It is mostly just that it is unpleasant weather. The wind gusts were up above 50mph today. Our high temperature, in the upper 40's, must have occurred about 4am and then - the temperature dropped about 10 degrees. It never made it back up where it was pre-dawn even by mid-afternoon.
The early morning rain was replaced by frequent snow flurries. We did have a fair amount of sunshine in the afternoon but I wouldn't have been surprised if there had been thunder and lightening with all the big clouds scudding by! The upper elevations have gotten quite a bit more snow. Our nearest ski area has over 12' at the summit. Water locked up as snow was below normal all thru the winter until the Snotel station began showing above normal readings by the 1st of March. It is going higher and I'd guess should hit about 30% above average by April Fool's Day. Still, if it doesn't melt all at once . . . that water means plenty of irrigation and hydroelectric power thru the summer. Phoenix, you wanna buy any electricity to keep you cool in August??
Could be worse. Here's that
McMurdo Station widget again showing what it's like in
Antarctica. Keep in mind . . . it is still summer there
:
It is early afternoon and 18 in McMurdo Station as I'm typing this. I wonder what their high temperature was in Antarctica this summer 
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And, we may just be jealous of all the warm spring weather others are experiencing elsewhere. Uh, elsewhere besides at the ends of the Earth
. If I show you a picture of my seedlings in the south window, do you think they could get a few warm thoughts heading their way?
Steve
:bouquet 
