Weather Watch
June began with delightfully
cool weather, but now
we’re getting a major change
to a weather pattern that’s
much more typical of the
middle of summer.
June 5, 2008
Weather watch
April and May turned out
drier than normal in Otsego
County, with only about two thirds
of the normal precipitation.
April was much warmer
than normal, while May averaged
around three degrees
cooler than normal.
May 29, 2008
Weather Watch
During the past week,
temperatures have averaged
well below normal, thanks to
a series of large upper-level
low pressure systems and
northwesterly flow aloft.
May 22, 2008
Weather Watch
Once again, the combination
of an upside-down temperature
pattern, a southern
storm track, and severe
weather from Texas to the
Carolinas, proved to be a
very reliable indicator for a
continuation of exceptionally
dry weather in Otsego County.
May 15, 2008
Weather watch
During the first week of
May, temperatures averaged
near normal. Temperatures
averaged slightly below normal
during the first four
days, then above normal the
next three days.
May 8, 2008
Weather watch
April was an unusually sunny month
in our area, with 13 brilliantly sunny
days, and 26 out of 30 days were sunny
or partly sunny. Precipitation was
about two-thirds of normal, and with
temperatures around six degrees above
normal, it was one of the warmest
Aprils on record.
May 1, 2008
Weather watch
It looks like the extremely
dry weather pattern will continue
with a slight cooling
trend
In last week’s weather
column, I predicted that the
extremely dry weather pattern
would go on and on with
no end in sight. I explained
how an upside-down temperature
pattern is one of the
very best key indicators for
sunny, exceptionally dry
weather in Otsego County.
April 25, 2008
Weather watch
During the past week we
got another example of how a
“reverse temperature anomaly”
is a key indicator for
brilliant sunshine every day
and very dry air. The greater
the temperature contrast between
above normal temperatures
to the north and below
normal temperatures to the
south, the drier the weather
pattern in Otsego County.
April 17, 2008
Weather Watch
In last week’s column,
written Wednesday morning,
we predicted beautiful
weather from Sunday
through most of the week.
However, last weekend, local
weather forecasts were calling
for at least mostly cloudy
skies and showers Tuesday
and Wednesday.
April 10, 2008
Weather watch
March was one of the wettest
on record in our area,
including nearly seven inches
of precipitation at our
weather station in Otego,
and 10 inches of snow. This
was after a February with
nearly six inches of precipitation
and 21 inches of
snow.
