U.S.A and Global Events for May 21st: 1881: Clara Barton and a circle of close friends found the American Red Cross. Click HERE for more information from the History Channel. 1949: A violent tornado crossed the Mississippi River from the St. Louis area into Wood River, then to Roxanna. This tornado damaged or destroyed 300 […]
Michigan, a Cold State? Did you know that we live in one of the coldest states in the country? It looks like our state is around the 10th or 11th coldest state. Here are some statements and links to some sites list states to how hot or cold they are. The United States of America […]
A band of rain showers containing isolated thunderstorms will move across Michigan today, bringing a 3 to 6-hour period of rain to most locations. Some of the smoke which has been high up in the sky the last couple of days may make it to the surface later today with the passage of a cold […]
We have a cool 39° this morning at 6:30. The weather has been enjoyable this week with lots of sun and low dew points, a great time to be outdoors. Though I have limited use of my left arm due to restrictions of my implant and still healing I have the farmer attitude of things […]
We have had 1.05 inches of rain for the month the last decent rain was 10 days ago so it is getting a bit dry out there. Our next chance of rain won’t come until tomorrow night into Friday. Dry conditions are expected through Thursday. Skies will be partly to mostly sunny during the daylight […]
We have 39° at 5 am. Yesterday’s high in Otsego was 72° with low dew points, which was a perfect day in my mind. Dry conditions are expected through Thursday. Skies will be partly to mostly sunny during the daylight hours. Some smoke may drift overhead from wildfires from Alberta and British Columbia filtering out […]
Sunny skies are expected today, although there will be a slight increase in high clouds this afternoon. Highs will be right near normal around 70 degrees today. Dry weather is forecast for the bulk of the work week. Rain does not return to the forecast until Friday. CPC products continue to show temps to be […]
-Life doesn’t come with a manual. It comes with a mother. When I was growing up in the 50s and 60s it seemed life was simpler. We were moving from an agrarian society towards more industry, advanced technology was a transistor radio and color TV. Our mothers allowed us to play outdoors all day as […]
Mother’s Day is a holiday honoring motherhood that is observed in different forms throughout the world. In the United States, Mother’s Day 2023 will occur on Sunday, May 14. The American incarnation of Mother’s Day was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and became an official U.S. holiday in 1914. Jarvis would later denounce the holiday’s […]
Yesterday we reached 83° here in Otsego at the Station which was pleasant warmth due to the low dew points. Light rain showers are possible mainly near and south of I-96 today, though an isolated heavier shower or thunderstorm near I-94 cannot be ruled out this afternoon or evening. Much of the weekend looks dry, […]