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<B>____________________________________________________________________________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="a2d0a540.jpg" border=0 width="778" height="596" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>____________________________________________________________________________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Here is a long-term </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>average temperature summary</U></B></FONT><B> (in degrees Fahrenheit) by month for our area, as reported at Ludington, MI (elevation: 690 ft.):</B></div> <bR> <div>            <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >       </FONT></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="655" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="42"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="23" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="42" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Jan.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Feb.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Mar.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Apr. </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39"><div> May</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Jun.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="36"><div> Jul.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Aug.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Sep.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Oct.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Nov. </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Dec.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Annual</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF0000 HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Max.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF0000 WIDTH="41"><div> <B>28.8</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF0000 WIDTH="41"><div> <B>31.1</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF0000 WIDTH="39"><div> <B>40.2</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF0000 WIDTH="39"><div> <B>54.1</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF0000 WIDTH="39"><div> <B>65.7</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF0000 WIDTH="40"><div> <B>74.9</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF0000 WIDTH="36"><div> <B>79.5</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF0000 WIDTH="41"><div> <B>77.6</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF0000 WIDTH="42"><div> <B>70.2</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF0000 WIDTH="38"><div> <B>59.1</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF0000 WIDTH="40"><div> <B>45.4</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF0000 WIDTH="43"><div> <B>33.8</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF0000 WIDTH="61"><div> <B>55.0</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF HEIGHT= 22 WIDTH="42"><div> <B>Min.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="41"><div> <B>15.6</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="41"><div> <B>15.4</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="39"><div> <B>22.9</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="39"><div> <B>34.1</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="39"><div> <B>43.1</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="40"><div> <B>52.4</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="36"><div> <B>57.6</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="41"><div> <B>56.8</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="42"><div> <B>50.3</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="38"><div> <B>41.1</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="40"><div> <B>31.1</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="43"><div> <B>20.8</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="61"><div> <B>36.8</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Mean</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="41"><div> <B>22.2</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="41"><div> <B>23.3</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="39"><div> <B>31.6</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="39"><div> <B>44.2</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="39"><div> <B>54.4</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="40"><div> <B>63.7</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="36"><div> <B>68.6</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="41"><div> <B>67.2</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="42"><div> <B>60.2</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="38"><div> <B>50.1</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="40"><div> <B>38.3</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="43"><div> <B>27.3</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="61"><div> <B>45.9</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Here's a long-term </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>average precipitation summary</U></B></FONT><B> (in inches) by month for our area, as reported at Ludington:</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="658" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="45"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="23" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="45" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Jan.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Feb.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Mar.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Apr. </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39"><div> May</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Jun.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="36"><div> Jul.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Aug.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Sep.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Oct.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Nov. </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Dec.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Annual</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Mean</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="41"><div> <B>2.39</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="41"><div> <B>1.80</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="39"><div> <B>2.06</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="39"><div> <B>2.89</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="39"><div> <B>2.48</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="40"><div> <B>2.93</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="36"><div> <B>2.18</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="41"><div> <B>3.79</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="42"><div> <B>3.25</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="38"><div> <B>2.96</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="40"><div> <B>2.75</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="43"><div> <B>2.45</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#0000FF WIDTH="61"><div> <B>31.87</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>____________________________________________________________________________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The following U.S. government graphic shows the increase in global temperature anomalies ("global warming") from 1880 - 2007:</B></div> <bR> <div> (Source: NOAA, National Climatic Data Center, U.S. Department of Commerce)</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="951f5140.png" border=0 width="757" height="532" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>____________________________________________________________________________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The following NOAA graphic shows the July 2007 Mean Daily Average Temperatures for the U.S.:</B></div> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" ><B>(LPS lies within the F range of 60.1 - 70.0 degrees F.)</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="9554bec0.png" border=0 width="1099" height="748" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The following NOAA graphic shows the Annual Mean Total Heating Degree Days for the U.S.:</B></div> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" ><B>(LPS lies within the H range of 7001 - 9000.)</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="95347e70.png" border=0 width="1095" height="743" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>____________________________________________________________________________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Forecasting Weather Based On Observing Nature</B></div> <bR> <div> People have been trying to forecast the weather since man's beginnings. Until relatively recently - without the benefits of meteorology, other sciences, satellites, and computers - observing nature was the only resource for prediction. Many people thought, for example, that if birds were roosting close to the ground it would soon rain or snow. Large crops of acorns meant a harsh winter ahead. Many other bits of weather prediction lore, based on observing nature, gradually developed; they were the only means of weather forecasting then available. </div> <bR> <div> Were these old weather legends nothing more than tall stories made up to explain the unpredictable mysteries of nature? Or was there really some factual basis behind the legends? Often, the old-time weather predictions didn't work. <I>(Some scientific predictions of today are not 100% accurate, either!)</I> Sometimes, the old methods of weather prediction based on signs in nature <I>did </I>work. Were they actually based on some unknown scientific facts? </div> <bR> <div> Following are some old weather legends. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Do </B></I><I><B>some of them </B></I><I><B>actually work?</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>A rainbow in the morning is the shepherd's warning. A rainbow at night is the shepherd's delight.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Red sky at night, sailors delight; red sky at morning, sailors take warning.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Evening red and morning grey sends the traveler on his way. Evening grey, morning red, brings the rain down on his head.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Crow on the fence, rain will go hence. Crow on the ground, rain will come down.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>A ring around the moon brings rain or snow.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>If the moon's face is red, it is of water she speaks.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Mare's tails and mackerel scales make tall ships carry low sails.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Ice in November to bear a duck, the rest of the winter will be slush and muck.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>And many other old weather legends...</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>____________________________________________________________________________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>For more nature-related material, </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id113.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nature"><U><B>click here</B></U></A></FONT><B> to go to the new </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id113.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nature"><U><B>Nature</B></U></A></FONT><B> page.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> © Original LPS materials: Copyright, 2002 - 2012  Little Point Sable Association  All rights reserved.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>