drab right now.


This photo was taken at about 3:00 this afternoon.
It looks so depressing!

I miss our valley of sunshine and sparkling snow!

Here are some pictures that I took on February 26, 2011.
Almost exactly a year ago.


Lots of snow!


We had a natural phenomenon!