Archives for March 2014

Pool season is near!  Hopefully the last freeze of the winter is behind us, and the odds say that it is.  According to Pete Delkus, the average last freeze in the DFW area is March 13th and the latest last freeze on record being April 13th.  With no freezing temperatures forecast in the 10 day forecast, it looks like we might be done with cold weather.  Many north Texans have … [Read more...] about Pool Season is Near!

In last week’s column about the cold winter that we have had, I brought up two new weather phrases that I learned this past winter—“polar vortex” and “thunder sleet”.  It was brought to my attention that I missed probably the most popular new weather phrase—“cobblestone ice”! I had a good excuse for forgetting that phrase—I was out of the country during that time in a much warmer place.  But … [Read more...] about How Did I Miss “Cobblestone Ice”?

I am sitting here looking out at ice on the pool deck—the result of the “thunder sleet” that just fell on March 2nd!  Yes, March 2nd!  In the past few weeks, we have been exposed to new weather phrases:  first it was “polar vortex” and today I heard “thunder sleet”. While watching the news recently, I heard that we have had 51 freezes thru February 27th, which is the most that we have had in 37 … [Read more...] about What Is Going On With This Weather?