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Brown Winter Means More Green For Many U.S. Cities
Many communities are getting a welcome break after their budgets were busted last year by the high cost of plowing and running roaring furnaces.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The warm, brown winter that has disappointed snow lovers in much of the U.S. has put more green in the pockets of state and local governments.
Many communities are getting a welcome break after their budgets were busted last year by the high cost of plowing and running roaring furnaces.
Cities that normally spend millions on road salt, sand and snowplows are happily saving the money for other purposes. Some are even taking advantage of the mild weather to carry on with outdoor
projects that would usually have to wait until spring.
For virtually the entire season, cold air has been bottled up over Canada. The Pacific Ocean cooling known as La Nina has nudged
the jet stream farther north.
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This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, not as warm and not as windy as the high temperature will be topping out near 84.
Wind: Northwest 8 to 18mph
This Evening: Mostly clear with the 9pm temperature falling to around 77.
Wind: Northeast 7 to 15mph
Overnight: Partly cloudy with the low temperature falling to near 66. There is a very slight chance of a few isolated showers and thunderstorms late.
Wind: East 6 to 14mph
Friday: Mostly cloudy early with skies becoming mostly sunny by afternoon. We will also become breezy and warmer through the afternoon as the high temperature will be topping out around 90.
Wind: Southeast 15 to 25mph
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