Posted: June 13, 2018 Filed under: Climate Fraud, Climate History, Climate science, Climatism, Data Tampering, Gavin Schmidt, NASA, Pseudo-Science, The Sun | Tags: Bogus Climate Consensus, Carbon Dioxide, carbon dioxide emissions, Climate Change, climate fraud, Climatism, Data Tampering, Earth Sciences, Fraud, Gavin Schmidt, Global Warming, James Hansen, Jim Bridenstine, nasa, nature, Rewriting History, Scientific Fraud, The Sun
“HE who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” – George Orwell
BEFORE NASA climate was completely captured by the radical environmental movement and grant-gleefully sold their soul to the widely debunked “97% of scientists believe that CO2 is the climate control knob” groupthink-consensus-virus, they knew perfectly well that the sun controlled Earth’s climate.
AND, before the new-NASA-activists rewrote climate ‘science’, the National Aeronautics Space Agency boldly (and correctly) noted that “Other important forcings of Earth’s climate system” such as “clouds, airborne particulate matter, and surface brightness [have] the capacity to exceed the warming influence of greenhouse gases and cause our world to cool.”
FROM the above NASA article that disappeared around 2010 :
WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY FORCINGS OF THE EARTH SYSTEM?
The Sun is the primary forcing of Earth’s climate system. Sunlight warms our world. Sunlight drives atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns. Sunlight powers the process of photosynthesis that plants need to grow. Sunlight causes convection which carries warmth and water vapor up into the sky where clouds form and bring rain. In short, the Sun drives almost every aspect of our world’s climate system and makes possible life as we know it.
Earth’s orbit around and orientation toward the Sun change over spans of many thousands of years. In turn, these changing “orbital mechanics” force climate to change because they change where and how much sunlight reaches Earth. Thus, changing Earth’s exposure to sunlight forces climate to change. According to scientists’ models of Earth’s orbit and orientation toward the Sun indicate that our world should be just beginning to enter a new period of cooling — perhaps the next ice age.
However, a new force for change has arisen: humans. After the industrial revolution, humans introduced increasing amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and changed the surface of the landscape to an extent great enough to influence climate on local and global scales. By driving up carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere (by about 30 percent), humans have increased its capacity to trap warmth near the surface.
Other important forcings of Earth’s climate system include such “variables” as clouds, airborne particulate matter, and surface brightness. Each of these varying features of Earth’s environment has the capacity to exceed the warming influence of greenhouse gases and cause our world to cool. For example, increased cloudiness would give more shade to the surface while reflecting more sunlight back to space. Increased airborne particles (or “aerosols”) would scatter and reflect more sunlight back to space, thereby cooling the surface. Major volcanic eruptions (such as that of Mt. Pinatubo in 1992) can inject so much aerosol into the atmosphere that, as it spreads around the globe, it reduces sunlight and cause Earth to cool. Likewise, increasing the surface area of highly reflective surface types, such as ice sheets, reflects greater amounts of sunlight back to space and causes Earth to cool.
Scientists are using NASA satellites to monitor all of the aforementioned forcings of Earth’s climate system to better understand how they are changing over time, and how any changes in them affect climate.
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Posted: May 30, 2018 Filed under: Alarmism uncovered, Climate Alarmism, Climate Change, Climate History, Climate science, Climatism, CLIMATISM TOP 10 ALARMIST MYTHS, COP21, Data Tampering, Empirical Evidence, Government Grants/Funding, Govt Climate Agenda, IPCC, NASA, NOAA, Pacific Island Nations, Satellite Data, Scientific Fraud, Sea Level Rise | Tags: Acceleration, Alarmism, Climate Change, Climate Change Alarmism, Climate science, Data Fraud, Data Tampering, Fake News, Gavin Schmidt, Global Warming, Mainstream media, nasa, NOAA, Oceans, Science and Environment, Scientific Fraud, sea level rise, SLR, Tom Karl
“CLIMATE alarmism is a gigantic fraud: it only survives by suppressing dissent and by spending tens of billions of dollars of public money every year on pseudo-scientific propaganda.” – Leo Goldstein
CLIMATISM TOP 10 ALARMIST MYTHS – Intro
EXCESSIVE or exaggerated alarm about a real or imagined threat is fundamental in driving the human CO2-induced
global warming climate change narrative.
THE most popular climatic and weather-related events, as marketed by the Climate Crisis Industry, fall well within the bounds of natural variability. So, in order for such events to make the headlines, attract taxpayer funding for ‘research’, and advance the misanthropic, man-made climate change agenda, they must be accompanied by inflated language, an urgent tone, imagery of doom, and in many cases, fraudulent data.
IN this series we take an objective/sceptical look at ten of the more popular metrics used by warming alarmists to push the CAGW (catastrophic anthropogenic global warming) narrative, testing the veracity of the all-too-often wild and alarmist claims associated with each…
#2. SEA LEVEL RISE
“THE Seas Are Rising”! You’ve read it, seen it and heard about it just about everywhere in conjunction with the climate change debate. However, the very statement “rising sea levels” is deceptive from the start.
SEA-levels both rise and fall depending on where you are on the planet. Absolute sea-level varies from negative to positive to stable depending on a range of regional factors including: local vertical land motion, land use, salinity, regional ocean circulations, ocean heat content and tidal variations…
Mean Sea Level Trend
040-081 Narvik, Norway
Mean Sea Level Trend
050-141 Stockholm, Sweden
Mean Sea Level Trend
Relative Sea Level Trend
The Battery, New York
Relative Sea Level Trend
Le Havre, France
REMEMBER the “sinking” Pacific Island nations…
THE climate-theory-obsessed mainstream media has gleefully pawned the emotional link between climate change and ‘sinking’ tropical islands to push their man-made global warming agenda…
“The tiny pacific island nation of Tuvalu looks set to become a victim of global warming, with the entire country predicted to be washed away in 50 years.” (BBC 2002)
TUVALU’s plight even formed part of the basis for arguably the most hysterical fake news claim in the history of climate alarmism: the UN’s prediction that by the end of 2010, climate change would have created “50 million environmental refugees”!
CLIMATISM, along with the climate
sceptic “denier” community have been citing actual scientific data and empirical observations that have consistently contradicted the hysterical claims made by the mainstream media of “drowning island nations” for years…
Relative Sea Level Trend
Funafati B, Tuvalu
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Posted: February 9, 2018 Filed under: Alarmism Debunked, Alarmism uncovered, Alarmist media, Carbon Dioxide, Climatism, Dud predictions, Eco-Activists, Empirical Evidence, Extreme Weather, Fact Check, Global Cooling, Global Temperature, Green Agenda, Propaganda, Pseudo-Science | Tags: 2018 Winter Olympics, Alarmism, Atmosphere Cancer, Climate alarmism, Climate Change, Climatism, Data Tampering, global cooling, Global Temperature, Global Warming, Global Weirding, nature, science, Science and Environment, Temperature Data Fraud
Niagara Falls frozen | USA Today
RENOWNED marketing expert Seth Godin suggested in a recent interview with Business Insider that “Atmosphere Cancer” would be a far more engaging term to promote climate action, than “Global Warming” or “Climate Change”…
The solution to global warming then, in Godin’s playbook, comes down to simple storytelling. Instead of “letting scientists poorly tell a story with lots of qualifiers in it”, Godin says, storytellers should craft a message that resonates on a personal level.
Seth Godin on stage at Nordic Business Forum 2018.
Seth Godin: Here’s why storytelling solves global warming – Business Insider Nordic
ASSUMING that Godin’s insensitive term “atmosphere cancer” refers to the warming effect that human carbon dioxide emissions purportedly have on the atmosphere, let’s see what stage Godin’s cancer is at in the era of the propagandised “Hottest Year Evah“…
SNOW IN THE SAHARA DESERT FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW
FOR the second time in two years, winter has come once again to the dunes. In some parts of the Sahara, the snow was as deep as 15 inches. Prior to that, the Sahara had not seen snow since 1979 during the years of the “global cooling” scare.
More : Sahara desert blanketed with snow for second time this year after decades without even a flake | Mirror Online
FIRST SNOW IN 50 YEARS HITS SOUTHERN MOROCCO
More : Amid a warming planet, snow falls in Southern Morocco – first time in 50 years | Watts Up With That?
RECORD SNOWFALL HITS MOSCOW
MOSCOW saw more than half its average monthly snowfall in the space of 24 hours with 17 inches blanketing the capital by Sunday morning. At least one man was killed, several injured and about 2000 trees collapsed due to the heaviest snowfall in Moscow since the beginning of the weather records, said meteorologists.
More : SNOWFALL Will Become “A Very Rare And Exciting Event…” | Climatism
DAVOS ECONOMIC / GLOBAL WARMING SUMMIT – 6 FEET OF SNOW IN 6 DAYS
Scientists Get Buried In Snow At Davos While Lecturing On Global Warming
Scientists have once again set up a mock Arctic base camp to educate world leaders about man-made global warming at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Climate scientists hope their mock camp illustrates how global warming could impact the Arctic, but the “Gore effect” may make it harder to get the message across. Davos has seen frigid temperatures along with about six feet of snow in the last six days.
Climate Scientists Buried In Snow | The Daily Caller
EIFFEL TOWER CLOSED AS “EXCEPTIONAL” HEAVY SNOWFALL BLANKETS PARIS
TOPSHOT – Children play in the snow covered Champ de Mars near the Eiffel tower, on February 7, 2018 in Paris, following heavy snowfall. Exceptionally heavy snowfall brought public transport in Paris and surrounding regions to a near halt on February 7, spelling misery for commuters after hundreds were forced to abandon their cars to sleep in emergency shelters overnight. / AFP / Thomas SAMSON
Eiffel Tower closed for 3rd day in a row
Eiffel Tower closed
People walk through the snow covered alley of the Champ de Mars following heavy snowfall in Paris, on February 7, 2018 near the Eiffel tower. Exceptionally heavy snowfall brought public transport in Paris and surrounding regions to a near halt on February 7, spelling misery for commuters after hundreds were forced to abandon their cars to sleep in emergency shelters overnight. / AFP PHOTO / Thomas SAMSON (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images)
