Those Oakland forecasts just seemed too hot
FROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:
Alert reader Menalcus Lankford wrote to say that our print weather map for Maryland “seems quite confused about Oakland in Garrett County.” The temperature forecasts we’ve been reporting are much higher than for nearby towns. “Please correct these … absurd predictions.” We checked, and sure enough, AccuWeather.com has been posting forecasts for the wrong Oakland, Md. Turns out there are five, in Anne Arundel, Carroll, Caroline, Garrett and Prince George’s counties. It’s been fixed.
Posted by Frank Roylance at 12:01 AM | Permalink
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Categories: From the Sun's print edition, Heat waves
Categories: From the Sun's print edition, Heat waves
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Frank, where have all the stink bugs gone?
FR: Probably outside feeding and making farmers miserable. They'll be back at your door in the fall.
Posted by: Joe | June 11, 2011 8:02 AM
I was about to send a message regarding those temps too. As a Western Md. native, and having lived in Garrett County for 6 years, I knew this couldn't be correct. As a rule, most forecasters never get a true reading on Garrett County. I learned this after studying the forecasts given when I lived there. Most of Garrett County is at 3,000 ft. and above, and it just doesn't get that warm there. The forecasters downstate don't seem to appreciate where it is. The Poconos is considered a ski resort area, and the elevation there is 2,200 ft., almost a third less than Garrett County's highest point. I sometimes think they don't realize that there is a Maryland west of Frederick.
Posted by: Joe White | June 12, 2011 10:22 PM