Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Peace Date: 04 Jul 05 - 03:56 PM Pat, it ain't the weather; it's yer calendar that's all screwed up. Get a new one and see what happens. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: catspaw49 Date: 04 Jul 05 - 03:02 PM It's hot....It's humid....The air quality stinks.....It was the strangest June on record. 85% of the total rainfall in June came in the last 4 days of the month. The crops are confused. And it is just too damn hot even for early July....This is like August. June was like August. My only hope is that August will be like April. Spaw |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Le Scaramouche Date: 04 Jul 05 - 02:43 AM It's 40 (celsius) out there if it is a degree. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Ebbie Date: 04 Jul 05 - 02:32 AM If our weather doesn't go back to 'normal' soon, our climate will have officially changed. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Peace Date: 04 Jul 05 - 01:42 AM Climate's what ya expect; weather's what ya get. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Kaleea Date: 04 Jul 05 - 01:36 AM It shudda been a hundred & plenty but wow it's been raining in most of Kansas today. After temps in the 90's, we had quite the thunderboomers, 50-100 mph winds (depending upon where in the state one was attempting to stand), the occasional twister/rope tornado, & of course, some street intersections here in Wichita with waist deep water which idiots just had to drive into only to be swept aways down the block/into cars, buildings, etc. Tomorrow, supposed to be 95 here. yee-haw! |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,sandra in sydney walking thru the backdoor Date: 03 Jul 05 - 10:59 AM today it was warm & sunny, maybe 18C!! I could have left my jacket at home when I went grocery shopping at 2pm, & it's still pleasant now (12.47, time to get to bed soonish) but I am wearing a medium weight tracksuit & will be sleeping under a 80% down quilt as it does get a bit nippy in the wee hours. I haven't heard Monday's forecast yet. Winter in my part of Sydney (a few hundred metres from the CDB & Sydney Harbour) is always relatively mild. I don't use a heater, tho JennyO & freda certainly do cos they live a few kilometres from the coast, & I keep my windows permanently locked open so I can get fresh air. My suburb is full of tourists from colder climates who wear summer clothes here as they think our winter is really summer. sandra |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Joe Offer Date: 03 Jul 05 - 12:39 AM Here in the California Foothills, it has been a cool summer, with much more rain than we usually get. It got up to 100 degrees the last day or two, but won't stay up there for very long. My wife and I took a hike today to Donner Peak, up at the summit of the Sierra off Interstate 80. Much of the trail was covered with water from melting snow, but we kept our feet dry by walking on rocks. But we didn't make it to Donner Peak. The snow was too deep, so we found our way to a rocky crag with a beautiful view of Donner Lake. The wildflowers were spectacular. Unfortunately, so were the mosquitos. Beautiful hike, though. -Joe Offer- |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: harpgirl Date: 01 Jul 05 - 11:23 AM Hot as blazes and so humid that you begin dripping as soon as you walk outside! A friend from a nicer climate said it was difficult to breathe, as well. Plus, the rain is frequent in the summer. Oh, and did I mention the hurricanes? (Gee, maybe I've gone to hell already????!!!) love, harpy |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: *Laura* Date: 01 Jul 05 - 10:32 AM drizzling. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: freda underhill Date: 01 Jul 05 - 10:10 AM hi gnu and jennyo - all dry on the western front here (12.07 am - not too bad..) jenny i think gnu was about when i was carrying on earlier in the week about not being able to SLEEP - and was belting this message about in various ways til about 4.00 am - had to get up and go to work the next morn - still recovering! deeps sleeps and happy dreams to you both!! night freda |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,JennyO Date: 01 Jul 05 - 07:27 AM I think she's just a bit like me - gets hooked into Mudcat and stays up late, then can't get to sleep. We've both been known to haunt the chatroom in the not-so wee small hours! It's probably worse for her because she knows she has to get up early, whereas I don't have to be up so early. I know from experience that sometimes when you have a deadline and you can see the hours disappearing and you know that if you don't get to sleep soon, you won't have had enough sleep, and you TRY so hard that it actually keeps you awake. By the way, her most recent post on this thread, at 10.50am would have been 12.50am here - not really all that late - for us anyway :-) Jenny |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,gnu Date: 01 Jul 05 - 06:49 AM I thought she wasn't sleeping well. