On Fri, 18 Apr 2003 22:07:23 -0700, Bill Ranseen
wrote:

I don't know where you got the notion that N. Calif. has anything like
the British climate. We have what is referred to as a Mediterranean-type
climate: moderate temps year-around, wet winters and DRY summers
(typically no rain for 3-6 months or even longer). Pacific Northwest is
a lot more similar to Britain.

My mistake: I thought that northern California (very
northern) shared the PNW climate.

I'm an easterner and not very clued in on western climates.

Pat