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villager

(26,001 posts)
1. Yeah, down the road here in L.A. the drought and heat seem the most relentless they've been....
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:32 PM
Oct 2015

...since this "big shift" began in earnest, a few years back...

PasadenaTrudy

(3,998 posts)
6. I just took a walk
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 05:54 PM
Oct 2015

So hot! I'm covered with sweat too. I could see the thunderheads forming behind the Angeles Crest. I am so over this climate shift, but I think it's just the beginning.

 

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)
3. Check back in a couple of months. El Nino is supposed to rock this year.
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:47 PM
Oct 2015

You'll be missing all that sunshine.

Rain season starts next month.

Journeyman

(15,038 posts)
5. The average October temps in So. California range from 75 to 80, the average highs around 100. . .
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 04:34 PM
Oct 2015

The month only averages 2 days of rain at most.

At least the Santanas are calm so far. Historically, this is the worst month for fires.

laundry_queen

(8,646 posts)
8. It was nearly 80 degrees this weekend
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 08:43 PM
Oct 2015

In Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. That's right. On our Thanksgiving long weekend it was warm enough to wear shorts.

It seems every decade the cold weather comes later and later...

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