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,JennyO Date: 01 Jul 05 - 05:56 AM I hope Freda is sound asleep and never sees this. Poor dear. Gnu, I don't know what you think she was going through - she lives in Sydney, same as me. We live about 7 km apart. Our part of Sydney did get some of the highest rainfall - the suburbs further west didn't get as much. We both had the same conditions to contend with yesterday, except that she uses public transport, I drive - more risky for drivers, but probably drier. Anyway, I've seen worse here. It was up in northern NSW that got it worse. Three people dead I believe. Today as promised, it was sunny. I had to go out and try to repair the little home made greenhouse that we made a few weeks ago. Some tomato plants were blown over by the wind, and a couple of plant pots were tipped right over, but a tray of capsicum seeds that have just germinated were still okay. And after all that, they are saying that the rainfall has hardly made any difference to the water level in our catchment dams. They say it would have to rain heavily and continuously for a week to be useful. We are still officially in a drought - that's Australia for you :-1 Jenny |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,Janie Date: 30 Jun 05 - 11:14 PM Hot and muggy in Hillsborough,Norht Carolina---Just got back from walking the dog at 11:00 pm, and am dripping sweat. Janie |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST, Ebbie Date: 30 Jun 05 - 06:26 PM Rain Country Ebbie 1999 In the Winter it's raining. The clouds are dark and low. (It's the normal condition- everybody wants it so With snow-covered mountains and the valleys wet below) In Southeast Alaska, we have more rain than snow. In Spring the clouds are heavy with impending change Fog and hail, brief sun and wind- we go all the range There is no predicting but always - or in the main- In Southeast Alaska, in Spring there is rain. Ah, but in the summer the misty air's serene, Clothes damp-dry on the line, the grass is cool and green, But hang your coat by the fire, lest you go out again In Southeast Alaska, Summer brings rain. In Autumn the storms return, dark clouds are in the sky. Wind strips leaves from all the trees and sends them flying high. Waters rush, galoshes slosh. A familiar refrain: In Southeast Alaska, it's raining. Again. We're a special kind of people who live here, don't you know- We've made our peace with weather (with rain, not with snow) So we take pride in saying, though it may cause some pain: In Southeast Alaska, bring on the rain. This is Southeast Alaska- BRING ON THE RAIN. When you are geographically located this far north with mountainous terrain and practically surrounded by ocean you get a lot of rain (upwards of 90 inches a year, PLUS 105 inches of snow.) Winter can arrive most any time. I've seen snow fall on the mountain tops in July, finishing up the old year and new snow fall in September. On the other hand I've seen the Northern Lights in every month but June and July (the sky is just too light in those months). |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,gnu Date: 30 Jun 05 - 05:31 PM "...the tops of the maple trees give hints of fall color..." Oh dear, already? Nooo? This soon? An early fall? How early can you get it? |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST, Ebbie Date: 30 Jun 05 - 04:33 PM Another silvery day here in Juneau, Alaska. (Silvery is different from grey- the sun is on just the other side of the clouds, lending a silvery glow) The temperature, the last few days, has been around 60F, a little cooler than typical. Before this, we had several days of upper 70s-- very hot for this part of the world. Everything - the grass, the bushes, the mountains - is green, the fireweed is brilliant and about 2/3 of the way finished ("Fireweed half done = Summer half gone"), the mountain ash berries are in the dull-brown wispy stage before they burst into heaps of brightness, the tops of the maple trees give hints of fall color (as seen from my window), autumn morning fogs (most common in August) force our many cruiseships to moan their way into our harbor. We may have an early fall. Everything has been early this year- We had a very short spring. We seemed to jump from winter almost directly into summer. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,gnu Date: 30 Jun 05 - 04:21 PM Thanks JennyO. I hope Freda is sound asleep and never sees this. Poor dear. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,bobad Date: 30 Jun 05 - 04:19 PM HOT |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,JennyO Date: 30 Jun 05 - 11:40 AM Gnu, I don't think any of us in Sydney were in too much trouble, as long as we drove carefully - I certainly did. As you can see here 256km Sydney Radar Loop the rain is now moving out to sea. They are predicting a foggy morning and a sunny day tomorrow - amazing! Some people in other towns in Northern NSW were not so lucky: Northern NSW on alert as floodwaters rise Jenny |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,gnu Date: 30 Jun 05 - 11:28 AM Hope everything os OK with you, Freda. Glad to hear the storm is letting up. Did you finally get some sleep? Moncton, NB, Canada: 30 to 35C and humid until last night at 8PM... I kid you not... went down 10C in twenty minutes... 13C at 6AM. Me mum's got a sweater on! Supposed to be no more than 24C all weekend... then, we'll bake for about six weeks. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,JennyO Date: 30 Jun 05 - 11:12 AM I got to see one photo before it insisted I register. I don't like having to do that, so I'll have to miss them. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,freda, from the back door Date: 30 Jun 05 - 10:50 AM Big Wet forces thousands to flee |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,freda, from the back door Date: 30 Jun 05 - 10:35 AM after turning my front footpath into a river, the rain has finally become much lighter. here are some photos of today's rainy day in sydney and in new south wales.. