We have in Northern Indiana what call the "PermaCloud".  Cloudy most every
day from after Thanksgiving to March.  It is caused by our proximity to
Lake Michigan and also contains occasional snow "fingers" that reach out
from the lake and dump as much as 25 inches (last year) snow in one day.
This can vary by only 5-10 miles.  Makes me a little glad the Vanagon is
tucked into the barn when that happens.

The wait for Spring is on.

Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "JoesVan"
WWW.Busesbythebeach.org <http://WWW.Busesbythebeach.com>

On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 10:09, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> ---- John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
> > Mentions of camping, and camping weather, heaters and how to keep warm -
> > prompted me to look at a calendar for the far north. It appears that in
> > Nome Alaska on Frydaye, Dec 16 - the sun will set at 15:59 (24 hr time)
> > and stay below the horizon  until it rises again on Wed, Dec 21 at 11:58
> > (24 hr time). It only gains one minute that first day.
> >
> > Glad it doesn't get dark and stay that way down here.
>
> And further north (Nome is not that far north by Alaskan reckoning) the
> dark period is much longer.  mcneely
> >
> > John
> >
> > --
> > John Rodgers
> > Clayartist and Moldmaker
> > 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> > Chelsea, AL
> > Http://www.moldhaus.com
>
> --
> David McNeely
>