SIDEGRAPHICS: June 2005 Archives

One of summer’s attractions is its long days. A six month lengthening cycle culminates in more than 15 hours of daylight Tuesday as Summer, 2005 officially gets underway. The new season began at 1:46 a.m.
Sunlight Tuesday is visible more than six additional hours and is nearly five times stronger than it was just six months ago when winter began.
Monday was the first day to host 100% of this area’s possible daytime sunshine since May 4.
Some “debris” clouds, remnants of once powerful thunderstorms, decorate Chicago area skies Tuesday as a cold front approaches. The front passes early this afternoon, producing a windshift to the NE. That sends shoreline temperatures lower later today. A thunderstorm may develop in spots.
Violent storms pounded Minnesota, NW Wisconsin and Iowa Monday. Gusts of 72 m.p.h. swept Mankato while 1.80” rains flooded Amboy, Minnesota.