During summer months, Lake Erie is close to
10 degrees warmer then it was back in 1927.

Yet,,, there's still people that claim, that global warming is
exaggerated.

Southern Atlantic Ocean Temperatures approaching
90 degrees in some spots.

Lake Erie, isn't far from reaching hurricane favorable
temperatures. However, there's not even close to enough
area for a full hurricane to form.
There is however plenty of space for strong storms to
form off of the lakes waters, and come across PA.
This is what I believe happened to us at one point this
past summer.
Official explanation? Rapid changing temperatures of a
cold front caused moisture to form rapidly, giving us
strong storms.
One official tornado was reported with these thunderstorms.

Moisture from where? The news didn't report where that
moisture came from. My explanation is the waters of
Lake Erie is getting that warm during summer months, that the water
is evaporating at rapid rates. During high pressure, it's not all that
apparent. But when low pressure is in the right place, at the right time
for long enough, it condenses into clouds, and can cause nasty weather.
Thank god, the lakes large enough for hurricanes are far from being
warm enough to even get started.
Cause for alarm this winter?
Much, Greenland has just lost quite a bit of ice fast. The cold from it
is sinking fast, causing an unusual slow down of the normal current.
It is causing a cool down in air temperature in the area.
I believe this is going to be a slightly cooler then normal winter for
us here in PA and other coastal states in the New England area.
I have this feeling in my gut, that Erie PA will not be the only part
of PA that will get Lake Effect snow.

What's interesting, is Lake Erie's winter temperatures get close to
the 1927 normal temperatures.
Give or take, a few degrees. Minor, compared to summer temperatures.

Links links links,, I need links I guess.
http://www.wbuf.noaa.gov/laketemps/lktemp.html
2005 = http://www.erh.noaa.gov/buf/laketemps/2005.htm
1927 = http://www.erh.noaa.gov/buf/laketemps/1927.htm

I love the buffaloes on NOAA's background.


Fievel.