Mon 09/14/09 Ike Anniversary

This is the one year anniversary of hurricane Ike sweeping through. I recall welcoming watching the remnants of Ike. We had taken a perch on our deck that morning to watch the clouds and feel the wind pick up. Then things went sour. The wind continued to roar. We knew something really odd was happening. Expecting a power failure I headed to Lagrange for gas for our generator. It was a harrowing trip as trees and limbs were falling all along US 42 and Highway 53.

Oddly, our station missed measuring the highest winds. I really can't explain it, but our high wind that day was measured at 21 mph. I'm sure we had 60-65 mph gusts. The station "samples" the wind every second or so. One theory is that the largest gusts came between "samples." But, that would be quite a coincidence. It's still a mystery to me because the station has been pretty accurate with wind otherwise.

The National Weather Service has a nice synopsis and a bunch of pictures of the damage here.

Allen

Sun 9/13/09 7:00pm

(Click chart to see larger image)

The chart above compares our average monthly temperature here at our weather station. You can see that we had a warmer spring than last year, but our summer was significantly cooler. I'll update this chart as we go through the year.

As for the remodeling of the website, most of the important functions have been returned. The almanac is back. We'll get some other functions added over the next few days including the time-lapse movie.

Allen

Sat 9/12/09 9:25pm

Quiet, gentle night. Nothing but crickets. To my hunting friends who count on the sunrise/sunset and moon info, it's still available on the main menu. Just click on "Detailed Conditions." This page also has other details like dewpoint, precip and much more. I'm working on getting it on the front page.
Allen

Sat 9/12/09 2:35pm

I've been working on the website to make it leaner, faster and easier to use. Many more functions will be added but I'm moving away from functions running automatically. I hope you like the new design.
Allen

Fri 9:44am

What? No morning fog?!! Soft, pretty September morning.

Allen

Sep 9 2009 7:22am

Fog starting to develop now. Not as dense as yesterday morning yet, but continuing to close in.

Allen

Sep 9 2009 6am

We have a dense fog advisory until mid to late morning. So far, the fog has not developed in northeastern Oldham.

Allen