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Nick Diller

For 38 years Nick Diller was the morning host of WSBS Radio in Great Barrington, and then a cameraman for CTSB Television. When not behind the microphone or camera, Nick pursues his true passions: Weather watching, using weather records of Great Barrington dating back to 1965. He's been brewing beer since 1994. He's a master at barbecuing and grilling and often teaches others how to grill. And he makes various types of barbecue sauces under his Griller Diller label. (He grows his own hops for brewing) and being the nanny (Manny) of his granddaughter.

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May weather update

I have recorded only three completely (midnight to midnight) fair days this month.

Nick Diller weather summary: April 2019 wet and warm

The month turned out to be the eighth warmest and eighth wettest since the beginning of my weather keeping in 1965.

Nick Diller weather summary: An ordinary March 2019

The 10 inches of snow brings our running total to 54 inches for the season. The average is about 65; we probably will not make last year’s total of 95 inches, which included 42 inches for March.

Nick Diller weather summary: February 2019 warmer and drier than average

This year, there were only 9 inches of snow, which melted to less than 1 inch of water—that made this February the 17th driest.

Nick Diller weather summary: January 2019 warmer and wetter than usual

We average five below-zero days in January and generally about seven a year, though in the winter of 2001–02, I recorded none at my station.

Nick Diller weather summary: December 2018 warmer and wetter than average

That humidity translated into a very wet year with the most precipitation seen in this young century of 63.72 inches, which was nearly 20 inches more than last year and 24 inches more that the drought year of 2016.

NICK DILLER: Christmas prime rib

In cold weather you will need more fuel to maintain proper temperature, so make sure you have a full bag of charcoal and, if you’re cooking your rib roast on a gas grill, at least three-quarters of a tank of propane.

Nick Diller November 2018 weather summary: Snowy, cold

November temperatures were the second coldest this century.

Nick Diller weather summary: October 2018 warm, humid and wet

The warm, humid and wet weather did a job on the foliage, not only in the Berkshires, but also in many other locations in the Northeast.

Nick Diller weather summary: September 2018 — wet and warm

An article in the Washington Post sited high Atlantic Ocean temperatures in the 70s and 80s as the reason for the extreme humid conditions this summer.

NICK DILLER: A hot August 28

A high temperature of 92 at 3:24 p.m. coupled with a dew point of 78 brought the heat index to 104.5.

Nick Diller weather summary: July 2018 warm and humid

Weather people tell us August will start out the way July ended: warm and humid. My gardens love it!

Nick Diller weather summary: June 2018 slightly cooler, drier

Temperatures showed just a half degree below average with a high-low of 77 and 54 that was one half degree below average and ninth coolest June overall.

Nick Diller weather summary: May 2018, dry and warm

The month finished as the fourth warmest and ninth driest in the now 53 years of weather recordkeeping.

NICK DILLER: Celebrating National Barbecue Month

I knew temperatures would only be in the 50s for most of the day so that would necessitate more time needed to cook this bad boy to an internal temperature of 200F.

Nick Diller weather summary: April 2018 cool and wet

Precipitation reflected the cool temperatures with twice the amount of snow.
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