At least to me, there are two things that are depressing about a high temp of 18° locally today, in what the calendar says is still officially mid-Fall: 1) the high temperature today was eighteen #$!&!% degrees; and 2) somehow, that merely ties the Twin Cities record for November 11 (gives you a sense of...Read More
Record Twin Cities Cold Snap Coincides With Baseball All-Star Game Unfortunately, “Cold in July” isn’t just the name of an obscure new movie. Depending on your definition of cold — mine is needing a sweater in the Summer — the last few days in the Twin Cities definitely qualify (overnight lows have been in the 50’s.)...Read More
Snow Shoveling Double Jeopardy “Every time I think I’m out . . . they keep pulling me back in.” –Michael Corleone, “The Godfather III” Thousands of Minnesotans who thought they’d finally dug their way out of the latest snowfall — more than 10” in the last 48 hours — learned otherwise this morning. That’s when...Read More
