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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Climate Change Hits Central Plains, Moves East |
| 2012-10-05 |
| Parts of North Dakota and northwest Minnesota are receiving a blanket of snow in the wake of a powerful, early cold season Arctic front. This front is headed east and will bring a radical change in the weather to the eastern half of the U.S., dropping temperatures up to 30 degrees It's snowing now in eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota, where some areas could receive upwards of half a foot. Although it may seem early for such substantial snow in this region, the National Weather Service office in Grand Forks says this is not particularly unusual. So there! Climate change deniers! The oceans will still rise! But the NWS tables at link show most of the early snow was in 1942 and 1950, not so much in the last 30 years. Based on the climatological record available, measurable snow is not at all uncommon in early October. In fact, a glance through the data show that measurable snows have occurred in September. Chicago is expected to have a high temperature of 82 today, but just 54 Friday along with gusty northwest winds behind the front. By Saturday, the front will reach the East Coast with one more day of 70s and 80s before they are replaced by 50s and 60s Sunday. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #4 upper midwest may not be setting records but watch the Rockies and western great plains for record cold Sunday am currently, the min expected at Cheyenne, Wy is expected to be about 10F (which would be a record) and Scottsbluff may be in the high teens F Sunday am. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2012-10-05 13:00 |
| #3 Winter is coming. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2012-10-05 10:53 |
| #2 Yeah, climate change happens every year about this time. Ya da ya da yada...snooze. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2012-10-05 08:28 |
| #1 The proximity of it snowing after Algor popping up in the news seems more than coincidental. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-10-05 07:03 |