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April has arrived and so far the weather has been cool and wet. While there is a great saying about March's lamb and lion scenario none exists for April. We are getting the showers as predicted, but no guarantees as to how many days it will rain and what sort of...
April will be here this week and the chances for warmer and sunnier weather are increasing. We may have one or two more snow events in parts of the state, but we survived another relatively mild winter. We used to hear the stories about how our parents had to board...
Spring is here at last. Most years we can't wait for its approval. This year it was less of an issue as we have been running around most of the time since early April in lightweight clothing. There is due to be colder weather by midweek and perhaps a little snow. But...
Back to reality for people across much of the nation. We all know that the yearly temperate accumulations and moisture amounts average out in most years. If it was 20 to 30 degrees warmer than normal in much of February some other part of the year has to be the same...
One has to notice all the signs that spring is on its way and at times it seems like late spring and late April weather. The days are getting longer and 60-degree temps are getting common. The buds on the plum trees are beginning to swell and the first robins have...
February 2017 is history and March has arrived. It is hard to fathom that the new year is already one sixth over. Time does fly when you are having fun. That means that the first day of spring is only about seven weeks away. Wow I was in Illinois last Monday and...
March is getting closer and the start of the planting season is now only about seven or eight weeks away. That seems somewhat impossible, but the calendar says it is true. This run of temps 30 degrees above normal has been welcome, but appears will become more...
And February is now here. It is the shortest month of the year and every fourth year another days is tacked onto the normal 28. In the Mayan calendar every month had 28 days so it was easier to set schedules and for lunar creatures to feel more comfortable in their...
And except for snow last week much of the Midwest seems to be getting an extension to this January thaw. While ice fishermen and snowmobile owners might be upset with this development most of us are loving the 30-plus degree temps compared to the steady flow of polar...
We have had our January thaw and for that we are grateful. Any days over freezing during our normally frigid Januaries are welcome. Normally such warm weather days are spent melting down snow drifts, but surprisingly there is no snow to melt off in central Iowa. That...