Too cold for May!

@blitzfrick The south of Switzerland has the same kind of weather and temperature as north of Italy (where I was born). Right now our temperature is of 12 Celsius (53.6 F) during the night and early morning and 22 Celsius (71.6 F) during the day. The hottest month is July, the temperature can go up to 34 Celsius (93 F), but usually it only lasts a few days.

@LadyDuck I'm fascinated with Switzerland's part in the history of the Roman Republic, during the time of Caesar. I've read that the Alpine snows had a huge impact on his military campaigns and conquering of Gaul and wars with Germania.

I always think of Switzerland as quite cool, if not shivering under tons of snow. What is your temperature there today?

Oh my, I have a niece who would agree with you. I personally love extreme heat, it seems like having a free sauna! I'd gladly trade places with you.

@blitzfrick Done!! Seriously, we are trapped here. My sons hate it but one DIL's mom is in Mexico and she won't move far away from her. My other DIL is soon to be divorced from my other son but wouldn't dream of moving away from her mom and I won't leave my granddaughter. The only one who really likes it here is my ex husband. If there were jobs in the Midwest and his wife would leave, my oldest would be out of here in a second. It's not a sauna here, it's an oven. You walk outside and can barely breathe, it's so hot. I think you'd like it!

@dragon54u LOL! I was in Phoenix in the summer of 2011, travelling through the Southwest. I arrived at the hotel hot and hungry, and asked at the front desk if there was a fast food place nearby. The woman told me yes, there were two or three within walking distance. I thanked her, but walked away mentally scratching my head. The outdoor temperature was hovering around 114°F (~45°C) and there was no way I was going to walk anywhere when I had an air-conditioned car. I did get massively dehydrated on that trip, didn't even realize it until I got a huge headache and my thinking got fuzzy (or at least, fuzzier than usual, lol). When I mentioned it to a convenience store clerk, she advised me to drink something with electrolytes and recommended a brand which they stocked. A couple of bottles of that stuff later, the symptoms disappeared. The air, by the way, was so dry I expected it to burst into flames at any moment. Argh.

@blitzfrick A cold July is no fun! We stay in northern Ca each summer, spring & fall in soCal, and winter in AZ. No moss ??

@drannhh No moss indeed!

The west coast is mighty long, north to south. I moved to Oregon and enjoyed the cool weather here for many years. My old body is telling me lately it's time to seek warmer climes. We are finally having a few days of sun and warmth, but it is, after all, the 20th of May. A few years ago, the cold wet weather continued until July 4. Egad.

@Courtlynn When it gets to the mid-60s here (in the spring), lots of people go around wearing t-shirts, including me. But in the fall, when the temps drop down into the 60s, we're all hauling out our sweaters, lol!

Which do you like better, 72 or 50?

@blitzfrick i dont know.. would prefer it to be like 60 lol not too hot not too cold.

Yes, isn't it nice? At the moment there are clouds over Milwaukie, and hail is predicted for this afternoon. But they're saying we're headed into a few days of warmer temperatures. YAY

@chrissbergstrom Oh my goodness, me too!

@blitzfrick I hope the warm days last

Yes! cool, hot, cool, hot. It's been a really cool, wet May for us. The predictions are for 90°F (32.2°C) next week (1 day only), and I'm looking forward to it!

@responsiveme I started converting the temps to Celsius just recently. Also, converting $ to € because I've had to do them both the other way so I could get an idea of what was being discussed.

@blitzfrick when I joined this site I would convert the farheinheit readings to Celsius to get an idea of what it was

Yes, it's hard to resist setting out plants when the weather turns intermittently nice in the spring. My next door neighbor couldn't resist and many of her new flowers and plants were badly damaged in a brief but intense hailstorm we had a couple of days ago. She likes bonsai and her little plants really suffered, as she keeps them outside.

I am looking forward to opening my windows! Soon, soon....

We must have traded weathers. The sun finally came out here today and we are promised several days in a row of sunshine and warmer temperatures. This is a welcoming treat for everyone here, I believe, and certainly for me!