All downhill from here

Air temperature 12 F, wind northwest 19 mph gusting to 40 mph, partly cloudy. Windchill -6 F. Temperature was 24 F when I got up. Hibernation day.

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These are the times that try men's heating systems. And women's too . . .

Human sacrifice

There's a guy out walking two dogs around the park. Air temperature 3 F, wind gusting to 30 mph, windchill -18 F.

Boreal critters

Our little red squirrel neighbor is out on the snow in this, gathering sunflower seeds and munching. They're equipped.

Negativity

Air temperature -1 F, windchill -23, got out to the end of the driveway to retrieve our trash bin and brought it back without dying.

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Air temperature -16 F, wind northwest gusting to 38 mph, windchill -41 F.