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| This was the view down our street during a storm this past winter. |
Winter
in Nevada is tends to not be “normal” from year to year. The weather changes a
bit from year to year. The averages from one to year to the next are never
particularly good indicators of what the weather should be like. For instance,
the winter forecast for December here is that we will have above average
temperatures with highs staying in the 50’s. This is keeping in mind that the
winters tend to be mild where I live. Even with those forecasted highs, it can
still get a bit chilly- especially in the evenings and at night. It also won’t
snow if it is super cold.
There
is an agreement here with Mother Nature that when it does snow, it really
snows. The lake effect can leave even more snow on the ground. I am sure you
are reading this with a stunned expression thinking to yourself, “B, isn’t
Nevada a desert? I can’t snow there.” I
would return your glance with an exasperated expression and say to you, “Well,
as a matter of fact it can snow here because it is a high desert climate.” It
is true that being nestled at the base of the Sierra Nevada’s helps as well.
They aren’t called the snowcapped mountains for nothing. My town boasts some of
the most picturesque scenes when the natural glitter sparkles in the sunlight.
With that said, I can only remember a
handful of truly white Christmases I have had living in this beautiful place.
Most years the view outside our window come Christmas morning were of melting
snow barely clinging to life in the sunlight or no snow at all. The lack of a white
Christmas never diminished my lover of the season. I will admit that somedays, I
feel as if I wouldn’t mind living somewhere where 2-3 feet of snow would keep
me homebound on Christmas Day.
Cheers,
Ms.
B
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