The Nature of Phenology 1/11/20: January Thaw

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn
Host: Hazel Stark

A January thaw occurs when the outside temperature increases somewhat suddenly compared to the usual temperatures in the surrounding weeks. Depending on how far north you live, this increase in temperature may not actually go above freezing and cause a thaw, but the occurrence holds onto the name “January thaw” nonetheless.

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