[AZ-Observing] Re: Percent of Possible Sunshine

I hope it is a fluke and not a trend. This lack of observing is killing =
me.  I wonder if it has something to do with the 100 year flood that =
homeowner's insurance speaks to.  What is that anyway?

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If this trend continues, it will be permanently dark in Phoenix by =
November!


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From: "Tom Polakis" <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 12:18 PM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Percent of Possible Sunshine


> In addition to not seeing a lot of starlight this Autumn/Winter, it =
seemed=20
> like we're also not seeing a lot of sunlight.  Here is a table of the =
last=20
> few months of data for percent of possible sunshine from the Phoenix =
NWS=20
> office, with a comparison to the averages and lows since 1896.  The=20
> daytime cloudiness has been bad, but not extremely so.
>
>
>                     Percent of Possible Sunshine
>
>         Oct      Nov     Dec      Jan      Feb (so far)
>
> 2004-5    88       75      72       64       53
>
> 1896-1995
> Avg       88       84      78       78       80
> Low       65       62      47       54       47
>
>
> Current weather and recent climate data is available at:
> http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/Phoenix/
>
> ...and "The Climate of Phoenix" archived data is at:
> http://geography.asu.edu/cerveny/phxwx.htm
>
>
> I will resist saying that we are on track to set a new record low for=20
> February sunshine, as that would be like saying that the Suns are on =
track=20
> to win 70 games when they were midway through the season.
>
> Tom
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