SNOW in Paris has closed the Eiffel Tower after six inches fell overnight and temperatures fell as low as -10C with adverse weather spreads across France and the UK.
The iconic French landmark has been closed for all visitors since Tuesday as the government struggles to cope with the “exceptional” situation.
A spokesperson for the Interior Ministry said: “2,500 police, firefighters, gendarmes SNCF and RATP staff are mobilised around the Île-de-France region to get things back to normal as soon as possible.”
Heavy snow is very unusual in Paris, when there is snow, it is usually a dusting.
Snow in Paris: Eiffel Tower closed as weather freezes France today | World | News | Express.co.uk
COLDEST US TEMPS ON RECORD
Women take a selfie in front of a frozen fountain in Bryant Park, Manhattan
Temperatures plummet to -37C as US is hit by record Arctic freeze
Temperatures have plummeted to -37C as the US Midwest and Northeast is hit by a record Arctic blast.
Cold weather records were set from Arkansas to Maine on Thursday and the freezing air is expected to last through the weekend and reach as far south as Texas and the Florida Panhandle.
In New Hampshire, the cold set a record for the day of -37C on Mount Washington.
An investigation has been launched by the humane society after a dog was found “frozen solid” on the porch of a home in Toledo, Ohio.
Temperatures plummet to -37C as US is hit by record Arctic freeze | SKY News
It’s so cold in the US that sharks are freezing to death
In Massachusetts, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy found three thresher sharks washed up in Cape Cod, “stranded due to cold shock,” which can cause cardiac arrest in animals.
The conservancy collected tissue samples from the sharks that will be examined “once they thaw.”
“We hauled the shark off the beach and it is currently thawing at NOAA Fisheries Service to be dissected later,” the group wrote on Facebookabout the latest shark discovery. “A true sharkcicle!”
NIAGARA FALLS FROZEN OVER
A couple looks out over the partially frozen American side of the Niagara Falls during sub-freezing temperatures in Niagara Falls, Ontario March 3, 2014. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA – Tags: ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL SOCIETY) ORG XMIT: MDB14
Visitors take photographs at the brink of the Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, as cold weather continues through much of the province on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. (Aaron Lynett/The Canadian Press via AP)
Temperatures across the province dropped to record lows last month, as frigid air continues to hover over the region for longer than expected.
Global News meteorologist Ross Hull explained that 2018 has been the coldest Jan. 1 on record in the Niagara Falls area, with temperatures dipping below -26 C.
“That is well below average, considering the normal overnight/morning low should be closer to -7 C,” Hull said. “The high temperature on New Year’s Eve was also well below average with a daytime high close to -15 C.”
Niagara Falls’ breathtaking winter views are the upside of this extreme cold | Globalnews.ca
More : Niagara Falls frozen, covered in ice seen in stunning images | USA Today
ALLIGATORS SEEN FROZEN IN NORTH CAROLINA
Alligators seen frozen in North Carolina pond with snouts above water to survive record low temperatures
Those visiting frozen swamps in North Carolina a few days ago would have seen a very strange sight – alligator snouts poking out of the icy ponds, with their bodies frozen below.
Although the creatures were as still as if they were dead, experts have assured the public that this is simply how alligators survive in unexpectedly cold weather.
A “bomb cyclone” hit the East Coast of the US last week, dumping snow as far south as Florida, and causing usually relatively warm and humid swamps to face icy temperatures.
Alligators seen frozen in North Carolina pond with snouts above water to survive record low temperatures | The Telegraph
More : It’s so cold in the US that alligators are poking their snouts through ice to survive | ABC News
FROZEN FLORIDA IGUANAS
In Florida, iguanas are freezing and falling out of trees
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It’s so cold in Florida that iguanas are falling from their perches in suburban trees.
Temperatures dipped below 40 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Celsius) early Thursday in parts of South Florida, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.
That’s chilly enough to immobilize green iguanas common in Miami’s suburbs.
In Florida, iguanas are freezing and falling out of trees | USA Today
More : Fish frozen to death in South Korea – Ice Age Now
FROZEN CROPS IN SPAIN – EU FOOD SHORTAGE
Frozen crops mean salad days are over
A drought and cold weather in southern Spain have caused lettuce yields to fall by a quarterFRANCISCO BONILLA/REUTERS
Britain could be heading for a salad crisis after a cold snap in the Spanish region that produces iceberg lettuces, industry experts have warned.
The freeze in southern Spain has caused crops to fail and wholesale prices to soar. Importers are trying to secure alternative sources but there may not be enough to avoid shortages at supermarkets.
Last year bad weather affected a variety of winter and summer vegetables, leading to empty shelves in British supermarkets.
This year the cold snap has hit the Spanish regions of Almeria, Murcia and Alicante, where much of Britain’s imported icebergs, broccoli and artichokes come from. Yields for all three crops are down by about 25 per cent.
Frozen crops mean salad days are over | News | The Times
THERMOMETER BREAKS AFTER RECORDING -62C
Temperatures have become so cold in the Siberian region of Yakutia that people’s eyelashes have started to freeze when they venture outside CREDIT: INSTAGRAM/@ANASTASIAGAV
Thermometer in world’s coldest village breaks as temperatures plunge to -62C
The thermometer in a remote Siberian village known as the coldest inhabited place on earth has broken as temperatures plunged to near-record depths.
The public device, which was installed in Oymyakon as a tourist attraction, recorded -62C, before malfunctioning this week.
Meanwhile the Siberian Times reports that some locals had readings as low as -67C – in touching distance of the record -67.7C, which was logged in the village in February 1933.
Yet it is still some way off the coldest temperature ever recorded on the planet, which was -94.7C captured by a NASA satellite in east Antarctica in 2013.
Thermometer in world’s coldest village breaks as temperatures plunge to -62C | Telegraph
LOWEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN BANGLADESH
Lowest ever 2.6 degrees recorded in Tetulia
Bangladesh recorded its lowest ever temperature in history at 2.6 degrees in Tetulia, Panchagarh under the influence of a severe cold wave prevailing through the northern districts.
In dense fog and bitter cold, labourers go to work in Harikesh area in Kurigram Sadar. Star file photo
Bangladesh Meteorological Department’s Tetulia branch Assistant Met Officer Md Raidul Islam told our Thakurgaon correspondent the lowest ever temperature was recorded at 8:38am this morning.
Lowest temperature in Bangladesh ever 2.6 degrees recorded in Tetulia | The Daily Star
BRUTAL COLD WRECKING SKIS AT WINTER OLYMPICS
It’s so cold at the Winter Olympics that skiers are being forced to throw away their expensive skis after practice runs
- Coaches threw away skis after Wednesday’s practice runs at the Winter Olympics.
- Cold temperatures can cause snow crystals to form sharp edges and ruin the bottom of skis.
- Temperatures during the practice runs in the morning were in the single digits Fahrenheit.
- Six people were recently treated for hypothermia during a concert held at the stadium that will be used for Friday’s opening ceremony.
The skiing events at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, have not started yet, but the brutally cold weather is already having an adverse effect on the skiers, some of whom are being forced to throw away their skis after practice runs.
A course worker at the Winter Olympics told Rory Carroll of Reuters that coaches were throwing skis away after practice runs on Wednesday.
“One of the coaches said they are throwing the skis out after today,” said Craig Randell, a start-crew technician who is working his third Olympics, told Reuters. “You can’t do anything about it, but with the cold temperatures, the snow adheres to the ski base and twists it. They are turning their skis to garbage real fast.”
Business Insider Singapore | BISG
COLDEST SUPER BOWL ON RECORD
Coldest Super Bowl ever gives fans a bone-chilling experience
MINNEAPOLIS — A New England Patriots fan who could see her breath as she talked outside U.S. Bank Stadium before Super Bowl LII noted she would be in select company.
“We’re going to be able to say that we went to the coldest Super Bowl ever,’’ Lisa Brown of Canton, Mass., told USA TODAY Sports.
It was a unique and bone-chilling experience — inside U.S. Bank Stadium, about 70 degrees. Outside, as Lisa Brown and her son, Bob, could attest, it was, well … FREEZING!
The temperature hovered just above zero and wind chill made it feel about minus-20 degrees.
Coldest Super Bowl ever gives fans a bone-chilling experience | USA Today
A look at the UAH satellite-based Temperature of the Global Lower Atmosphere (the exact place where AGW is supposed to occur and be measured) for January gives a clue as to the brutally cold NH winter …
THE Planet Continues To Cool After An El Niño Induced String Of Warm Years
A La Niña equatorial Pacific Ocean cooling event is making itself felt in the atmosphere, dropping average temperatures in the tropics to their lowest point since June 2012 (-0.15 C), and temperatures in the Southern Hemisphere (+0.06 C) to their coolest since April 2015 (-0.01 C), according to Dr. John Christy, director of the Earth System Science Center (ESSC) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville.
The drop in tropical temperatures (0.38 C) from December to January tied for the third largest one-month drop in the 470 months of satellite temperature data. The largest was 0.51 C from September to October 1991, which followed the eruption of the Mount Pinatubo volcano in the Philippines. The second largest (0.41 C) was from July to August 2014.
The planet continues to cool after an El Niño induced string of warm years | Watts Up With That?
THE more accurate and comprehensive UAH satellite temps (recorded by a NASA satellite) are in stark contrast to the spuriously ‘adjusted’ “Hottest Year Evah” graphs that come out of the hockey-stick halls of the gate-keepers of global temperature – NASA, NOAA, BoM and MetOffice…
FROM the real-world experiences evidenced in this post, which method of temperature gathering and reporting seems more accurate to you?
Some clues :
BASED on real-world evidence, it appears Mother Nature has either been taking massive doses of chemo to reverse her “atmosphere cancer” or Godin is merely another climate charlatan spreading a far more dangerous and real cancer – global warming alarmism based on belief, ideology and emotions, devoid of ‘science’, data and real-world observations.
GODIN would do well sending his CV to NASA GISS whose own version of ‘story telling’ has been critical in developing the fraudulent “hottest year evah” meme.
Climate Fraud Related :


