Is this December??

[smoke_jumper]

Ok, I'm sure everyone is thinking the same thing. Last week I was out jigging for stripers and we caught 3 summer fluke. Yesterday we were out in the pines saw two black racers. Now today the spring peepers are starting up in the retention pond. I'm starting to think I slept through winter.

 

[Boyd]

This is a bit more than usual, but warm days in December and early January are pretty common IMO. Look at this from Philadelphia in 2013 for example...

http://phillyclimate.blogspot.com

Dec 21, 2013 - 67 degrees
Dec 22, 2013 - 68 degrees
Dec 23, 2013 - 63 degrees

 

[NJChileHead]

Ok, I'm sure everyone is thinking the same thing. Last week I was out jigging for stripers and we caught 3 summer fluke. Yesterday we were out in the pines saw two black racers. Now today the spring peepers are starting up in the retention pond. I'm starting to think I slept through winter.

Same here. I came home this afternoon to a green lawn and flowering bok choy (by this time the frost would have done a number on it, now it's bolting to seed!). Same here with the peepers too. I heard at least a dozen of them yesterday during a walk. Crazy weather!

 

[smoke_jumper]

This is a bit more than usual, but warm days in December and early January are pretty common IMO. Look at this from Philadelphia in 2013 for example...

http://phillyclimate.blogspot.com

Dec 21, 2013 - 67 degrees
Dec 22, 2013 - 68 degrees
Dec 23, 2013 - 63 degrees

I agree. Just about every year I get a chance to fire up the smoker and enjoy a 60 degree day. It feels like several years in a row it was always around New Year's Day. I've never heard the frogs start up though.

 

[Boyd]

Remember this from February 2012?

https://forums.njpinebarrens.com/threads/wheres-the-snow.7919/page-2#post-94737

Porch thermometer says 70 degrees at 3:00 PM. Outside. February first.

I think you are right about New Years too. My daughter's family always comes to celebrate, and last year is one of the few times it was cold. Seems like more often than not it gets up around 60.

 

[smoke_jumper]

I was driving back from Washington DC on 301 today and almost slammed on the breaks when I saw two cherry trees in full bloom. I told my wife about it and she showed me this. Crazy weather
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...er-but-these-d-c-flowers-could-not-care-less/

 

[46er]

Our daffodillies are waking up. Gonna be chilly tonight and warm again next week

 

[Teegate]

I was hearing on the radio that squirrels were giving birth. I bet they aren't happy about the temperature right now.

 

[RednekF350]

I was hearing on the radio that squirrels were giving birth....

Wow. What kind of speakers do you have ?

 

[Teegate]

Car speakers

 

[46er]

I was hearing on the radio that squirrels were giving birth. I bet they aren't happy about the temperature right now.

The little rodents will do it again in the spring, I call them tree rabbits. They are nice and warm in their tree nests. 31f this morning, feels good.

http://patch.com/new-jersey/berkeley-nj/s/fi1uc/first-n-j-snow-ice-forecasts-released

 

[Boyd]

The squirrels and cherry blossoms aren't gonna be very happy tonight when the temperature drops down to about 23.

 

[46er]

68f at 7am this morning, forecast says up to 72f today

 

[smoke_jumper]

68f at 7am this morning, forecast says up to 72f today

I knew it was warm out last night. I could hear the frogs in the pond.