1 Cook the spaghetti or other pasta in large pot of salted boiling water according to package directions or until al dente. 2  Drain the pasta and reserve 1 cup of the cooking water. 3  While pasta is cooking, combine garlic cloves and pine nuts in a food processor or blender and pulse until chopped. Drain the pasta and reserve 1 cup of the cooking water. 2  While pasta is cooking, combine garlic cloves and pine nuts in a food processor or blender and pulse until chopped. 3  Add basil and olive oil and pulse just until a paste forms.
On average, there are 182 sunny days per year in Mercer, Wisconsin. The July high is around 77 degrees. The January low is 2. Sperling's comfort index for Mercer is a 33 out of 100, where a higher score indicates a more comfortable year-around climate. The US average for the comfort index is 54.
The statewide monthly average temperature was 73.2Â°F or 3.5Â°F above normal (See Figure 1). June 2016 ranks as the 14th warmest June among 144 years of statewide climate records. A warmer June was last recorded in 1991. The average temperature at Des Moines and Waterloo was 77.3Â°F and 71.9Â°F respectively. Des Moines was 5.5Â°F above normal while Waterloo was only 1.9Â°F above its monthly average. On the 15 th, the hottest temperature of 96Â°F was recorded for the month at Des Moines while the coldest temperature was 56Â°F on the 2 nd.