LUBBOCK, TX (AP) - As we head into the weekend the rainfall amounts didn't hit the levels that we had hoped for staying mostly in the tenths of an inch.
Rain chances will linger on Saturday through late afternoon, but other than off the Caprock the amounts will likely be light to moderate at best. It's going to be another windy day, but not as bad as Friday when winds hit 53 mph in Lubbock.
Saturday's winds will be from the north at 15-25 mph. On the other hand, Sunday's winds will be light from the north at less than 10 mph.
Daytime temps on Saturday will range from 65-70 across the area, depending on sunshine and clouds. Fewer clouds will lead to slightly warmer temps and clouds and showers mean a little cooler during the day.
Sunday morning will likely be foggy and then the afternoon will be mostly sunny and the highs look nice at about 70 degrees.
Monday will bring sunny and mid-70s.


MASOMED field and airborne campaign (Camarena, Madrid, Spain, 03-19 May 2017), funded by EUFAR Transnational Access and jointly organized by the GFZ in Germany, CIEMAT and INTA in Spain, aimed at mapping soil variability and quality...
PRE-TECT is an atmospheric experiment organized by the National Observatory of Athens aiming to advance desert dust microphysical characterization from advanced ground-based remote sensing and airborne measurements.
After a lengthy period of negotiation, 8 European institutions representing 6 different countries involved in airborne environmental research have signed the necessary Statutes to constitute EUFAR as an AISBL – an international non-profit association under Belgian law. These documents will now be deposited with the Belgian courts so that EUFAR AISBL will be formally constituted early in 2018.
Philip Brown (Met Office, UK), the EUFAR scientific coordinator, and the EUFAR bureau published a 2-page article on EUFAR and its support to the airborne research community in the Adjacent Open Access journal, August 2017 edition.
39 participants from 12 nations and 26 institutions participated in the EUFAR/IAMAS/IUGG/ICCP Workshop on Processing of Cloud Particle Measurements at German Aerospace Center (DLR) Oberpfaffenhofen, from 7 to 9 July 2017. Its aims were to discuss, optimize and harmonize cloud data analysis in order to augment data quality of current optical array probes employed on aircraft.
BAUMGARDNER Darrel, MCFARQUHAR Greg, VOIGT Christiane, Aug. 04, 2017
The 2nd International Conference on Airborne Research for the Environment (ICARE 2017) was held at DLR - the German Aerospace Research Centre, in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich (Germany), from 10 to 13 July 2017.
BROWN Phil, DEQUEKER-CORMONT ANNE, GERARD Elisabeth, HENRY Olivier, Aug. 01, 2017
The use of stratospheric aircraft has been successful in the last 15 years in terms of technical developments, achieved scientific results in various fields and community-building, and important scientific topics...


