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The most unexpected snowstorm i ever encountered was in late August in the early 70's. I was camped in the mountains in Pennsylvania, and in those younger days I would choose to sleep under the stars (I couldn't afford a tent anyway!). We shared a bottle of wine or 2 and went to sleep. The next morning when I woke up, it was much brighter than usual, and it seemed through my unopened eyelids that there was lots of white around me. The first thing I saw was my grey blanket, but wait, it was white!. There wasn't a lot, but it was enough to put a light coating on everything.
I'm afraid this will be our year without a summer here in the mid atlantic. Do you think there's any hope that it will finally warm up in the eastern half of the country?
It seems as if this pattern favoring below normal temps will never end. I'm starting to get very concerned that this same pattern we've been locked in since winter will persist into summer. The west coast will easily have a hot summer and their situation with the drought will only worsen. Maybe if the el nino develops soon enough it could change things around this summer but after the winter and spring we just had many are skeptical about any kind of prolonged warmth reaching the east coast.
I may have to flee southern Maryland and take a vacation to the beaches of Florida!
I know you will disagree, but I hate the hot weather, and am enjoying these refreshing conditions. It doesn't keep me from the beach, and it is still cool enough to play tennis or bike ride.
Actually temperatures for the month of May are running above normal. This month we've been pretty warm.
Ironically spring hasn't been unusually cold either. There were a few cold spells here or there in April, however. I am in SE Ohio so I know exactly how frustrating it is because we've been slammed with snow after snow after snow this year. Many are sick of chilly weather but reality is, it's not summer yet but it will come! The sun is very powerful this time of year and the summer sun WILL NOT allow it to get this chilly again for some time.
It's completely normal to have swings in temperatures as we recover from a terrible winter and I wouldn't be shocked if we had more. This has all happened before.. especially after the wicked winters of the 1970s! *shivers*
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