Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Hang onto your hats: Heavy snow possible - The Denver Post
Projections call for the the northern and central mountains and foothills above 6,000 feet to receive 1 to 2 feet of snow.
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The average date for the last bout of freezing temperatures in Colorado is May 5, but in five of the past eight years, the last dip below 32 degrees came between May 10 and May 14, including on May 11 in 2003 and 2008, weather records show.
New sugar beet crop damaged by cold snap: News about Cody, Wyoming, and Yellowstone Country
A spring cold snap last week damaged sugar beet crops in the Powell, Emblem and Lovell areas, a growers’ spokesman said Monday.
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Dave Lipson, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Riverton, said while record lows were recorded from Casper to Riverton, Cody just skipped equaling a record last Friday.
Overnight freezes hit Oceana's asparagus, fruit crops | - MLive.com
Fruit farmers could see up to a 50 percent loss of their crop; However, farmers won’t know the extent of the damage until 48 hours after the freeze, when dead blossoms and fruit will become noticeable, she said.
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Muskegon’s temperature dipped to 28 degrees at 6:01 a.m. Sunday, which tied the record low for the date, set in 1966. The normal low for that date is 43.
KSAX.com - Minn. farmers worry about crops after frost
"The growers probably lost two to four-percent yield," said Jeff Coulter, Corn Agronomist at the University of Minnesota.
Central New York farmers scramble to protect tender crops as a May frost threatens
Syracuse, NY -- Farmers and gardeners were on edge tonight wondering how low the night’s temperatures were going to go. “Tonight is going to be a humdinger,” said apple, berry and cherry farmer Eric Behling, of Mexico. “We’ve got our fingers crossed.”

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