Texas Heat

[tombogan03884]

I just got back from Mojave CA.  I stepped off the plane at 9pm and it was near 90 and the humidity was low double digits so it felt like I was standing in a blast furnace.  Spent the next week on the desert floor and it got to 120.  Went to my parent's house near Oakland/SF (don't hold that against them/me) and it was in the upper 50s when I got there.  I damn near FROZE!  Get back home and it's 80 but torential downpours that had sections of the Beltway and other highways shut down and power out all over.  It's still 90+ with the saem humidity and flash floods most evenings.

I never thought I'd say it, but I want to go back to California!

I'm shocked to hear that it was HUMID in Mojave. But I will agree, the Bay area has the best weather, although 50's seems darn chilly for the east bay in summer.

[fightingquaker13]

I'm shocked to hear that it was HUMID in Mojave. But I will agree, the Bay area has the best weather, although 50's seems darn chilly for the east bay in summer.

The Bay are has the best weather? It depends on which block you're on. I swear to god that moving a half mile can change the temparture ten degrees in either direction in San Fransico.  The whole micro-climate thing is very real there. One of the most beautiful things I have ever seen was watching the fog roll in there. We were stting n this bar (top ofthe mark I think) in the tallest building in San Fran. The view was of the bay islands and it was about sunset. This pure white fog comes in and it rolled over a hilly, tree filled island. It flowed to the top of the crest and then, because cold air sinks, descended down the summit like a waterfall. It was like watching a Japanese painting brought to life. We were riveted for about an hour as the fog slowly worked its way up to encompass the crest. Very, very cool.
FQ13

[tombogan03884]

The Bay are has the best weather? It depends on which block you're on. I swear to god that moving a half mile can change the temparture ten degrees in either direction in San Fransico.  The whole micro-climate thing is very real there. One of the most beautiful things I have ever seen was watching the fog roll in there. We were stting n this bar (top ofthe mark I think) in the tallest building in San Fran. The view was of the bay islands and it was about sunset. This pure white fog comes in and it rolled over a hilly, tree filled island. It flowed to the top of the crest and then, because cold air sinks, descended down the summit like a waterfall. It was like watching a Japanese painting brought to life. We were riveted for about an hour as the fog slowly worked its way up to encompass the crest. Very, very cool.
FQ13

The Peninsula that SF is on is usually 10 degrees cooler than the rest of the area, When I rode my bike to work it would be perfectly clear on my (East) side of the bay, but the bridges , (San Mateo to the south and Bay bridge to the north ) disappeared into a fog bank with the tops of the hills and taller buildings poking through.

[jnevis]

From the same trip home:



Taken from the hill overlooking Livermore airport.

[Woody]

Texans are definitely hot under the collar right now. I had an outside paint restoration that had to be postponed for while. Tomatoes won't put out hardly. Farmers here are wiped.

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[CJS3]

If you're too cold you can put more clothes on, but if you're too hot you can't take anything off. That's why I'll always choose cold over heat.

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