Strange weather

 Where I live on the northern California coast near San Francisco the weather has changed a lot away from normal this year. Even though "NORMAL" hasn't really existed since the early 2000s almost anywhere on earth regarding weather.

So, I would say weather is about at least 2 months off. What I mean by this is that it started to get foggy early in April (because of what we call the June Glooms) and it stayed foggy from April through May.

But now, we have had a week of sunny weather and it is at least 70 degrees on my deck in my back yard which is very unusual for any time in June (traditionally). So, because of the drought this could be bad for the plant life around where I live this summer. It's beautiful for me and for everyone who lives here and the tourists who are coming out of the woodwork to visit the beautiful beaches where I live. But, the plants and trees likely could have a hard time if it stays this sunny all summer long because they won't get the moisture they are used to from all the fog. Where I live it is very green and foresty and the ocean is rich with life and the air is clear. But, if it is hot and sunny every day like this all summer long the plant life (including trees might start to dry up and blow away so it is concerning like the drought throughout California is too this year. Even Mt. Shasta got the least amount of snow and rain on it than it has in my living memory this year too! So, fires all over California (even though they haven't really started yet) could be a problem later on in the season.

The one advantage though is that wild oats and other weeds aren't as high this year throughout the state because of the lack of rain so at least they aren't 6 to 8 feet high like they can be when we get a lot of rain. Instead they are only 1 to 2 feet high in most places so there won't be as much dry grasses to burn this year so that might help some too. Anything can set off dry grasses from a car, truck or motorcycle backfire to a cigarette to lightning strikes. For example, last year the thousands of lightning strikes on one Sunday last summer started most of the fires in California in one day.