Hello Miles.

21 Dec 04 05:32, you wrote to me:

 MM> G'morning Stewart,

 DC>>> I think Christmas in the warm season would be wierd :)
 DC>>> (I'm used to snow on the ground)
 MM>> So,  yesterday's Xmas surprise was hail !   Not quite snow,  but
 MM>> enough of it to coat our lawns with white cold ice.  Family went
 MM>> beserk,  and the cats came in to accuse me of playing tricks on
 MM>> them...
 MM>> Its a day or two short of Xmas,  but the effect has been magical.
 MM>> I've laid out my shorts -  the consequence will be 3 or 4 days of
 MM>> 100% humidity as our summer sun vaporises the lot.
 SA>>               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 SA>> Now that really is being optimistic !!

 MM> Not here, I fear;  Auckland is on an isthumus between the Tasman
 MM> and Pacific seas - inbuilt high humidity.  Its supported by some
 MM> 160 volcanic cones,  and a lot of scoria to absorb and reflect
 MM> sunlight. What bush remains standing arount the urban area
 MM> (Auckland has the largest urbanised area in the world, thanks to
 MM> each house having a 1/4 acre garden) is rain forest.

I know I'm an Aucklander!!

 MM> Any form of precipitation evaporates - quicker in summer than in
 MM> winter...  humidity is king here...

 MM> :-))

I still recon' after this weeks lot of weather, whether it's a sure bet or
not, we should count our selves lucky if we don't get a white Christmas
;-(...Summer sun that is optimistic 
Stewart

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