Thread: Summer is here
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Old 23-06-2007, 06:02 AM posted to austin.gardening
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Default Summer is here

After a 3 year drought, most of us are used to fighting the heat, constant
direct sunlight (no clouds), and lack of humidity to keep our stuff growing.

First week of summer, a weeks worth of rain in the forecast. Mostly cloudy,
and relatively cool. Humidity is high. Mold spores are off the map.
Whitetail deer in my area are getting fat quick. But, I don't see any
roadrunners, rabbits, possums, armadillos or coons. Guess they don't need
to roam to forage?

Weather makers (low cells) are moving mostly west to east both this spring
and now. If they move at all. Last 3 years is was high cells sitting on
top of us, preventing the rain possibility.

When I was growing up in S.A., only real weather makers I remember were
fronts moving north to south, and, hurricanes/tropical storms in summer.
Weather from Mexico area was never in the picture. This is short term
climatology. Big change from where I sit. Any 50 or over people out there
with similar memories?
Dave