It appears that we are shifting toward a La Nina condition on this coast, which means we will have a mild, dry winter.
Looks like M may get her wish of having a 70 degree (F) winter when she visits.
This is great news for her, but, as I recall, the last time we had a La Nina it led us into a drought cycle in So Cal from which we are only now recovering. People forget that we are a desert and rely on a lot of rain in the Sierras and Rockies and elsewhere to provide us with the water we need. A dry and warm winter is not what we need to stock our water tables.
It amuses me to think of the vast differences in climate between here and M's area. They are so much wetter, colder, and driven by weather than are we. They have to have actually different wardrobes for different weather conditions. We have one wardrobe, for warm weather, and a few accessories for the times it is wetter, a little colder, or windy. They average 4 inches of precipitation every month and 6 inches during the winter. We average under 1 inch of precipitation most months and up to around 3 inches during the winter. Their hottest months are cooler than some of our colder months. And their coldest months are a good 25 degrees colder than our coldest months.
I think some adjustments are in order for whomever moves. *smiles
Now you know why I needed that extra closet rod put in downstairs. Winter clothes, summer clothes, spring/fall clothes, jackets for each season, footwear for each season, snowpants, etc etc.
ReplyDeleteCanadians are known for being obsessed with the weather, we talk about it constantly... because we have to. We have actual seasons. Today I happen to be wearing sneakers to work instead of boots because we seem to be going through some kind of January thaw and the snow is pretty much all gone, but it will be back.
I still laugh at having to "train" you to take your shoes off inside the house. I wouldn't dream of wearing my slushy, salty boots around the house, but that was a totally foreign concept to you. By the time you walk up to your apartment, your shoes are dry.
I can get adjusted to heat. I'm always cold. Just don't try to kill me in the desert again, ok? ;)
Had a birthday supper last night where 22 women, most in their 40's and 50's all talked onstantly about the weather and how warm it is and how niceit was that they aren't having to deal with boots and bulky coats.
ReplyDeleteToday, Van & I went to lunch and 30 minutes of non-stop talking about the weather in near shouting voices from a table 2 behind us was rather annoying, but brought up a great thought - bet the snowbirds are pissed this year!!
With the cost of heating the houses here going up exponentially, it's been a bit of a wallet saver so far this year, but it could possibly mean that we'll have snow in may! Bah!
However, I did enjoy the cabbie's comment on Thursday: "I'm really enjoying Mother Nature going through Menopause!" Me; "Menopause?!" Cabbie: "Yes - her hot flashes are fantastic!"
Good point!
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