Almost all of North Dakota and the northern one-half of Minnesota will have a white Christmas this year. In fact, many of us will record more snow on Christmas day and the day after as two disturbances make their way through the upper-Midwest this weekend. White Christmas’ are almost a guarantee in far Northeastern North… Read more Dreaming of a White Christmas
Tag: Climate
Negative Season
If you look back at all 140 years of weather data for Fargo, the average date for the first below zero temperature is November 28. Today, December 6 was the first negative of this winter. So pretty close to that long-term average date. Fargo almost dropped below zero on Thanksgiving morning with a low of 2… Read more Negative Season
Permanent Cold?
I have been asked several times if the warm temperatures are done for the season. Such questions are always difficult because what does warm mean this time of year? To me, any day above 50 degrees is mild and pleasant during the month of November and once we get to December through February any day… Read more Permanent Cold?
Wet Autumn
With the northwest corner of North Dakota being the exception, almost all other locations have already recorded more rain than the average for the entire autumn season. The autumn season by definition is from September 1 through November 30. In turn, after a drier than average winter, spring and summer, autumn will be the first… Read more Wet Autumn
September Moods
One of the major changes from August to September is precipitation type. Not in the sense of rain to snow, too early for that change, but instead from thunderstorms to just rain. In turn, the precipitation tends to be more widespread with rain amounts also being a bit more uniformed. You will still get spot… Read more September Moods
Perception
Weather statistics can be looked at from many directions. For example, the recent rains have pushed several North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network, or NDAWN, stations to near or even above average for precipitation this summer. If someone was going to look at just the seasonal totals several years from now, would they think this summer… Read more Perception
Early Frost Part 2
Yesterday in this blog, I mentioned at the moment it doesn’t look like a very early freeze will occur this year like we recorded in early September 2020. Looking at the past, such an early freeze is historically unusual, so just playing the odds would favor not recording a freeze as early as the region… Read more Early Frost Part 2
Early Frosts
I am sure that most of you have not forgotten the very early freeze the region experienced in the fall of 2020. September 7 and 8 of 2020 was so cold that it effectively ended the growing season last year. The summer of 2020 was a warm one, meaning plenty of growing degree units, but… Read more Early Frosts
Upgraded Stations
The North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network, usually referenced as NDAWN upgraded three stations in the past couple of weeks. These stations are near Oakes, Robinson and Hazen North Dakota. The upgrades to these stations include soil moisture data, something that has become more important during this dry summer. Plus, those stations will have snow depth… Read more Upgraded Stations
Changes
The tropical Atlantic has been quiet for the past month, but there are disturbances that will probably form into storm shortly if they haven’t already by the time you hear this. That same change in the Atlantic may be a slight adjustment to the overall pattern over the northern hemisphere that may bring better chances… Read more Changes