by Paul Douglas | Feb 1, 2020 | Paul Douglas, Weather
Milder With a Risk of Seasonal Affective Disorder I identify with people who miss seeing the sun. Me too. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) sends some of us into a dark funk. Friday was the 23rd day this month with cloudy or mostly cloudy conditions. It was the...
by Paul Douglas | Jan 31, 2020 | Paul Douglas, Weather
Why Do We Care What a Groundhog Thinks? Why rely on a groundhog to predict the weather? Duh Paul. A typical rodent doesn’t ask for time off or a raise. Got it. Hundreds of years ago people living in Europe believed animal behavior could predict winter’s...
by Paul Douglas | Jan 30, 2020 | Paul Douglas, Weather
Gray Days Drag On – But Nothing Subzero! Think of this as Seattle with lakes. My oldest son lives in Seattle and complains about a predictable treadmill of gray days. Locals are amazed when the sun does come out. “They still play outside in the rain and...
by Paul Douglas | Jan 29, 2020 | Paul Douglas, Weather
Next 2-5 Days a Far Cry From Last Year At the risk of being trite and cliche (I’m not above that) what a difference a year makes! One year ago today Minnesota was getting punched by the dreaded “Polar Vortex”. Exactly a year ago MSP woke up to -25F,...
by Paul Douglas | Jan 28, 2020 | Paul Douglas, Weather
Another Quiet Week – Big Weekend Thaw Indelicate question: would you rather endure an endless streak of gray, Seattle-like, 30-degree days? Or would you prefer a brilliant blue sky….and 20 below? There is no wrong answer, by the way. I’m impressed by...
by Paul Douglas | Jan 20, 2020 | Paul Douglas, Weather
Hints of Early March Next 1-2 Weeks Like physicians, plumbers and astrophysicists, meteorologists are trained to be analytical. Stick to the data. Don’t let your emotions get in the way of decision-making. Right. Easier said than done. I like a good snowstorm,...