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,JennyO Date: 30 Jun 05 - 10:27 AM Yes, I was thinking about the contrast as I was inching my car through the wild rain and wind today. The words of Dorothea Mackellar in her well known poem about Australia - "My Country" - came to mind. She certainly had it right: I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains. I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty and her terror - The wide brown land for me! |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,Blissfully Ignorant Date: 30 Jun 05 - 10:18 AM I don't think the weather knows quite what it's doing here. I went out yesterday morning and could hardly move for the heat, then got caught in the mother of all rainshowers walking back from the pub at chuckin out time. It was that really wet rain, too (don't deny it....you all know that some rain is wetter than other rain!) Now it's just kinda grey and uninspiring. No wonder the Scots keep emigrating... |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: freda underhill Date: 30 Jun 05 - 09:55 AM after four years of drought, our dams are nearly empty and the Premier of our state is wondering how to continue to provuide drinking water to us sydneysiders. so it finally starts to rain. and rain. and rain. and rain. It is coming down in troughloads outside as I write, pouring off the gutters and drenching the street. there are floods further north and a gale warning has been issued. The wind is coming up now - its getting wilder and wilder - imagine a huge drenching downpour, and then triple it! this is typical in this part of australia - its all or nothing - long harsh months and years of unremitting heat and drought, and then a maniacal downpour leading to flooding, trees coming down, cars being tossed along flooded road (two deaths already)... what's the weather like where you are? freda |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: JennyO Date: 03 Jun 05 - 01:00 AM Beginning of winter officially in Australia, but our winters in Sydney are quite mild compared to lots of places in the world. Lately it's been fine and sunny every day with temperatures getting up to 17-20 degrees C during the day and down to 3-5 in my particular part of Sydney at night. Everybody I know has colds - me included - the day starts to cool off quite suddenly from about 3pm and you can find yourself breathing cold air before you know it. It's also been very dry - we are still very much in drought conditions - the water level in our main supply dam has fallen below 40% for the first time in a long time, and they have just brought in more severe water restrictions. I'm actually enjoying this weather at the moment. If you can find yourself a sunny spot in the middle of the day, it is very pleasant, and a good time to be gardening because it is not too hot and humid, like it is in summer. Some seeds from the tomato plants from summer decided to germinate where they fell, and they looked quite healthy, so we decided to give them a little bit of protection by building a sort of green house over them, made of clear plastic on a frame. One of the plants has even set some little tomatoes, so we'll see how that goes. The soil temperature is going to drop, but a blanket of mulch might help. The space is 8ft square and sloping on top - big enough to walk in. I'm going to try a few other plants in there too. It will be an interesting experiment anyway. Jenny |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST Date: 03 Jun 05 - 01:00 AM cloud flurries and chances of snow - miserable start to summer. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Ebbie Date: 03 Jun 05 - 12:45 AM Well, in Juneau Alaska, the sun is shining as it has for the last few days. This is the time of year that our days get really long and bedtime can slip right on by. It's the only place I've ever lived where perfectly good parents suddenly realize that it's almost 1:00 AM and their kids are not in bed yet. I don't think we've hit 70F yet this year but I know it's been 68 a couple of times. That's good and warm, I can tell you. It's scary to think about but we may have a VERY early fall. From my third floor window, looking down on a number of trees I can see that the top branches of the maple trees are yellowing. And these are NOT Japanese maples... |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: gnu Date: 02 Jun 05 - 06:04 PM May was wet and cold here in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Had to shut my windows every night. Then, May 30, it didn't rain. May 31, the sun peeked out. Yesterday was sunny and I had my windows open all day and night... warm and a nice breeze. Today, I shut my windows at 10:00h. 33C at 17:00h!! Mom nature sure is a moody bitch! How's by you? |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: annamill Date: 03 Mar 05 - 03:11 PM No comment here in San Diego, California. ;-) *BG* Love, Annamill |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Layah Date: 02 Mar 05 - 04:39 PM I agree with Laura. The snow here is not nearly good enough. No chance of classes being canceled because of it. At least living in California it didn't get cold, now I'm in Edinburgh and it's cold but not snowy. Snowed this evening, but it didn't stick, and now it's all gone. And rain and hail, which are not nearly as nice as snow. The best snow I've ever seen was last week when it snowed and it stuck (first time!) and it was like an inch deep. Now that was exciting. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: gnu Date: 02 Mar 05 - 04:23 PM Well darlin, I've see 1.62m in less than 24h with high winds and I'll trade you any day. