Record Highs/Record Lows

Oh, My God, Its GLOBAL WARMING!!!!
But can anybody explain why the whole solar systems is
getting warmer? Why have the Rovers on Mars had more power
than they were calculated to have and thus have run years
longer than expected?

I seem to remember that Rapid City, SD had a 60 degree
temperature swing several times on one day. The explanation
was that the front moved around the mountain and they got
hat and cold passage several times.


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
oups.com...
| Last week we set a new record high here in Iowa City, of
(I think) 93
| degrees.
|
| Tonight they are predicting record lows in the low 20s --
a swing of 70
| degrees in a week. Prior to the arrival of those
temperatures,
| they're calling for wind gusts to 50 mph.
|
| We've gone from flying -- and sweating -- with all the
vents open, to
| plugging in the engine oil heater and putting together our
winter
| survival kit. We may be shovelling snow before we have
to rake the
| leaves!
| --
| Jay Honeck
| Iowa City, IA
| Pathfinder N56993
| www.AlexisParkInn.com
| "Your Aviation Destination"
|

"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
newsUdXg.2525$XX2.933@dukeread04...
I seem to remember that Rapid City, SD had a 60 degree
temperature swing several times on one day. The explanation
was that the front moved around the mountain and they got
hat and cold passage several times.

Had something similar in OKC about 10 years ago. IIRC, it was on November
11th that it hit a record high temperature for the day (in the 80's?) then
the temperature dropped quickly and broke the low record for the same day
(in the 20's?) and snowed!

I seem to remember that Rapid City, SD had a 60 degree
temperature swing several times on one day. The explanation
was that the front moved around the mountain and they got
hat and cold passage several times.

Do you suppose they call it Rapid City because of the sudden weather
changes?
(as in If You Don't Like the Weather, Wait Five Minutes)