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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1981
Page
11
Wind direction and velocity at 10 p m N at 12 mph. Sun sets tonight at 4 41 and rises tomorrow at 7 05. Year ago today high 47 low 26 no precipitation. Record highs 67 in 1913 and low 0 in 1937. Extended forecast partly cloudy Monday to Wednesday with near seasonal temperatures highs in 40s and lows in 20s.
Temperature extremes reported across the country show a chilly low of 9 degrees in Gallup New Mexico and a hot high of 82 degrees in Miami Florida. The report highlights wide regional variance in weather conditions for Friday with sharp contrasts between northern and southern locales.
Did You Know article notes ancient cooling by soaking walls in Egypt and snow-packed walls by Roman slaves at villas. It also states St Louis Missouri was named for King Louis IX by fur trader Pierre Laclede, whose post grew into a major fur market and gateway to the West.
A heavy snow warning covers much of northwest Pennsylvania with up to 8 inches likely in higher mountains. Snow and slick roads span Michigan, Ohio, western New York, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and parts of North Carolina and Maine. Central Lower Michigan reports heavy snowfall with up to 14 inches in Roscommon County areas.
A reader recalls a neighbor’s summer shade plan that leaves the speaker with only a memory of fall leaves and the burden of hauling heavy storm windows up ladders last year. The nostalgia exposes the trade off of seasonal comfort.
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