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That '70s Weather
Jan. 16th, 2021 02:56 pmWe're getting a warm streak here in the Bay Area. High temperatures in many places around the area today are in the 70s. The forecast for Sunnyvale, CA is a high of 75 today (24° C). Tomorrow and Monday should be at least as warm.
When I checked the forecast this morning I decided to wear a beach-y short sleeve shirt for the day to celebrate this improbable weather. As we went out for grocery shopping I took a light jacket to hedge my bets. Within a minute of being outside I stripped off the jacket. It was too hot.
Along with the warm weather we continue to have unseasonably dry weather. Since I last wrote about dry winter weather and drought risk 3 weeks ago it has rained... basically not at all. We've had 15 minutes here or there of drizzle, and that's it. According to statistics at Golden Gate Weather Services (retrieved 16 Jan 2021) this area is at less than 20% of its season-to-date rainfall average and less than 10% of total normal seasonal rainfall. So while the warm weather and sunshine is nice, I'm actually rooting for rain.
When I checked the forecast this morning I decided to wear a beach-y short sleeve shirt for the day to celebrate this improbable weather. As we went out for grocery shopping I took a light jacket to hedge my bets. Within a minute of being outside I stripped off the jacket. It was too hot.
Along with the warm weather we continue to have unseasonably dry weather. Since I last wrote about dry winter weather and drought risk 3 weeks ago it has rained... basically not at all. We've had 15 minutes here or there of drizzle, and that's it. According to statistics at Golden Gate Weather Services (retrieved 16 Jan 2021) this area is at less than 20% of its season-to-date rainfall average and less than 10% of total normal seasonal rainfall. So while the warm weather and sunshine is nice, I'm actually rooting for rain.
