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Tuesday, July 11, 2006

It's Raining, It's Pouring!

I love a good summer rain! It has been steadily raining since late this afternoon, and it is now almost 9 p.m. I have always enjoyed rain! I know that some people feel depressed when it rains, but there is just something about rain that makes me feel all "snuggly" inside! =)

When we moved to California I was 9 years old, and it was at the beginning of a drought. The normal average rainfall for the area where we lived was 10 inches per year, so it didn't rain much for the next 5 or 6 years. I really missed my rain!

Here in Michigan, the average rainfall for our area is 35 inches per year, with an average of 71 inches of snowfall! That's a lot more rain than I was used to--it's a good thing that I like rain! (And a lot more snow than I was used to--can't say that I love the snow, but there is still an element of enjoyment there.)

Find your own average rainfall (and many other statistics) here. Tip: if you don't live in a large city, search by the nearest large city.
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6 comments:

  1. Annecourager7/11/2006 9:19 PM

    HA!! Well do I remember the 34 straight days of rain back in January. I babble about it in my blog throughout the month of January.


    Now everything is so dry we'd be glad of a sprinkle or two!

    Feast or famine, as they say.

    Whoever "they" is.. :)

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  2. Shannon Sinclair7/11/2006 9:34 PM

    Tammy!
    It is raining here over by Lansing too! I thought I was going to need to get my lifejacket! lol!

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  3. theups7/11/2006 11:28 PM

    My husband LOVES rainy days, too! I just get super sleepy when it rains. HA!! I long for blue skies, full of happy, smiling sunshine and the occasional puffy white cloud.

    Thanks for the link to find out about our average rainfall- very interesting!! Average rainfall here is 42.8 inches! OH MY!!

    His,
    Mrs. U

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  4. Tori Leslie7/12/2006 12:49 AM

    I like the storms that sometimes come before the rains. Rain makes me sleepy so I don't really like those rainy days, well okay sometimes I guess.

    I do like playing in the rain though. *Ü*

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  5. Cherish the Home7/12/2006 9:28 PM

    I like rain for a day or so but I do better with sunshine.

    Thanks for the link to the rainfall, it was very interesting. (o:

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  6. Anonymous7/13/2006 6:03 PM

    I love sun. I enjoy the occasional day of rain to cool things off, but after more than 3 days of gray, I get depressed. Gray days in Jan & Feb are the worst. When spring arrives with the sun, it's like I can literally feel myself coming back to life.

    I have it pretty good, though, 'cause I live in "Sunny Alberta" (Canada) and we generally get a good mix of weather.

    ~Lois

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