Troy Thone Weather Report
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Thone recaps a snowless December, looks back on 2011
Each year my favorite monthly column to write is December.  It provides an opportunity to reflect back on the year and see where we have come from and what we have experienced this past year … more
By Troy Thone, Luverne volunteer weather recorder | 1/11/12
Thone's light snow predictions for this winter so far holding true
As you may or may not be aware, last month I made my first (and likely my last) prediction on the amount of snowfall for the 2011-12 season.     The prediction was for well-below … more
By Troy Thone, Luverne volunteer weather recorder | 12/7/11
Weather recorder predicts no snow this winter as a result of new snowblower purchase
We are beginning to get very spoiled, weather-wise, this fall. Not only have the temperatures stayed above normal, but we've had very little rain and no snow.   Our last flake-free … more
By Troy Thone, Luverne volunteer weather recorder | 11/9/11
September 2011 among driest in history
September 2011 will likely go down in the weather history books as one of the driest Septembers on record.   Only .31 inches of rain fell the entire month. Using Sioux Falls' … more
By Troy Thone, Luverne volunteer weather recorder | 10/4/11
August marked by wild weather, timely rain, cooler temps
Damaging winds, large hail and dangerous lightning — oh my!   Severe storms ripped through Rock County the night and early morning of Aug. 22 and 23, marking an eventful end to … more
By Troy Thone, Luverne volunteer weather recorder | 9/7/11
Thone: July was hot and wet
Have any of you been thinking about trading in your Chevy or Ford for an Alumacraft, Bayliner or Lund? No one would blame you at all. Following some of the stronger thunderstorms, areas of … more
By Troy Thone, Luverne volunteer weather recorder | 8/10/11
June follows wetter-than-normal trend that was started in April and May
  I came across this obscure, little poem the other day by a man named Ricky Durkin, called, "I Like Rain, I Hate Rain."   I like rain I hate rain Rain is good Rain is … more
By Troy Thone, Luverne volunteer weather recorder | 7/13/11
May was wet, but June is typically wetter
For the farmers finishing up planting or the gardener putting in flowers or vegetables, May provided few opportunities unless you were willing to get wet and work in the mud. Conditions across … more
By Troy Thone, Luverne volunteer weather recorder | 6/15/11
Will May showers bring June flowers?
"April showers bring May flowers, but colder temps and cloudy skies cause the flowers to not arise."   OK, so poetry may not be my thing, but you get the idea. April continues a … more
By Troy Thone, Luverne volunteer weather recorder | 5/4/11
Winter finally loosens its long, strong grip
Sure signs of spring's arrival are trees budding, flowers punching their new growth through the post-winter ground, grass changing from a dull, dead brown to a rich, vibrant green, and robins … more
By Troy Thone, Luverne volunteer weather recorder | 4/13/11
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