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Changing seasons

TeTe Posts: 193
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If you could change the weather what would it be and why
"There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true"
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  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    Rain every night, gentle and steady.  Because I live in a desert that is currently suffering a multi-year drought.  
    Utah, USA.
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    I'm with @Blue Onion. A sensible spread of rain so my plants don't die in summer from drought and in winter from waterlogging.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I agree. Rain in the hours of darkness .
    Never below 20C and 12 hours of sunshine every day
    Devon.
  • debs64debs64 Posts: 5,184
    Sunny warm days with a light breeze and cooler rainy nights would be perfect during the summer. In winter I love a cold crisp sunny day and of course at Christmas snow that falls prettily but disappears before it turns to sludge. Also can I put in a request for an occasional really impressive thunderstorm? 
    In reality I don’t mind our weather as it is a constantly interesting topic for discussion. 
  • TeTe Posts: 193
    Would you say the seasons have changed slightly in the last 30 years 
    "There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true"
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    Vey much. We get long periods of unchanging weather. I remember as a child that when you were planning an outing you could seldom tell if the weather would hold for a few days. This summer we had months without a drop of rain. It's hotter, too. And in winter it rains day after day. Flooding is more common. I am nearly 70 and I certainly see big changes.
  • TeTe Posts: 193

    Vey much. We get long periods of unchanging weather. I remember as a child that when you were planning an outing you could seldom tell if the weather would hold for a few days. This summer we had months without a drop of rain. It's hotter, too. And in winter it rains day after day. Flooding is more common. I am nearly 70 and I certainly see big changes.

    Posy very true

    "There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true"
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I like walking in the rain so a little daytime rain would be good too. No hot, stuffy nights in the summer.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    I used to think rain all night would be good but then I like to sit out and gaze at the stars and see the moon and just think of al the nocturnal critters trying to forage and hunt in constant wet not to mention needing some rain by day so the housework gets done!
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    edited February 2021
    I'd like the rainfall to be more evenly distributed through the year. We get plenty but mostly in autumn/winter when the plants aren't growing, so drier autumn/winters and wetter springs/summers would be nice. Temperature never over about 22 degrees by day and 12 by night (too hot for me otherwise). Enough winter frost to keep the aphids etc under control but not so much that it kills plants. And no really strong wind. I just hate that.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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