Bringing In My Plants for the Cold Snap
Yesterday, I brought in all my houseplants because I knew the cold front that came through after the storms on Saturday night would bring extremely chilly nights. They spent the summer on my front porch growing, and now they’re all humongous and ready to head to their winter accommodations.
I keep a grow light in my stepson’s old room, so I put down plastic leaf bags and they spend their winter just being useless houseplants. Good thing I brought them in. It was about 45 degrees when I went outside this morning, and the National Weather Service Paducah office reported that some spots got a little frost overnight.
Here’s When to Expect the First Frost in the Tri-State
When Does Winter Officially Start?
Though the official start of fall was on September 22, the official start of winter this year is December 21. NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, just released its winter predictions, and it looks like we’re in for an interesting season.
What are Winters Usually Like in the Ohio River Valley?
The highest recorded seasonal total is 27.8 inches during the 1977-78 season while the second highest: 26.5 inches in 1976-77. But according to the National Weather Service Paducah office, the average annual snowfall for Evansville, Indiana is about 10.4 inches per year (based on long-term climate normals from 1991–2020)…