tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post1759551829833987900..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Pioneer Weather ComplaintsCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-74135996696166440992012-05-06T09:22:23.181-07:002012-05-06T09:22:23.181-07:00@Fetlock -- the Ellensburg Chamber of Commerce ref...@Fetlock -- the Ellensburg Chamber of Commerce refers to our winds as "air-conditioning breezes"! ;0)Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11241425687786973525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-14059638717601517432012-05-05T11:46:38.440-07:002012-05-05T11:46:38.440-07:00The same could be said of 18th century earthquakes...The same could be said of 18th century earthquakes, "History of New Jersey, Samuel Smith, 1765: page 419: 1726, "November a small earthquake was felt, it began between the hours of ten and eleven at night.: page 427: 1737, The 7th of December, this year at night, was a large shock of an earthquake, accompanied with a remarkable rumbling noise; people wakened in their beds, the doors flew open, bricks fell from chimneys; the consternation was serious, but happily no great damage ensued. : page 436: 1755, The 18th of November, at four o'clock in the morning, was a considerable shock of an earthquake that lasted about two minutes...It did not begin with so much of a rumbling noise as that in 1737, but was thought not to fall short in the concussion. : page 438, 1763, The 30th of October, between four and five in the afternoon, was a very considerable shock of an earthquake; which directed its course eastward."<br /><br />It's difficult to find seasonal weather history / disease focii—what swept through Missouri in September & October, 1896? 1837 Darke Co., Ohio?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047939944542688159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-29498774661904943912012-05-05T07:52:02.821-07:002012-05-05T07:52:02.821-07:00The Lewis & Clark journals are full of "g...The Lewis & Clark journals are full of "growling" about NW weather during the winter of 1805-1806 at Fort Clatsop. <br /><br />My parents moved to Ellensburg about ten years ago, and my dad noticed how the local paper NEVER publishes information about wind speeds. He jokes about how the local Chamber of Commerce must keep bribing them.<br /><br />Thanks for another great post!Captain Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09294085455860971795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-88995408479445667542012-05-04T09:33:40.756-07:002012-05-04T09:33:40.756-07:00@Fixed Carbon
At which point Ole Honest John woul...@Fixed Carbon<br /><br />At which point Ole Honest John would switch and say "sluggish vapors arising from your extensive swampy lands, impregnating the entire atmosphere with malaria-carrying mosquito's"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-46041143840403288382012-05-04T07:13:08.084-07:002012-05-04T07:13:08.084-07:00This is great! I run a farm on Whidbey Island and...This is great! I run a farm on Whidbey Island and have spent plenty of time over the years reading historic writings on the pioneers here. I once read a letter of an early Whidbey pioneer who was excited that he was expecting to receive seeds of melons, tomatoes and okra (he had come from the south!) and was sure they would do well in the bounteous Whidby Isle. I laughed my ass off!PrairieFarmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09368990294233409565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-44477377927674804472012-05-03T22:44:07.788-07:002012-05-03T22:44:07.788-07:00Thanks Cliff for the historical perspective. The ...Thanks Cliff for the historical perspective. The weather in 2011 finally convinced me to move from Seattle (where I grew up) to San Francisco (where I was born). I was walking to work during Spring 2011 during hail storms and too many days of rain. The insights from your blog and book helped me figure out the best place in SF to live to minimize the fog -- the ridge between Noe Valley and Castro. It's the "fog shadow" of Twin Peaks, and the fog seems to follow the path of least resistance north and south while avoiding the ridge.