by Paul Douglas | Feb 13, 2019 | Paul Douglas, Weather
Most Snow On The Ground in Nearly 5 Years Don’t like the weather? No problem. Wait a moment – it’ll change. Less than 2 weeks ago I told you that winter snowfall was half of normal in the Twin Cities. It was a snow drought, with brown lawns and...
by Paul Douglas | Feb 12, 2019 | Paul Douglas, Weather
Heaviest Snow Bands Shift East of Town “And another storm is on the way!” Network reporters covering big weather stories often end their TV reports with such an admonition. This month, here in Minnesota, that lazy trope rings true. As of Monday 16.3 inches...
by Paul Douglas | Feb 7, 2019 | Paul Douglas, Weather
Minnesota: Toughest Winters in the USA? Wear it like a badge of honor. A Marvel super power. We should all be wearing capes. According to Thrillist, Minnesota has the worst winters of any state in the union: “All of your good high school hockey players end up...
by Paul Douglas | Feb 6, 2019 | Paul Douglas, Weather
Snow Lovers Have Reason to Cheer! I was delighted to see accumulating snow in Seattle and the suburbs of San Francisco. Why should Minnesotans have all the fun? Last week’s painful polar punch has retreated north. Good riddance. There’s some truthiness to...
by Paul Douglas | Feb 5, 2019 | Paul Douglas, Weather
Couple of Chances for Accumulating Snow What an odd winter. Rain and ice in late December, again yesterday, with a polar vortex sandwiched in-between. Last week brought some of the coldest readings since 1996; all-time low temperature records were set in Illinois. But...
by Paul Douglas | Jan 30, 2019 | Paul Douglas, Weather
Colder Wind Chills Here Than the South Pole? Hey, it only hurts when I breathe. Is the hype warranted? Polar Purgatory. Yukon Death Star. Population thinning cold front. If your heated car seats malfunction, and you go on a hike today, the weather could be very...
