* 52.25 inches is how much rain Birmingham has received so far this year
* 6.38 inches is our present surplus for the year
* 4.47 inches is our normal rainfall for December
* 32.52 inches is the most rain ever recorded in Alabama in a 24 hour period. It happened on July 19-20, 1997 at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. A stalled hurricane over the south part of Mobile Bay was the culprit
* 43 inches is the most rain ever within 24 hours in Texas. It occurred at Alvin on July 25-26, 1979. Alvin is near Houston
* 81 below zero is the lowest official temperature ever recorded in North America. It happened at the Snag Airport in the Yukon Territory of NW Canada on the morning of February 3, 1947. The observer on duty threw some water into the air and it became ice pellets before reaching the ground
* 2007 hurricane season’s first named storm will be Andrea
* 8.10 inches is how much rain Seattle has received in the first seven days of November. Major flooding
* 18 is how many counties that were placed under a State of Emergency by the governor of Washington
* 80 is the forecast high for Tuscaloosa Friday as we experience a rapid warm-up
* 92 is the forecast high for McAllen and Brownsville, in South Texas tomorrow as they experience near summer-like heat. Ironically, today was Winter Awareness Day
* 4.26 inches is how much rain Newark has been drenched with in the last 24 hours.
* 2.58 was the amount for the Big Apple (sometimes known as New York City)
* 47 below zero is the forecast low for Summit, Greenland tonight with a high of only 40 below tomorrow. It is not winter yet!
* 12 is the approxmate number of cups of coffee I have had in the last 24 hours. I am embarrassed to admit that. Blame it on election returns. I love to watch election returns as much as a good college football game.
* 0 (zip, zero) is how many poptarts I have had in November. I am being a good boy
