I noticed in December 2012 that the sign at good ol’ Mandan High tends to surrender when it gets really cold outside.  Given the photos I’ve since seen of other people seeing this same temperature on the sign, I think it’s got to be a software glitch.

On a related note, the windchills we’re seeing this weekend would be at least 20 degrees colder under the old formula, which was retired in 2001.  Because of that reformulation we will never see windchill temperatures as cold as we did in the past.  That’s important for two reasons:

1. We NoDaks like our cold weather bragging rights.
2. Don’t let some pointy-headed liberal tell you that Global Warming™ is the reason.
3. Guys like me who say “Back in my day, we really had windchills” aren’t that crazy.

Time to hunker down, recover from my recent robot attack, and throw a pizza in the oven.  Stay safe, everyone!