8.6 degrees F December 26, 2020

 Crisp and cold 8.6 degrees F this morning December 26, 2020 on the farm.

 We were not expecting single digit temperatures today.

The good news is that the forecast says the temperature will climb above 32 degrees and it will be sunny today so that is helpful with respect to the water drinkers for the animals.

Snow and Cold for Christmas 2020

 We received about 2" of snow on Christmas eve, it was 19 degrees F Christmas morning and the temperature remained below 30 degrees F on Christmas day.

As of about 10 pm on Christmas night the temperature is 12 degrees F, so far the coldest air of the season.

The outside air is still and calm and quiet and cold, the sky is clear with a bright moon and stars, and the snow on the ground is reflecting the natural light and making it easy to see.

I just returned from the barn, the snow / ice is solid and crunchy under foot, I wore my headlight but did not need to turn it on.

It is actually quite pleasant outside.

17 degrees F December 2, 2020

 Coldest temperature of the season, 17.1 degrees F this morning on the farm.

Two days ago on November 30 it snowed for several hours but the temperature was just above freezing, the overnight temp dropped to 30 degrees F and yesterday morning we had about half an inch of snow which has since melted.  It remained cold all day yesterday, below 40 degrees F.

27 degrees F Nov 2, 2020

This morning was the coolest yet for the season, I saw 26.5 degrees F here at about 7am.   Calm, still, clear sky, bright almost full moon overnight, sunny morning.

Frosty morning, 31 degrees F, October 17, 2020

I saw 30.6 degrees F this morning here on the farm.  

Frosty morning, frost on the grass and cars, saw several deer last evening and also this morning, they are loving the clover in the pasture.  The clover leaves turn to face east in the morning and west in the afternoon.  

The water hose was frozen this morning for the first time this season.

37 degrees F October 3, 2020

 First low temps in the 30's of the season, temp reading was 36.9 degrees F this morning on the farm.  Beautiful sky last night, almost a full moon, bright and clear.  Coyotes have been vocal.

43.7 degrees F September 21, 2020

Coolest temperature of the season, 43.7 degrees F this morning, September 21, 2020.  Beautiful clear and starry sky last night.   Beautiful clear sunny morning.

Beautiful weekend, 45 degrees F June 1, 2020

Gorgeous weekend weather, clear night skies, light breeze, lot's of sun.
This morning on the farm it is a delightful 45 degrees F outside, pretty nice for the first day of June, looks like it will be another delightful day :)

Knoxville record low temp 34 degrees F May 10, 2020

Low temp at the farm this morning that I saw was 29.7 degrees F.

Knoxville TN broke a 114 year old record for the low temp for this date, the old record was 37 degrees F, they recorded a low of 34 degrees F in Knoxville today.

Blackberry Winter in East TN May 7 - 9, 2020

Knoxville tied the record low temperature of 37 degrees F on May 7, 2020.
Knoxville tied the record low temperature of 36 degrees F on May 9, 2020.
A 114 year old record low temperature may be broken tomorrow morning.

The low temp this morning on Mount LeConte was 14 degrees F and they picked up 2" of snow overnight.

Here on the farm the low temp on May 7, 2020 was 32 degrees F and vehicles were iced over in the morning.

The low temp on the farm on May 9, 2020 was 30 degrees F, another frosty morning.

Last week I admired some of the wild blackberry canes that are growing here on the farm, some floricanes have pretty little white flower blossoms that will become blackberries, and now we have frost and freeze warnings, and therefore it is a blackberry winter.

Rain, Flooding, Emory River April 13, 2020

On February 16, 2020 the Emory river gauge in Oakdale reached 33.88 feet which is the highest level in many years and the highest since we moved to the farm in Oakdale.

Heavy rains yesterday (Easter Sunday) and overnight caused the Emory river water gauge level in Oakdale to go from 4.4 feet yesterday to 31.34 feet at 5:15 am today.

Riverfront park is flooded again, Oakdale is flooded again, the bridge on Clifty Creek road is completely underwater. 

27 degrees F April 11, 2020

Frosty morning with low temp of 27 degrees F here on April 11, 2020.
Yesterday morning was in the 30's, we have a few more lows in the 30's forecast in the next 7 days.
Dogwood trees have just popped, beautiful white dogwood blossoms can be seen in all directions.

Pigeons wearing MAGA hats in Las Vegas!

The subject line says it all, I am not making this up!  

 

Link to Fox news story and youtube video below, enjoy.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/group-protests-dem-debate-by-unleashing-pigeons-wearing-maga-hats

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=57&v=mikTBDgnxg4&feature=emb_title

Rain, floods, high Emory river water levels

This is a late post, last week on Thursday at 12:45 pm the USGS water gage in the Emory river in Oakdale TN measured a water level of 33.88 feet, flood stage is 27 feet, earlier that morning the river water level was just 5 feet.
This was the highest we have seen the Emory since we moved to the farm.
Our road to town was under water and closed, many other roads were closed, and several school systems closed.

17 degrees F February 15, 2020, breaking up ice

Frosty 17 degrees F this morning, I used a hatchet to break up ice on several animal water drinkers.

15 degrees F January 22, 2020

Morning low temp was 15 degrees F (I saw 14.9 degrees F).
Gorgeous clear cold bright star filled sky last night.