The OU Sooners will be playing in the Rose Bowl tomorrow. My family and I will be watching that (and rooting for the Sooners to win!), and I'm hoping to watch the parade before then. At least the football players will have pleasanter weather to play in than we're going to have here! =)

Kathy, I saw your OU Sooners football team in today's :rose: Parade, and their marching band too. The band sang the Oklahoma musical theme song as well. Actress-singer, Shirley Jones starred in that musical!

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Valerie, why, even your fellow Canadian float & marching band too, was in this New Year's Day Tournament of Roses Parade, as well. Guess that they preferred visiting nice 'n' warm sunny California, by appearing in this parade, didn't they?:grinning:

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018!!!

:revolving_hearts: Tammy

Tammy, I have no idea if some Canadians participated in the Parade. No doubt about it, it was a lot warmer there. Those that did participate, where fortunate to be there, as we've been in the arctic freeze, and many outdoor celebrations were scaled down or cancelled. Nothing on TV. Canadian, that we could find. We watched the last few minutes of the ball drop in New York instead.

Happy New Year to you too Tammy, Kathy, Amanda and Everyone.

Valerie

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A “Monster Of A Storm” Could Hit The East Coast Next Week

“The potential for a strong coastal storm system is increasing next week as multiple pieces of energy come together. However, where this system tracks remains highly uncertain and will ultimately determine sensible weather impacts along the East Coast. Subtle changes to the forecast may be the difference between a snowstorm or more Arctic cold and little or no snowfall,” said Ed Vallee, a meteorologist who specializes in Northeast weather. As the New Year’s festivities begin, the increasing threat of a major East Coast snowstorm is possible for the second half of the upcoming week. Recent Weather Channel computer models are in agreement that a surface low-pressure system will develop off the Southeast coast Wednesday, then charge up the coast towards the north-northeast over the western Atlantic Ocean Thursday.

Read more:

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-31/monster-storm-could-hit-east-coast-next-week

A “Monster Of A Storm” Could Hit The East Coast Next Week" (more storms throughout the world too)

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Jan.1, 2018

Storm Eleanor to SMASH UK: Hurricane-force winds will sweep Britain as flood alert issued

A COLOSSAL storm brewing in the Atlantic will unleash hurricane-force winds across Britain from tomorrow.

The entire country is warned to batten down the hatches for torrential downpours and 50 to 80mph gales through tomorrow. Heavy rain threatens widespread flooding sparking warnings to expect travel mayhem through the start of 2018. It is likely forecasters will name the fifth storm of the season today (Tuesday) – Eleanor – following Dylan on New Year’s Eve.

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https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/898717/Storm-Eleanor-UK-weather-warning-flood-alert-hurricane-winds-gales-Met-Office

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Torrential downpour leads to floods in multiple regions

30 millimeters of rain measured in Galilee and Golan Heights Monday, with impressive rainfall in Coastal Plain as well; 15 centimeters of snow accumulated on Hermon's upper slopes, with snowfall expected to last until afternoon; flood warnings in central, northern Israel, Negev.

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https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5064719,00.html

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This is the area where we live in, Southern part of the province Ontario...Toronto Ontario. Brrrrrr, it's freezing! Valerie

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Monday, January 1, 2018, 2:57 PM -2018 is off to a frigid start in southern Ontario as several cities have already smashed record low temperatures.

Extreme cold warnings remain in effect for most of the region, with windchill values near minus 30 expected to persist into Tuesday. (minus -30 degrees Celsius equals minus -22 degrees Fahrenheit in temperature)

Unofficial figures from the Arctic blast show Kingston dropped to a bone-chilling minus 30.9oC, breaking the previous record of minus 21.7oC set in 1968.

A brief reprieve from the extreme cold is expected by midweek ahead of the second wave of Arctic air, which will spill into the Great Lakes region through Thursday, driving daytime highs back into the minus teens for southern Ontario.

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https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/southern-ontario-temperature-records-cold-arctic-air-snow-squalls-gta-lake-huron-georgian-bay-reduced-visibility-lake-effect/92792/

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Monday, January 1, 2018, 10:01 AM -2017 ended on a record-breaking cold note, and while hopes may be high for the start of the new year, temperatures won't be, as another round of bone-chilling Arctic air is set to sweep through eastern Canada in the first week of 2018.

After a brief respite from the worst of the cold through the early part of the week, a vigorous system moving up into Atlantic Canada, combined with a building ridge in the west, will allow another - potentially even colder - shot of Arctic air to rush into eastern Canada by the end of the week.

LOOKING AHEAD: Check back on January 3 for a look ahead at what we can expect for the first month of 2018 and beyond. Will the polar vortex continue to dominate or will we see an extended January thaw?

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/bitter-cold-in-east-second-round-ontario-quebec-new-brunswick-nova-scotia-pei-newfoundland-arctic-blast-polar-vortex/92769/


Celsius (°C)Fahrenheit (°F)

-50 °C -58.0 °F
-40 °C -40.0 °F
-30 °C -22.0 °F
-20 °C -4.0 °F
-10 °C 14.0 °F
-9 °C 15.8 °F
-8 °C 17.6 °F
-7 °C 19.4 °F
-6 °C 21.2 °F
-5 °C 23.0 °F
-4 °C 24.8 °F
-3 °C 26.6 °F
-2 °C 28.4 °F
-1 °C 30.2 °F
0 °C 32.0 °F freezing/melting point of water

https://www.rapidtables.com/convert/temperature/celsius-to-fahrenheit.html