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Randy Mann
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Forecast calls for 20-year celebration
Press meteorologist begins third decade with newspaper
Our planet's orbit now has us closest to the sun
We’re now into 2024 and it’s almost hard to believe that another year has passed. My parents always told me that when you get older, time passes more quickly. …
More weather extremes in 2023
Thanks, at least in part, to the warm water phenomenon, El Niño, many residents across the U.S. were disappointed with the lack of snow on Christmas Day.
Our planet has been affected by solar storms
Earlier this year, I wrote an article stating that our sun was in the middle of a stronger “maxima” cycle. During these events, there are increased number of s…
Tree rings give insights to past climates and earthquakes
Tree ring data has become very important in determining a region’s past climate. Trees are sensitive to the area’s local climate and each year, the tree will g…
Will we see another year with below-zero temperatures?
December is here and we’ve finally received some snow after a relatively normal average temperature in November.
We have a strong El Niño
November is coming to an end later this week and the precipitation figures for Coeur d’Alene and surrounding regions are better when compared to October.
Some volcanoes are making news this month
There are many volcanoes that are erupting and some of them are making headlines across the world. For example, Iceland’s volcanic activity is currently threat…
The holidays are getting closer, so be on the lookout for those watches and warnings
November has certainly shaped up as a different one weatherwise when compared to October. Last month, it was very dry as only 0.26 inches of rain fell in Coeur…
The ozone layer has been holding up
The weather pattern certainly changed in early November as we had more rain in the first two days of the month than all of October. At Cliff’s station, only 0.…
Halloween and more winter forecasts
Winter conditions arrived last week across the Inland Northwest as many locations received their first measurable snowfall for the season. At Cliff’s station, …
Our city-by-city winter of 2023-24 snowfall predictions
Every year in mid-autumn, Cliff and I issue our annual city-by-city snowfall predictions for North Idaho and surrounding areas of the Inland Empire.
The rest of October and Halloween outlook
The early portion of October produced some very warm weather across the Inland Northwest before showers and cooler temperatures arrived early last week.
First freeze and potential winter ice
This is the time of year when local gardeners will have to start monitoring the weather more closely as our region will eventually be heading toward freezing t…
We're in a strong solar cycle
Sunspots are storms on the Sun and during the height of a cycle, its magnetic poles will usually flip as the North Pole becomes the South Pole and vice-versa.
More weather extremes and El Niño
It’s been a very dry September across the Inland Northwest.