Nearly snow free backyard February 6th.

Spring-like which started the last week of January continued to take place today. After the fog burned off this morning temperatures shot to 46.F here in Downtown Rochester, and ranged in the rest in the area from the upper 30s where the fog remained the longest, to the mid 40s where it was gone first. The warmth has resulted in a complete retreat of the snowcover for the most. You have to got into heavily shaded woods  or north slope neighborhoods to find snow, and in some causes it may still be someone deep, but if you look at the countryside fields and areas that revive alot of sunshine there is no snow left. Officially I will got with a 0.0 for snow on the ground in my backyard.

 Crocus and Daffodils February 6th.

It still seems odd to be talking about this already, but the Spring Bulbs have responded nicely to the warmth, the Crocus are completely leafed out, and would have been blooming if we had more of a string of nice days in a row. The Daffodils are up probably about 3″ high now. I’ve also seen all of the rest of the spring bulbs I planted have started to wake up including the Hyacinths and Tulips. These at this stage should not be harmed by cold temperatures.

Front yard view looking Northwest February 6th.

This is the last of the photos showing the winterless landscape. With all the warm weather making it feel like Spring, it begins to make me wish it was about a month ahead of where we are! Hopfully people got out and enjoyed the warmth becuase we will be cooling off tomorrow to temperatures that are more seasonable for early February, which becuase of how warm its been will feel cold to most.

Highs Today

The highest official temperature recorded was Cannon Falls and Red Wing which both hit 45.F, the coolest numbers were 37 from Winona, which was held under fog/clouds the longest.