by Paul Douglas | Oct 1, 2017 | Blog
“Watch the rare and dazzling St. Elmo’s Fire as seen from flight cockpit” “When you’re hurtling through a thunderstorm at thirty-seven thousand feet, a lot of wacky stuff can happen. Of all the crazy things to see though, one of them is rarer and...
by Paul Douglas | Oct 1, 2017 | Blog
“Hurricane Irma Is Going To Cost You Big Bucks On Breakfast” “Imagine living in a world where you’re spending nearly $7 for a gallon of orange juice. That could be the cold, hard reality soon, as Hurricane Irma’s decimation of the orange crop in...
by Paul Douglas | Sep 30, 2017 | Blog
Northern Lights Special WOW! how about this picture from Alex Ganeev from near Duluth, MN!! “On Sept. 27th, a solar wind stream hit Earth’s magnetic field. Flowing from a large hole in the sun’s atmosphere, the stream was fast and potent; by the...
by Paul Douglas | Sep 29, 2017 | Blog
75 F. maximum temperature yesterday in the Twin Cities. 66 F. average high on September 28. 62 F. high on September 28, 2016. September 29, 1876: An abnormally cool day occurs, with a high of 45 in the Twin Cities (normally the high should be 65 this time of year)....
by Paul Douglas | Sep 28, 2017 | Blog
66 F. high yesterday in the Twin Cities. 67 F. average high on September 27. 60 F. maximum temperature on September 27, 2016. September 27, 1983: Late summer-like temperatures arrive in Minnesota with 91 degrees at Montevideo and 90 degrees at Elbow Lake. September...
by Paul Douglas | Sep 27, 2017 | Blog
65 F. high in the Twin Cities Tuesday. 67 F. average high on September 26. 66 F. high on September 26, 2016. September 27, 1942: Minneapolis has a high temperature of only 40 degrees. September 27, 1898: A heat wave produces highs of 91 degrees at Beardsley and 90 at...