Randy Mann

Spokane

Meteorologist at Coeur d’Alene Press

Meteorologist Tracking Weather for @KREM2/ Co-owns Harris-Mann Climatology/ Co-authored 12 weather almanacs for various regions/ Husband/ Geography Instructor

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Articles

Canada is already having another bad wildfire season

6 days ago | cdapress.com | Randy Mann

It’s looking like another disastrous wildfire season across Canada. As of the last weekend of May, news outlets are reporting that the country was battling around 175 wildfires, with nearly 100 of them that were uncontained. With the official start of the summer season next month, officials are already stating that worsening conditions may be seen in the near future. The hardest-hit provinces with wildfires in Canada are Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Our strong solar cycle may have peaked

1 week ago | cdapress.com | Randy Mann

Our sun has been recently making news headlines as we’re still in a strong solar cycle that has generated numerous solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). CMEs are a large release of plasma and accompanying magnetic field from the sun’s outer layer of its atmosphere. They will often follow solar flares and be released into the solar wind. We’re currently in solar cycle 25, which is the 25th since 1755, when the recording of solar sunspot activity started.
The latest with the San Andreas Fault

2 weeks ago | cdapress.com | Randy Mann

Last week, there were reports that a series of small earthquakes were recorded in California that generated a few news headlines. The state is notorious for earthquake activity. It’s estimated that California experiences approximately 50 earthquakes per day, but most are so small, they are usually not felt.
The 2025 hurricane season may get off to an early start

3 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Randy Mann

Share The official start of the 2025 tropical storm and hurricane season is right around the corner and many forecasters are predicting another active year. Tropical meteorologists at Colorado State University released a prediction last month of 17 named storms, with nine of them becoming hurricanes. The forecast also states that four of the hurricanes will be major, which is a Category 3 or higher.
The 2025 hurricane season may get off to an early start

3 weeks ago | cdapress.com | Randy Mann

The official start of the 2025 tropical storm and hurricane season is right around the corner and many forecasters are predicting another active year. Tropical meteorologists at Colorado State University released a prediction last month of 17 named storms, with nine of them becoming hurricanes. The forecast also states that four of the hurricanes will be major, which is a Category 3 or higher.
Could we have the driest year since 1929?

1 month ago | cdapress.com | Randy Mann

It was a dry April across the Inland Northwest. Only 0.54 inches of rain fell at Cliff’s station in Coeur d’Alene last month, compared to the average of 1.77 inches. At the Spokane International Airport, April’s precipitation total was just 0.39. Their April normal rainfall is 1.25 inches. Our seasonal total in Coeur d’Alene thus far is 7.71 inches. The normal rain and melted snow at this time of year is about 10 inches.
Water loss may be changing the Earth's wobble

1 month ago | cdapress.com | Randy Mann

According to a report in Science, researchers have determined that water on land, which includes soil moisture levels, underground aquifers, lakes, rivers and other water-holding surfaces, has been declining. In fact, the water has gone down by “trillions of metric tons” within at least the last 20 years, which is believed to be having an impact on the Earth’s wobble. Much of the blame for the water losses has been placed on the rising temperatures across the globe.
The colors of the moon

1 month ago | cdapress.com | Randy Mann

There have been articles in the past that have focused on the moon. Many of our long-range forecasts are often based on the lunar cycles. Potent storm systems usually need the support of the upper-level winds as they move across the continents to produce significant precipitation. Longtime observations and data analysis show a correlation with the lunar cycles and behavior of the upper-level jet stream patterns.
Are Earth's land areas getting drier?

1 month ago | cdapress.com | Randy Mann

We all know that water is essential to life on our planet as it supports ecosystems. Approximately 71% of the Earth is covered with this liquid, and it’s estimated that there are around 326 million trillion gallons of water on Earth. However, over 97% of this liquid is undrinkable salt water. The rest of it is freshwater, but around 68% of the planet’s freshwater is locked up in ice and glaciers.
New tornado outbreaks in the Midwest

2 months ago | cdapress.com | Randy Mann

Tornado and severe weather season in the central U.S. have ramped up this spring. Last week was especially tough as at least 50 twisters were reported from the Deep South northeastward into Michigan. According to Accuweather.com, there were at least three tornadoes that hit EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. These occurred in Arkansas, Tennessee and Missouri. There were also over 200 reports of damaging hail across this region. The worst of the outbreak occurred last Wednesday.