I noticed. Everything was fine here but grabbed a few logs from various places. 

Snagged off the some box as the last spike. Has anyone else been watching it?: 
12:58:59 horschack logger: processor load average: 0.87, 0.79, 0.83 
12:59:59 horschack logger: processor load average: 1.03, 1.07, 1.11 
13:00:59 horschack logger: processor load average: 1.13, 1.10, 1.12 
13:01:59 horschack logger: processor load average: 1.09, 1.10, 1.08 
13:02:59 horschack logger: processor load average: 1.11, 1.09, 1.13 
13:03:59 horschack logger: processor load average: 1.12, 1.13, 1.10 
13:04:59 horschack logger: processor load average: 0.87, 0.81, 0.85 

Northeast, if my notes are correct: 
14:58:59 brainiac logger: processor load average: 0.16, 0.06, 0.12 
14:59:59 brainiac logger: processor load average: 1.18, 0.97, 1.36 
15:00:59 brainiac logger: processor load average: 1.98, 1.68, 1.73 
15:01:59 brainiac logger: processor load average: 1.16, 1.65, 1.83 
15:02:59 brainiac logger: processor load average: 1.34, 1.38, 0.96 
15:03:59 brainiac logger: processor load average: 0.98, 1.12, 1.18 
15:04:59 brainiac logger: processor load average: 0.13, 0.08, 0.11 

From the west: 
11:58:59 stella logger: processor load average: 0.06, 0.06, 0.04 
11:59:59 stella logger: processor load average: 0.82, 0.73, 0.68 
12:00:59 stella logger: processor load average: 0.77, 0.79, 0.75 
12:01:59 stella logger: processor load average: 0.82, 0.80, 0.76 
12:02:59 stella logger: processor load average: 0.84, 0.83, 0.83 
12:03:59 stella logger: processor load average: 0.83, 0.83, 0.81 
12:04:59 stella logger: processor load average: 0.07, 0.09, 0.04 


12:58:59 fred logger: processor load average: 0.05, 0.03, 0.06 
12:59:59 fred logger: processor load average: 3.82, 3.94, 4.03 
13:00:59 fred logger: processor load average: 3.71, 3.83, 3.98 
13:01:59 fred logger: processor load average: 4.11, 3.97, 3.84 
13:02:59 fred logger: processor load average: 3.94, 3.76, 3.58 
13:03:59 fred logger: processor load average: 3.81, 3.63, 3.54 
13:04:59 fred logger: processor load average: 0.07, 0.04, 0.02 

Largest I've found: 
13:58:59 zig logger: processor load average: 0.01, 0.04, 0.02 
13:59:59 zig logger: processor load average: 9.82, 9.34, 9.00 
14:00:59 zig logger: processor load average: 9.74, 9.53, 8.98 
14:01:59 zig logger: processor load average: 9.68, 9.48, 9.01 
14:02:59 zig logger: processor load average: 9.71, 9.47, 8.99 
14:03:59 zig logger: processor load average: 9.06, 9.03, 8.96 
14:04:59 zig logger: processor load average: 0.09, 0.06, 0.03