Clouds are expected to decrease today and the high temperature will be in the mid-80s, but swimmers are being urged to watch out for dangerous currents along the coast.
The risk of rip currents today along the Eastern Shore and Virginia Beach will be moderate, according to the National Weather Service. The risk will continue through this evening.
Enjoy today's nice weather because we'll have a chance for showers or storms for most of the week.
Tonight will bring increasing chances for showers or storms with showers likely on Tuesday. The high will be about 81. Wednesday will include slight chances for rain or storms with a high of 83.
Thursday will be mostly sunny with a high of 85 before a more chances for storms on Friday and a high of 86.
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Hué Climate and Weather
Hue has a tropical monsoon climate and is renowned for being the wettest city in Vietnam, having very few dry days; even during the 'dry' season between May and August there is usually some drizzle. Average annual rainfall is 110 inches (2,800mm). During the summer (June to August) temperatures average between 75°F (24°C) and 93°F (34°C), and during the winter months (December to February) temperatures average between 46°F (8°C) and 73°F (23°C).
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— Jennifer Wilson KSTP (@Jennawils) March 23, 2015
If you don’t have a window, Twitter, or Facebook, perhaps you don’t know that it snowed a couple inches in the Twin Cities overnight on Sunday.
seeing the snow this morning pic.twitter.com/uYwobEEoOW
— greta (@greta814) March 23, 2015
After a couple days of near shorts weather in the past couple of weeks, we can be pretty sure that the snow isn’t going to stick around.
With 40s and 50s in the forecast for the next week, it’s time to make a decision. Will you shovel it? Or just let it melt?
Results are in... and you were right! Whitney: 70% Becca: 30% Thank you for voting!0


Those suffering from various respiratory ailments are being warned that smoke from wildfires in the southern regions of Georgia can caused adverse health effects. Department of Health and Environmental Control spokesman Jim Beasley says satellite images indicate that the smoke from Georgia is making a bee line into the Palmetto state.
According to the DHEC alert, Aiken, Barnwell, Orangeburg, Lexington, Richland, and Greenwood are all likely to be affected by the smoke.
Beasley says any person who suffers from any kind of respiratory problem should make an effort to limit their exposure to the smoke that may be in the air. Beasley says people do not need to limit their outdoor activities altogether. However, he says the smoke may irritate the eyes and respiratory system, as well as worsen chronic heart and lung diseases.
Beasley says depending on the weather conditions, the smoke coming from Georgia could continue affecting areas of South Carolina for a while; also because of drought conditions, a number of wildfires in the state could also affect air quality periodically.


Winnipeg Weather | Manitoba Forecast | CTV News Winnipeg
CTV News Winnipeg Skywatch Weather Blog - Thursday, August 6, 2020
It is a hot and humid, but otherwise uneventful weather kind of day across Manitoba. Uneventful in so much as there's little chance of convection, or thunderstorms across the province.
That said, heat warnings are in effect for central/northern regions including Flin Flon, The Pas, Norway House and Island Lake. Look for hot highs today and on Friday around 30C and warm overnight lows in the upper teens. A cold front will bring you some relief by the weekend.
Temperatures will be similar in the south, in the upper 20s/low 30s, but that's not quite enough to trigger heat warnings here. Still, take precautions in this heat and humdity. Humidex values make it feel in the mid-30 today. And tonight will be very warm and mostly clear.
Friday is potentially a different story. It will be just as hot in the south. But an approaching cold front should reach the Saskatchewan/Manitoba border by the afternoon. It could trigger thunderstorms. But they could also form in the wam sector ahead of the front. If that happens, there is the risk of susbtantial rainfall. If thunderstorms form closer to the cold front, watch out for damaging hail and winds.
If a line of thunderstorms does develop, they could last from Friday afternoon into the night.


