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Originally Posted by the dufferz  Well, the summers seem dryer, but not all that hotter. On second thought, I should say that the high temps as normal as has been, but the number of days that are warmer seem more....The winters have not changed much... except for this year where we have been nailed by bad weather, most has been rain (15" in November). When I was a kid, we seem to have heavy snow every 7 years or so, but that had not been true for the last 20 years or so. I would say then, that this winter is the type I grew up with back in the 60's. |
yes, this winter is a strange one. I could use some of that heat we got with the 100F + days this summer. My friend in Spokane builds 'annualized solar gain homes' a good idea. (heating the ground around home during summer)
After 5 days of below freezing and with the current 30 mph wind @ 16F, the house is starting to get chilly. (46 in the mud room, 51 in daylight basement)
The clear days are very welcome, but it is supposed to rain tomorrow (that will be interesting with frozen ground). We are up against the cascades, but still on west side. Have had 37" RAIN since Nov 1, and ~ 12" snow. Unseasonably cold. A great year for the wood pellet industry to create a shortage... (ENRON #2)
. A local supplier is rationing 5 bags per day, the other suppliers get it in, and unload direct from truck to customers, then they are w/o for the next week. Fortunatley I have a very good woodstove also, but it is working double duty today.
One of the issues I don't like is the rapid and humid changes. It went from freezing to 60F overnight a week ago, and my heavy shop tools took a beating (condensation). I spent a couple days oiling and getting the rust off the mill and lathes. I had heaters going but they could not keep up with the dew. Now we're back in the 'cold zone'. I will have to sell all my shop tools before moving to a dry climate. They came with me from Colo 'rust-free' but all have an oxide look about them now (26 yrs later). Building houses in the rain hasn't helped much...