Missed it by THAT much

No records yesterday or this morning when it comes to temps. However - welcome to TODAY when records will fall.  Boy are we going to be spoiled.  Remember,  April is the battle month between winter and summer.

The record high for today is 80 and we will be very very very close to that record.  The warmest Low temp is 53 and we will crush that record tonight/tomorrow morning. 

For March the AVERAGE high on the very last day of the month is 50 degrees. That was the average FOR THE WHOLE MONTH this year.  Today we COULD be 30 degrees above average!  This means that we also, at some point get 30 degrees below average (which would be a high of 20 degrees).

April has a 94 degree swing from record low ( 0 ) to a record high (94).  So Saturday the high should be about 60,  brrrrrrrrrr get the winter coat back out!! It's only 10 degrees above average.  Expect Saturday to be very windy with scattered thunderstorms and low 60's I figure.

Here is the newest prediction from NOAA for April.  Warm!!!
I hear people worrying and waiting for the real rotten spring weather to return - not going to happen - this is it, the peddle is to the metal for summer.

What I'm wondering is should I water my gardens? We were 1.57 inches below normal in March and 5.3 inches below normal in snow!
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The rest is all about Columbus

I wish DIRECT TV would have a local channel so I can watch the City Council!   There are some pretty exciting things coming up that have yet to surface and it involves the Udey Dam. If this goes through which it should I'm all for saving Udey (I think it will be the glass Skywalk that will hover people who pay $50 over the Crawfish river at a dizzy height of 4 to 5 feet ABOVE the water).

Seriously though  - During the gloom and doom period of Columbus I kept telling people that from MY point of view things were turning around. There was a hidden and quite glow of enthusiasm even when there was all sorts of crap going on. I would talk to people and TO ME, there were many things being put in motion that would take a while but Columbus was heading in the right direction.

I feel even more excited on Columbus now.  From what I can tell Columbus is ticking like a well oil machine with all different parts of the government actually working together AND listening to each other.  WEIRD!!

The Community Development Authority, the dudes and dudettes who are in charge of the long-range planning for Columbus . . ROCK!! They are the tip of the spear and are coming up with fantastic and doable plans and get this . . . . the City Council and Mayor are listening. WELL DONE! BRAVO!! THAT is what I'm talking about! That is what makes a small town strong! Good idea people and then good people that put things into motion!  TEAMWORK!

I've attended the CDA meetings and in the last 6 months they, along with the Mayor, have visited many small towns, toured the communities looking at what is working, what is not working and then they come back and discuss the findings. How can we do this and how do we NOT let that happen and so forth.

What I personally am excited about is that all sides are very forward thinking with the downtown area. They realize that the heart of Columbus is the downtown. If the center of the town dies Columbus dies and it seems they are gung-ho on not letting that happen.

You know - at this rate Mayor Bob . .. I know I know this sounds crazy . . .could be our NEXT Mayor too. WHAT, a Mayor two terms in a row?  When was the last time THAT happened! (know really, what was the last time that happened).

And cudos to Boyd Kraemer the City Admin and Steve Sobiek (who's title is embarrassingly long) the Economic Development/Energy Sustainability Director for being the tip of the tip of the spear. I have heard that Steve is now working 140 hours a week and sleeps in his car in the parking lot under his very own LED street light.

BTW - who ever is on charge of FutureColumbus website should up date it! Ya got the wrong Mayor.

Speaking of broken websites - I wish the Columbus Chamber Commerce would get off their ass and get their and together and get a website. Don't businesses pay them to be in their club?  They are slowing the growth of Columbus! Perhaps we need a new Chamber of Commerce.

Rod