by Paul Douglas | Jan 5, 2019 | Paul Douglas, Weather
January is Missing. Welcome to March-uaryWelcome to “March-uary”! Limited January daylight with Marchlike temperatures. I’m a snow guy – I like a good storm (preferably not during my commute) but yesterday was a salve for the senses. As if Old...
by Paul Douglas | Jan 4, 2019 | Paul Douglas, Weather
January Thaw Lingers Into Most of Next WeekYou won’t be able to do your ‘Nanook of the North’ impersonation anytime soon. Considering we could be gazing out frosted windows at 20 below and snow drifts the size of small, imported automobiles,...
by Paul Douglas | Jan 3, 2019 | Paul Douglas, Weather
Paying a January Weather Tax? Maybe Not This YearIt’s that time of year again, when Minnesotans reluctantly pay a January Weather Tax. Small price to pay for living in Paradise right? At least that’s how I explain it to confused relatives living out...
by Paul Douglas | Jan 2, 2019 | Paul Douglas, Weather
El Nino Warming Signal Showing Up On The MapsI have a sneaky suspicion January will wind up milder than average across Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. An El Nino warming pattern is evolving in the Pacific Ocean, one that tends to keep our steering winds aloft howling...
by Paul Douglas | Jan 1, 2019 | Paul Douglas, Weather
Quick Shot of Arctic Air – January Thaw Coming”Cold! If the thermometer had been an inch longer we’d have frozen to death” Mark Twain quipped. Someone once explained that most of man’s inventions were focused on a singular mission: to...
by Paul Douglas | Dec 22, 2018 | Paul Douglas, Weather
A Wet 2018 – Major Snow Potential Late Next Week2018 was a warmer, wetter than average year for much of Minnesota. Mark Seeley reports 5 locations in southeast Minnesota reported 50 inches of precipitation or more in 2018. Caledonia saw 56.6 inches, a new...
