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April 2008
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Matt Chambers: April 2008 ArchivesThat's the debate in the Chambers household these days, and I doubt we're the only ones! Let's do a quick review of our recent rollercoaster ride. High temperatures averaged 78 degrees from Monday through Friday of last week. Factored into that number were our first two 80-degree-plus days of the year (Wednesday, April 23 at 81 and Friday, April 25 at 80). A cold front swept across the bi-state area Friday, bringing a round of stron... No, not the silver-colored goo in thermometers... the planet! Mercury, named for the swift-footed messenger of the Roman gods, is the planet closest to the Sun. It also happens to be the fastest-moving planet in our solar system, averaging about 30 miles per second as it makes its orbit around the Sun. Of the five planest that can be seen with the naked eye, Mercury is typically considered to be the most diffi... When the sun came up on the last day of March, we were sitting at spot #7 on the list of wettest Marches in recorded St. Louis history. But, with more rain in the forecast, and with less than an inch between our monthly rain total and the all-time March record, it was clear that we had a shot at rewriting the record books. Sure enough, with Monday's total of 1.22 inches at Lambert International Airport, March of 2008 became the wettes... |
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