Fog and 107 degrees

I reported this morning I believe that Paso Robles was going to be around 108 degrees today. Well. It was also 107 degrees in Red Bluff and about 100 in Sacramento too.

So, when it gets this hot not only in California but all across the U.S. it really draws moisture in the form of high or low fog off of the ocean in the summers where I live on the northern California coasts. This helps the Redwoods live here for example because they like a foggy climate.

However, this year is unusual because the fog often lasts all day or even into the nights which can make driving treacherous especially for people not used to not being able to see while driving in the day or night even with their headlights on when they drive along the coast.

Also, this tends to keep temperatures between about 50 degrees at night and not above 65 or 70 degrees Fahrenheit at most during the days. So, while all the rest of the country is cooking we are all trying to see through what appears to be thicker fog on the ground by the day from all the heat inland. I suppose the good thing about all this is that flowers are still blooming that ordinarily would have stopped blooming most years by late June or July but are still blooming now in almost mid August because the mist from all the fog is gathering on all the plants and trees and roads and decks and roofs of houses. So, not only is most of the country in a drought it is also changing the weather here on the California Coast by sucking moisture off of the ocean and creating a lot of fog and mist almost any time of the day or night.

It gives meaning to Mark Twain's words, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco."