Randy Mann

Randy Mann is columnist for The Spokesman-Review in the Voices department. He is a meteorologist, and writes a regular weather column for the Voices.

Randy Mann: Sunspot activity could push temperatures higher

February 17, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V6 As I’ve mentioned in last week’s column, solar activity, combined with La Nina, the cooler than normal sea-surface temperature event in the south-central Pacific Ocean, may be contributing to some …
Low sunspot activity may spell colder weather for decades

February 10, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 A recent article published by my business partner, North Idaho climatologist Cliff Harris, talks about the possible impact of the sun on climate change. According to NASA, the sun’s output … 4
Mann: Groundhog lore holds some weather truth

February 3, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V10 The new storm that brought record snows to the Upper Midwest, Ohio Valley and Northeast yesterday has been dubbed the Groundhog Day storm. It wasn’t because the system hit those …
Second half of winter likely to be less snowy

January 27, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page N8 With January coming to a close next week, it appears that the second half of this winter will see less snow than the first half. At Spokane International Airport, 50.3 …
Worldwide, this crazy winter is one for the record books

January 20, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page N5 As mentioned in previous articles, the winter of 2010-’11 has been one of the most severe across many parts of the globe. This includes the Inland Northwest as record snows …