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Stories by Scott Bachmeier

Ice forming in Lake Michigan

Unusually cold temperatures were experienced across much of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region during  the month of December 2008 — as of 21 December, monthly temperatures were 6.4º F below normal at Milwaukee WI (their low that morning was -5º F), 7.2º F below normal at Chicago IL... Read More

“Lake-effect clouds” in Montana and North Dakota

Even though very cold arctic air had invaded much of the north-central US  (minimum temperatures on the morning of 15 December were -33º F at Havre, Montana and -28º F at Bottineau, North Dakota), the deeper man-made lakes (created by dams) along the Missouri River remained unfrozen on 16 December... Read More