The warmth of this week is going to come to an end today as a cool front passes through with the core of the colder air will be arriving in the next couple of days. This transition will be some areas getting rain today with an even more widespread rain event expected tomorrow. Once the… Read more Cool Begins
Month: September 2017
The September 14 through September 20, 2017 Weather Summary/Outlook
The September 14 through September 20, 2017 Weather Summary/Outlook Temperatures so far this month have been running above average across most of the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network (NDAWN). Much of this is due to the well above normal temperatures of the past few days as the first week of September temperatures were mostly below… Read more The September 14 through September 20, 2017 Weather Summary/Outlook
Frost and Freeze
The words frost and freeze tend to be used interchangeably yet mean different things to meteorologists. A frost by definition is a temperature between 33 and 36 degrees. Because air temperatures are measured between 5 and 6 feet, when temperatures near 36 degrees or colder, temperatures near the surface are usually much colder, meaning some… Read more Frost and Freeze
Summer 2017
The summer of 2017 ranked as the 19th driest on record for the state of North Dakota based on data from the National Centers of Environmental Information (NCEI). The southwestern portion of the state had the lowest ranking as the 7th driest and southeastern north Dakota had the highest ranking as the 36th driest. This past… Read more Summer 2017
Winter is Coming
Because we live in a cold dominated climate, September is the month when the question of what is expected this winter comes up frequently. I have already been asked that question more times than I can remember. Although the winter of 2016-2017 started off cold and snowy, overall, much of North Dakota recorded the 4th… Read more Winter is Coming