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Weather
Pat
Spoden with the National Weather Service in
Paducah spoke to the class on
Thursday, March 10. He described basic weather patterns and how to read a
weather map, placing special emphasis on Highs, Lows, Fronts and moisture.
Mr. Spoden developed an instant rapport with the students and the Master
Gardeners on hand came away with a new appreciation for weather jargon.

| March 3, 2005 |
Student Journal Entry:
We had a guest speaker, Pat Spoden,
who talked to us about weather. He told us some interesting facts, such
as the earth is tilted on an angle of 23 degrees and that land heats
faster than water. He also told us that changing temperatures create
weather. One of the things I liked that he talked about is high and low
pressures. High pressure means clear skies and low pressure means cloudy
skies. Another cool fact he told us was that fog is basically low
clouds. One of the biggest words he used was evapotranspiration
and this process is greatest during the day. The last cool fact he told
our class was that one acre of corn looses 400,000 gallons of water in
one growing season. |
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