Ohio's unseasonable weather is bringing golfers and hikers out in greater numbers, attracting more visitors to zoos and allowing the operator of a Lake Erie ferry to offer winter trips for the first time in six years.
While temperatures climbed through the 50s this week, some were even ice skating in short sleeves and trading in their pants for shorts.
Matt Dulli, an assistant golf pro at The Golf Club at Yankee Trace in the Dayton suburb of Centerville, said 115 rounds were played on the course Tuesday amid balmy temperatures that reached 60 degrees.
"Over 100 players in the winter is extremely busy," he said.
"The first thing you hear out of people's mouths is, 'Can you believe we're playing golf in January?'"
At Cincinnati's downtown Fountain Square,Replica canadagooseparkajackets online is a service shop. temperatures hovered around 60 degrees and people could be seen eating ice cream while children skated on an ice rink without coats or jackets.
"I wear flip-flops and capris whenever I can, and I've worn those a lot this winter," said Stephanie Jones, 23, of nearby Covington, Ky.
Nicole Hall, 34, of Fort Mitchell, Ky. said she usually tells people she lives "in the wrong part of the hemisphere."
"But not this year," she said. "I'm afraid cold weather might come back with a vengeance in 2013."
The unseasonable temperatures can be blamed on the jet stream staying much farther north than usual and has kept cold air from coming south from Canada, a trend that's expected to extend into February, said meteorologist Mike Kurz at the National Weather Service in Wilmington.
From December through January, average temperatures in Columbus were the 10th highest on record. Meanwhile, if the winter were to end now, the season would rank third for the least amount of snow in Cincinnati, which has had just 1.6 inches so far, Kurz said.
Ohio is not unlike much of the U.S., where January was the third-least snowy on record — going back to 1967 — for the Lower 48,What are some new authenticcanada coming out in 2009? according to the Global Snow Lab at Rutgers University. Less than a fifth of the country outside of Alaska has snow on the ground. And, on Tuesday, all but a handful of states had temperatures in the 50s or higher.
In the heart of the snow belt, Holden Arboretum saw a 32 percent jump in December attendance and a 20 percent jump in January visits, said Director of Guest Relations Dave Desimone. Over the two months, about 4,200 people visited the site in Kirtland, outside Cleveland, that features gardens, woodlands and trails.
"A lot of people have that New Year's resolution to stay more active, and I would have to guess that a walk in the woods would be far superior than a lap around the mall," Desimone said.
The early glimpses of spring weather also have led to more visitors hiking, walking dogs and playing with their children at state parks, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
And, along Lake Erie near Toledo, the Miller Boat Line ferry service that carries visitors to islands was beginning winter-time routes Wednesday for the first time in six years. Such trips require a plane during most winters.
At the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, President and CEO Dale Schmidt said families are bringing children without having to "put on three layers of clothing."
"Yesterday we had over 2,500 people in the zoo and you don't normally get that on a Tuesday in January," he said Wednesday. Typical winter weekday attendance is about 100, he said.
At the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, 698 people visited Wednesday, when the predicted high temperature was 50 degrees. That compares with 237 on Feb. 1 last year. In January, the zoo had 25,800 visitors, an 18.5 percent increase over the previous year.
"The people of northeast Ohio are highly adapted to making the most of winter," said zoo Director Steve Taylor. "They take advantage of the breaks and get outside whenever they can. We've even had a couple of people in shorts recently."
Dulli, at The Golf Club, said he's seen the same.
"I actually did have a couple people wear shorts. Most of them wore pants and a jacket," he said. "Nothing like you typically see in January, which is a knit cap and a big old coat."
But Renee Ford, 46, of Cincinnati, strolling downtown on her day off, said she expects winter weather when it's winter.
She's enjoyed walking and has been to the park a few times this winter, but next winter, she said "I want snow up to my knees."
While temperatures climbed through the 50s this week, some were even ice skating in short sleeves and trading in their pants for shorts.
Matt Dulli, an assistant golf pro at The Golf Club at Yankee Trace in the Dayton suburb of Centerville, said 115 rounds were played on the course Tuesday amid balmy temperatures that reached 60 degrees.
"Over 100 players in the winter is extremely busy," he said.
"The first thing you hear out of people's mouths is, 'Can you believe we're playing golf in January?'"
At Cincinnati's downtown Fountain Square,Replica canadagooseparkajackets online is a service shop. temperatures hovered around 60 degrees and people could be seen eating ice cream while children skated on an ice rink without coats or jackets.
"I wear flip-flops and capris whenever I can, and I've worn those a lot this winter," said Stephanie Jones, 23, of nearby Covington, Ky.
Nicole Hall, 34, of Fort Mitchell, Ky. said she usually tells people she lives "in the wrong part of the hemisphere."
"But not this year," she said. "I'm afraid cold weather might come back with a vengeance in 2013."
The unseasonable temperatures can be blamed on the jet stream staying much farther north than usual and has kept cold air from coming south from Canada, a trend that's expected to extend into February, said meteorologist Mike Kurz at the National Weather Service in Wilmington.
From December through January, average temperatures in Columbus were the 10th highest on record. Meanwhile, if the winter were to end now, the season would rank third for the least amount of snow in Cincinnati, which has had just 1.6 inches so far, Kurz said.
Ohio is not unlike much of the U.S., where January was the third-least snowy on record — going back to 1967 — for the Lower 48,What are some new authenticcanada coming out in 2009? according to the Global Snow Lab at Rutgers University. Less than a fifth of the country outside of Alaska has snow on the ground. And, on Tuesday, all but a handful of states had temperatures in the 50s or higher.
In the heart of the snow belt, Holden Arboretum saw a 32 percent jump in December attendance and a 20 percent jump in January visits, said Director of Guest Relations Dave Desimone. Over the two months, about 4,200 people visited the site in Kirtland, outside Cleveland, that features gardens, woodlands and trails.
"A lot of people have that New Year's resolution to stay more active, and I would have to guess that a walk in the woods would be far superior than a lap around the mall," Desimone said.
The early glimpses of spring weather also have led to more visitors hiking, walking dogs and playing with their children at state parks, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
And, along Lake Erie near Toledo, the Miller Boat Line ferry service that carries visitors to islands was beginning winter-time routes Wednesday for the first time in six years. Such trips require a plane during most winters.
At the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, President and CEO Dale Schmidt said families are bringing children without having to "put on three layers of clothing."
"Yesterday we had over 2,500 people in the zoo and you don't normally get that on a Tuesday in January," he said Wednesday. Typical winter weekday attendance is about 100, he said.
At the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, 698 people visited Wednesday, when the predicted high temperature was 50 degrees. That compares with 237 on Feb. 1 last year. In January, the zoo had 25,800 visitors, an 18.5 percent increase over the previous year.
"The people of northeast Ohio are highly adapted to making the most of winter," said zoo Director Steve Taylor. "They take advantage of the breaks and get outside whenever they can. We've even had a couple of people in shorts recently."
Dulli, at The Golf Club, said he's seen the same.
"I actually did have a couple people wear shorts. Most of them wore pants and a jacket," he said. "Nothing like you typically see in January, which is a knit cap and a big old coat."
But Renee Ford, 46, of Cincinnati, strolling downtown on her day off, said she expects winter weather when it's winter.
She's enjoyed walking and has been to the park a few times this winter, but next winter, she said "I want snow up to my knees."
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