There's a Storm Brewing

Talking about the weather is a good way to start a conversation with a stranger because it's the one thing we all have in common. We enjoy it together or we suffer through it together. But, here in Fort Wayne, everyone's talking about the weather because it's becoming unbelievable.



I started to take notice when we received almost no snow this winter. I'm not complaining and I hope it's that way again next winter and then on. The lack of snowfall continued into spring making it the fifth least snowiest spring since record keeping began, falling behind four springs during which there was no snow at all. The most recent of those was in 2010 (National Weather Service).

By March it was almost summer like, wonderful actually. In fact, on March 21st, the temperature reached 87F making it the warmest March day on record (National Weather Service) and it didn't let up. May 27th became the warmest spring day ever at 96F. By the end of the season, the National Weather Service listed Spring 2012 as the warmest on record. In addition to being hot, Spring 2012 was the second driest in Fort Wayne's recorded history and that after the record was set in 2011 for the wettest spring (National Weather Service).

Now it's summer and it's also proving to be unbelievably extreme. The temperature on June 28th hit 106F, matching the all time high temperature for the city. The very next day a storm rolled through with wind speeds of up to 91MPH. This storm led millions to be without power across the eastern United States. In addition to these events, the drought has continued and is now classified as "extreme" (wane.com).

That brings us to today, the first day of the second half of the year. So far, so good! Well, except for the weather.

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