Bakken Weather -- Dazed and Confused

I'm not there, so I really don't know, but looking at the 7-day weather forecast and listening to the national weather report talking of an Arctic cold front coming through, it certainly looks like Williston is going to have a nice week. It looks like the Arctic blast will miss Williston.

It gets a bit cool in Williston tomorrow, but then on Thursday, the highs will be near 50 (47) and still at 36 on Friday. Each day of nice weather in the Bakken is one day closer to spring.

And even here in Boston, they say it won't be that bad.

By the way, weather forecasters are actually mentioning the phrase "wind chill" -- remember the earlier post and the earlier announcement that the NWS in Bismarck, North Dakota, would not be reporting the "wind chill" this year.

It appears that either the NWS got a lot of grief over that, or their announcement was misinterpreted. This link says it was a "rumor" but in fact, if it was a rumor it was started by the NWS itself (same link):

The National Weather Service in Bismarck says it won't be issuing wind chill values this winter. [cut and paste; can't be much clearer than that]

Instead, the weather service will issue "extreme cold" statements when the actual temperature and wind combine to make it feel like 30-35 below zero across a wide area for several hours.

Harlyn Wetzel, meteorologist for the weather service in Bismarck, said the change in delivering the winter weather information is an experiment of sorts and people can participate in an online survey to tell the service if they like the changes - or if they don't like them.

Wetzel said one reason for the change is that many times in North Dakota, winter weather can be dangerously cold with little or no wind.

That sounds pretty clear to me.

What Part of No Don't You Understand? Lorrie Morgan
Regardless of the facts, the NWS, apparently, will continue to report the wind chill.

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This is why I love to blog! Absolutely incredible. On another one of my blogs, I argue that 1969 was the best year for music. 1969. Period. Dot. I'm always looking for songs from 1969 to prove my point.

Then out of the blue, tonight I get a comment in which "anonymous" says he/she is confused.

And there it was: "Dazed and Confused" by Led Zeppelin, released in 1969 on their DEBUT album. What are the odds!


Dazed and Confused, Led Zeppelin

Having said that, this is still THE Led Zeppelin classic, released in 1970:


Whole Lotta Love, Led Zeppelin

A huge "thank you" to whomever was confused.