Saturday, February 11, 2006
Freakishly warm in the Midwest for over a month
here is an excerpt from Paul Kocin's blog titled: "Dead as the Dinosaurs"
'Since December 22, the first full day of winter, Bismarck has recorded 36 consecutive days of above-normal temperatures. Of those 36 days, only 2 days have averaged less than 10 degrees above normal. Eleven of those 36 days have averaged more than 20 degrees above normal and the entire period has averaged nearly 18 degrees above normal! What is really unique about this period is its unyielding persistence. Not one of those 36 days was even close to average, let alone legitimately "cold"!'
The full article can be found here: http://www.weather.com/blog/weather/8_8618.html
'Since December 22, the first full day of winter, Bismarck has recorded 36 consecutive days of above-normal temperatures. Of those 36 days, only 2 days have averaged less than 10 degrees above normal. Eleven of those 36 days have averaged more than 20 degrees above normal and the entire period has averaged nearly 18 degrees above normal! What is really unique about this period is its unyielding persistence. Not one of those 36 days was even close to average, let alone legitimately "cold"!'
The full article can be found here: http://www.weather.com/blog/weather/8_8618.html