Tag Archives: Weather

A Sea of Sunflowers

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Lately, in fact, that is, since the beginning of the year, we have had, to tell the truth, fairly good weather [except for a few days]: with 15.43 inches up to now we’ve already had more rain than during the … Continue reading

Tornadoes – Update

According to a new study, “Tornado Alley” has grown wider in the recent years and now includes much of the Midwest and the Deep South. For more information, including a map pf the old and new geographical extension of “Tornado … Continue reading

Five Inches of Rain …

… in about 3 hours: YEAH! Today in the late afternoon and early evening hours we had as much rain as I have never seen here before. But we’re happy about it as we can still use that and more … Continue reading

The Tornadoes …

… have – thank goodness – bypassed us last night [there were quite a few some miles to the west], but still, with the wind blowing with over 40 mph in gusts, and all that lightning and thunder, it was … Continue reading

Reposted: “Springlike …” [originally posted as "Fruehlingshaft ..." on January 21, 2010]

… that’s what the weather was like today with [after some early fog] the sun shining cfrom a bright blue sky, 75 degress at noon already and barely any wind: absolutely great for a bicycle ride, in a short-sleeved jersey … Continue reading

Exceptional Drought in Texas

It’s awfully dry here in southern Texas, as I keep writing here and in my other blog. The drought conditions are “exceptional”, i.e. the harshest category possible, with some rivers, e.g. the upper Guadalupe, going completely dry. Today, the New … Continue reading

At Long Last: RAIN!!!

After a long time [for details see below] we had quite a substantial rainfall in the early morning hours last night, with 2.9 inches. At some time in the night I was woken up by rain falling on our window … Continue reading

Back in Texas Again

After our holiday in Germany and England [more about that in later posts] we’re now back in Texas again and Texas has greeted us in the usual way: with a heatwave! The day before yesterday San Antonio set a new … Continue reading

It Is That Time of the Year Again

…  or the weather, rather, when you do not get hay fever but rather pneumoconiosis while mowing the lawn, as I found out again today mowing. Despite the frequent lawn watering  there meanwhile are quite a few very dry and … Continue reading

Re-Posted: “Weather” [originally posted on January 17, 2010]

Weather Posted by Pit on Sunday, January 17, 2010 The cold spell lasted from about Thursday, January 7,  to Sunday, January 10. And now we once again had  – thank Goodness, because it’s still quite dry – a beautiful, long-lasting … Continue reading