Cold Weather Tragedy In Duluth, MN & Hypothermia Related To Extreme Cold
We’ve seen some tremendously cold temperatures lately in sections of the northern United States.  Crane Lake in International Falls, MN, reached to -33° for a morning low yesterday, and was the coldest temperature in the nation.  Park Rapids, MN, was -29° this morning, also the coldest in the nation. This after a recent cold snap [...]
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An Early January for parts of the US (why the temperature of falling snow is more important than “how many inches”)
Not Bitter Some days the weather column just writes itself. Like today. Until further notice I will refrain from using the word “bitter”, after the note I received from Steve Hepokoksi in Maple Grove, MN. “Bitter is a state of mind, and if you keep using the word, soon we all will be. I challenge [...]
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More Cold & More Snow
Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 We’ve had yet ANOTHER round wintry weather across parts of the nation today. Here’s a few pictures/images from this latest blast. Philly picked up more snow today, which is adding on to the already impressive snow tallies this year. Impressive considering that all of last winter we only picked up 8.3″; [...]
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Canada Is Spamming Us Again (travel mess D.C. to Philadelphia to New York City today)
Southern Daydreams Canada is spamming us with more arctic air, and it’s getting harder to mock the snowbirds who flee south every winter. I get regular calls & e-mails from Florida friends, sharing the predicted high temperature for the day. Very thoughtful. I return the favor by sharing coordinates of major hurricanes during the summer [...]
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