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HIE reported 32 this morning so you're not alone. IZG had 36 and we were about the same. Last 30s until September?

May 2025 Avg Max: 62.4 -2.3 Warmest: 81, 28th High on May 23 was 44, which is 23° BN Avg min: 43.3 +3.3 Coolest: 27, 1st Mean: 52.8 +0.5 The avg diurnal range of 19.1 is 5.6 BN and 2nd lowest behind May 2011 Precip: 6.44" +2.48" Greatest day: 0.96" 18th Jan-May precip is 101% of the avg. No traces of snow were seen.

Maybe you've already done this . . . I wiggle the inner tube until it's right at 1.00" then dump it. Next is placing the funnel onto the inner tube and pour some of the outer tube contents - if there's more than 1" one must remember (or record) partial fills of the inner (I try to stop the pour in the 0.8-0.9" range) remember/record/dump then repeat until the outer tube is empty. Can be 'interesting' if there's several inches in the 4" tube and it's still pouring. In that case I take out a small pail, dump both tubes into it and head inside with the inner tube to measure in peace.

Had some characteristics of one. How often do we see 28.99 (PSM at 5) this late in the season. Strong backside winds, too. Up to 0.66" without any hvy RA, perfect for the carrot seeds that went into the ground yesterday.

Many thanks. The problem is that I don't remember to whom I've told which story - 2,3,4 times.

Early 1980s when we lived in Fort Kent, there was an outbreak of forest tent caterpillars, aka army worms. They fully defoliated all trees of the Populus genus - aspens, balsam poplar - and moved onto other hardwoods. Their squashed bodies stalled a train north of HUL, and a neighbor in FK had so many piled against his Bilco door (worms couldn't pass the metal flange atop the foundation) that he used a snow shovel to transport them by the thousands to his burn barrel. People would open their door and see hundreds heading over the threshold, sometimes resulting in those folks temporarily moving elsewhere. Only 4/10" by 9:30 and not much since, with the last decent band now overhead. Maybe reaches 2/3", probably less, but even dz at mid 50s is nasty.

That's surprising, as glyphosate translocates through the whole plant, including the roots. Maybe there's a huge seed bank of the nasty weed in the soil?

If you find that the natural methods and then choose chemical herbicide, I recommend a glyphosate product, preferably one with no other active ingredient. The SNJ home of our 7 grandkids had beaucoup poison ivy when they moved there in 2015. That summer I attacked the stuff with "Eliminator", the Wal-Mart version of Round-Up. (Recently, and unfortunately, they've added a bit of Diquat, far more toxic, to get quick brown-up.) Had to deal with inch-thick vines with side branches hovering, scads of ground P.I, nasty crud all around. Added a quick follow-up 2-3 years later, now only re-invasion plants - quite few - are found. At the border of the lot, the kids' side is Virginia creeper but right next to it is dominated by the bad stuff. Keeping active kids from playing in the bushes is just about impossible, and I thought that careful application was the safer choice for them.

81/40 here, first venture into the 80s this season. Sun was hot but dews remained modest.

76/39 here yesterday, stretching the month's diurnal ranges a bit. Thru the 25th, highs were running 3.7° BN while lows were 4.2° AN, making the range nearly 8° lower than the May average.

NYC had a max of 46 (26° BN) on 5/25/67, coldest max on record by 16 days (44 on 5/9/77, another remarkable day). They also had a 3-day cold snap in mid-March (16-18) that had means of -23/-28/-26, followed by a 9.8" storm a couple days later. It was also memorable in NNJ - March had 30"+ snowfall, a max of 10 on 3/17 and low of -3 the next day. April 24 had 1.5" as a coastal storm was finishing then 3" overnight on the 27th, the 2 latest dates I recorded measurable snow. May 25 rain was modest, but wind toppled several newly leaved oaks.

Years ago, I read that water's erosive power was a 5th-order function, meaning that for a given volume, doubling the velocity increases erosive power by a factor of 32.

We know it's coming but the sorrow is intense anyway.

Catkins that hold the male pollen. Some of them are 4-5". Looks like Kev will be fighting the acorn battle in 2026 (red oak acorns take 2 years to mature). Just cloudy here, maybe get wet by 9-10 this evening.

Same process as thundersnow, rare but interesting.

Thru April 30, maxima here has been 0.8° below my average, minima 1.5° above. May 1-19 maxima 0.2 AN, minima 6.4 AN. And the beat goes on. Some of the milder minima is due to near-incessant wind, especially in January.

That could work for clear calm nights - our site radiates well. Daytime temps, sans a front between us or clouds vs. sun, should have us more like 5-8° difference. High here yesterday was 51 with essentially no brightening.

About the same here. Month avg thru yest: +3.7 Max: +1.0 Min: +6.5 By 5/25 the numbers might be: Avg, +2 Max: -2 Min: +6

48-ish here with light rain, fine wx for rotting seeds in the ground and stunting (or killing) tomato/pepper plants. I'm glad I've not planted anything yet.

Doubtful in New England. Even when the 1968-69 super-snow winter had folks predicting a Mt. Washington glacier, Tucks finally melted out

A long-time (30+ years) co-worker - staff biologist - got Lyme twice. First time he thought it was his worst flu ever but waited a couple days for a long-scheduled wellness appt. Nice bullseye rash on scapula made for quick diagnosis. He had a 3rd doxy Rx immediately upon finding an engorged tick - didn't wait for symptoms. After witnessing all that, following the medical advice was an easy decision.

Morning low here was 57. If it holds, it will be the mildest minimum here since last August. Yesterday's 78 was the year's warmest, and the current full sun might push the temp past 80 if the clouds hold off long enough.

It's 2.5 years since my anaplas experience. Picked up the tick while hunting on Veterans' Day (clever little monster hid in the short hairs) and 10 days later I was totally miserable - wife thought it was a stroke. Diagnosis on 11/22, doxy Rx 23rd, felt much better 24th but finished the 10-day regimen.

Another harbinger of spring yesterday - mosquitos and black flies are out and about. The skeeters are biting but those other things are merely perusing the menu. Mid-May is their usual arrival; peak attacks will be next week when the younger grandkids are here. At least the deerflies won't be here by then - June/July for their carpet bombing.

W/SW breeze, dews mid 40s. Recipe for Aroostook heat in spring.