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Great Lakes rising again; levels close to normal - 04 Aug 2008 Detroit Free Press,..."If we get two more good, normal winters with normal precipitation, then we'd have a turnaround," said Cynthia Sellinger, deputy director of the Great Lakes
Week to be mostly sunny - 04 Aug 2008 Coshocton Tribune,Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Southwest wind between 6 and 10
Heating up this week - 04 Aug 2008 Hickory Daily Record,Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation
Forget today, circle Tuesday: Heat streak should be over - 04 Aug 2008 Rocky Mountain News,Not only is there the streak, but it is the driest year so far on record, with just 3.28 inches of precipitation. That's under the 5.34 inches Denver had at
The heat's just peachy - 04 Aug 2008 Columbus Dispatch,This summer, the precipitation pattern has been out of whack, with an unusually wet June and a dry July. People can pick their own fruits -- peaches are the
Oak Fire grows to 414 acres - 04 Aug 2008 Williams Grand Canyon News,If the fire receives precipitation, activity will naturally decrease. At the fire's current size, it will take a considerable amount of precipitation to
Upstate temperatures expected to approach 100 degrees - 04 Aug 2008 Greenville News,The chances of rain today and tomorrow are slim, with about a 10 percent chance of afternoon and evening precipitation. Wednesday, that chance increases to
Patagonian Glacier Yields Clues For Improved Understanding Of ... - 04 Aug 2008 Science Daily (press release)The difference between the isotopic ratios − the deuterium excess − is linked essentially to the temperature of the oceanic source of the precipitation,
Heat Wave Over - For Now - 04 Aug 2008 YLE News,Later this week, warm air masses are expected to move into Finland, but the warmer temperatures will also be accompanied by precipitation.
Avista Corp. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript - 04 Aug 2008 Seeking Alpha,Actual hydroelectric generation will depend upon precipitation, temperatures and other variables during reminder of the year. It’s important to note that
Weekly Grain Report for Week Ending 08-01-08 - 04 Aug 2008 Inside Futures,¼ on "turnaround Tuesday", as weather forecasts moderated the heat dome in the Midwest and continued to call for average precipitation for next week.
Daily Notes for Tuesday: Former aces slowly coming back - 04 Aug 2008 ESPNThe Nationals-Rockies and Marlins-Phillies matchups also may deal with precipitation, as there's a 40 percent chance of rain for each of those contests.
Change in Shopping Habits - Erika Kurre - Aug 2, 2008 WZTV,Chance of precipitation is 20%. SUNDAY: Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph. SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear, with a low around
Ask AP: Iraqis in the US, printing less money - Aug 1, 2008 The Associated PressWhat we call the "chance of rain" in any given location is known as the Probability of Precipitation, or PoP, in weather talk. According to the National
Precipitation was low for July - Jul 31, 2008 Wilmington News Journal, OH,The precipitation for July was 1.39 inches, which was 2.9 inches below the monthly average, according to Nancy Pickard, local weather observer.
Four roads closed in Berlin due to high water - Aug 2, 2008 Boston Globe,The National Weather Service issued a flood watch until Sunday afternoon, with a forecast for between 1 and 3 inches of precipitation.
Rains wash out roads in Berlin, Moretown - Aug 3, 2008 Barre Montpelier Times Argus,By Peter Hirschfeld Vermont Press Bureau BERLIN – Heavy rains and high waters chewed away a number of dirt roads in central Vermont early Saturday morning,
Local roads washed out - Aug 2, 2008 Barre Montpelier Times Argus,Heavy rains and high waters washed out a number of roads in Berlin early this morning, leaving dozens of residents stranded in their homes.
August temperatures expected to be near normal - Aug 3, 2008 Mid Columbia Tri City Herald,Normal precipitation is .36 inch. July was warmer than normal in the Tri-Cities in a month that started hot and ended cool. At Hanford, two temperature
JUNE, JULY HAD HIGHEST LEVELS OF PRECIPITATION IN 126 YEARS - Jul 31, 2008 Sarnia Observer,Wednesday morning's thunderstorm pushed the cumulative rainfall level to a new all-time high in the Sarnia area. June and July have been doused with 287.4
More floods, droughts expected - Jul 31, 2008 Prague Post,Such trends are the result of increasing temperatures and decreasing precipitation, two areas in which local climatologists and hydrologists say the country
Raindrops keep falling on our heads - Jul 31, 2008 Canada.com,The city is second only to the Thunder Bay area in low precipitation. The total precipitation for June and July, 170.8 millimetres, is only about 90 per
Dry your eyes, Ottawa - Aug 2, 2008 Canoe.ca,Last month, Ottawans managed to survive 11 days of measurable rainfall, which amounted to 65 mm of precipitation. That's a far cry from the 138.6 mm of rain
Weather has gardener singing in the rain - Aug 3, 2008 Columbia Daily Tribune,Center (MRCC) shows that in June, 66 places throughout the Midwest set rainfall records, with 104 locations experiencing near-record precipitation.
