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signs of spring...

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Almost every day in February has produced a new record high and is already the warmest this month has been since records have been kept here. We've also got a gift from last summer when the worst drought on record killed a lot of our trees. I walked our place last week and we've lost about half of our deciduous and almost all the conifers, burned up from lack of water. Our rainy season is traditionally winter and we've had some rain, but our portion of the state is still catagorized as severe drought. One of the city reservoirs is basically a creek running through a dry lake bed. At least it's cooling off the next few days, down to 53 tonight.
 
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MJ5150 said:
Try another 215 miles, or add in a 0 anywhere after that 2.

-Mike
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I was told by some long-time residents that this is the worst winter they've had in a very long time, and that wet and snotty is to be expected (and yes, I expected it), we should have also had any number of 50-degree days. Yesterday I'm pretty sure we didn't get out of the 30s. Somehow 38, snotty rain, and 98% humidity feels COLD. Of course, I'm sure it doesn't help that my house is not insulated.
 
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farace said:
Last year the weather ruined the stone fruit because it got warm enough for things to start blooming and growing, and then we had a killing cold snap. Couldn't get our favorite plums at the farm stand because they just didn't have any.
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Two years ago, we had a surprise when a cherry tree in our new place fruited. Last year, nothing. I am hoping it comes through this year.

Also: ants in the kitchen!
 
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MJ5150 said:
I'd tend to agree overall.

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My friends in Olympia were on the fence about it. My friends up north are just DONE. I recall about ten years ago Whatcom County got 18" of snow that stuck around for two weeks, but at least it went away and that was about it for wintery winter. This year they keep getting hit. BLI is closed because a small plane crashed on takeoff in the snow this noon. It's the end of February. It could quit already.
 
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That was 2013-2014 here. Broke records for extended bitter cold and snow. Snow was up to my waist going out to the woodpile. I just let my other car get buried, snow piled up faster than I could shovel it out. Thawing frozen pipes constantly. Started full force early November. Took my daughter to the breakwall at the end of April and the ice on the breakwall was still 6 feet deep and the entire bay was still frozen.
 
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tlc1976 said:
That was 2013-2014 here. Broke records for extended bitter cold and snow. Snow was up to my waist going out to the woodpile. I just let my other car get buried, snow piled up faster than I could shovel it out. Thawing frozen pipes constantly. Started full force early November. Took my daughter to the breakwall at the end of April and the ice on the breakwall was still 6 feet deep and the entire bay was still frozen.
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I am pretty sure I would die.
 
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Had a few days in February where wearing a jacket was too much. I'm not one of those folks who wear flip flops or shorts in 20F weather. It was around 70F in eastern PA. We did have one day of good snow. I doubt the ground is frozen as usual. The forsythias are starting to bloom. Spring baseball is on satellite radio. Wild speculations about the NFL draft are in the air.
 
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Got a foot of snow yesterday, it's still blowing and drifting all over. This weekend nights supposed to be down to zero. They always say "March goes in like a lion and out like a lamb", or vice versa. Would be nice if this is the lion.
 
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blastoff99 said:
I was told by some long-time residents that this is the worst winter they've had in a very long time, and that wet and snotty is to be expected (and yes, I expected it), we should have also had any number of 50-degree days. Yesterday I'm pretty sure we didn't get out of the 30s. Somehow 38, snotty rain, and 98% humidity feels COLD. Of course, I'm sure it doesn't help that my house is not insulated.
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I think it's more normal than what we have had for the last decade or so. We used to get a good hard freeze and blizzard at sea level every couple of years. I can remember playing in fairly deep snow with my son several times when he was little. For about the last ten to fifteen years, there just hasn't been so many cold snowy snaps. They never lasted very long, but long enough to make for a whole lot of amusing stupid humans trying to drive on hills videos for YouTube. It's supposed to be slushy again this weekend. I don't mind because it should make for outstanding peaches and cherries in our back yard by making the blossoms hold off a bit. It won't do the strawberries any harm and it just means I won't be planting the garden for another week. I can't do that anyway, because I'll be tied up for work. So, it's working out pretty well as far as I'm concerned.
 
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