Weather was another factor last month, as a snow storm in the east coast kept shoppers away from stores during the last weekend of October.
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"Obviously, weather is the overwhelming factor with respect to when you have three-hour delays, " Black said.
Chaffins said despite snow flurries, weather was not a factor in Saturday's crashes.
And the one thing that no one really talks about that I just think is going to be a really big difference is that the Patriots for the first time in two and a half months are going to be playing a game where weather is not a factor.
"We're moving forward, even though it's questionable, " Zigun said, adding that weather will be the deciding factor.
What we know is that, at this moment, unusual weather patterns are a bigger factor affecting some 6.9 billion individuals around the world.
The field of inquiry also provides fascinating glimpses into people's lives during a time when weather was a bigger determining factor in their lives than it is today, and into the ways they found to adapt.
Moreover, it can also factor such things as weather conditions and variable speed limits into the cars' behaviour.
Computer models will factor in currents, weather and wind to create search patterns to focus searchers' efforts, he said.
Robert Derksen told CNN affiliate YNN Syracuse that weather was not believed to be a factor.
He conceded the wet weather last summer may have been a factor in the reduction of anti-social behaviour, but added figures for the three months from 28 March also showed a drop from 29 incidents in 2011 to 17 in 2012.
Weather also appears to have been a key factor, as a tough winter led to a strong release of pent-up demand at the start of spring.
"I said last week that I fancy the weather and international calls will be the biggest factor in deciding how the championship goes this year, " Cook added.
The RCN said the problems had been exacerbated by the rollout of a new non-emergency 111 number, although the bad weather was also likely to have been a factor.
The X-factor no one could control, the weather, turned out to be mostly a nonfactor.
The weather was not thought to have been a contributory factor, police said.
Factor in the vagaries of insects and weather (a rainstorm can ruin a strawberry field), and life for the typical farmer is tough.
Heightened methane emission from wetlands and permafrost has regularly been touted as a potential amplifying factor in climate change, with warmer weather stimulating their release and so producing further warming.
The forecast is hot and sunny weather, and that means tyre wear is likely to be a factor.
While blaming weather can be an easy copout, it's certainly a factor.
"Hot and muggy weather and continuous heavy use of air conditioning remain the single largest factor affecting peak electricity demand in the summer, " Edward Schwerdt, president of the power coordinating council, told reporters on a conference call.
Although Hale said the "primary factor" for the shuttle's early return was the weather, he acknowledged the two equipment problems also played a role.
Year in and year out, the main factor determining whether the ski firms have a good season is the weather.
Ms Wilson believes the prolonged cold weather, which is dangerous for those with respiratory or cardiac problems, was a factor in the increase in numbers of people going to the QEH.
Estimates of injury and damage, it is admitted, could be out either way by a factor of ten: much depends on the nature of the material used and on prevailing weather conditions.
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