High Mountain Asia COAWST Daily 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations
High Mountain Asia, HMA
Datacenter: NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center
Collection: ADC, GCW
Iso topic category: Not available
This data product contains either daily averaged or daily accumulated modeled data in the High Mountain Asia region, generated by the Coupled-Ocean-Atmosphere-Waves-Sediment Transport (COAWST) modeling system (operated as a regional climate model). These modeled data span 15 years and have been used by the NASA High Mountain Asia Team (HiMAT) to research water resource use.


ALTHOUGH cool, rainy weather might not be your ideal choice for a long weekend, think of the hot, dry days and make the best of the lower temperatures and wet conditions forecast.
Thursday’s temperatures will be just 8 and 22°C and there will be some rain, but the humidity will be high.
In fact, humidity will be on the high side throughout the long weekend. Friday will be overcast with the minimum at 9°C, rising to just 15°C, and rain is possible.
On Saturday no rain is predicted, but it will be mostly cloudy with temperatures of 11 and 21°C.
Sunday will again be rainy with a minimum temperature of 11°C and a maximum of 23°C and on Monday the temperatures will be much the same. No rain is forecast, but it will be cloudy and humid.–


First snow of the season
8:00P.M. Tuesday November 6, 2012
School Forecast For:
Thursday November 8, 2012
Two-Hour Delay Cancellation Early Dismissal
40% 10% 0%
An offshore nor'easter will bring the first snowfall of the season Wednesday night into Thursday.
Increasing clouds throughout the morning.
There is a 40% chance of light rain developing between 3PM and 7PM.
Winds will be light and out of the northeast.
Light rain should overspread the region by 10PM.
Rain will likely mix with, and then change to light snow by midnight.
A breezy north wind, some gusts as high as 30 mph possible.
There is a 60% chance of precipitation.
Light snow through 7AM, before tapering off or changing to light drizzle.
Thursday will remain mostly cloudy with a chance of drizzle through the morning. It will remain breezy with winds 20 mph winds. Some gusts may approch 30 mph.
High temperatures will top out around 40 degrees on Wednesday, and 45 degrees on Thursday. The low temperature Wednesday night will be around 32 degrees.
The district will likely pick up around an inch of snow, but actual totals could ranch from half an inch to two inches. It is worth noting that the two extremes of this range, would have significantly different school impacts. Probabilities will be reassessed in the next update.


36. The cloud is not rent –
Job 26:8 “He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.” The word for cloud describes an envelope that contains water. It is reasonable to ask why it does not rend and drop what it contains.
Take a cumulus cloud with a volume of about one cubic kilometer found about two kilometer above the ground. It is a cube one kilometer on each side. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provide some estimates of air and cloud density and weight. In the final calculations, the one cubic kilometer cumulus cloud weighs one point zero, zero three billion kilograms. However, the air also has mass, so the cloud floats because the weight of the same volume of dry air is about one point zero, zero seven billion kilograms. So, it is the lesser density of the cloud that allows it to float on the dryer and more-dense air.
Certain conditions must occur for the vapor to condense and fall as rain. It is a finely balanced process. You are at liberty to ask how Job knows about it, and the answer is God told him, how else would he know, by scientific measurement?


And this is why we stay - to experience the full frontal frigidity of a Minnesota winter. The burning tickle when you inhale deeply, the refreshing ice crystals in your nostrils. When it's this cold the crime rate drops and your garbage doesn't stink. What's not to love! 2 days of pain, and then rapid recovering on Saturday.
Compared to last winter this is turning out to be a cake-walk. There is considerable hand-wringing over today's clipper. The concern isn't falling snow but blowing snow, capable of ground blizzards over much of western Minnesota later today and tonight. Thursday and Friday will be subtle yet blunt reminders that we live in Minnesota, but a rapid rebound is likely by the weekend; a streak of 30s next week. Just a fleeting taste of the arctic...
2 days of (minor) pain is shaping up for late week, but by the time the neighbors really start to gripe the arctic air will lift northward and a Pacific breeze will return. It's a sign of the times, a sign of a relatively easy winter for Minnesota, to date. Will it last? Probably, but it's still early to get cocky.
After 6-10"+ of heavy snow across portions of southern Minnesota Sunday with reports of lightning and thundersnow, Monday will be a much quieter and sunnier day. Highs look to be in the single digits Thursday though. Click for more. - D.J. Kayser
Many across the southern half of the state will wake up to a wintry wonderland on Sunday, which when all is said and done could end up being close to 8 inches of plowable snow along I-90. Meanwhile, folks across the northern half of the state will be lucky to see a few flurries. Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson
Expect a quiet Saturday in the Twin Cities, but snow will move in by Sunday morning. 2-4" of snow is expected in the metro to potentially mess with your Sunday plans, but heavier amounts (5-8") will fall across southern Minnesota. Click for more. - D.J. Kayser
As a weak area of low pressure continues to move southeast across Minnesota, light snow will fall Thursday Night into Friday. While amounts will be less than an inch at MSP, a second system is gearing up for Saturday Night and Sunday that could bring plowable amounts to the region. - D.J. Kayser
Sunny skies will start Thursday in the Twin Cities, but clouds will be on the increase during the day ahead of a weak system that will bring light snow to the metro Thursday night into Friday. More snow is likely as we head into Sunday. Click for more details. - D.J. Kayser
One benefit of cooler weather: the SUN should be visible part of today and Thursday. A quick inch is possible Friday, maybe a couple inches from a Sunday clipper. That, my friend, is as exciting as it's going to get. Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson


Increasing Night Temperature Can Reduce Seed Set and Potential Yield of Tropical Rice
Australian Journal of Plant Physiology
23(6) 791 - 794
The effect of increasing day temperature on reducing seed set in rice is well established, but little is known concerning the impact of increasing night temperature relative to constant day temperature. Recent work suggests that anticipated global warming may be uneven, with a significant increase in night compared to day temperature. Sun-lit, outdoor environment chambers were used to determine the impact of increasing night temperatures at two constant day temperatures (29/21, 29/25, 29/29ºC and 33/25, 33/29 and 33/33ºC) as well as increasing day/night temperature (29/21, 33/25 and 36/29ºC) on growth and yield of rice (cv. IR 72). Increasing daylnight temperature to 36/29ºC resulted in a significant reduction in both plant biomass and grain yield at harvest. At a constant day temperature of 29ºC, increasing night temperature did not significantly alter growth or yield; however, increasing night temperature at a day temperature of 33ºC (8 h duration) resulted in a significant decline in grain yield, primarily due to reduced seed set. The decline in grain yield at 33ºC with increasing night time temperature was similar to that observed at a daylnight temperature of 36/29ºC. Data from this experiment suggest that higher night time temperatures per se could increase the susceptibility of rice to sterility with a subsequent reduction in seed set and grain yield.
© CSIRO 1996


Day in Weather #3
Today Not much to watch.
Arctic Blast is producing snow for the north US and expected to give snow from Wisconsin to Amarillo,Texas.
CYCLONE ALCIDE UPDATE (CURRENT TIME 11:01 CENTRAL TIME)
Cyclone alcide is expected to be setting its eyes on Madagascar as of the current track.
Madagascar is expecting a ton of rain from this system giving it possible flooding in the area.
California Fires keep on raging and turning the Sky Orange And at least 9 have been reported dead from this incident.
And also Rain from what was said to hit the south us Went north and is going to bring MORE SNOW for areas in the north US if this system goes north enough.
Weather for today.


