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I had to post this detailed weather analysis I found regarding the flight path and associated weather in the vicinity of the missing AirFrance flight. I found this on Twitter. you can follow me on there by searching gilsimmons.

CLICK HERE FOR THE DETAILED WEATHER ANALYSIS

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It is very hard to believe.....we are actually well below normal when you look at the running precipitation total for 2009 here in Connecticut.

As of May 27th the shoreline is 6.27" below normal and inland areas are 5.30" below normal.

This could pose a problem late Summer and Fall for well water levels if we don't have a soaking period of rain.

CLICK HERE for the latest map of ground water levels across Connecticut.

Check out this article on some extreme weather in Antarctica!!! Six feet of snow in April!!! -Gil

It took two and a half years, but during the past week, I finally sent in the finished proofs to my new book, "Dr. Mel's Connecticut Climate Book." The book covers many of the major, historic weather events to have hit Connecticut since the Pilgrims arrived. Also, it reveals changes which have occurred over the centuries. All the profits for the book will be going to the Yale Cancer Center for research in bone marrow cancer, or multiple myeloma. I hope to be able to continue to raise awareness for the disease and funds for additional staffing to help those dealing with this type of cancer. And importantly, I hope this book is able to update climate information for Connecticut, and that has not been done since the 1960s. I hope it is found to be interesting

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Here we go, the second consecutive week with uncertain skies. A front stalled nearby promises more showers this week. Was it just a little more than a week ago, when we were talking about a high fire danger and Red Flag Warnings? You can never underestimate our weather for change. I have found that just when a weather pattern shows little sign of change, it does. That is what makes our weather so fascinating.

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During my youthful days, I decided to attend Penn State, not because of football, but because of the hope of finding some heavy winter snow in the mountains...Was I disappointed! Storm after storm seemed to go to the west and deliver rain on south winds or go too far east and clobber the urban areas of New York and Boston....Of course, the meteorology program was important, too, but I was looking for some exciting weather. We had our share of weather - but not what I had hoped for. Still, there was one time of year that was without match, and that was springtime. There was always something special about that Appalachian Spring.

In our neighborhood, springtime means wide variations in weather....cold, hot, wet, dry....you name it. I remember a day in May, May 9, in 1977 when accumulating snow managed to occur. I always say that spring isn't a season - it is a state of mind. But in Central Pa., the spring really is a wonderful season of consistent warmth and a certain steadiness. It was a season that one could count on. It became more and more difficult to keep one's mind on work. It was a season for daydreaming.

But before any of that can happen here, one of those backdoor cold fronts sweep down the New England coast, the wind shifts out of the east, and the chill returns ----and return it will during the days ahead. Seldom is there an epidemic of spring fever in our part of the world. Our weather keeps its cool.

Here we go...after a cool month of April, the weather is about to change its tune. Are you ready for summertime heat? Is it something that you have been looking forward to? Or could you do without it?

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Do you remember your first Earth Day? It was a time of optimism, idealism and hope that our environment could really become something special. At the time, I was part of an air pollution administration training program sponsored by the U.S. Public Health Service. That organization came before the EPA. During the late 60s, I joined the program, and my first lesson concerned the complexity of bringing about change. It wasn't a question of science then, anymore than it is today.

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