[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I went out to get the mail yesterday and thought that it was incredibly cold. I was thinking that it must be 40 degrees or lower. I got home and checked the outdoor thermometer and saw that it was 61.

Been here eight years and can't stand it when it gets below 75.

[asianthree]

Up north 40 means a lightweight jacket. Anything above 50 is summer

[Two Bills]

Stuck at home in UK. instead of TV.

Freezing, and with central heating set on max.

61 would be a heatwave here!!

[Bay Kid]

I am with you. Anything below 75 is freezing!

[Michigan Farmer]

I realized I was a Floridaian about ten years ago on my first trip through The Villages. I left central Michigan, drove straight through, and the outdoor thermometer in my car went up 99 degrees. True story.

[John_W]

Back in Maryland we usually stopped golfing in late October or early November, most times it snowed on Thanksgiving. I remember my last year, I moved here in June 2011 and that year, the day after New Year's January 2, 2011 I played golf. When I got to the course it was biggest crowd I had ever seen, bigger than in the summer. The parking lot was packed and the golf pro was running around like a chicken. It was suppose to 50 today in the Baltimore area.

When I got to the pro shop the pro was collecting money, then ten minutes later I was my car putting my shoes on and the pro drove up in a cart and said, this is your cart, your group is on the tee, I couldn't believe I was going off so quick. He was doing everything himself at golf course that day. I guess normally they have only a few golfers and he runs the whole show, this day there was a big wait, so being a single really paid off. My usual golfing partner didn't want to play.

I looked back at the weather that day when I teed off and we thought it was balmy.

Sunday, January 2, 2011, 12:00 pm — 6:00 pm Baltimore, MD

46 / 46 °F
More clouds than sun.
Humidity:53%
Barometer:29.96 "Hg
NW Wind:8.078 mph

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by John_W

Back in Maryland we usually stopped golfing in late October or early November, most times it snowed on Thanksgiving. I remember my last year, I moved here in June 2011 and that year, the day after New Year's January 2, 2011 I played golf. When I got to the course it was biggest crowd I had ever seen, bigger than in the summer. The parking lot was packed and the golf pro was running around like a chicken. It was suppose to 50 today in the Baltimore area.

When I got to the pro shop the pro was collecting money, then ten minutes later I was my car putting my shoes on and the pro drove up in a cart and said, this is your cart, your group is on the tee, I couldn't believe I was going off so quick. He was doing everything himself at golf course that day. I guess normally they have only a few golfers and he runs the whole show, this day there was a big wait, so being a single really paid off. My usual golfing partner didn't want to play.

I looked back at the weather that day when I teed off and we thought it was balmy.

Sunday, January 2, 2011, 12:00 pm — 6:00 pm Baltimore, MD

46 / 46 °F
More clouds than sun.
Humidity:53%
Barometer:29.96 "Hg
NW Wind:8.078 mph

I am stuck up north in Westerm, MA until after the holidays. I played golf last Thursday to get in a December round and extend my very long streak of at least one round per month spanning several years, which is a difficult feat when not full time in Florida. It was the best day in the long term forecast, 28 degrees out when I got up and it got to the high 40’s in the afternoon for a short time before the sun started to disappear. This time of the year it gets too dark to golf by about 4:20 and frost delays usually last until at least 9:30. That leaves only about two hours and fifteen minutes of t times one can get in a round before dark. I called every course in a 40 mile radius of our home before getting a time, and only got that because someone called in and cancelled. We had to golf with hand and toe warmers to get us through the round. This AM when I got up it was 21 degrees and the ground is now covered with snow, so no more golf until New Years in The Villages. Can’t wait to get the Holidays in the rear view mirror and start the long drive south. I will be the idiot driving around in my golf cart with shorts and a T shirt in January : )

[EviesGP]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

I went out to get the mail yesterday and thought that it was incredibly cold. I was thinking that it must be 40 degrees or lower. I got home and checked the outdoor thermometer and saw that it was 61.

Been here eight years and can't stand it when it gets below 75.

That's what I call my wife(who was born and raised at the Canadian border in Maine), and has only been here 2 years. If it gets below 75, she contemplates wearing sleeves and pants. Cheers!

[Paper1]

Originally Posted by EviesGP

That's what I call my wife(who was born and raised at the Canadian border in Maine), and has only been here 2 years. If it gets below 75, she contemplates wearing sleeves and pants. Cheers!

I'm from Maine also and agree with your wife.

[EdFNJ]

We "arrived" here late at night on January 7th 2017 after traveling through and outrunning a major snow storm that followed us from N Carolina through Georgia to begin the rest of our lives. On January 8th we woke up for our usual walk at around 7AM in our temporary rental in Nucky's world and it was 31 degrees and the sprinkler water was frozen on the driveway. I immediately requested a refund for the rest of our lives but it was an AS-IS final sale so we're still here. It was 17 degrees in NJ that same day so it was a little bit better here.

[Polar Bear]

I canceled my golf game today. It was sub-40 when I first went outside. Tee time temps were supposed to be mid-40's or so. That's pretty cold. But I played high school and college golf in Ohio. We had to finish our seasons by April or so, so we got used to playing in some really nasty, cold weather. But now I can't stand to play sub-60...in spite of my ToTV name. LOL!! So I guess I'm officially a Floridian.

[Stu from NYC]

So its not just me.

Grew up in NYC where 40 degrees was wear a light jacket and spend the day outside weather.

Been walking 1/2 mile each morning to get the mail from previous day and than go home and have breakfast.

Now have breakfast and wait for weather to warm up before venturing outside.

This morning had some early errands and actually wore a down jacket.

who would have thought. And we are only here 10 months

[ureout]

I agree, I've been here almost 19 yrs from the Syracuse area and if it wasn't for TV I'd definitely move farther south.. winter hear sucksss brrrrr....lol

[buzzy]

Moved from NY to West Palm Beach in 1995. For the first few years I went swimming at the beach on Christmas Day.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

I went out to get the mail yesterday and thought that it was incredibly cold. I was thinking that it must be 40 degrees or lower. I got home and checked the outdoor thermometer and saw that it was 61.

Been here eight years and can't stand it when it gets below 75.

When I was kid in Northwest Missouri 61 swimming weather! Now I expect the pool to heated if down to 61.