The weather

[New Dawn]

So how are you dealing with the heat over US this summer? (The weather in Scandinavia has been colder and wetter than usual this summer)

[Peacemaker]

We have the opposite, hot and dry.  Very significant drought issues in the US central and western states.  A fair amount of rain on the east coast though with some wild storms.

February 1, was 72 degrees f.
March and April, a mix but numerous 70s and 80s.
May, mostly in the 80s but a couple of 90s.
June, 11 days in the 90s and one at 104.
July-Aug, 7 days in the 100+ (105 reached) otherwise in the high 80s and 90s.

In all, we are 10-20 degrees higher than the averages.  A few nights I went to bed at 4am and it was still 85 degrees.

Basically a hot year.  Maybe next year will be cooler.

[New Dawn]

I hear the 'Pineapple Express' is running and giveng the West Coast some much longed for rain. Are you getting any rain, Sir Osis?

[Sir Osis of Thuliver]

Um, we've gotten a little rain, but rainfall amounts in California are way down, reservoirs are at something like 30% of normal... Snowpack is at a similarly low number.... Hopefully we get a miracle April, but barring that we're in serious drought conditions out this way... Heck, I would guess between September 1 and March 1 we may have had 7-10 total days where the high temperature didn't hit at least 75 F/24 C.