While we might remember the end of 2009 being so cold, not the whole year was that way. We saw some of the biggest swings that I can remember in the course of one year. Both January and February were warmer and drier than we typically see in that part of winter, but things turned much ...
According to the calendar, this New Year's Eve you'll be partying like it's 1990. Literally. It's been that long since we've had a Blue Moon occur on New Year's Eve. Since a Blue Moon is simply the second full moon of the month, any time we have a full moon on New Year's Eve it has to be a ...
El Nino is a warming of the Central Pacific Ocean above the average. This warming causes several large-scale changes to global circulation patterns. For the United States, one of the biggest differences is a stronger southern branch of the jetstream (the subtropical jet). When this ...
Our recent blizzard was one of the worst storms this region has seen in recent years. It has also shattered monthly snowfall records for many cities and towns around northeast Kansas, when combined with earlier snowfall. In Lawrence, while we had 8.5" of snow from this last storm, we had ...
Well, just to add some background to the weather forecast you see posted on the weather page, the big storm system is very impressive in its size and amount of precipitation it will bring to all areas of the storm. We'll be on the warm side of the storm all day Wednesday with periods of ...
Everyone seems to want to know if Bing Crosby's song will materialize this year. Are you dreaming of a white Christmas or hoping for a December thaw? First off, let's define "White Christmas" as 1" of snow depth on Dec. 25. Some people like to say it has to snow on Christmas, but to truly have ...