Amazing rainfall totals. Amounts like that would turn my lot into a lake (tho I have gotten ~7.5" liquid in the last 3 weeks).

You apparently aren't behind a "rain-shadow" there in WA.

in my z5 ..

WINTER ALWAYS WINS ....

ken

As the snow melts and the rain descends it is quite a volume of water for us, but I understand that Washington is getting the worst of this weather system by far.
But if you're emptying your rain gauge rather than your basement, as we are doing with the shop vac and plenty of towels, you may nonetheless be in better shape. It's only a dampening, no real depth to it, but still - we WILL fix that crack this summer.

KarinL

Hi all. Another 8" of snow fell yesterday...just to make sure no gardening activity can even be contemplated.I still have about a dozen plants to put in wich I got in early fall!Just shows you how this powerful NE airstream can throw things completely off course .Europe is having a taste of Siberia.On top of that ,the Ukranians are said to syphon off our Russian gas supplies.Wonderful.Does nobody make any GOOD New Year's resolutions anymore?
Meanwhile in California???

Windy in Colorado, today 60F.

>You apparently aren't behind a "rain-shadow" there in WARefers to summer conditions affecting annual totals. Parts of western WA have annual totals as low as 17 inches. December and January are the wettest months. Even the low-precipitation sections get a concentration of precipitation during the winter. The so-called rainforest valleys on the coast also have a marked falling off of rainfall during the summer.

There is always a 'rainshadow' here in WA but often our storms come in from different directions and generally we all catch a blast of water as bboy stated. Indeed are summer/fall weather here is remarkably dry, we often get less then an inch of rain in each month of July, August and September. We also get 'longer days' then other southern locals, although our sun is technically 'lower' in the sky as well. I think at summer's peak we get nearly 2 hours more daylight then San Diego.

Good growing weather as long as you have a decent will to water in summer.

Wish I could put some of this rain on lay-away.

"Europe is having a taste of Siberia"

Turning mild, wet and windy from this weekend, at least up here. Though it never did get too cold here, nothing below -4°C and no more than a light dusting of snow.

"On top of that, the Ukranians are said to syphon off our Russian gas supplies"

Naah . . . it's the Russians who are turning the taps.

Resin

Winter will be over soon - in 2 1/2 month in upper NY, then snow will be gone, and we will be able to rake and have the first crocuses, gardening life will begin. We had an ice storm in December with power outages = AC sump pumps did not work and some houses had 1 ft of water in basements with much less inches of rain fall.
Bernd

IN Tennessee we have little snow (and it never lasts) but we do get rain, wind and "chill". The cold + humidity is a killer, because its harder to insulate against. In the West where the air is dry, it can -10 and you can easily stay warm. Here, 40 degrees can chill you to the bone if the humidity is high.

We're scheduled for typical winter weather here - high in the 40s, lows in the 30s or 20s. But we frequently get 60 or 70 degree days thrown in here and there just to taunt and make the plants come out early! My daffodils are coming up!

I am looking at those beautiful pictures of arrangements of dwarf conifers provided by posters in this forum. In upper NY state in my area there usually is/was snow cover from the middle of December to April 1. From the dwarf conifers juniperus communis and J.c.'Gold Cone' can be seen in the front yard, but others and all heathers are buried under the snow. The last years we did not have the usual week of -20F, but we have more ice probably due to global warming.

Spring will come!
Bernd