Baku. 14 February. The weather forecast for tomorrow will be announced in Azerbaijan.
Report was informed in the National Hydrometeorology Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, on February 15, the weather will be changeable cloudy, mainly rainless in Baku and Absheron peninsula. In some places it will be foggy in the morning. South wind will blow and tonight will be replaced by northern wind.
Temperature will be 1-4 C at night, 7-10 C in afternoon, in Baku 2-4 C at night and 8-10 C in daytime.
Atmospheric pressure will be 772 mm mercury column and relative humidity 70-80%.
On February 15, the weather will be mainly rainless in Azerbaijani regions, but it will be rainy in some mountainous areas at night and in morning. Ecologists predict fog in some places. East wind will blow.
Temperature will be 0-5 C at night, 7-12 C in afternoon, in mountains 3-8 C at night, 0-5 C in daytime.


News > Study reduces lag between CO2 release and warming
Scientists have shed new light on one of the most important questions in climate science: the time lag between changes in temperature and changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels in the past. Their findings suggest that feedbacks in the climate system – in which warming is linked to natural carbon dioxide increase, driving further warming – may operate faster than previously thought.
In a paper published in Climate of the Past, the researchers use Antarctic and Greenland ice cores to examine temperature and carbon dioxide changes during the largest natural climate change in Earth's recent climate history: the warming out of the last ice age. As past Antarctic temperatures increased, ocean circulation was altered and carbon dioxide - most likely from the deep Southern Ocean - escaped into the atmosphere. Previous studies had suggested that it took up to 1000 years for this to happen. But the new study, drawing on data from five separate ice cores that figure.
"The ice cores reveal a near-synchronous temperature and carbon dioxide increase. If there was a lag at all then it was likely no more than 400 years," says Dr Joel Pedro from the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, in Hobart, who led the study.
One of the burning issues that study raises is whether current anthropogenic warming may drive additional natural carbon dioxide increases sooner than we thought, compounding the climate change problem. Dr Pedro acknowledges that the research raises this possibility, but cautions that a firm answer on whether we need to revise thinking on the timescales of carbon cycle response to anthropogenic warming requires further research.
Dr Pedro says that there are similarities but also important differences between current climate change and the natural processes described in their research.
"The coupled rise in temperature and natural increase in carbon dioxide that helped end the ice age took place gradually, over about 8000 years. What we have seen since the start of the industrial revolution is a similar carbon dioxide increase occurring over only a few hundred years. This is way faster than anything in the ice core record and it's clearly human-caused. Just as the steady increase in carbon dioxide helped to melt the ice caps and warm the Earth out of the ice age, the rapid increase now in carbon dioxide is also driving up temperatures, only at a much faster rate," he said.


By Zack Holden, USFS Scientist, Northern Region, Missoula, MT
The high late winter snowpack, warm spring temperatures and a warm, yet humid summer could have important consequences for berry production of several shrub species this summer in the region that are beloved by both people and bears.
In a study of interannual production of Huckleberry and Serviceberry in western Montana and Northern Idaho, we used data from several SNOTEL stations in western Montana to examine relationships between climate and huckleberry and serviceberry fruit production across the Cabinet-Yaak Grizzly Bear recovery zone. Recall that from a previous post and refereed publication, we have correlated berry productivity to maximum snow water equivalent, springtime growing degree days during and diurnal temperature range in July. Using data collected on those factors, we derive a forecast for huckleberry and serviceberry in Northern Idaho and Northwestern Montana for 2012.
Climate observations: Climate data from two SNOTEL stations in northwestern Montana, Hawkins Lake (6450 ft el) and Banfield Mountain (5600 ft el) used in our previous study have been updated through 2012. This year both sites experienced above average (1989-2012) maximum snow water equivalent due to the wet spring and the high elevations of these stations. Despite elevated snowpack, spring temperatures were slightly above average. And finally, as mentioned in the previous post, the moist air mass in the region for month of July contributed to some of the lowest diurnal temperature ranges at the lower elevation Banfield Mountain station seen in the 24 year record at this site with only the exceptionally wet summer of 1993 having a lower diurnal temperature range.
Minimum temperature at Banfield Mountain was above normal for 27 of the 31 days in July. This was primarily a consequence of high atmospheric humidity in July, which limited outgoing longwave radiation, resulting in relatively high nighttime minimum temperatures.
Anecdotally, in the Ninemile valley where I live in western Montana, we have experienced almost no cold air drainage so far this year. This has been a stark contrast to the last two years, where we experienced strong inversions and cold air flows on most nights in July and August when on calm, clear nights.
So, what does this all mean for berry productivity this year? Past huckleberry production has been highest during cool springs with high diurnal temperature ranges. This relationship may reflect earlier than optimal flowering timing in years with warm springs and better berry development associated with higher vapor pressure deficits and clear skies.
Because of the warmer spring temperatures and moist air this July, our model predicts Huckleberry production of 1.20 berries per plot, 70% of the 23 year average measured berry index. The story for Serviceberry should be a bit different. The relatively high snowpack and near average spring temperatures bode well for berry production in this lower elevation species. Our model for serviceberry predicts an average of 205 berries per plot, 160% of the 22 year measured average.
Wayne Kasworm of the US Fish and Wildlife Service continues to monitor berry productivity across this region and it will be interesting to see how well our simple statistical models predict his field-based estimates of berry production this year. In addition to being useful for the efficiency and success at collecting berries, these model predictions may be helpful in understanding late summer and fall bear behavior in the region. For 2012, the models suggest that the huckleberry production may be lower than average, while the lower elevation serviceberry production should be relatively high. This could be a recipe for more bears moving into lower elevation valleys in search of food. Rural dwellers living in bear country may want to keep an eye out for bears and perhaps keep the zucchini handy.