Heavy rains wash out roads in Berlin - Aug 2, 2008 Boston Globe,The National Weather Service issued a flood watch until Sunday afternoon, with a forecast for between 1 and 3 inches of precipitation.
Record heat to continue for the metro area - Aug 3, 2008 9NEWS.com,According to 9NEWS Meteorologist Nick Carter, 2002 is now the second driest year on record for the metro area with 7.48 inches of precipitation.
Precipitation Low This Year, Says Met Official - Jul 28, 2008 Himalayan Times,In different parts of the country excluding Dipayal, Kathmandu and Biratnagar, the amount of precipitation was above average last July.
July Precipitation Near Normal - Jul 28, 2008 Indiana's NewsCenter,By Chris Daniels, Meteorologist FORT WAYNE,Ind. ( Indiana's NewsCenter) -- While the last two weeks have been somewhat dry, the monthly precipitation is
London has ducked worst of a soggy summer - Jul 31, 2008 London Free Press,..."The very localized, spotty nature of summer precipitation has given people the notion that it's been a wet summer," said Geoff Coulson, a meteorologist at
Global warming is bolstering glaciers on Calif. peak - Jul 8, 2008 USA TodayAs more moist air pushes farther into the state's far north, the precipitation falls as snow on the 14162-foot volcano, bulking up its seven glaciers.
Drought Situation Has 'Deepened' In Greene County - Aug 1, 2008 Greeneville Sun,At Tri-Cities Regional Airport, according to the weather service, 43.57 inches of precipitation (65 percent of normal) had been recorded against an average
Public meetings to address Lake Huron water levels - Aug 2, 2008 NorthernLife.ca,The climate change models regarding the amount of precipitation predicted in the future can vary. “Higher temperatures can mean more evaporation from the
Thunderstorms again on tap for today - Jul 8, 2008 Hilton Head Island Packet,Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 2 am Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76.
County’s low precipitation may spur grasshopper spread - Jul 22, 2008 Steamboat Pilot,Mucklow said the scarce precipitation during the latter part of June and continuing into July has robbed the valley of the potential for near record dry
Hendersonville Rainfall Deficit 10.59 Inches Through July! - Aug 1, 2008 WHKP,The total amount of precipitation received in Hendersonville for the month of July 2008 was 5.57 inches...average rainfall in July in Hendersonville is 5.75
Sunday's weather forecast - Jul 20, 2008 The Huntsville Times - al.com,Chance of precipitation is 20%. Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 73. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Climatologists studying record rainfall of 2008, 1993 - Jul 30, 2008 Quad-Cities Online,Substantial recent flooding in the Midwest was caused by heavy precipitation that fell not only in June, but also throughout the first half of 2008.
July, More Rain Than Normal - Aug 1, 2008 Opinion250 News,This came to an end with a very cool wet pattern to round out the month with the last 5 days seeing precipitation each day. Thunderstorms seemed to rule the
15-year-old drowns in Duck River - Aug 2, 2008 WZTV,Chance of precipitation is 20%. SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm. SUNDAY: Sunny, with a high near
State on track for record wet Jan.-July - Jul 30, 2008 Quad-Cities Online,The statewide average precipitation for the first 28 days of July was 5.4 inches, almost 2 inch above normal. “We are already on track for the wettest
Record Toronto rainfall? Depends on where you live - Jul 29, 2008 Globe and Mail,Anything over .1 millimetre of precipitation will break the monthly airport rain record of 182.3 mms, set in 1980. To help things along,
Statewide precipitation hits high mark for last 100 years - Jul 14, 2008 Morris Daily Herald,Monthly statewide precipitation has been above average every month in the first half of 2008, resulting in the wettest January-June since 1895.
The Nation's Weather - Jul 21, 2008 The Associated PressIn addition to precipitation from Cristobal in Massachusetts, the Northeast was to see thunderstorms and steady rain from New York to Maine.
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