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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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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.

Nick Diller weather summary: March 2018 snowy and cold

The temperatures for March were colder than average with a mean of 33 degrees, which turned out to be the 11th coldest in the 53 years of record-keeping with a temperature of 33 degrees compared to 34.5 degrees.

Nick Diller weather summary: February 2018 wet and very warm

Twenty-two of the 28 days came in above average, producing seven days of 50 or above temps and three of those hit 60, including two record highs.

NICK DILLER: Valentine’s Day grilling chicken cookout

I brought the chicken into the kitchen to add to fresh beets and baked sweet potatoes as well as a delicious salad.

Nick Diller weather summary: January 2018 was very cold with snow, then warm with rain

January snowfall was just about average at 17 inches. But we received well above rainfall.

WEATHERMAN: Nick Diller’s storm update

High temp Saturday was 59 at 12:04 a.m. and now at 8 a.m. it’s down to 27 degrees with gusting 25 mph winds.
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