Yesterday it snowed, but today it is just cold! High 47, Low 24. I may have to dig out my winter gloves. I packed them at the last minute, just in case, not thinking I would ever have to use them. Now they are at the very bottom of one of my bags. It will be like a treasure hunt in my CHU tonight. Who needs reality TV! :-)
This morning there were ice puddles on the way to the shower, the locks on our vehicles were frozen, and we had thick ice on the windows. We couldn't get into our vehicles and even if we were able to get in, we wouldn't be able to see out of the windows (no ice scrapers).
My mom asked if it was unusual for Iraq to get snow. I am deployed during Mosul's rainy season, November-April. Mosul is located in the northern portion of Iraq where it can get cold during the winter months. So snow is definitely possible, but it doesn't really fit the Iraq stereotype, does it? I asked a few of the linguists who have been in country for a while and they said 2004 was the last time it snowed in Mosul. So I guess it is unusual.
Don't take this as me complaining. I'll take a 47 degree high any day compared to an Iraqi 130 degree summer high temp! It is just eye-opening to be experiencing this type of weather in Iraq.
This morning there were ice puddles on the way to the shower, the locks on our vehicles were frozen, and we had thick ice on the windows. We couldn't get into our vehicles and even if we were able to get in, we wouldn't be able to see out of the windows (no ice scrapers).
My mom asked if it was unusual for Iraq to get snow. I am deployed during Mosul's rainy season, November-April. Mosul is located in the northern portion of Iraq where it can get cold during the winter months. So snow is definitely possible, but it doesn't really fit the Iraq stereotype, does it? I asked a few of the linguists who have been in country for a while and they said 2004 was the last time it snowed in Mosul. So I guess it is unusual.
Don't take this as me complaining. I'll take a 47 degree high any day compared to an Iraqi 130 degree summer high temp! It is just eye-opening to be experiencing this type of weather in Iraq.
