Winter Preparedness Week
This is Winter Preparedness Week (November 14-20, 2010). As I write this, a major winter storm is moving through Minnesota and Wisconsin, so it is never too early to start preparing ...
Record High Sunshine in October
The Illinois State Water Survey has this fascinating press release. October Solar Radiation in Illinois: Record High in 2010, Record Low Last Year 11/9/10 Source: Bob Scott, 217-333-4966, rwscott1@illinois.edu Did ...
Satellite View of Midwestern Storm
NASA has posted low and high resolution satellite photos of the record-setting low-pressure system that rolled through the Midwest last week. They say: The storm that swept across the center ...
October Was Warm and Dry in Illinois
Precipitation For Illinois, the statewide average rainfall for October was 1.4 inches, 1.5 inches below normal or 48 percent of normal. This ranks as the 20th driest October on record ...
Short-Term Weather Lore Holds a Kernel of Truth
Before the Internet, The Weather Channel, and NOAA radios, our ancestors relied on nature to tell its tale of upcoming weather. Moss growing on the south side of trees and ...
