Central Ohio

Dry. So Dry.

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:18:00 GMT

Tomorrow will be two weeks since we've seen any beneficial rain. July 5th we recorded 0.04", but that won't help out much at all. My lawn crunches when I walk on it. A little rain would be welcomed.With the few days of cloudy drizzle last week, it feels like we should have had more rain. The good news is that even though we've slipped in to a mini-drought, our temperatures haven't been a scorcher. Yet.Temps for the past 14 daysOur 5 day dreary period last week might...
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July 4th Repeat

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:30:00 GMT

Tomorrow's July 4th festivities may be cool and rainy, a repeat of last year. A low pressure system out of the upper plains will swing through the area tomorrow in the early afternoon, bringing rain, clouds, and temperatures well below normal. We should be in the mid-80's, instead we'll be lucky to reach 73 tomorrow.Usually I've always remembered the 4th being a hot and steamy day. Turns out last year was the same weather. This forecast has changed drastically from ...
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Cool Week Ahead

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:39:00 GMT

It appears that the "heat wave" we've been in recently may be coming to an end. Here in South Bloomfield, 9 of the past 10 days has been in the 90's, with our warmest being 96 on the 25th. Now a low pressure associated with the front that passed through our area today will cloud things up and bring the temps down.Path of the low pressure system that will affect our region this week.The low pressure is currently located near Duluth, MN. This low will move southeast o...
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My First 'Hurricane'

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:44:00 GMT

For years my family and I had been going to Panama City Beach, FL for vacation. The same motel on the beach, with the same friendly family owners. It was a small, 20 room motel, with a decent sized pool, and a few hundered feet of beachfront on the Gulf of Mexico.In the years I'd been going, I made lots of memories I'll never forget. First "loves," quality time with my brother, swimming out as far as I could and diving to the bottom of the ocean for sand dollars. Bu...
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Hot and Dry

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:54:00 GMT

The past 7 days have been hot here in Central Ohio. Hot and dry... with no end in sight. A large ridge of high pressure centered over the Southern U.S. moved far enough north to block any systems from moving from the plains to the Great Lakes region. The heat hasn't been opressive, but it's been noticeable. Here's the temperatures here in South Bloomfield for the past 7 days (not counting today):Ironically, the hottest day was the last time we got rain.Thursday migh...
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