tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post4469216637754791778..comments2024-03-28T10:16:44.231-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Depressing But TrueCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-46909462087185208732012-06-12T13:19:29.710-07:002012-06-12T13:19:29.710-07:00Guys,
I think I am outvoted, but I'll take th...Guys,<br /><br />I think I am outvoted, but I'll take that sunny and high 70's. I like to swim- outside- and I did so on May 14th. Haven't done so since. I also like to see the view when I get to the top of a mountain.<br /><br />I hope this cool, wet spring thing is not what climate change will bring us.<br /><br />AnselAnselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835758313287462921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-6831330126458065022012-06-11T20:04:37.162-07:002012-06-11T20:04:37.162-07:00"Residents of the wet NW rarely think they ha..."Residents of the wet NW rarely think they have much in common with the Mediterranean climes, but it is true. Rick Steves needs to know about this--why send so many folks to Italy and southern France when we have the same climate right here at home!<br /><br />Let me think! King County. Tuscany. King County. Tuscany. Well, that was easy.strix27https://www.blogger.com/profile/08754896384356494723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-25564076880754049862012-06-10T09:38:24.809-07:002012-06-10T09:38:24.809-07:00Thanks for the neat weather poem, Targhee. The Ode...Thanks for the neat weather poem, Targhee. The Ode to Junuary indeed.<br /><br />Made my day. I'm sharing it with friends who also love cool, cloudy weather. Those who view sunny and high 70's with less than total enthusiasm. <br /><br />Hot and bright is good for a few days, if only for the novelty, just as long as the weather quickly goes back to gray and cool (i.e. Normal).<br /><br />No worries about that in June.<br /><br />(And no, my friends aren't all vampires.)<br /><br />JohnJohn Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271037292493818827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-4659887451693067142012-06-09T20:40:12.078-07:002012-06-09T20:40:12.078-07:00Cliff, just wanted to thank you kindly for the upd...Cliff, just wanted to thank you kindly for the update and explanation!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01119699553955459348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-82330974278472018332012-06-09T17:21:09.323-07:002012-06-09T17:21:09.323-07:00Cliff, I hope you see this: quick question about t...Cliff, I hope you see this: quick question about the maps. The one titled "State Ranks" and "Precipation" assigns Washington 70 and Oregon 56, yet on the map below that they appear relatively wet year to date. What do those numbers mean, then?John McBridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09503331313775640577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-7607667015726563732012-06-08T15:13:49.421-07:002012-06-08T15:13:49.421-07:00Even as a farmer, I would rather have the addition...Even as a farmer, I would rather have the additional rain and cool weather to the sweltering heat and fires.Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12542582210330402441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-25253237465208965412012-06-08T13:13:03.141-07:002012-06-08T13:13:03.141-07:00John, you may wish to remember that our dismally c...John, you may wish to remember that our dismally cold temperatures are stunting agriculture in our own state, too!<br /><br />My own gardening is certainly frustrating this year -- I have yet to plant the beans I should have planted a week or two ago, because it's just too cold. And my squash may not do especially well without replanting.James Westburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12727724750278414063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-90727668649323266522012-06-08T13:09:12.602-07:002012-06-08T13:09:12.602-07:00Wow, after that two week dry streak in the middle ...Wow, after that two week dry streak in the middle of May I would have assumed we finished out the month above average, temperature-wise. I hope this isn't a long-term trend of cooler, darker, wetter springs/summers...Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14119121675943204095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-16227501194222200562012-06-08T11:53:18.513-07:002012-06-08T11:53:18.513-07:00Ode to Junuary (some in the Salish Sea lament this...Ode to Junuary (some in the Salish Sea lament this month. Instead, let us revel in it. Composed while I donned full battle gear to run some errands at lunch on my bike)<br /><br />How I love the dirty deegans of wind that doth blow<br />Spraying the inner liner of my high necked raincoat<br />The water carried by the winds threatens to permeate my waterproof pants<br />Yea, on a day when the high is below the average high temp for March,<br />I still love the gales, the bilious clouds that bringeth fresh snow.<br />I also thinketh how lucky we are in the Salish Sea:<br /><br />We avoideth inches and inches of humid rain that marketh yet another right coast "summer".<br />Our air conditioning comes from opening a window<br />We careth not for the clouds of mosquitoes, whose daily densities are chronicled through indices in Minnesota newspapers<br />We have neither the drought of ideas that poisoneth that "other Washington" or the drought that has crackled the forests through fires and pestilent insects in the southwest.<br />Though some here complaineth about the squalls and winds, the sun breaks bring views of fresh snow on Mt. Tacoma and the Olympics.<br />Soon, shortly after twelve noon,<br />on the 5th of July, summer will arrive here, and folks will complain about the 72 degree "heat".<br />Let us enjoy Junuary for what it is. Perfect temperatures for a long bike, run or hike (or ski), and a Belgium for our efforts. Cheers to Junuary!Targheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956781259212863105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-82025907483320981812012-06-08T07:36:06.821-07:002012-06-08T07:36:06.821-07:00Really like this kind of info- thanks for providin...Really like this kind of info- thanks for providing it Cliff.Isaac Molitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273963996409560896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-79476275258443848062012-06-08T07:07:14.947-07:002012-06-08T07:07:14.947-07:00Given the negative effects of very hot and dry wea...Given the negative effects of very hot and dry weather on fires and insects and disappearing water supplies and stunted agriculture, etc, along with my dislike of sweltering, oppressive weather (I spent some tme back east last summer and couldn't wait to get home), I'm pretty darn happy with the tradeoff of having a cooler and wetter winter.<br /><br />As the years go by, and I watch what the rest of the country is going through weather-wise, we in the PNW, and especially those of us in the rainshadow over the northeast portion of OlyPen, look more and more like we're living in the last bastion of benevolent weather. <br /><br />When I returned to the US after being an ex-pat for ten years, we could have settled anywhere in the country. The weather is what brought us to the Sequim area. Yet I had no idea how wise (and lucky) that decision was going to be given the weather trends elsewhere during the last few years, and likely prognosis of climate change.<br /><br />So your charts in this post just give me more reason to celebrate, Cliff. Here's hoping we stay blue and green on those charts.<br /><br />JohnJohn Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271037292493818827noreply@blogger.com