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Connecting The Dots Between Solar Cycles/Volcano Activity & Their Role In Our Planets Weather & Climate Cycles.

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January 9, 2026. Stormy Winter Skies. West Of Hope, New Mexico.  Several years ago, during the middle of the very heated and controversial climate change propaganda and debates, a group of respected scientists publicly came out with this statement: "It's the sun, stupid." That may offend some, but to this day it remains one of my all-time favorite quotes.  The sun and its associated solar cycles drive the planet's climate and weather. Volcanoes also play a major role, and the sun plays a major role in how and when they erupt. When they reach the major or historical eruption stage, they alter the planets short term weather and long term climate cycles.  The solar cycles, especially the solar minima cycles and grand solar minimums have drastically altered our weather and climate throughout history. Most notably during the last Little Ice Age. Many believe we are due or overdue for another such event.  Add to this mix the sun's effects on the world's ocean temper...

Continued Hot With Widely Scattered To Scattered T-Storms - Some Severe!

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Thursday, June 29, 2023. C-Hill - Looking Northeast Over Carlsbad. A dry microburst from a nearby thunderstorm produced areas of blowing dust across Carlsbad Thursday afternoon. A few sprinkles of rain accompanied the blowing dust caused by the overhead virga and dry thunderstorm. Blog Updated At 12:25 PM MDT Friday, June 30, 2023. Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Outlooks. Today. Saturday. NWS Midland Severe Weather Outlook Today. NWS Albuquerque Severe Weather Outlooks. Today. Saturday. GFS 500 MB/18,000' MSL Analysis. (Midnight Thursday, June 29, 2023). Surface Map Forecast. Valid At 6 AM MDT Saturday Morning. Weather Prediction Center Total Rainfall Forecast. Valid Today Through 6 PM MDT the 4th Of July. MRMS 24-Hour Rainfall Totals. (As Of 7 AM MDT Friday Morning). T-Storms - Some Severe Today & Saturday. Our mid-level death ridge of high pressure has finally weakened and moved east of the area and late last night was centered off of the Texas and Louisiana cent...

A Bit Of A Break - Maybe Some T-Storms This 4th Of July Weekend.

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June 23, 2023. Seven Rivers, New Mexico Preliminary Reported High Temperatures. Southeastern Plains. Sacramento/Guadalupe Mountains. West Texas. Three times over the past two weeks I've reached 110º here at our home in Carlsbad. The Roswell Airport ASOS has so far reported the highest temperature during this ongoing heat wave with a reading of 112º yesterday (Tuesday).  Up to date daily climate data for the Ruidoso Climate Co-Op Station is not yet available online. They did record a high temp of 90º on Saturday. The Smokey Bear Raws recorded a high of 94º on Monday. While the Cloudcroft Climate Co-Op Station recorded a high of 84º yesterday. The Mountain Park Climate Co-Op Station recorded a high of 92º yesterday. And the Mayhill Raws recorded a high of 94º yesterday. A Personal Weather Station (PWS) in Timberon recorded a high temp of 91º yesterday. So far the Roswell Airport ASOS has recorded 114 days in a row with daily high temps of 100º or higher. The Carlsbad Airpor...

Wednesday's High Temperature Summary - Same Ol Song & Dance - More Heat!

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Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Outlook Today. Scattered thunderstorms some severe will develop this afternoon and evening across portions of the northeastern and eastern plains of New Mexico. Within the Slight Risk Area shaded in yellow. To a lesser extend across the Marginal Risk Area across the northeastern, eastern, and parts of the southeastern plains. Large hail, damaging thunderstorm wind gusts, perhaps an isolated tornado (Slight Risk Area) along with frequent deadly cloud to ground lightning, and locally heavy rain/flash flooding will be possible. A lesser threat for severe thunderstorms will occur in the Marginal Risk Area. Friday's Severe Weather Threat. A similar severe weather threat as today's will occur again on Friday with the Slight Risk Area a little further to the east and north.With the Marginal Risk Area across parts of the southeastern plains and West Texas. Outside of a few isolated thunderstorms along or near the NM/TX border late this afternoon a...

Tuesday's High Temperature Summary.

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New Mexico MesoWest Reported High Temperatures. Tuesday. NWS Midland Climate Summary. ( (Tuesday's High/sLows). Max/Min Temperature and Precipitation Table for West Texas-Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 740 AM CDT Wed Jun 21 2023 High temperature past calendar day Low temperature past 12 hours Precipitation last 24 hours .BR MAF 0621 C DH01/TAIPZX/DH06/TAIPZP/PPDPZZ : : ...West Texas... : :Id Location High Low Pcpn :-- -------- ---- --- ---- FST : Fort Stockton ASOS : 108 / 85 / 0.00 GDP : Guadalupe Pass ASOS : 100 / 76 / 0.00 MAF : Midland ASOS : 109 / 79 / 0.00 ODO : Odessa ASOS : 110 / 81 / 0.00 6R6 : Terrell County ASOS : 112 / 80 / 0.00 INK : Wink ASOS : 110 / 81 / 0.00 E11 : Andrews County AWOS : 106 / 77 / 0.00 E38 : Alpine-Casparis Muni AWOS : 102 / 77 / 0.00 BPG : Big Spring AWOS ...

Day #7 Of The Current Heatwave.

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Sunday, June 18, 2023. Near Bluff Springs - South Of Cloudcroft, NM. New Mexico MesoWest Reported High Temperatures Monday. Day #7 Of The Current Heatwave. On Monday the Cloudcroft Climate Co-Op Station recorded a high temp of 74º. This makes the 5th day in a row for them that they have reached 70º or above. The data for the Ruidoso Climate Co-Op Station is not yet available online.  The Elk Climate Co-Op Station recorded a high temp on Monday of 93º . This is the second day in a row that they have reached 90º or above. The Roswell Airport ASOS reported a high temp of 107º on Monday. This is the 5th day in a row that they have reached 100º or above.  Their record for the number of days in a row of reaching 100º or more is 20 days from July 9th, 2022 through July 28,th, 2022.  The Artesia ZiaMet Station located 6 miles SSE of town at the NMSU AG Science Center reported a high temp of 104º making this their 6th day in a row of reaching 100º or above.    Their r...

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