Numbers and I have a love-hate relationship (we love to hate each other). However, I seem to enjoy picking out little statistics to show. Ironic, isn't it?In the 23 days that have elapsed this April, 14 of them (or 61%) have had above-normal temperatures. Compare that to the previous two months - only a third of the days were warmer than what would be typically expected! January is kind of a tricky one... nearly all of the 16 warm days fell in the first half of the month.
It looks like we'll be tacking on two more above-normal temperature days to the April total. Just in time for the weekend, a cold front will usher in much, much cooler weather.
Also, just a heads-up - we're continuing to keep our eyes on the severe weather threat late afternoon/evening Friday. Broad-scale features are still looking like they'll come together, but the fine details still need to be ironed out. Breaking up the cloudcover will be the biggest obstacle.
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Off topic, but a question to answer if you guys need an idea what to put on the blog.
Ive been curious... how do you get the numbers for the allergy report, and what meaning do the numbers mean. for example, whats considered 'high' and how do they come up with that decision. i do understand that each category has their own distinct levels of severity.
if you didn't have it in graph form i (and prob many people) would be stumped! :)
Just one of those things i have been curious about and hope I made some sense in that question. :) no hurry to answer either.
Ive always wondered the same thing... never thought to ask. Maybe Ill check wikipedia. Also, what time should we expect storms for tomorrow (thursday in case you see this tomorrow)
i been reading the nws severe weather outlooks and it says that supercells are possible over northern il and possible isolated tornadoes, how true is this? i need to know becasue i work tommorow and i work outside. is it true, when the sky turns a greenish color, is that true a tornado is forming?
Anthony-
I'm sure Adam has been taking a look at it, and I'd bet Eric will have a lot more about it later today.
As far as I know, the greenish color doesn't really have anything to do with tornadoes. As I recall, the going theory is that it's more associated with large hail - light being reflected in a different way such that green is more prominent.
Jim: We use the data from the Winnebago County Health Department. However we use a different scale than they do. We use the official scale from aaaai.org as 1000 g/m3 of mold spores isn't considered high but the same amount of tree pollen is.
Hopefully that answers your question!
I was wondering about the storms for tomorrow. My 8 yr olds 2nd grade class is going to the brookfield zoo and i'm worried about them getting caught in the severe weather. they are going rain or shine. Do you have an idea of the time frame of these storms? She is to leave at 8:15am and return around 5-5:30pm.
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