3rd
2007
1ST SNOW STORM HAS BEGUN: The first snow plow of the season rolled on by at 5:15 am. Schools in the entire state of Maine are closed. You know the storm is serious because the local NBC news crew is wearing their stormy day sweaters. What a goofy, but loveable group of people.
Three snow mobiles just went racing down the road at high speed. They’ve got the vehicle of choice on a day like this when the roads are slippery with snow.
HOURLY SNOW TOTALS: (Taken from the table top on the front deck). The reasoning for this work is to show students the change in pressure as a storm approaches and rolls on through. We are studying the relationship between temperature, pressure, and molecular motion in my 9th grade Earth Systems Science course.
9:45 pm = 8.0 inches (20.32 cm) / Temp: 27F (-3C) / Pressure: 29.27 in. falling
6:45 pm = 7.25 inches (18.41 cm) / Temp: 25F (-4C) / Pressure: 29.32 in. falling
5:45 pm = 7.0 inches (17.78 cm) / Temp: 24F (-4C) / Pressure: 29.35 in. holding
4:45 pm = 6.25 inches (15.89 cm) / Temp: 25F (-4C) / Pressure: 29.38 in. falling
3:45 pm = 5.5 inches (13.97 cm) / Temp: 23F (-5C) / Pressure: 29.39 in. falling
2:45 pm = 5.35 inches (13.59 cm) / Temp: 23F (-5C) / Pressure: 29.42 in. falling
1:45 pm = 5.25 inches (13.34 cm) / Temp: 23F (-5C) / Pressure: 29.45 in. falling
12:45 pm = 5.05 inches (12.83 cm) / Temp: 22F (-6C) / Pressure: 29.48 in. falling
11:45 am = 4.95 inches (12.57 cm) / Temp: 22F (-6C) / Pressure: 29.50 in. falling
10:45 am = 4.75 inches (12.07 cm) / Temp: 24F (-4C) / Pressure: 29.55 in. falling
9:45 am = 4.5 inches (11.43 cm) / Temp: 24F (-4C) / Pressure: 29.59 in. falling
8:45 am = 4.25 inches (10.16 cm) / Temp: 24F (-4C) / Pressure: 29.62 in. falling
7:45 am = 4.0 inches (10.16 cm) / Temp: 25F (-4C) / Pressure: 29.68 in. falling
6:45 am = 3.25 inches (8.26 cm) / Temp: 24F (-4C) / Pressure: 29.74 in. falling
5:45 am = 2.5 inches (6.35 cm) / Temp: 23F (-5C) / Pressure: 29.81 in. falling
