NOTE: This blog post is pertaining to the below freezing temperatures we had from January 5th to 9th.
Temperatures in Jackson dropped to the freezing mark at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. Today we finally returned to a temperature above 32°F at 9:35 a.m. this morning!
That makes it 5,585 consecutive minutes since we were at or below freezing! (3 days, 21 hours, and 5 minutes)
The last time we had a temperature stay at or below 32°F for that long was from February 14th to 20th in 2015. It was much longer of course - a total of 8,807 consecutive minutes at or below freezing!
When we're below freezing for extended periods of time, we can sometimes have an unusual weather phenomenon called a "cryoseism", better known as a "frost quake", occur. This happens well-below freezing temperatures cause a freeze in water underground. When this water freezes it expands and sometimes cracks when stress in this ice builds up. Some people have likened the sound of this deep underground ice cracking to gunfire, so don't be alarmed if you hear it this week or the next time we have temperatures this cold.
Enjoy the warm up this week, and keep that umbrella handy for the rain tomorrow!
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