In 2009 :
Lo : 52 °
Hi : 72 °
Rainfall : 0.55 “**
New Record Wettest : Rain Fell during the 12 – 3 a.m. hours : T – Storms occured from 12:15 – 12:35 a.m.

In 2008 :
Lo : 47 °
Hi : 73 °
Rainfall : 0.00 ”

In 2007 :
Lo : 59 °
Hi :...

Funny how, when you go to the grocery store, the one thing that you look for more than anything else, they don't have. And anyone can go to any grocery store or supermarket and get most things they want and then, when it matters most, the stock runs out on a product when the needed product being searched for.......


.......is a package of coffee filters for 1-4 cups.

So, that was the predicament I found myself in at the local supermarket...

In 2009 :
Lo : 48 °
Hi : 77 °
Rainfall : Trace “ Sprinkling at 11:59 p.m. : A T – Storm was West thru North of Bemis, Tn. at 11:59 p.m.

In 2008 :
Lo : 47 °
Hi : 76 °
Rainfall : 0.00 ”

In 2007 :
Lo : 66 °
Hi : 83 °
Rainfall : 0.00 “

In 2006 :
Lo : 58 °
Hi : 85 °
Rainfall : 0.00 “

In 2005 :
Lo : 51 °
Hi : 87 °
Rainfall : 0.14 ”

In 2004...

Prices of mortgage backed securities went on quite a rally yesterday closing at levels not seen for quite some time. As the rally continued into the close, lenders did issue new rate sheets improving consumer borrowing costs. There were even few lenders offering 4.5% for 30 year mortgages for consumers with exceptionally high FICO scores and low loan to values. But today is Employment Situation day which is arguably the single most important piece of economic data that we get on a monthly basis...

EL NINO TO THE RESCUE!

We finally had a month with not just above normal rainfall, but much above!!! With 6.35 inches, that is more than double the average rainfall of 3.00 for September. In the whole month, there were 11 days with registered rainfall. Most of this rain fell around the 10th associated with the first major cool front of the year. Then the rest fell on around the 23rd.

The month was also cooler than normal by 1.0 degrees F! This is the largest negative...