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Word of the Day: Wintry blast
So, North America has somehow managed to survive the latest wintry blast.
You may have heard about the frigid temperatures in Toronto, Boston and New York.
Did you know it also snowed in Florida, and alligators were frozen in the ice in North Carolina?
The weather has been enjoyable the past few days here in Wakayama, with daytime highs around 12℃.
Unfortunately, the weather forecast is calling for a wintry blast in the middle of next week, with daytime highs of around 3℃.
It seems that we may get some snow if the conditions are right.
When a location receives a wintry blast, a weather system moves down from the north, which is much colder than usual.
It’s never fun, but I don’t think Wakayama will get down to -40℃ as it did in Windsor, Ontario (Canada).
If it does, I’ll have to move further south. I think Australia may be a not-so-wintry place.
Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
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On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 67.
The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.