It was a warm night by September standards with lows at only 69-74.
Forecast has tended to follow what we normally thought rather than model data in that any storms would be isolated early this morning, then increase today rather than a lot of storms overnight & drier weather today. Heavy storms with severe weather occurred overnight-early this morning in Michigan to Ontario & far northeastern Ohio.
So, storms with 50% coverage (on average) are likely today, followed by any storms migrating northward out of our area this evening-tonight.
There is a MARGINAL RISK of severe weather area-wide today.
Most of the storms are trending north & northwest of the area Tuesday-Wednesday with very warm to hot, humid weather here with southerly winds.
A few showers & storms are possible Thursday as the cold front moves through.
What is interesting is that the ridge in the East will hold the record cold in the Plains & eastern slope of the Rockies at bay.
Meanwhile, record heat & extreme fire danger will occur in the Far West.
We will finally see the cooler air come in at the end of the week with highs in the 70s.We will warm back up again above normal for latter September.


FORECAST : Hot temperatures and dangerous heat indices continue into Thursday.
The heat is on across south central Kentucky and while there is relief in sight, it's not coming for several days. Highs on Thursday will once again hit the mid 90s. When you factor in the high dew points, it will create heat index values of 100 to even 105 degrees in some locations. The intense heat looks to continue through the weekend, where a Heat Advisory remains in effect for our far western counties.
Again, relief is in sight! Showers and storms become increasingly likely as we move through Sunday and Monday. Behind those showers, temperatures will fall back into the upper 80s for highs and upper 60s for overnight lows. Stay with the WNKY weather team for the latest forecast information.


What are Lenticular Clouds?
Lenticular Clouds are lens-shaped clouds, and are usually formed at a very high altitude. These clouds can be divided into three categories: altocumulus standing lenticular (ACSL), cirrocumulus standing lenticular (CCSL), and stratocumulus standing lenticular (SCSL). These clouds are usually formed perpendicular to the direction of the wind. The lens shape of the cloud is often mistaken by people as a ‘UFO’ or unidentified flying object.
Now that we know what are lenticular clouds, let us understand how is it formed. These kinds of clouds are usually found on the peak of the mountain or mountainous regions. The winds usually blow downwards. When the temperature of these winds drop below certain level, the moisture in the air condenses and forms into a lenticular cloud above the top of the mountain. However, when the temperature rises again, these clouds transform back into air moisture, and the cloud disappears. In some cases, continuous flow of such downwards waves form many layers of lenticular clouds. These are known as wave clouds.
These are often mistaken as UFO because the shape bears striking resemblance to a flying saucer. Sometimes, very bright color are seen near the outer edges of such lenticular clouds.
Pilots of majority of the aircrafts avoid such clouds because of the air movement near that area and the dampness of the air. However, gliders are often attracted to these clouds as they signify the perfect location of the movement of the air mass, which is all required to glide.
These shapes look provide a remarkable panorama for photographers and visitors. Besides, it looks really beautiful if seen from an altitude, especially from an aircraft. One can find several wallpapers of these clouds. Photographers enjoy capturing these formations into their camera. Many people who live near cold mountain regions have now become accustomed to the changes in the shape of Lenticular clouds and thay are now able to make weather predictions based on these changes.


Synoptic and dynamical characteristics of super cyclone Amphan
Keywords:Amphan, Super cyclone, STWJ, Surface sensible heat flux, Surface latent heat flux, Genesis, ERA5
This study has been undertaken to find out the synoptic and dynamical conditions those have helped in the genesis and intensification of tropical cyclone Amphan. It has been found that, under favourable conditions of high SST, high energy and weak vertical shear of horizontal wind, the 200 hPa STWJ has helped in the genesis of Amphan. The weak vertical shear, the high-temperature gradient between warmer sea surface & colder atmosphere and strong upper-level divergence has increased the heat and moisture exchange between the sea surface and the atmosphere via surface heat fluxes and vertical winds and enhanced the convection and intensified the system. Abnormally high SST (on 17th May) and combined effect of strong upper-level divergence, lower level convergence and low wind shear may be the reason behind the rapid intensification of Amphan. The interaction with 400 hPa trough has also intensified Amphan. This trough and upper-level jet have guided Amphan in its trajectory.
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Temperatures in Winnipeg will begin to climb back towards the 30s over the coming days.
A weakening trough of low pressure will move through Winnipeg today, bringing mild temperatures and light south winds. With partly cloudy skies, the city should see a high near 27 °C. Skies will clear for the night with a low near 16 °C.
On Thursday, a ridge of high pressure will lie draped across southern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan. This will bring mainly sunny skies to Winnipeg with light southerly winds. Temperatures will be a bit warmer with a high near 29 °C, but humidity levels should still be comfortable. Thursday night should see a low near 17 °C.
Friday will be when the hot and humid weather settles back into the region. Winnipeg will see temperatures climb to a high near 32 °C and a breezy southerly wind will draw humid conditions northwards. By the end of the day, the dewpoint is forecast to reach almost 20 °C which would make for noticeably muggy conditions.
A cold front will push eastwards across the region on Friday evening into the night. It looks likely that it will support an area of showers and thunderstorms as it moves through.
Long Range Outlook
The weekend will bring more sunshine with a return to comfortable humidity levels. Both Saturday and Sunday will see high temperatures in the upper 20s.
Today’s seasonal daytime high in Winnipeg is 26°C while the seasonal overnight low is 13°C.


