Weather or Not

It is no secret that California really needs significant rain, and the clock is ticking toward spring and summer fast. If you were outside yesterday, you might think summer was here already.

This year’s weather has been quite variable. There was record rainfall in October which affected the walnut harvest. November was completely dry. December brought record snowfall and significant rain to the valley. January and February have returned to the dry pattern. Great for cycling, not so good if you like to take showers or irrigate orchards.

Facebook has started doing something kind of clever in an effort to keep people clicking away. They offer you ‘memories’ of posts you made on a certain day in previous years. Here is a sample:

February 2013 looks like the beach weather we are currently enjoying while simultaneously feeling guilty for doing so and worrying about the drought. February 2019 looks like an ice age is coming and glaciers are returning to the Sierras. February 2017 looks like God decided to break his promise to Noah never to destroy the earth with a flood again.

Three Februaries, three extreme weather events. The same thing can happen in March. Years back before Facebook there was a drought ended by a ‘March Miracle’ of late season record rain and snowfall. It was a great year for the water supply and a terrible year for cherry growers. Those lazy bees just didn’t want to get their stingers wet. I don’t have any ‘Facebook Memories’ of that year, but I know our line of credit got a workout with no cherry crop to sell.