<br /><br />Thank you for your insightful posts! I wish there was a weather blogger as skilled in SF as you.EK13https://www.blogger.com/profile/16434671231498176579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-16447506114196111532012-05-03T15:31:22.718-07:002012-05-03T15:31:22.718-07:00I for one am one of the complainers who have had i...I for one am one of the complainers who have had it with the weather here and do intend to move to the desert. If I wanted Alaska weather, I'd live there. I've lived here 16 years and the weather, especially the spring, has changed---for the worse. Thanks China for your air pollution and for making me have to relocate.J Boswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05181146539861039267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-87539490333891773712012-05-03T14:48:44.553-07:002012-05-03T14:48:44.553-07:00No matter how wet our winter's get, it's s...No matter how wet our winter's get, it's still better than a New England winter! I try to remember sloshing through the half frozen slush puddles and freezing toes at the bus stop in Boston when I'm tempted to complain about our rain.wanne1https://www.blogger.com/profile/17194227873777012011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-34663518761880742602012-05-03T13:31:27.228-07:002012-05-03T13:31:27.228-07:00As far as daily maximums at SeaTac, April was actu...As far as daily maximums at SeaTac, April was actually slightly WARMER than average. There is no question -- NONE -- that we are having a decent spring so far around here.Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672849934921996050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-62262793799566739992012-05-03T09:54:56.569-07:002012-05-03T09:54:56.569-07:00Cliff, I'd like to hear your take on Svensmark...Cliff, I'd like to hear your take on Svensmark's paper and theory on Cosmic Rays fro Supernovae as the primary driver of Earth's climate. It seems far more plausible and empirically backed than CAGW which has produced so little evidence. For example, of late, clearly increasing CO2 levels, but not accompanied by rising temperatures. <br /><br />And what say you to the billions pumped in to random and very tenuous claims in other areas of science that purport to back CAGW. Shouldn't we have some sort of filter on the billions in wasted grant dollars given the state of our economy?Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059221822159483655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-40748609644862817012012-05-03T09:26:20.047-07:002012-05-03T09:26:20.047-07:00I don't understand this sentiment: Here is a l...I don't understand this sentiment: Here is a list of things I don't like about the weather where you come from, therefore you have no place to dislike our weather. There are at least two logical fallacies there, so now I have something else to complain about wrt the weather here: it apparently makes people senseless.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01041902355794062651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-41778546062613653382012-05-03T08:56:17.112-07:002012-05-03T08:56:17.112-07:00Even on the sunny days, it clouds up in the evenin...Even on the sunny days, it clouds up in the evening. I got a telescope about two months ago and I've been waiting for a chance to try it out, practice using the German equatorial mount, etc. No matter how promising the day, by the time it's dark, it's cloudy.<br /><br />When visible light astronomers lead particularly wicked lives, they get reincarnated to live in the Pacific Northwest.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260807460417787614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-16373882104009996262012-05-03T06:57:37.755-07:002012-05-03T06:57:37.755-07:00Cliff: Ole Honest John subscribed to the miasma th...Cliff: Ole Honest John subscribed to the miasma theory of disease, "sluggish vapors arising from your extensive swampy lands, impregnating the entire atmosphere with contagious diseases,..." Soon enough Pasteur would set things straight with the germ theory of disease.Fixed Carbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06321707907871138659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-60375573417049158322012-05-03T00:00:24.891-07:002012-05-03T00:00:24.891-07:00We have had 3 sunny weekends followed by one dry o...We have had 3 sunny weekends followed by one dry one so far. I'd say we're doing very well this year for "Spring".Geoff in Bellevuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574654264359041257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-91337419144466710372012-05-02T22:48:14.296-07:002012-05-02T22:48:14.296-07:00How fun! Thanks for the blast from the past. Enjoy...How fun! Thanks for the blast from the past. Enjoyed the old fashioned language and agreed with the sentiments. Cliff, I think you SHOULD try this literary style once in awhile.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14981270535495971215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-29295335674860485072012-05-02T21:44:32.252-07:002012-05-02T21:44:32.252-07:00Perspective, perspective, perspective.
Spring 201...Perspective, perspective, perspective.<br /><br />Spring 2011 is now the "Cold Standard" for this part of the world.olddoglearninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12316708973687975248noreply@blogger.com