On the day before Thanksgiving, here in Huron County, a gentle fog blanketed the countryside with layers of cloudy white. Trees and buildings faded into the soft distance. The sun tried to burn through the dampness of the morning.
By noon, blue skies dominated the day and the temperature rose almost to 60. It is a day very unlike the often wintry late November days of years gone by.
NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) tells us that October of 2012 was the 332nd consecutive month of above average temperatures. That means that if you are 27 years old or younger, you have never experienced a month that was colder that average.
Weather like today's foggy November morning is the new normal.
Copyright 2012
Wanda Hayes Eichler
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