Febuary Weather

I saw <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/03/03/news/local/40-weather.txt">this story about the weather</a> this morning and the first thing I though to my self was, "why does Lorna Thackeray always do the weather stories for the Gazette?" Every time there is a weather story in the Gazette Lorna is the reporter and I can usually tell you what is going to happen right after words. The exact opposite of what sh reports. This time though her report is pretty neutral.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>February weather extremes added up to a near-normal average temperature for the month, says Keith Meier, meteorologist in charge at the Billings National Weather Service Office.<br />n<br />nThe end result of chilling lows and stunning highs was an average temperature just 0.2 degrees above normal.</blockquote><br />n<br />nAll the cold, cold temperatures were balanced by the too warm temperatures for a neutral February Temperature wise. Moisture was down in Billings, it was down here too but not as bad as Billings. It's dry there and I saw some farming going on that direction while here it's muddy and underneath the mud the ground is still frozen. No farming here.<br />n<br />nWhat's the rest of the spring bring?<br />n<br />n<blockquote>The National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center found no clear signals one way or another for temperatures or precipitation for the rest of March. Its long-term forecast through May anticipates below-normal temperature this spring and an equal chance of below- or above-normal precipitation.</blockquote><br />n<br />nThe rest of the spring is who knows what. Long range forecasts are terribly unreliable so deal with what comes and do your best.<br />n<br />n<b>Weather is not as important as good soil, and good soil is not as important as human harmony. Chinese proverb</b>