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22 memes that sum up 'winter' in Tucson

  • Dec 29, 2020
  • Dec 29, 2020 Updated Feb 2, 2022

Monday, Dec. 21 marked the first day of winter — and Tucson hit a high of 79 degrees.

Winter is coming...

Winter is coming...

Socks and flipflops for life

Socks and flipflops for life

Uggs + shorts = UA student's winter attire

Uggs + shorts = UA student's winter attire

Thank goodness for winter electric bills

Thank goodness for winter electric bills

Where's my puffy jacket?

Where's my puffy jacket?

Too cold, too hot

Too cold, too hot

Arizona vs. East Coast

When Arizonans decorate for Christmas...

The 1 time of year people are jealous of AZ temperatures

...

Oh wait...

When you can't really see a difference...

60 degrees?!

When no one wants to hear about our "winter"

*shrugs*

*shrugs again*

Sorry 'bout it

Us, too.

Time to break out the winter clothes!

Except we still need a jacket...

Our favorite winter attire

It's fine. We don't want it anyway...

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