Apologies to my readers. In my haste to publish this pre-Christmas, I inadvertently omitted the all-important figures. They’ve now been included (1/2/18). It’s time to kiss the autumnal warmth of the past few weeks across the Central U.S. goodbye, as arctic air arrives in the U.S. with a vengeance. For
Read DetailsAs the risk for a significant New England snow event wanes, attention is now being focused on a major cool-down across the East and the South. In places where temperatures have been running well above seasonal averages for most of March, tumbling temperatures are now in many forecasts. As of
Read DetailsIf you like near-record warmth and humidity, and even some showers and thunderstorms, then you’ll like the weather in southwest Florida for many days to come. The first 9 days of April saw temperatures average 3.4 degrees above the 30-year average…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 4/10/15
Read DetailsThe following appeared in an examiner article four days ago: “Much like the air mass slated to affect southwest Florida this weekend, next week’s arctic blast promises similar temperatures. Even in downtown Naples, temperatures will drop to the coldest levels of the current winter season.”…To read the entire feature, click
Read DetailsIt hasn’t been awfully cold in southwest Florida so far this winter. Frosts and freezes have basically been non-existent. However, it has been chilly. Other than a very warm period at the start of 2015, and then a mostly above average month of January…To read the entire feature, click here.
Read DetailsJanuary 2015 has been a warm one across southwest Florida. The first five days of the month saw temperatures at both Fort Myers (Page Field) and Naples (Municipal Airport) run 10 or more degrees above average each day. Until yesterday (Jan. 25), there was only one day (Jan. 8) on
Read DetailsSouthwest Florida has had a few chilly days (and nights) in the past two months. In fact, until this week, southwest Florida has been averaging about a cold front a week for the past 8 weeks. And, according to the National Weather Service in Miami, FL, those cool downs have
Read DetailsIf you thought October and November were chilly months in Collier and Lee Counties, you were mostly right. Starting around Oct. 4, 2014, the first in a series of cold fronts pushed through southwest Florida. Then, just about every eight days another front followed (Fig, 1). In fact, for the
Read DetailsAs the southwestern drought intensifies (there may be no rain for the remainder of the month in the hardest hit drought areas of California and Nevada), many places east of the Rockies have seen a plethora of rainfall in 2014. It is easy to see where the rainfall haves and
Read DetailsThe weather during the past few days could easily be compared to the fairy tale, “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” However, the extremes in temperature are quite real, albeit unusual. Much like Goldilocks discovered by tasting the bear’s porridge (an oatmeal-like dish), “too hot,” “too cold” and “just right,” could
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