WEATHER BY THE NUMBERS--Tuesday 5/23

* 12 is the approximate number of ballgames I have played with Little Miss Molly in the last two days and I am worn out.

* 103 below zero is the projected temperature tomorrow night at Vostok, Antarctica at the same time that winds will be averaging 15 mph. That is going to produce a wind chill of 170 below zero!

* 74 was the sea surface temperature this afternoon at Panama City Beach. That is typical of the water temperature near the NW Florida-Alabama coastline.

* 1.73 inches is all of the rain that Phoenix has received in nearly 8 months. That is only 31% of normal. I am fearful that Arizona, New Mexico and other parts of the West will have a tragic fire season.

* 84 is the number of days with total sunlight each year at Barrow, Alaska. The down side is that they have 69 days that are totally dark.

* 101 at Wink, Texas was the USA high yesterday.

* 26 at Vanderbilt, Michigan was the coldest in the lower 48 this morning.

* 1.1 is the average number of person per square miles in Alaska. That is what you call a sparse population.

* 1/6th is the USA land area that is taken up by Alaska.

Posted by Craig  
on May 23, 2006, 3:29 pm
JB...

the "high" for vostok antarctica tomorrow is a sizzling -74! Wonder if those marching penguins ever get frostbite?

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