Volume 8 , Issue 52

Happy New Year 2007

Yep! ... It is just about to the end of 2006! We've been thinking about what resolutions we will be making and the changes (if any) we will be making for the New Year, 2007. We would love to hear what resolutions you will be making for the New Year.

What about a little respect, kindness and understanding for those with different views, cultures from our own?! AND... see if there is a positive payback in-kind!

This time last year much of South & Central Oklahoma was experiencing wild fires since November, 2005 into January, 2006. AND... Oklahoma gas prices were hanging around $2.22.9 for regular unleaded. In November, 2005 Oklahoma farmers/ranchers were experiencing a drought and needing rain. Sounds like this Winter 2006 has brought more rain, moisture than last year at this time.

As for weather... this time last year was a dry winter for the southwest parts of Colorado with a High front that had been lingering over New Mexico and Colorado for the last few months of 2005 and into 2006 and our normal snowfall was way behind -- about 60+ inches or so. All those snowstorms had pushed northward and eastward. It was DRY with a lot of static electricity! Our temps drop down into the 20's during the the night and in the mid-40's during the day! That was last year at this time.

This year our snow, winter came early (in the valley and mountain areas ... even before the Winter Solstice. The snows were wetter this year than last year.

This last Thursday, in the late afternoon, the valley areas south of Bayfield, Colorado received an additional inch of wet snow. Our Thursday, December 28, 2006 weather started with blowing wind early in the morning with temperatures in the low 40's that melted some of last week's snow. The mountain folks received some new snow, but it soon melted. Here in the valley around 4:00 p.m. The snow flakes started out small, but gradually increased in size as the mountains disappeared in a fog of snow coming from the south or southeast. BUT... the main moisture moving through New Mexico made it's way up the eastern sides of Colorado from the southern border to the northern border into Kansas where the brunt of the snow blizzard hit again.
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