We have just under a month left of Summer, and already signs of Fall are starting to show up around the area. During a trip along Rt. 5 (West Lake Rd) in West Erie County, I came across some leaves already starting to change their colors.
If you have any signs of Fall that you would [...]
Bob Dylan once sang, “You don’t need a weather man to tell you which way the wind blows”, and now I am going to add to that, you don’t need a meteorologist to tell you this summer has come with a lot more heat that last year! His lyrics work out better, though.
Just the difference [...]
A heat wave is defined by the National Weather Service as a period of abnormally and uncomfortably hot and unusually humid weather. Typically a heat wave lasts two or more days.
That definition is what describes our forecast for the next few days. It will be hot and steamy, so here are some tips to help get [...]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association sent out a press release today, outlining their prediction for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from the Beginning of June until the end of November. Here is a copy of the press release:
NOAA Expects Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season
An “active to extremely active” hurricane season is [...]
Usually the Storm Team gets an advanced copy of the Almanac. This year our weather center has yet to be graced by the book. That is beside the point.
The Winter prediction by the Farmer’s is, however, making headlines for it’s predictions of “Numbing cold” on the way to a good chunk of the country this [...]
As of midnight, we still stand four inches away from the “Snowiest Season On Record”. We picked up 1.4″ yesterday, which takes our seasonal snow total to 145.1″. Close, but no cigar!
Ray Petelin,
WSEE Storm Team Meteorologist
According to weather spotters for the National Weather Service, here are the snow totals for the last 24 hours, ending just after nine this morning.
…CRAWFORD COUNTY…
CROSSINGVILLE 2NW 5.0 745 AM 4/7
CANADOHTA LAKE [...]
April, the first full month of Spring, is a wonderful month. This is where we start to put anything associated with Winter behind us, and look forward to the warming temperatures.
The average temperature at the start of April is 51 degrees, while the end of the month boasts an average of 61! The warmest temperature [...]
March is one of those great transition months where we really start to see Spring spread across the region. We can really see that when we look at the climatology of March in Erie.
The beginning of the month starts off whith an average temperature of 40 degrees, but the average jumps to 50 by the [...]
It can always be worse! After our recent cold snap (or as some called it a “cold-OH-SNIPPITY-Snap”), Margaret Keller of Albion sent us a picture from 1994.
The thermometer reads about -25 degrees. The coldest temperature ever recorded in nearby Erie (the official National Weather Service Station) was recorded that same day at -18.
Ray Petelin,
WSEE Storm Team [...]