by Paul Douglas | Mar 17, 2018 | Blog
March in Minnesota: A Month Like No Other? Welcome to the meteorologically manic month of March. It’s like Mother Nature tried to cram an entire year’s worth of weather into 31 days. Think I’m kidding? Temperatures have ranged from -27F (1948) to 86F...
by Paul Douglas | Mar 16, 2018 | Blog
A Goldilocks Spring? Don’t Count On It On Wednesday I talked about weather and climate trends with RPMG, a company focused on ethanol production across the Midwest. One gentleman raised his hand with a good question. “Paul, what’s your forecast for...
by Paul Douglas | Mar 15, 2018 | Blog
Spring is Coming. Ask the Red-Winged Blackbirds Spring is coming, but confirmation is arriving from sources other than Doppler radar or weather models. According to the Minnesota DNR songs of the first red-winged blackbirds of the season were heard in north Maplewood...
by Paul Douglas | Mar 14, 2018 | Blog
Safest State in the USA? You May Be Surprised I don’t have the answer key – I rarely even know what questions to ask. But that doesn’t stop readers from reaching out. “Paul, what is the safest state in the nation to retire to?” I get this...
by Paul Douglas | Mar 13, 2018 | Blog
What Season Is It? Welcome to the “In Between” The TV show “Stranger Things” on Netflix brought us the Upside Down. Today I’d like you to consider the In Between. You know what I’m talking about. There’s a brief period, maybe...