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Dave Bender

Dave Bender is a California native. He reports the weather Monday through Friday at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. He also hosts the segment "Save with Dave" as well as "The 12 Daves of Christmas," a CBS13 holiday tradition. Dave attended UC San Diego as well as Palomar College. He studied Meteorology and Broadcasting to prepare him for weather casting. Dave's career has taken him to Arizona, San Diego, and Washington, DC and, of course, Sacramento.
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Laura Skirde

Laura Skirde is the morning meteorologist for CBS13, joining the station in July, 2009. You can also catch her forecasts on Good Day Sacramento and CBS13 at Noon. A fan of warm climates, Laura comes to Sacramento after forecasting everything from supercell thunderstorms to landfalling hurricanes in Austin, TX. Laura has a BS in Journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and received her Meteorology certification from Mississippi State University.
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Feb 8, 2010 9:32 PM

El Nino = Big Storms

California, especially SoCal, has seen never-ending convoys of wet weather systems all season long. Why is that?

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Feb 1, 2010 3:22 PM

Looking Back On January Climate Data

Every time a month ends, I like to look back on the temperature data.

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Jan 26, 2010 6:18 PM

How Did We Do?

More than a week of storms has come and gone... how are our snowfall and rain totals?

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Feb-5 - db —
Hey Anil,

If you watched the earlier web-blog you would see that CBS13 forecasted ... Show Full Comment
Feb-3 - anil kumar — I am always amazed that you guys cannot forecast what tomorrow is going to be like but you have t... Show Full Comment

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Jan 16, 2010 11:04 PM

Looking Ahead... STORMS!

El Nino is stirring and wet weather is approaching.

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Jan-26 - Wan —
I wish everyone would stop whining and crying about the storms. Would you like to bath to... Show Full Comment
Jan-25 - G Dean — While you show measuring 5' of snow (on top of a snow plowed burm), I'm 8 miles away and its RAIN... Show Full Comment
Jan-25 - KERRY DELAMERE — AS IWATCH YOUR SHOW DAY TO DAY,I HAVE SEEN THE INFOMATION BAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TV SCREEN AS I... Show Full Comment

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Dave Bender

Jan 13, 2010 10:25 AM

Following Advice

I took my own advice by getting out from under the inversion layer and going up to Amador County.

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Jan 5, 2010 9:03 PM

'Tis The Season For The F-Word

That's right.... FOG.

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Jan-10 - Charlie B — This morning, (Sunday) My wife and I heard Cody mention something about frozen fog. If he dosen't... Show Full Comment

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Jan 4, 2010 1:01 PM

New Year P.S.

I was watching the video I posted earlier and noticed a rod looked like it was going through my head. That's part of the collection of things in the blog room that belong to the photographers.

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Jan 4, 2010 12:58 PM

Happy New Year!

It's been a while since my last weather blog post...

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Jan-12 - Steven E. — Good morning Laura, just sending a vote of confidance. My wife and I watch your weather reporting... Show Full Comment

Dec 23, 2009 6:27 PM

Merry Christmas (& A Happy Forecast?)

It's that time of the year again... which parts of the country drew the short straw for holiday travel conditions?

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Jan-7 - Thomas Bist —
How many days is it now that we have had these low clouds / fog with no sun ? also what i... Show Full Comment
Dec-28 - Eric —
Great Report, keep up the excellent work!

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Dave Bender

Dec 21, 2009 11:20 AM

Forecast Busters

There are two things that can bust a forecast. Watch the video blog below to see what they are.

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Dec-28 - Eric —
Good Stuff, keep up the excellent work!

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