by Paul Douglas | Feb 11, 2018 | Blog
Past Valentine’s Day Weather Early reminder: Valentine’s Day is Wednesday! Taking a look back at past Valentine’s Days, the warmest it has even been on February 14th is 50 back in 1882. We have had a high as cold as -5, though, which occurred back in 1920. The...
by Paul Douglas | Feb 10, 2018 | Blog
Supernaturally Brown Out West – Drought Risk Grows With all due respect to Billy Shakespeare, now really is the winter of our discontent, especially if you’re a snow lover living in Willmar, Marshall or Montevideo. There’s an awful lot of brown out...
by Paul Douglas | Feb 9, 2018 | Blog
A Little Meteorological Perspective on February 9 This will probably wind up being the coldest Minnesota winter in 4 years, since the “Polar Vortex” outbreak of 2013-2014. That was the winter subzero air stalled for week after week, month after month. 53...
by Paul Douglas | Feb 8, 2018 | Blog
What’s an Alberta Clipper and Why Should I Care? “Paul, why are you doing commercials for a barber in Edmonton?” Huh. “All this talk of Alberta Clippers – is this a chain or a franchise?” Let me explain. Alberta Clippers are small,...
by Paul Douglas | Feb 7, 2018 | Blog
Are Minnesota Winters Too Risky for Small Children? Take a bow. Whether you realize it or not YOU are a weather warrior. Most Super Bowl fans were exuberant about the warm welcome they got in Minnesota, but a few poor souls were traumatized by our single-digit highs....
