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PROSSER, Wash. – A month with near normal temperatures isn’t normally a newsworthy event, but these are not normal times.

PULLMAN, Wash. – The National Weather Service is looking for local weather-spotting volunteers. A free, two-hour recruitment/training course will be co-sponsored by Washington State University Emergency Management at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, in CUE 202.

PROSSER, Wash. – A historic streak of above normal temperatures continued in Washington in March – the fifth record warm month of the last nine months.

By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PROSSER, Wash. – The last time Prosser experienced a month as warm as February 2015, relative to normal, some people were still using typewriters and cordless telephones.

By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PROSSER, Wash. – The calendar still says winter, but grain and fruit crops in Washington may already think it’s spring.

PROSSER, Wash. – Despite the broad spectrum of weather observed last year, Washington’s overall 2014 climate can be summarized in one word: warm.

By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – The mysterious “milky rain” that hit parts of the Pacific Northwest last Friday was the result of a rarely seen weather phenomenon that began near an ancient saline lake nearly 500 miles away, according to Washington State University meteorologist Nic Loyd.

PROSSER, Wash. – Washington’s mid-November cold snap came with well-below-normal temperatures across the central and eastern parts of the state, recalling similar events in 1955 and 1985.

By Rebecca Phillips, University Communications PULLMAN, Wash. – Ice-free pavement. “Smart snowplows.” Vegetable juice ice-melt. Cold-climate researchers at Washington State University are clearing the road with green alternatives to the salt, sand and chemicals typically used for highway snow and ice control.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Volunteer weather monitor training will be offered free to the public 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, in CUE 518, co-sponsored by Washington State University Emergency Management. Parking is available in the CUE or Fine Arts garages for $3 after 5 pm.