Adam, Candy, and I have been scratching our heads trying to find worthwhile weather stories the past few days. When we have such a quiet weather pattern, there are only so many ways you can say that it's going to be sunny and hot.So, with that in mind, what are some weather related questions or ponderings that you have? I've gotten a few questions about the early sunrises and late sunsets so I'll tackle that later this week. Please post some comments. It will help us out a lot...and make us a little more entertaining. The only alternative is taping all of our weathercasts...then taking some bigtime vacation until next weekend. Somehow, I don't think management would give the go-ahead for that though. -ERIC
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Here's something I have always wondered... and it may be a goofy question.
Why do we say it is 'humid' outside, when the dewpoint is the actual thing that gives you the uncomfortable feel to the skin?
There can be a high dewpoint, and a low humidity level, right?
Who knows, I may be totally wrong... aha :)
We could say it is very dewy outside then instead of humid. I have a question. I notice the wind can be from the south, but after a storm passes the wind turns more north or northeast or just completely dies. Why does it do that?
1) How about a story about the FBI investigation of false reports of severe storms called into the Milwaukee NWS office during last Thursday's storm outbreak?
2) Can we get back to an issue Eric raised last November about closed captioning of severe weather cut-ins?
3) How about something about "Green" wintertime heating and summertime cooling (perhaps in conjunction with a landscaping company) talking about ways to maximize solar home heating in the winter months and minimize it during the summer by the use of shades, awnings and strategically planted trees? (This is one of my favorite subjects - I still to this day do not use an air conditioner in my house due to tips learned from parents and grandparents who didn't have air conditioners either, about how to use awnings, draperies, strategically planted trees, and open the house at night to take advantage of natural night time cooling. There were a few days last summer when I thought I might give in & buy one, but I didn't. In this area of the country you really don't need air conditioning 99% of the time, and the other 1% of the time, you can always go to the movies (grin) .)
Y'all are fantastic! Keep 'em coming! -ERIC
Why does rockford seem to get split when it comes to storms or snowstorms? Storms can be coming our way then die out then refire once they pass us.
How about some farm weather? How are the crops doing? What's planted around here? How is it growing? Enough moisture, not enough, too much? Any soy rust in the area? Supposedly it first came to the US because of hurricanes.
With all the talk about ethanol were there a lot more farmers planting corn this year? How's it doing? Knee high by the 4th of July? Is that even considered a good rule of thumb any more?
How does the heat affect farm animals? Do dairy cows give less milk in the summer? How do you keep pigs and cows and sheep cool when it gets really hot in the summer?
I think even city people might be interested in some of this. After all, farms are where we get our food from.
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