Severe Weather

クリスマスも近くなり寒さも本格的になって来ました。先週末は寒いというよりは、痛いと言った方が良い程冷え込んだ。北海道育ちの私でさえびっくりの極寒。最低温度は−２０度F（−２９度C）！！！玄関のドアノブを触ると冷たいのではなく痛い。玄関先で温度を測ってみたら，この通り。この温度計ではここまで（−２０度C）しか測れない。それでも、信じられない温度の低さでした。今週末もまた−１６度Fまで下がるらしいです。外出は当分避けましょう。
As Christmas is coming soon, the weather is really cold. Last weekend, we had severe weather. We felt more pain than cold! Even Kozue, who had grown up in Hokkaido in Japan, was surprised because of such low temperatures. The lowest temperature was -20 degrees Fahrenheit (-29 deg C)!!! When we grabbed the entrance door knob, we felt pain rather than cold. And Kozue measured the temperature at the entrance, and that is shown in the following picture. The lowest temperature this thermometer can measure is about -20 deg Celcius. So actual temperature is lower than that. We have severe weather again this weekend. We are avoiding going outside.

家の中は床暖房なのでぽかぽか。クリスマスツリーを眺めながら週末を過ごします。
We have floor heating, therefore it is really warm. We just stay at home looking at our Christmas tree.
これはブラックフライデーにただでもらった，お猿のオーナメント。
We got this free monkey ornament on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.