Global Cooling!

I was telling K on her blog about how we had them beat for snow (they live in Zurich, Switzerland) when we had it here in Boise on October 11th which was the earliest snow on record. I thought I had better post the picture and article from the Mistaken just "for the record." Here's the article from 10/11/08:

Big snow flakes fell early Friday evening, turning Downtown Boise into a giant snow globe for people on their way home from work. The snow caught many people off guard, including this bicyclist heading down Idaho Street between 8th and 9th around 5:45 p.m. Across the Treasure Valley, tree branches heavy with wet, snow-covered leaves fell on power lines, causing scattered power outages. This is the earliest measurable snowfall in Boise since recordkeeping began in 1898, according to the National Weather Service. At 10 p.m., the Weather Service said 1.7 inches of snow had fallen. The previous earliest recorded snowfall was Oct. 12, 1969, when a little more than an inch fell.