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stouffville suntribune saturday may 26 20075 hows the weather check bretts site by hannelore volpe staff writer brett philps little weather station at musselmans lake not only informs local residents but has caught the atten tion of people overseas every so often mr philp will get e- mails from people around the world wanting to know what the weather is doing in this part of ontario usually because they have relatives or friends here his longstanding fascination with weather may have started when mr philp was caught in a tornado in ohio as a youngster i think that is what did it he said friends and colleagues have often gotten a chuckle out his obsession with the weather channels on tv he said the most significant weather pattern mr philp has seen in recent years is the shift in seasons with summer arriving later and ending later than it used to hes making a note of the dramatic fluc tuations in the amount of heat there is each year and how long it lasts the extent of changes in the weather was brought home to mr philp who is also a ski instructor when he had to cancel lessons in december because of the lack of snow near the end of the season blue mountain was offering a package which included skiing with two runs open and a game of a golf- all on the same week end in talking to friends in switzerland the usual 15 to 20 feet of snow was replaced this year with only inches of the white stuff hitting the ground the weather changes are really dra matic in the high altitudes he said about five years ago he acquired faces place software made by a new zealand firm that tracks the various components of the weather every two seconds and pro duces data every five minutes on his website you can see the cur rent wind speed temperature baromet ric pressure and even the phases of the moon along with a lot more informa tion presented in colourful detailed graphs charts and dials theres also a daily weather forecast on a recent monday at 1 pm for instance the weather site forecast rain within six hours by 4 pm it was pour ing a webcam points north toward mus selmans lake to show current weather conditions while you would expect some huge amount of gadgetry to produce all this information the weather station itself is just bigger than a lunch box and is set near the chimney of mr philps house theres a cup to measure precipita tion and a small wind meter to show how hard and in which direction the wind is blowing a small barometer measures air pressure all the data feeds into a console in mr bretts home office where its linked to his computer mr philps weather website was high lighted in a recent edition of the friends of musselmans lake newsletter log on to the weather site at brettphilpcom who will be whitchurchstouffvilles 2007 citizen of the year know an outstanding resident that gives of their time to make our community a better place tell the suntribune why they should be honoured supporting material and testimonials appreciated label nominations citizen of year and mail to box 154 stouffville l4a 7z5 or email stouffvilleawardsyrmgcom by june 17 award to be presented during strawberry festival june 27 to july 1 t stouffville suntribune staff photosjoerd witteveen brett philp of musselmans lake runs a weather website from his home his obsession with weather may have started when he was caught in a tornado in ohio as a youngster i m michelle i goto georgian college and i love it teygian has a huge imsfanetyof diploma and degree programs if a great career is faur goal georgian t s the place for you jwe have a 94 per cent graduate employment iffrate- r v keorgian is also located ontarios recreational jheartland with great golf reaches skiing and scenery love to chat with you about rgian or take you ona ssl rrtpus tour contact m ii schwagergebrgianconca mmm bridestobe prepare to look and feel your best on your special day our relaxing spa will pamper you while you receive a manicure pedicure and professional makeup application using allnatural jane iredale cosmetics new gel nails will give your hands a clean beautiful finished look call for your noobligation consultation today medispa clinic on main 6038 main street stouffville 9056400092 wwwmedispaclinic