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By Griff Wigley, on April 25, 2011, 6:35 am
  
After getting several copies of this via email and tweets last week during our miserable wet cold spell, I went in search of spring in the Upper Arb Sunday morning, our first sunny day in a looooooooooooong time. I didn’t find much. Alas, the forecast calls for more cold rain and slushy snow mid-week. Sigh.
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By Griff Wigley, on April 24, 2011, 11:28 pm
Oh Lord, please help leaders of all faiths to find the courage to publicly criticize Texas Governor Rick Perry for his proclamation for days of prayer for rain that he issued last Thursday:
 WHEREAS, throughout our history, both as a state and as individuals, Texans have been strengthened, assured and lifted up through prayer; it seems right and fitting that the people of Texas should join together in prayer to humbly seek an end to this devastating drought and these dangerous wildfires;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICK PERRY, Governor of Texas, under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Texas, do hereby proclaim the three-day period from Friday, April 22, 2011, to Sunday, April 24, 2011, as Days of Prayer for Rain in the State of Texas. I urge Texans of all faiths and traditions to offer prayers on that day for the healing of our land, the rebuilding of our communities and the restoration of our normal way of life.
President Obama sometimes crosses over the line when it comes to prayer, for example in February at the National Prayer Breakfast when he said:
 We pray that the violence in Egypt will end and that the rights and aspirations of the Egyptian people will be realized.
Believing that our prayers could somehow convince God to intercede in Egypt is as ridiculous as believing that our prayers could somehow convince God to bring rain to Texas.
It is best to read the weather forecast before praying for rain. – Mark Twain
By Griff Wigley, on April 15, 2011, 11:55 pm
 
Tax Day is April 18th this year instead of the 15th. But as if to compensate, Mother Nature inflicted a measure of cruelty on us Minnesotans today. A cold, wet windy day ended with a heavy wet snow. I took these photos in my front yard about 11:30 PM. On April 15, 1983, we had 13.6 inches so be grateful.
By Griff Wigley, on January 21, 2011, 7:38 am
 
The bank thermometers by my house read –28 and –25 at 6:30 this morning. Downtown’s read –22 and the Carleton Weather Database thermometer bottomed out at –23. No wind, though, so it’s a refreshing morning. Photos: Downtown Riverwalk at 7:30 am with a nearly full moon.
It was equally nippy last year on Jan. 3 and on Jan. 15, 2009.
How cold was it at your house this morning?
By Griff Wigley, on December 21, 2010, 12:56 pm
I wandered around downtown yesterday from about 3:30 to 5:30 pm, taking photos during the peak of the snowstorm. As the streetlights and Xmas lights came on, it made downtown more beautiful than ever.
See the album of 89 photos, the large slideshow (best), or this small slideshow:
By Griff Wigley, on July 17, 2010, 6:47 am
The thunderstorms that moved through far southern Minnesota late yesterday afternoon provided a nice backdrop for photos of Northfield. Cumulonimbus clouds rock, baby.
See my album of 21 photos, the large slideshow, or this small slideshow:
By Griff Wigley, on February 14, 2010, 11:55 pm
 When it snows enough for the City of Northfield to haul it from downtown, it’s dumped at the rodeo grounds and parking lot at Babcock Park adjacent to the dog park.
After last week’s 11 inches, the lot is now nearly full. It’s not clear yet whether the snowfall today and tomorrow (Presidents Day) will require downtown snow removal, but let’s assume that we’ll have a few more snow events between now and, um, May.
Other than hauling it to Vancouver where it’s really needed, where else might the City dump the snow?
By Griff Wigley, on February 13, 2010, 12:18 pm
I hauled out my old tripod and a new monopod this morning to try to do a better job at capturing yet another spectacular hoar frost. I got much better pre-dawn shots of downtown than last time. And I spent a couple hours in Carleton’s Lower Arb once it got light.
  
Here are three people shots. Photo albums are forthcoming but it may take me till mid-July to sort, crop and publish them.
By Griff Wigley, on February 11, 2010, 8:22 am
 The 11 inches of snow we got earlier this week have made for a winter wonderland. The snowshoeing and cross country skiing are fantastic. And photo buffs like me are having a ball.
Erin Mayberry has a blog post on Northfield.org about Community Ed and Rec’s Snowshoeing 101 class on Saturday.
I took the photo above yesterday in Carleton’s Upper Arb. Here are 6 more, 3 of them macros:
Continue reading It’s a winter wonderland out there so let’s play hooky!
By Griff Wigley, on February 8, 2010, 11:09 am
  
