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Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA | Posted at 04:29 on 24th August 2011 On 23rd August 2011 11:06, Karen Lee wrote:
We have the same problem here, Karen. They call it the heat island effect. Thunderstorms blow up from the south and the rain just can't make it to the ground here because of the heat rising from the city with all the concrete roads, car parks, buildings. So it threatens rain, or we get dust and wind, but little if any rain. This has been the worst summer so far. The last 3 days were over 112° F with humidity. At 5 AM it's typically 90° with about 50 percent humidity. So there's no relief, not even overnight. Glad to be getting out of town for the rest of the week. Summer climate in San Francisco is much like summer in England - high 60s to low 70s with a few clouds. |
Karen Lee Posts: 1558 Joined: 9th Mar 2011 Location: England | Posted at 09:51 on 24th August 2011 Oh my goodness Ruth, thankfully we don't get such high temperatures....Today blue skies and sunshine. Have a lovely time out of town, hope you will be cooler |
Ron Brind Posts: 19044 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | Posted at 15:05 on 25th August 2011 A muggy 18c here at the moment. |
Sue H Posts: 8173 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | Posted at 01:58 on 26th August 2011 6 PM and 95 ºF. Hubby is helping load a moving truck, hope he's got his water. |
| Karen Lee Posts: 1558 Joined: 9th Mar 2011 Location: England | Posted at 09:20 on 26th August 2011 Long awaited rain |
| Sue H Posts: 8173 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | Posted at 14:05 on 26th August 2011 It hasn't rained here for 48 days. |
Dave John Posts: 22335 Joined: 27th Feb 2011 Location: England | Posted at 19:37 on 26th August 2011 was raining when i got up at 6 and is still raining now. I know we need it and as long as it stops by next Friday, Why next Friday you may ask, well that is when the next Lakeland Meandering should commence! ! ! |
James Prescott Posts: 25953 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK | Posted at 20:21 on 26th August 2011 had a bad storm to-night garden flooded --never mind  |
| Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA | Posted at 18:54 on 10th September 2011 Sunny and beautiful today, albeit a tad warm. For us in Phoenix this time of year, it means top temps in double digits! Yay! They're only calling for 99° F today. We could still use a drop of rain though. I'm originally from Pennsylvania, and people in my old neck of the woods are dealing with the effects of the latest tropical storm. All the watersheds in the state are full to capacity and the rivers are flooding again, big time! A prayer or two for the USA and for all the people here who've lost homes to floods and fires this year would not go amiss.
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Roses Posts: 470 Joined: 9th Mar 2008 Location: USA | Posted at 12:03 on 17th September 2011 A warm 73F at 7:02AM. Probly into the 90's again today, but with a promise of thunderstorms later. |
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