On Jun 5, 6:00 pm, "Pat" <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Is it just here in north Texas, or is it windy all across the U.S.? Today,
> we had wind gusts to 51 mph. Just to get out of a car you have to fight to
> get the door open. Ride a bicycle? Hah! I did on Tuesday, when the wind
> gusts were "just" up to 35 mph, but this today is ridiculous.....
>
> Pat
South-eastern Wisconsin has been colder and wetter than normal ever
since December. I *****ed and moaned about the snow in older posts -
so much snow that most communities ran short on salt, which is not
good for bike riders. Winds have not been exceptional. This is a
windier area than most, but there's been nothing out of the ordinary.
The last few days have brought much warmer temperatures - as high as
87 yesterday, and huge rainfalls as a weather front has moved back and
forth and back between northern IL and central WI, touching off big
thunderstorms; several inches of rain fell yesterday, and another inch
or two today. But it hasn't been all day rains. I biked 64 miles
yesterday and 38 so far today,and have stayed dry. But I've gotten
drenched on my work commutes twice in the last 10 days.