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
“The Postman Always Rings Twice Wears Shorts” With yet another blast of cold air gripping the Twin Cities (high temp today: -5° below; windchill -30° below), I realized that my earlier post on Winter humor had a glaring omission. Here’s the updated version: 10 above: Twin Cities postal delivery workers put on long pants. Anyone...Read More
98º in Twin Cities! In the Sherlock Holmes story, the reason the dog didn’t bark was because it recognized the intruder (providing the clue that solved the mystery). In the case of my golden retriever, the reason he’s not barking in our backyard this evening is that he just finished a three-mile walk around Lake...Read More
“If you don’t like the weather . . . wait 5 minutes.” –Mark Twain After record-setting March warmth that had locals comparing Twin Cities weather (favorably) to San Diego . . . . the last few weeks feels much more like Seattle. Believe it or not, many Minnesotans (I’m one of them) are more sensitive to sunlight...Read More
A November to Remember, or “Weather Hubris” OK, so San Diego didn’t get 3 inches of snow last week. And bragging about the Twin Cities’ (otherwise) memorably balmy November is the height of “weather hubris” — the repercussions of which, in short order, are typically a record-setting blizzard and/or bone-numbing windchill. However . . ....Read More
No, Twin Cities residents can’t make that boast in January, March, December, July, or most other months on the calendar. However, the last week in the Twin Cities has featured a spectacular confluence of arid sunshine, warm nights, and a riot of Fall colors (especially brilliant this year because of the dry conditions). And a full moon...Read More