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,*laura* Date: 02 Mar 05 - 04:01 PM Snowy. but pathetically. and it won't stick properly cos the ground is too wet. Bloody loser snow. If it snowed PROPERLY we could have time off college! Damnit - why don't I live in Kent? Or Yorkshire? Stupid Somerset Snow. pfff. You know - the only snow I've ever seen - proper snow I mean, was in Leicester a few years ago. Six inches of dry powdery proper snow. Six inches! that's pathetic - some people get six feet! And down here we're lucky to get six millemetres! pff - thats all I'm saying. PFFF. xLx :-) |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: John MacKenzie Date: 02 Mar 05 - 04:28 AM We had 4" of snow last night, and it's just started snowing heavily again, what the heck the freezers are well stocked. Giok In the town of Springhill Nova Scotia Down in the dark of the Cumberland mine There's blood on the coal and the miners lie In roads that never saw sun or sky |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Metchosin Date: 01 Mar 05 - 04:59 PM LOL gnu. There has been a lot of blasting in the neighbourhood over the past couple of weeks, but fortunately I still have relatively good bladder control. Giok, I volunteered to kiss my own ass, the playing of pipes I will leave to others. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: gnu Date: 01 Mar 05 - 03:56 PM Metch... the big bump. Minds me of the time I was in Springhill, Nova Scotia so many years ago on a history field trip in High School. We went underground and an elderly miner was telling us that coal "bumps" and noises were regular and welcome.... it was when it grew silent that the miners got nervous.... of course, his voice trailed off and we were left to listen to absolutely nothing but our own fears and heartbeats. At that moment, I picked up a large lump of coal and flung it upside a large wooden coal bin. Beth Rothwell screamed, pissed her pants and ran back up the ramp, along with several others. I had to admit to the prank before the teacher would continue our trip and I spent a great deal of time writing "The Mining History of the Maritimes" as punishment. It was worth it. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: DougR Date: 01 Mar 05 - 03:32 PM Beautiful! High of 78 degrees. DougR |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: pdq Date: 01 Mar 05 - 03:25 PM chili today but hot tamale |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: John MacKenzie Date: 01 Mar 05 - 03:16 PM Well I've been looking at lots of pretty pictures and diagrams of 'John the Fucker' and rather you than me, but it's still a DIY job when it come to kissing your arse goodbye, sorry. Giok ¦¬] |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Metchosin Date: 01 Mar 05 - 03:14 PM That should read Alberta was and inland "sea" Right Giok, bit more difficult to do if you're under water or your house is down around your head. LOL |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,MMario Date: 01 Mar 05 - 03:12 PM snow yesterday, snow today - predicted - snow tomorrow. Par for the course. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Metchosin Date: 01 Mar 05 - 02:55 PM Not weather, but maybe I should explain, we have had a series of earthquakes off the west coast of the Island here for the past day or so, little ones, 4.5, 5.2 etc., a step up in the usual stuff, which is good in some ways, because it relieves the pressure where the plate dives down under the Island. The bad part is all the quakes are at the north end of the Juan de Fuca Ridge and the south end is doing nothing and has been doing nothing for years and it is believed that our end is hung up and it is hung up right below where I live and so any change in activity comes up on my personal radar screen. Snow!....I scoff at snow! But I tend to hang on a bit when I contemplate the BIG BUMP. The only thing that gives me a bit of comfort is that this Island was up, even when Alberta was an inland surrounded by dinosaurs. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: John MacKenzie Date: 01 Mar 05 - 02:49 PM That's the sort of job you've got to do for yourself Metchosin. Giok ¦¬] |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Metchosin Date: 01 Mar 05 - 02:18 PM oooh, do they shrink when they get cold, gnu? Mandolins that is. LOL Out here they stay the same size all year round. Hey, the weather might be great, but when the Plate that's hung up at our end, finally lets go, bring out the really big stuff and pipe me out while I kiss my ass goodbye. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: gnu Date: 01 Mar 05 - 01:52 PM Oops... MetchOsin... sorry. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: gnu Date: 01 Mar 05 - 01:51 PM "... the Japanese plum and cherry in full bloom." The birds here are so hungry they are eating the apples still clung to my mother's apple tree.... FROZEN SOLID IN THE DAMN SNOWSTORM!!! Here's the world's tiniest mandolin, playing just for Metchsin. Can you hear it? No, of course not, because the snowplow is too loud! You're just lucky I can't throw that far Metch... of course, the snowballs would melt by the time they got that far. Hmmm, frozen apples? |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Metchosin Date: 01 Mar 05 - 01:42 PM We've just had the sunniest February here since they started keeping records about 100 years ago. Temperatures between 10C and 15C during the day and the Japanese plum and cherry in full bloom. Grey and a bit of drizzle on and off today, about 9C and the power went out for about an hour for no apparent reason but, other than the rumbling of the Juan de Fuca Plate, all seems to be well on the west coast of Canada. |
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