9/29/2011 10:38 AM
Yes, it is still a drought, and yes this will be another month where the total rainfall is way below normal, and no there is no rain in the forecast, but I do have ...
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9/27/2011 7:00 AM
A caught this tidbit in a column by Linda Robertson on the McClatchy-Tribute wire:
'There was an air of nervousness hovering over Sun Life Stadium before the game, ...
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9/26/2011 7:00 AM
Let us go back to 2007, when there was no exceptional or extreme drought, there was no record snowfall, no record high temperatures or record low temperatures.
Instead, ...
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9/23/2011 10:47 AM
I have some very exciting news to report to you, our faithful fellow weather blog family member.
First, it rained this week! A lot! In fact, it rained more yesterday ...
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9/22/2011 10:12 AM
The National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration released its assessment this week of the Joplin tornado , one of the largest and most deadly single tornadoes in ...
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9/21/2011 7:00 AM
A local weather station once donated a floppy disc with weather games to our classroom (our classroom computer then was an Apple II).
I'd decorate weather maps with ...
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9/20/2011 7:00 AM
It wasn't to college football's benefit, but realignment of the storm clouds brought much-needed rain Saturday night to both Oklahoma and Texas.
First, let's acknowledge ...
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9/19/2011 10:55 AM
Several spots around Oklahoma made some headway in breaking the drought cycle, but it was far from enough to make a big difference.
I was in southern Kansas this ...
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9/17/2011 7:00 AM
Someday, I am going to have a video camera ready with spare batteries when something like this happens.
Until then, please enjoy this short Youtube clip of something ...
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9/16/2011 7:00 AM
Each week, the U.S. Drought Monitor examines our drought conditions and issues a report on Tuesday.
Then, that report becomes public Thursday morning.
Then, ...
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9/15/2011 11:36 AM
In May, the waters of the Pacific Ocean off of the coast of South America began to warm up, thus signaling the end of a particularly rough La Niña cycle.
The phenomenon ...
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9/14/2011 7:00 AM
Before we start today, Saturday's Scene section had some fun at my expense (not really).
As you can see by this article here , available in PDF format here ...
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