Brothers Jon Feldman and Matt Feldman from Cannon River Tree Care were pruning trees on Bridge Square this morning in the middle of our gorgeous snowfall. Jon said that winter is the perfect time to prune trees.
Tim Freeland at KYMN has blogged that schools are closing early. Kids love to climb trees so why not give them some rope, saws and clippers and have them trim your trees today? If they fall, the snow cover should protect them just fine. If they cut off a digit or two, no biggie, the Northfield Hospital has a great surgical team, plus it helps the local medical economy.
By Griff Wigley, on January 19, 2010, 10:49 pm
 I’ve got too many daytime hoar frost photos to sort through before I publish them so instead, here are some photos I took early this morning (6-7 am). The glow from downtown’s streetlights on the low cloud ceiling provided just enough contrast.
See the album of 18 photos, the large slideshow, or this small slideshow:
Continue reading Photo album: downtown Northfield dressed in hoar frost at night
By Griff Wigley, on January 5, 2010, 10:35 am
 The vapor rising from the Cannon River as it flows over the Ames Mill dam has created a wonderland of hoar frost in a small area of downtown Northfield during this recent cold spell.
See my two albums of photos:
Continue reading Photo albums: Downtown Northfield below zero
By Tim Freeland, on December 7, 2009, 10:29 pm
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By Griff Wigley, on December 3, 2009, 7:17 am
 John Thomas sent us this photo of the time/temp sign at the Community Resource Bank this morning.
By Griff Wigley, on November 18, 2009, 10:13 am
By Griff Wigley, on June 23, 2009, 1:20 pm
A Paul Douglas’ blog post titled Severe storm warnings south/west of the Twin Cities, updated at 12:50 pm, includes a mention of Northfield:
 Severe storms with strong/violent straight-line winds are raging across southern Minnesota. This first batch of severe storms will probably pass off just south of the Twin Cities, affecting the far southern suburbs like Faribault, Waseca and even Northfield.
By Griff Wigley, on May 11, 2009, 6:30 am
 I’m pretty sure heard one of the MPR meteorologists last week advising people to wait till after Mother’s Day to plant annuals and vegetables. If so, oops! There was patchy frost here in Northfield this morning. Our backyard thermometer read 33 degrees and my car windows were coated.
I see former Strib/WCCO meteorologist Paul Douglas is now blogging for the St. Cloud Times. His blog post Sunday morning says:
Don’t let the daffodils and tulips fool you. Only the brave (and foolhardy) are planting annuals this early. Last night’s patchy frost was a rude reminder that frost is quite prevalent across central Minnesota through the third week of May. The general rule of thumb holds: if you want to be ABSOLUTELY safe: wait until Memorial Day to plant your vegetable patch.
By Griff Wigley, on April 7, 2009, 8:49 am
 Culver’s has put out new picnic tables, evidently hoping to coax some warmth from the deceptively sunny skies the past couple of days. We can’t seem to get out of the 30s very often, let alone the 40s. (Check the data.) Aren’t there some weather gods we can pray to?
By Griff Wigley, on March 16, 2009, 12:12 pm
 Just like the Wicked Witch, area ice rinks are melting rapidly. Last Thursday morning at 6am, it was minus 6. This morning, it was 40, with the high today predicted to be 60. I love this state.
By Griff Wigley, on March 11, 2009, 5:39 am
What a great year for winter weather phenomena. In December, we got treated to a set of sun dogs making a complete circle. Two weeks ago, thundersnow. And this morning, moon dogs, which the Wikipedia says are “… are exactly analogous to sun dogs, but are somewhat rarer because in order to be produced the moon must be bright and therefore full or nearly full.” Yes, the photo is blurry. I was shivering.
Yesterday’s blizzard missed us (dang) but we’re back in the deep freeze, currently at –4F with a –20F wind chill according to the Carleton Weather Database at 6:30 am.
By Griff Wigley, on January 17, 2009, 3:43 pm
 It was 23 above this afternoon when I saw downtown Northfield’s mailman, Tom Kotula, making his rounds, suitably attired.
The photo is PG-13, parental caution strongly advised.
By Griff Wigley, on January 15, 2009, 8:49 am
  I was going to do a why-are-we-teaching-our-children-to-be-wimps blog post because schools are closed today. It was around –25F this morning. (Bill Ostrem blogged that it was –28 at his house.) But then I’ve abandoned my corner office at GBM because it’s too cold by the window so I’m a wimp, too.
I saw Penny Hillemann’s blog post with photos on Tuesday, Cannon River at 20 Below Zero. Later that night I took these two photos from the footbridge. The river’s frozen over completely on the north side and almost frozen over on the south side up to the dam.
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