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Discussing our weather and climate

Weather is a constant conversation with climate. Each day, a new entry is made and the average or normal changes. Climate is the long term summary and average of our daily weather. Climate is what we expect when we talk about normal and average, but weather is what we get.In reality, a big ...

Predicting blizzards has come a long way

After weeks of cold frigid weather January 12, 1888, started off on the mild side. Warm air was moving northward across the Dakota-Nebraska prairie chasing away the cold air that had lingered way too long. The nice mild morning prompted children leaving for their walk to school to shed some of ...

It’s getting warm out there

Last week a new record warm temperature was recorded in a place we usually associate with snow, ice, penguins and cold temperatures. Hope Bay, on the Trinity Peninsula, a part of the continent of Antarctica recorded an all- time warm temperature of 65 degrees. Scientists have also found record ...

So what happened to winter?

After temperatures rose into the 70s last month, the first week of February has recorded some additional mild readings in the 50s and 60s; and the coming forecasts want to keep our weather on the mild side. The Climate Prediction Center is keeping both temperatures and rainfall above average ...

Anticipating Phil’s upcoming forecast

Winters attempted comeback in January just never lived up to expectations. It did get down to a low of 10 degrees one morning and 5 degrees was reported in the mountains; but this is January in Southwestern Pennsylvania and one must ask where was the cold air hiding?Turns out, the cold air this ...

Revising the Tamiami Trail

My first encounter with the Tamiami Trail was in 1963. President Kennedy had just been shot and killed. It happened while I was on my way to Florida delivering an old 1956 Chevrolet from Pittsburgh to Miami.During the early 1960s, thousands of 1950s vintage cars were bought up from cities in ...