>Tom (since that is how you sign your messages),
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>>This has been an "interesting year for weather".
>My parents live in vallejo, so I get practically daily e-mail Wx reports.
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>I remember the week I moved to Santa Clara, in late August, the temps were in the low 100's...but DRY! I loved it (coming from Buffalo where the humidity was often VERY high).
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>No, I imagine those high temps are murder on power consumption.
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>I'm hoping for some nice toasty temps in Aug. & Sept. in CA. I'm also going to Portland, where I know I'll need my socks, turtlenecks and multiple layers.
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>>How is the climate where you are?
>January is the most moderate, oc. WHen people want to visit, I suggest that month.
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>Right now we're having a bit of rain on and off, so humidity to go with it...but nice sunny warm days...the trades start to blow again in Jan/Feb, and it's quite pleasant for quite awhile. At this time of the year we have little wind, or wind from the SW (warm).
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>This is actually Typhoon season, so I'm happy w/whatever Wx we have, as long as it's not a storm (although lots of ex-pats who live here look forward to experiencing a Typhoon). There have been a few lows moving through recently (developing into Typhoons further west/north), but so far, nothing "sinister" around here. Hope it stays that way...especially as my departure date approaches (Aug. 1)...don't like the idea of flying when there are storm systems in the area!
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Jill;

If you get down to Sunnyvale on this trip, give me a blast - I am in the phone book. If I am not playing flamenco guitar somewhere, I am at home. My wife and I are talking about going up to Portland in a few weeks and then San Diego. Think we need a jet plane.

Tom