Cool and Wet Pattern to Prevail:
So far this year 62-65% of all the calendar days have brought temperatures that are below normal. The late spring has taxed everyone’s patience, but especially gardeners and farmers.
The temperature in the Twin Cities finally reached 82 degrees F on May 16 this week, the first such reading since last September 17th, a period of 240 days. If you think that seems like a long time, the climate history in the Twin Cities shows that from September 17, 1911 to June 22, 1912 there were no days with temperatures of 82 degrees F or higher, a period of 280 days, 77 percent of a year.
Nocturnal thunderstorms on Wednesday night this week brought a half inch to an inch of rain to portions of southeastern Minnesota. Many were awakened by the thunder and lightning, a precursor to what is expected this coming weekend.
The new seasonal outlook for the USA released on Thursday (May 16) suggests that for our region of the country we will see a cooler and wetter than…
The temperature in the Twin Cities finally reached 82 degrees F on May 16 this week, the first such reading since last September 17th, a period of 240 days. If you think that seems like a long time, the climate history in the Twin Cities shows that from September 17, 1911 to June 22, 1912 there were no days with temperatures of 82 degrees F or higher, a period of 280 days, 77 percent of a year.
Nocturnal thunderstorms on Wednesday night this week brought a half inch to an inch of rain to portions of southeastern Minnesota. Many were awakened by the thunder and lightning, a precursor to what is expected this coming weekend.
The new seasonal outlook for the USA released on Thursday (May 16) suggests that for our region of the country we will see a cooler and wetter than…