Author Archives: Cheryl Hanson

Fall 2016 Predictions and Results

Fall 2016, being extremely mild and pleasant, in the midwest this period has turned out to be one of the warmest regions, until the week of Thanksgiving, on November 24th, when the region saw 1 to 2 inches of snow … Continue reading

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El Nino Winter 2015 Predictions

By all accounts, El Nino Winter 2015 is predicted to be warm and dry for northern plains, and cool and wet for areas of the south and southeast.  This trend is similar to the winters of 1997-1998 and even earlier … Continue reading

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Summer 2015 Dry West Mild Elsewhere

The summer of 2015 is showing signs of being a hot and wet season for the western parts of the United States, and the midwest should be normal in temperatures, with frequent rain.  The pattern is being setup by an … Continue reading

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Spring Yields Warmer Drier Weather

The weather is changing from a ever moving and quick jet stream, to a long term two month stationary front that promises a warmer drier spring for most of the nation.  When we look at past recent trends, the last … Continue reading

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Snow on the Northeast, Warmer Winter in Midwest January 2015

Not like the winter of 2013-2014, the warmer winter of 2014-2015 has created lots of snow and precipitation along the northeastern coast.  There are so many reasons for us to envision that the season is going to be bad for … Continue reading

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Polar Vortex of January 5 2014 thru January 7 2014

The farmer’s almanac can not include new astronomic and global events like the polar vortex to try to predict or consider when making the weather forecast for the upcoming season.  A polar vortex is an inversion of a temperature system, … Continue reading

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January 1 Thru January 5 2014 Weather

January 1 2014 was reported to be cold with a chance of snow, in Minneapolis.  The real weather was dry, with extremely low temperatures, never hitting above 3 degrees on both January 1 and January 2 2014.  The weather was … Continue reading

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Winter of 2013-2014 is Colder Drier and Quicker

Winter of 2013-2014 has been a good starter, with below freezing temperatures hitting earlier than normally expected.  In October, the temperatures hit freezing around the end of the month in the midwest.  Some forecasts for the winter of 2013-2014 were … Continue reading

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November Tornadoes Average 52 a Year : 2013 Could Hit Record

Are November Tornadoes common or are they an unusual occurrence in the late fall?  In the midwest, and parts of the texan plains, the month of November offers around 52 November Tornadoes a year; on average.  The record number of … Continue reading

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Trees Dropping Leaves in Early November 2013

An unusual occurrence is happening in the midwest this fall, with trees dropping leaves later than ever expected.  This happened in 1992 as well, with many leaves not falling until the last week of October.  That year, we had a … Continue reading

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