by Paul Douglas | Oct 31, 2017 | Blog
Halloween? Going As a Giant Goose-bump This Year If the mercury tops out at 35F later today in the Twin Cities, this will will be the 10th coldest Halloween since 1872, and the coldest since 2002. I still consider this a bargain, compared with 1991, when 8 inches of...
by Paul Douglas | Oct 29, 2017 | Blog
Wintry Wonderland Snowfall Analysis Here’s the snowfall analysis since late last week, which shows the heaviest snow from our first winter storm of the season. For some, it was barely a storm, but others had nearly 10″ or more near Lake Superior. Snowiest...
by Paul Douglas | Oct 28, 2017 | Blog
Snowy, Windy Friday The first snowstorm of the year Friday overachieved initial forecasts across portions of northern Minnesota, with a number of locations along the north shore and in the Arrowhead picking up over a half a foot of snow. Here were all the totals over...
by Paul Douglas | Oct 28, 2017 | Blog
A Little Metro Slush – Plowable Snow Up North My back hurts from all the shoveling! Uh huh. A plowable snow was observed up north; a cool half foot for Duluth with up to 10″ for the North Shore. Here in the metro area? A slushy disappointment. It’s...
by Paul Douglas | Oct 27, 2017 | Blog
A Few Slushy Inches on Lawns – Mainly Wet Roads This is how we thin the herd in Minnesota. So, do you REALLY want to live here? Let’s see how your coping skills have evolved. It’s worth remembering we don’t get earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis...