Most folks in Southwestern Pennsylvania would agree that this has been a wet year. In Pittsburgh, the national Weather Service has reported rainfall some 9 inches above normal for our area.Average rainfall rates for most of the area are averaging between 6 and 10 inches above average. Almost ...
Life seems to be so complex today. Was it always this way and I was so busy I didn鈥檛 have time to notice? Does it really rain more? Is it hotter, colder, drier or wetter than it was in the past? We live in a time when every storm and perhaps even every snowflake is captured on film. Years ...
We all know the story of Ben Franklin and his kite. In addition to his experiment with electricity, he also kept a record of the weather. Since he traveled often and for long periods of time, his weather data did not have much consistency.Thomas Jefferson on the other hand grew up with an ...
As we approach the first days of August, it will be hard to realize that summer is well on its way and those vacation plans need to be made. Hopefully, you have been able to enjoy some of the nice weather we have had. Summer heat this year is widespread.The weather headlines are all about the ...
I am always fascinated by how weather has played such a role in so much of history. Fires and storms continue to make the daily news, and looking back in history it has always been that way.Today, it蘑菇视频 the fires on our hillsides in the west and the storms rolling through our midsection. No ...
As we approach the beginning of another Hurricane season, it might be prudent to apply what we have learned from one of our earliest weather forecasters.Long before radar, satellites, and El Nino, and even before the invention of the barometer in 1643, an explorer named Christopher Columbus had ...
