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Winters in the late 70s were ones to tell your kids

I’m now at the point in my life where I know others look at me and think I’m old. For truth in advertising, I’m currently 61; actually 61 ½, but the pleasure in saying the ½ left many decades ago. I can talk about my weather experiences with a sense of sage nostalgia. Case in point, I...
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Are average temperatures 'normal'?

You’re watching a local weather forecast or checking it online when you notice it says temperatures will be 'above normal or below normal.' But what does this actually mean? Normal is Average In most cases, the word 'normal' is used in place of 'average.' Average Daily Temperature...
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Do we need to fear the polar vortex?

Two words people have learned to dread in the past few years is "polar vortex."  People may not know a lot about what that is, other than it usually means we may be in for some bitterly cold temperatures.  The worst outbreak in my experience was December 23, 1983. I had just finished my...
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Duane Friend

Duane Friend

State Master Naturalist Coordinator and Climate Change Specialist
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