RE: OT: Weather Report from the Southwest

Sharon,
	They have just notified us that if we don't get any rain before Midnight
tomorrow we will have survived the second driest year on record with less
than 9" of rain.  We are watering iris, trees, etc from about 9 in the
morning when it rises above freezing until about 10 pm when it starts to
freeze again.  At least we aren't having to deal with your extremely cold
temperatures.  Sure wish we could share some of that moisture other folks
are drowning in.

Dana

Dana Brown
AIS Region 17 Judges Training Chairperson
Director TBIS
AIS, ASI, MIS, RIS, SPIS, TBIS
Malevil Gardens
Lubbock, TX
Zone 7 USDA, Zone 10 Sunset
ddbro@llano.net





-----Original Message-----
From: owner-iris@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On Behalf Of
ArilbredBreeder@cs.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 12:03 PM
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: [iris] OT: Weather Report from the Southwest

While many of you are coping with excess precipitation, those of us in the
southwest are experiencing exceptionally dry, cold weather.

Yesterday's low was 10 degrees F. -- low enough to freeze insulated pipes
inside the well house.  Last night, it only dropped to 17 degrees so at
least we
have water.  As noon approaches today, the weather report is 41 degrees F.,
with 6% relative humidity.  That makes the dew point -24.  If numbers alone
don't tell the story, just think of the air as takes-your-breath-away dry.

Of course, raising the temperature to a comfortable level inside the house
means that the RH drops even further.  By running two humidifiers 24/7, I've
managed to establish a small area where the RH is 24%.  Not exactly
comfortable,
but a lot better than 6!  Ironic, though, to hear advice on the weather
channel about how to keep indoor RH safely below 50% in the winter.

Not that I'd trade this for icy roads and slogging through snow on foot....

Sharon McAllister

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