[T3] 40 days and 40 nights...

[Jim Adney]

On 8 Jul 2013 at 2:46, Dave Hall wrote:

> Usually I can understand most of what Keith writes, and I thought I was
> doing OK, but I do wonder if the heat is taking its toll. You OK, Keith? ;-)

I have to agree. It's not just British English vs. US English; I 
couldn't understand most of it either.

Keith's a weather nut, so my best guess is that the acronyms were 
some sort of weatherspeak.

Our June was the wettest on record, but that's quieted down a bit 
recently. Now it's turned extremely hot and humid, which takes away 
any desire to accomplish anything. We finally turned on the AC here 
at home: just couldn't take the 90 F and 80-90% humidity.

I've been watching the radar lately, however, and it looks like the 
Detroit area is still getting heavy rain.

You guys still above water?

It seems odd, with all the rain we've had this spring, but the great 
lakes are currently about one foot lower than normal for this time of 
year, and it's expected to continue to drop. The cause is increased 
evaporation due to global warming. Locally, our lakes are high, but 
that's because the lakes are small compared to the land that drains 
into them. Once the lakes get big, the situation turns around.  

And most of the rain that falls in WI eventually drains west into the 
Mississippi.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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