So, the big news around here for the last few days, has been the huge north pacific storm beating us up (we got some wind gusts as high as 70mph), followed by four nights of hard freezes below 30 degrees.
Yeah, we're a few days from June, and it hit 26 in my yard last night. I got up and looked out at my yard, and it was entirely frost. Looked like I'd sprinkled the thing with white pepper.
Of course it's still mid-high 70s during the day, and it should be in the 80s in a week or two; it's not unpleasant at all during the day... but that doesnt stop people from complaining.
Oh and YAY it's not 105 here today... I DON'T miss Arizona whatsoever.
The farmers and gardners, I'll grant, have a valid complaint. This is going to be a bad year for crops in north Idaho. But everybody else...
You know what a good hard freeze a few nights in a row means? All those bugs that lay eggs in standing water will be DRAMATICALLY reduced this summer.
I can live with a few cold nights, if it means way less skeeters in July and August.
Cross posted to AnarchAngel
I'm in the Boise area. We didn't get below freezing in town, but did get some new snow in the foothills and mountains. We're so short on snowpack I'll accept the gray weather for the extra snow. I'm a whitewater kayaker, so any extra water for the summer is a great thing!
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