Posts under ‘Bill Graul’

NOAA, or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, recently released the statewide and national ranks based on temperature and precipitation data from this past October. In case you forgot, it was very wet and cool around here last month. 5.67″ of rain fell in La Crosse during October, making it the 4th wettest October on [...]

The first day of school for most districts in the region was yesterday, making this a big week for kids… and parents too. It’s a week that can be filled with all sorts of emotions, ranging from excited or happy… to scared or sad… to brave or nervous. And I’m not just talking about the kids here.
With [...]

Everyday, meteorologists talk about what is “average” or what is “normal”. For example, we’ll talk about the average or normal high and low temperature for the day. I prefer to use the term “average”, as I’m in the school of thought that questions whether there really is such a thing as “normal” when it comes to [...]

Now that summer has officially arrived, both meteorologically and astronomically speaking… I think it’s a good time to remember we’re now in warm-season mode when it comes to rain chances in the forecast.
Later last week was a good example of what I mean by this. Showers and t-storms were in the forecast for Thursday and [...]

I got a late start on the garden this year due to busy weekends in May, but I finally got it planted the last weekend in May. Speaking of a late start, I’m afraid most of our gardens are getting just that… with the unseasonably cool start to the month of June. 6 of the [...]