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August + September Recap
It’s here. It’s finally here. AUGUST August began with a heat wave, before we returned to “The Pattern,” with short periods of warm and cold, and lots of rain. There was a specially potent cold wave for the 13th through … Continue reading
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The long-overdue July recap is finally here!
We’re already over halfway through August, but I still haven’t done a July recap. Now is finally time. The really big story through the whole month was the pattern. This pattern was pretty much a blocking high is the southern … Continue reading
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Where are the heat waves?
So far this summer, you may have noticed something has been absent that was very prominent over the four last summers, excluding 2022. That would be the long summer heat waves. If we look at the last month and next … Continue reading
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Top 10 weather events of 2024
I’m back on the weather blog! Here’s a special post for the top 10 weather stories of 2024. 10. Early April heat Around the start of April we had a quick heat spell, and we managed to get a very … Continue reading
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The recent heat wave got us a record! How did that happen?
High-pressure system, or anticyclone. Which one do you use? From November 6-9, we had highs of 10.6, 14.3, 15.6, and 7.3. Each was at least a few degrees above average. We even had the very rare 5 degree November low … Continue reading
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October recap – Firsts, lasts, and stats!
I should get “Firsts and Lasts” trademarked. October brought a severely low amount of records – none! That means this is just all firsts and lasts, plus a few other things. Firsts and Lasts: Next up, here some stats: I … Continue reading
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August and September recap: Firsts, lasts, and records
I would have done a recap for only August quite a while ago, but September was a little crowded, so here’s a 2-in-1. Let’s start off with records. Firstly, we got absolutely ZERO records in August. Of course, that would … Continue reading
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