The first half of December was quite mild, but ever since there has been more colder than average days than above average days. More of the cold is with us again with the next couple of mornings looking brutally cold. Last week in one of my weather presentations the discussion about frost depth came up. … Read more Cold and Frosty Soils
Category: Ag
Windathon Continues
This region gets very used to strong wind from the north or northwest this time of year. Many farms are situated with trees to the north and west of the house and buildings to protect themselves from that standard wind direction. Today is an example that you can get a strong south wind in the… Read more Windathon Continues
October Mild
If you thought October was a mild month, you would definitely be correct. Although, it did not finish in the Top 10, it was the 12th warmest October on record in Fargo. In Grand Forks it ranked as the 10th and in Bismarck, the 9th warmest on record. Normally, warm October make for great harvest… Read more October Mild
Drier
There was some rain in the region yesterday, but overall, yes it will definitely be cooler for the next several days, but more drying opportunities are also expected. If you missed the rain yesterday, you’ve had several days of dry weather and no big storms are expected on the horizon. That doesn’t necessarily mean zero,… Read more Drier
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
Changes Continue
I’m sure most of you have noticed the change in the weather pattern in recent weeks. I’m not talking about the seasonal change that comes every year that it is cooler, but instead the frequency of precipitation. We seem to have a disturbance or two each week. Each spot gets differing amounts of rain and… Read more Changes Continue
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
La Nina Chatter
If I had a dollar for everyone that asked me about La Nina in the past week, no I wouldn’t be rich, but I would probably have enough to take myself out for a decent meal. In other words, I’ve been asked a couple of dozen times, not a lot, but still enough that what… Read more La Nina Chatter
Switched
If you are a frequent reader of this blog, you know one of my favorite sayings is the old English proverb “there is no debt so surely met, as wet to dry and dry to wet”. There are some portions of the region that have recorded 5 plus inches of rain in the past week… Read more Switched
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