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Thursday, June 13, 2013  A combination of too much rain and bad timing is affecting farmers throughout Central New York.

Friday, October 19, 2012  To most people, the spectacular fall colors usually signal the end of the planting season.

Friday, July 20, 2012  The Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University says the first half of 2012 was abnormally dry for the Northeast, except for Maine.

Monday, July 16, 2012  A state Department of Environmental Conservation biologist says calls about problem bears have gone up this month.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  On ten acres of rural Bastrop, Texas property, Jason and Victoria Fisher have built up a pretty quiet life for themselves in the middle of Mother Nature's beautiful canvas.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  Corn is a big crop in central New York and thanks to the lack of rain this summer it’s growing at a slower rate.

Thursday, September 08, 2011  The travel ban in Tompkins County has been lifted, but drivers are still being urged to use caution.

Monday, June 27, 2011  Above-average rainfall is making for ideal breeding conditions for the pesky mosquito.

Monday, May 02, 2011  April has been a historic month across central New York and across the country. The loss of life and property damage has been extreme.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011  Crops are filling up greenhouses across Central New York as farmers wait for a break in the rain.

Saturday, November 27, 2010  Scientists from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, or TRMM satellite team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD recently compared rainfall between the two active hurricane seasons of 2010 and 2005. Of course, the 2010 season was being watched closely by those cleaning up the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and it seems we may have had some luck there.

Thursday, September 30, 2010  Thursday was a soggy September day from start to finish and one which will go down in the record books.  Here is a breakdown of some of the more impressive rainfall amounts I could gather as of the end of Thursday:

Wednesday, September 29, 2010  Heavy rainfall and clogged storm drains may cause localized flooding. Read more.

Friday, August 27, 2010  An interesting note is that without August 22nd, our rainfall for August would be below average.

Saturday, August 01, 2009  After being on pace to have the coldest July on record, the jet stream pattern allowed seasonable warmth to return to central New York.  The last week and a half featured near normal temperatures.  That was enough to prevent not only the coldest July on record, but to take us out of contention for the top 5 coldest Julys on record.