State Climatology Office - DNR Division of Ecological and Water Resources, St. Paul
Distributed: April 8, 2022
What happened in March 2022:
- March monthly precipitation totals were generally above normal across the south and east, and below normal in the west. The wettest areas were in the eastern Twin Cities Metro area and in Cook County. There were a couple of heavy precipitation events during the month. The first was on the 5th-6th and another on the 21st-23rd and a final event on the 29th-30th. The Twin Cities International Airport saw 2.95 inches for the month or 1.27 inches above normal. An observer in Mahtomedi in Washington County saw 3.43 inches of precipitation. One of the drier locations was in west central Minnesota with Benson only seeing .08 inch or 1.42 inches short of normal. The preliminary average statewide precipitation was 1.40 inches or .09 inches below normal.
[see: March 2022 Precipitation Total Map | March 2022 Precipitation Departure Map | March 2022 Climate Summary Table | March 2022 Percent of Normal Precipitation Map]
- There were three main weather systems that affected the state in March 2022. The first was a messy spring storm on March 5-6 that brought a mix of freezing rain, sleet, and thunderstorms to much of Minnesota, with a quick barrage of extremely heavy snow in some areas as a final act.
[see: Messy Spring Storm and Unusual Snow Burst, March 5-6, 2022]
- The second event was on March 21-23 that brought steady rains to southern and eastern Minnesota, with freezing rain, sleet and heavy snow falling over the northern and northeastern parts of the state. Areas around Mankato, Rochester, and the Twin Cities received over an inch of precipitation, with a half-inch or more falling over the southeastern 60% of the state, basically south and east of a line from Worthington, to Leech Lake, to International Falls.
[see: Wet, Slushy, and Snowy Spring Storm, March 21-23, 2022]
- The active month of March 2022 had one more slush storm to go. On March 29-30, most of the state had received measurable precipitation, with the most falling between Mankato and the Twin Cities area, where amounts of 0.75 to 1.25 inches were common. Snowfall was most significant in the area from near Moorhead and Pelican Rapids, through Detroit Lakes and Bemidji. Here, accumulations of 4-8 inches were widespread, with 9.9 inches reported by observers near Lake Ida and Lake Park. Although the ice accumulations were not significant or damaging, many residents awoke Wednesday to find unusual ice patterns on trees, fences, and other elevated objects.
[see: Another wet, slushy, and icy storm, March 29-30, 2022]
- Unlike 2020 and 2021, March 2022 finished with below normal temperatures. It was the third month in a row to finish below normal with a preliminary statewide average of 27.5 degrees or 1.2 degrees below normal. Despite the fact March finished cool there was a burst of mild temperatures with 50s, 60s and even a rouge 70 degree reading during the third week of the month. The warmest temperature found was 71 degrees at Pipestone on the 21st and the coldest temperature was -29 degrees F at both Kabetogama and Tower 2S on the 12th. [see: Minnesota Climate Trends | March climate Summary Table | 2022 March Temperature Map]
Where we stand now:
- Winter overstayed its welcome in early April. The snow depth map of April 7, won’t be the last as a fairly robust snowpack hangs on in the far north and northeast
[see: MNDNR April Snow Depth Maps | NWS Snow Depth Estimation Map | Midwest Regional Climate Center Snow Depth Map]
- The U. S. Drought Monitor map released on April 7, 2022 depicts 52% of the state with some level of drought designation. Last year at this time, 85% of the state had some level of dryness indicator. On April 7, 2022 about 43% of the state was Abnormally Dry, and 10% of the state in Moderate Drought conditions. Ample March and early April rains (and snow) has continued the gradual improvement that began in the fall of 2021. The U.S. Drought Monitor index is a blend of science and subjectivity where drought categories (Moderate, Severe, etc.) are based on several indicators.
[see: Drought Conditions Overview]
- The 2022 spring flood season due to snowmelt (at least so far) was fairly on the quiet side. On April 8, most rivers in the state were in the normal range, with a few areas in the west central parts of the state in the “much above normal” range. On April 8, the Red River of the North was peaking at Wahpeton in the minor flood stage and was on the rise downstream from Fargo to Pembina.
[see: Statewide USGS Stream Flow Conditions | Central Minnesota Rivers | Southeast Minnesota Rivers | Northwest Minnesota Rivers, including the Red River
- Water levels on most Minnesota lakes vary depending on lake and location. The benchmark lakes were ice covered in early April so water levels are preliminary. Mille Lacs was frozen down to the water sensor, so there is no current level. A preliminary Minnetonka level was at 928.55 feet on April 8, with Grays Bay Dam closed. White Bear Lake had a preliminary level of 923.67 feet on April 8. Rainy Lake and Lake of the Woods were both in the median range for early April. Lake Superior was forecasted to be at 600.95 feet on April 8, two inches lower than the long term monthly average for early April and eleven inches below the level in early April 2021. Superior is forecasted to rise over the next month.
[see: Mille Lacs Lake Water Level | Lake Minnetonka Water Level | White Bear Lake Water Level | Lake of the Woods Control Board Basin Data | Corps of Engineers Great Lakes Water Levels]
- In its first report of the 2022 growing season, the Agricultural Statistics Service reported that topsoil moisture across Minnesota was 4 percent Very Short, 11 percent Short, 66 percent Adequate, and 19 percent Surplus. This is wetter than the same time last year. Cool and damp conditions prevented fieldwork across the state.
[see: Agricultural Statistics Service Crop Progress and Condition]
- The cool and wet conditions are keeping fire danger low. The potential for wildfires is currently rated by DNR Forestry as Low across the entire state. Historically, 80 percent of all wildfires in Minnesota occur during April and May.
[see: Fire Danger Rating Map]
- Lake ice out began in late March, and so far is running from a few days to a week behind. An April 8, many lakes south of the Twin Cities have opened up, with the smaller lakes in the Twin Cities partially covered.
[see: 2022 Lake Ice-Out Dates | DNR Conservation Officer Reports]
- The April precipitation outlook indicates a greater than average chances of above-normal values across all but the far western parts of the state. Through April 8, the statewide precipitation average is showing a .34 inch surplus. Normal April precipitation ranges 1.5 inches in northwest Minnesota to around three inches in southeast counties. The historical probability of measurable precipitation for any given day in April ranges from 20 percent in the far northwest to 35 percent in the southeast.
[see: Climate Prediction Center 30-day Outlook | April Precipitation Normal Map]
- The April temperature outlook favors equal chances for below, normal and above normal temperatures. Through April 8 the average Minnesota temperature departure was 3.6 degrees below normal. Normal April high temperatures are in the mid to upper 40s early in the month, rising to the low 60s by month's end. Early-April normal low temperatures are near 20 in the north, near 30 in the south. By month's end, low temperatures average in the mid-30s in the north, near 40 in the south.
[see: Climate Prediction Center 30-day Outlook | April Temperature Normal Map]
- The 90-day precipitation outlook indicates equal chances of below, normal and above normal precipitation from April-June The April through June temperature projection favors above normal conditions over all but northwest Minnesota.
[see: Climate Prediction Center 90-day Outlook]
From the author:
The frost left the soil on April 6 in Maplewood, just north of St. Paul and fits the progression of spring, behind 2020 and 2021 but earlier than 2018 and 2019.
[see: Signs of Spring: Phenology ]
Upcoming dates of note:
- April 21: National Weather Service releases 30/90 day temperature and precipitation outlooks
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Pete Boulay MNDNR Climatologist


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Earlier in the week, a rare sub-tropical storm formed in the Southern Atlantic off the coast of Brazil. Named Arani, it never threatened land. Arani is just the third storm with tropical characteristics to develop in this region since 2004.
Today, Arani merged with another weather system and is losing its tropical characteristics. Nevertheless, as recently as yesterday, it exhibited the deep convection characteristic of tropical systems. The NASA image above illustrates cloud tops in the eastern half of the storm extending to over 40,000 feet (14 km) . The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite captured the image and also sensed rainfall rates as high as two inches per hour associated with the storm.