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Daniel E. Pagliaro, CCM, CMPIC
Nov 3, 20223 min read
My journey as a forensic meteorologist
The past year has been incredibly busy, with work from returning clients and new clients joining the PAGCORE Solutions family. We also...
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Daniel E. Pagliaro, CCM, CMPIC
Aug 152 min read
Monsoon Takes a Hiatus as Heat Dome Builds over New Mexico
The first half of the 2024 monsoon season has brought generous rainfall to many places in the Land of Enchantment. For some places, it...
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Daniel E. Pagliaro, CCM, CMPIC
Jul 283 min read
Current State of the 2024 North American Monsoon
It's been awhile since my last blog post, and I guess that's what happens when you've got so many irons in the fire. I'm continuing to...
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Daniel E. Pagliaro, CCM, CMPIC
Jul 23, 20233 min read
Another brutal week on tap as heat dome's iron grip on New Mexico continues
Sixty three days and counting. That is the current streak without measurable precipitation at the Albuquerque International Sunport....
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Daniel E. Pagliaro, CCM, CMPIC
Jul 3, 20236 min read
Where's the Monsoon?
It's been bone-dry in the Albuquerque metro. After some beneficial rain and snow in February and March, precipitation in the metro area...
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Daniel E. Pagliaro, CCM, CMPIC
Nov 23, 20222 min read
Thanksgiving Winter Storm for Parts of New Mexico
Some folks in New Mexico will experience a "white" Thanksgiving, thanks to a potent storm system dropping southward from the Pacific...
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Daniel E. Pagliaro, CCM, CMPIC
Oct 20, 20204 min read
Engineering Disasters and the Weather
During the afternoon of July 14, 1999, the heavy lift crane dubbed Big Blue was hoisting a 400-ton roof section into place on the new...
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Daniel E. Pagliaro, CCM, CMPIC
Aug 31, 20202 min read
Calculating Degree Days: Different Approaches Yield Different Results
In a blog I wrote last year, I explained what degree days were and how they're used. Recall that heating degree days accrue on days when...
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Daniel E. Pagliaro, CCM, CMPIC
Aug 17, 20203 min read
New Mexico's drought worsens with lack of monsoon moisture
We're now on the downhill side of the 2020 North American Monsoon season, which up until this point would be better called a "non-soon,"...
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Daniel E. Pagliaro, CCM, CMPIC
Aug 4, 20202 min read
The Dangers of Wind Shear in Hot Air Ballooning
Around 8:00 AM Mountain Time yesterday morning, three hot air balloons collided near Teton Village, Wyoming, injuring 16 passengers....
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Daniel E. Pagliaro, CCM, CMPIC
Jul 29, 20202 min read
Heat returns to New Mexico as the monsoon takes a hiatus
The monsoon flow has brought beneficial rain to much of New Mexico over the past week. Some places around the state got too much of a...
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Daniel E. Pagliaro, CCM, CMPIC
Jul 23, 20202 min read
Monsoon in Full Force over New Mexico
The hot and dry spell that scorched much of New Mexico from mid-June through mid-July has come to an end as the summer monsoon has ramped...
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Daniel E. Pagliaro, CCM, CMPIC
Jul 10, 20202 min read
Blistering heat scorches the Land of Enchantment
This time of year, New Mexicans welcome the arrival of the North American Monsoon that brings moisture and cooler temperatures to the...
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danielpagliaro
Jun 17, 20202 min read
Drought and Fires Still a Threat Despite Monsoon Rain
June has brought an early prelude to what hopes to be an active monsoon season for New Mexico. For the first half of the month, the...
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danielpagliaro
Jun 9, 20203 min read
Forensic Meteorology and the North American Monsoon
As we head into monsoon season, the potential for flash flooding, hail, and damaging winds from thunderstorms is a concern for New...
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danielpagliaro
Jun 2, 20202 min read
Monsoon Gets a Jump Start in 2020
The last few days have felt more like mid-August than early June over the Land of Enchantment, as the North American monsoon makes an...
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danielpagliaro
May 28, 20202 min read
Weather Poses Challenge for America's Return to Manned Space Flight
Yesterday's highly-anticipated launch of a Falcon 9 rocket that will carry a Dragon capsule with astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas...
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danielpagliaro
May 19, 20201 min read
New Decade, New Website
As we turn the calendar into a new decade, we decided to completely redesign the PAGCORE Solutions website to give our clients and...
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