by Paul Douglas | Sep 8, 2021 | Weather
Septembers Tend To Be Quiet in Minnesota Ah, September. The biggest weather-related questions are: 1). when will we check out a kaleidoscope of dazzling fall color? and 2). Shorts or jackets? June brides should consider the month of September, when Mother Nature is...
by Paul Douglas | Sep 8, 2021 | Weather
Paul Douglas In Praise Of Our Favorite Teachers We are the sum of the people we’ve met and the experiences we have had. I owe my meteorology career to weather merit badge in the Boy Scouts, a tropical storm that flooded the home I grew up in, and a series of...
by Paul Douglas | Sep 7, 2021 | Weather
Paul Douglas Minnesota May Benefit From Slow Warming A recent study suggests that Vermont is the most “climate-safe” state in the US. That may be so, but I suspect Minnesota will get its fair share of climate refugees in years to come. How so? Californians worried...
by Paul Douglas | Sep 3, 2021 | Weather
MN Drought Eases Slightly From Last WeekUS Drought Monitor Salvaging A Pretty Nice Holiday Weekend I’ve been tracking weather systems for 45 years, but nothing has prepared me for 2021’s dueling weather disasters. Our weather models have consistently underestimated...
by Paul Douglas | Sep 2, 2021 | Weather
Summer of Smoky SunsetsPaul Douglas A Record-Setting Summer for Minnesota Meteorological Summer (June 1 to August 31) was the warmest on record for the Twin Cities, Brainerd and Duluth. Daytime highs weren’t as hot as 1988 but nighttime lows were consistently milder...
by Paul Douglas | Sep 1, 2021 | Weather
Paul Douglas Why September May Offer Year’s Best Weather ”September tries its best to have us forget summer” wrote English philosopher Bernard Williams. I love all the seasons (and the fact that Minnesota HAS 4 seasons) but September is my favorite month of the year....
