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Day by Day in NW Montana - January 2012
Posted by: bionicdan, 6:54 PM GMT on January 08, 2012 +1
January 2012



January 2012 - Weather Summary
20120101: Partly cloudy to Variably cloudy (that means few clouds were sometimes replaced with lots of clouds) High clouds filtering the sun later in the day. Cooler than the last couple of days. Dry with no rain or snow.
20120102: Mostly Sunny. Cold morning. Mild day at the end when windy conditions brought rising temperatures.
20120103: Variably cloudy and breezy overnight. Warmest overnight. Sunny day with slowly falling temperatures through the afternoon.
20120104: Mostly sunny. Mild with the high reached with rising late day temperatures again.
20120105: Following yesterday's late day temperature rise, a maximum of 50.5 occurred overnight. A variably cloudy day with snow flurries in the air and breezy conditions lowered the temperature to below freezing just as the day ended.
20120106: Partly cloudy overnight Colder with sun filtered by high clouds for most of the day.
20120107: Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy. Snow flurries in the air with just a trace accumulation late in the day. The first accumulating snow for 2012.
20120108: Cloudy with steady to slowly rising temperatures overnight. An overcast layer kept the sun fairly dim for most of the day.
20120109: Mostly sunny and mild. Clouds moved in late evening.
20120110: Mostly cloudy to variably cloudy. Snow pellets and snow accumulation during the afternoon. Partly cloudy at the last animal check.
20120111: Clear and cold overnight. Nice day, but cold again late in the afternoon and evening.
20120112: Mostly sunny day. Some colorful clouds late in the afternoon as the sun was leaving. Clear at the last animal check.
20120113: Partly cloudy overnight. Not as cold as yesterday. Variably cloudy day and Mostly Cloudy late PM.
20120114: Mostly cloudy day. Short bursts of sunshine. Clouds and periods of snow late in the evening.
20120115: Sunny morning. Overcast to Partly Cloudy afternoon. Clear at the last animal check late today.
20120116: Partly cloudy overnight. Mostly cloudy day Cold. Some afternoon snow. Continued cloudy for the evening.
20120117: Cloudy, Windy. Cooler. Snow during the afternoon. Some late day flurries. Mostly cloudy late evening at the animal check.
20120118: Cloudy Snow most of the day Cold
20120119: Cloudy Cold Snow (ended late PM)
20120120: Cloudy Not so cold Light snow flurries in the air late PM
20120121: MCdy AM -rn Vcdy to Sunny Mid day Vcdy aftn PCdy late PM
20120122: Pcdy ovnt Sunny til noon Vcdy aftn Clear late PM
20120123: MCdy ovnt Trace of snow Vcdy early AM Sunny most of the day Clear late PM
20120124: Clear and cold overnight. Morning clouds slid in and stayed most of the day. Late evening snow fell from those clouds.
20120125: Cloudy Snow and rain overnight. Mild. VCdy to MCdy day. PCdy late day.
20120126: Light snow ovnt. VCdy day. Wind. Light snow during the afternoon and evening.
20120127: VCdy ovnt. Light snow ended. VCdy day. Breezy. Colder.
20120128: MCdy with scattered light snow PM. VCdy during the day.
20120129: VCdy with periods of sun. Mild. Wet. Slushy.
20120130: Light rain ovnt. Mild. Vcdy mix day. Some snow pellets.
20120131: VCdy with short periods of sun. Little cooler.

January 23, 2012 - Bright Sun and Bright Snow
Sun Over Fence Line, January 23, 2012. Sunny day with bright sky and snow.

January 22, 2012 - Dogs Walking the Line
Red Dogs Walking, January 22, 2012. Titan, Taffy, and Ginger all in a row.

January 13, 2012 - I was on a run today; And That Ain't No Bull!
That Ain't No Bull, January 13, 2012. One of Carr's cows who is outstanding in her field.

January 12, 2012 - Afternoon Clouds to the Southeast
Streams of Clouds to Southeast, January 12, 2012. Afternoon clouds to the southeast.

January 11, 2012 - Trail Bridge
Bridge on the Trail, January 11, 2012. Snowy bridge on the running trail.

January 11, 2012 - Driveway Tracks in New Snow
Tracks in the Snow, January 11, 2012. Tracks on the driveway.

January 10, 2012 - Day of Clouds and Late Day Snow
Clouds to the Southeast, January 10, 2012. A day of clouds and snow.

January 9, 2012 : Some days, one image just doesn't tell the whole story. So it was for this day.

The Sky this Morning - Slide Show


Animals of the Day - Slide Show


January 8, 2012 - Harm - (Dutch, short form of Herman = Army Man)
Harm - (Dutch = Army Man), January 8, 2012. Harm after walking up to the fence line to get carrot treats.

January 7, 2012 - Ashley Creek I changed my running route today because of the icy conditions on Sherman Road yesterday. Here, Ashley Creek is icy, too, but I didn't need to run on it!
Icy Creek (Ashley Creek), January 7, 2012. Not much snow and the water is still flowing in Ashley Creek.

January 6, 2012 - Icy Sherman Road Running Route
Icy Running Road, January 5, 2012. Sherman Road is icy after mild days melting and refreezing.

January 5, 2012 - Animal of the Day : Taffy Ice Skating
Taffy Ice Skating, January 5, 2012. Taffy walking the pond in pasture four.

January 4, 2012 - Animal of the Day : Tinsel
Tinsel, January 4, 2012. Tinsel helping at the chore trailer.

January 3, 2012 - Animal of the Day : Ginger
<Ginger, January 3, 2012. The animal of the day - Ginger.

January 2, 2012 - Sunrise Chores
Sunrise Chores, January 2, 2012. Patti and Taffy under early day sunburst.

January 1, 2012 - Stump'n the Woods
Stump in the Woods
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Posted by: bionicdan, 8:01 PM GMT on December 03, 2011 +0
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Posted by: bionicdan, 5:06 AM GMT on November 12, 2011 +1
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Day by Day in NW Montana - October 2011
Posted by: bionicdan, 6:10 PM GMT on October 04, 2011 +3
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Day by Day in NW Montana - September 2011
Posted by: bionicdan, 3:38 PM GMT on September 09, 2011 +1
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