North American Deserts 101 for the uninitiated

seems like the site confirms that very thing!
not that there's anything wrong with that.....


"Jan Owen" wrote in message
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For those among us who think the North American deserts are places whose
only distinguishing features are gaming houses, and where it is blazing
hot during the day and freezing at night...

http://www.desertusa.com/du_sonoran.html

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I'll be flying into Tucson on the 21st. I have to see and feel what
this "dry heat" is all about.

Cathy

Jan Owen wrote:
For those among us who think the North American deserts are places whose
only distinguishing features are gaming houses, and where it is blazing
hot during the day and freezing at night...

http://www.desertusa.com/du_sonoran.html

Cathy wrote:

I'll be flying into Tucson on the 21st. I have to see and feel what
this "dry heat" is all about.

Cathy

Jan Owen wrote:
For those among us who think the North American deserts are places whose
only distinguishing features are gaming houses, and where it is blazing
hot during the day and freezing at night...

http://www.desertusa.com/du_sonoran.html


Hey Cathy,

It's a wet heat today ! monsoon, soon, mon
If you have time, come on by and vist Howard Lester and myself. If you are nice,
we might show you
some big glass.

Dan

Dan McKenna wrote:

Hey Cathy,

It's a wet heat today ! monsoon, soon, mon
If you have time, come on by and vist Howard Lester and myself. If you are nice,
we might show you
some big glass.

Dan



I'll find the time. See you soon.

Cathy

Confirms what?

In the summer, the Sonoran Desert is typically quite hot in the daytime,
and stays hot all night, though the temperature does fall considerably
overnight. But understand, a 20 degree fall from 115 to 95 at sunup does
not make it cold overnight, or even cool, by ANY stretch of the
imagination.

For anyone who may think 90 or 95 degrees, as an overnight low, is cold,
or cool, reading factoids about the North American Deserts, or my stating
the facts from personal experience, isn't gonna' be convinced. Such folk
either have a VERY different perspective on ambient thermal conditions
(certainly allowed here...), or may be suffering from the same malady as
Paul S (also allowed here, but a self-inflicted condition).

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"jaf" wrote in message
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seems like the site confirms that very thing!
not that there's anything wrong with that.....


"Jan Owen" wrote in message
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For those among us who think the North American deserts are places
whose
only distinguishing features are gaming houses, and where it is
blazing
hot during the day and freezing at night...

http://www.desertusa.com/du_sonoran.html

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"This is the hottest of our North American deserts, ..... Freezing
conditions can be expected for a few nights in winter."

quote from the second paragraph. i'm not contradicting you, just saying
what i found at the site you posted.

"Jan Owen" wrote in message
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Confirms what?

In the summer, the Sonoran Desert is typically quite hot in the daytime,
and stays hot all night, though the temperature does fall considerably
overnight. But understand, a 20 degree fall from 115 to 95 at sunup does
not make it cold overnight, or even cool, by ANY stretch of the
imagination.

For anyone who may think 90 or 95 degrees, as an overnight low, is cold,
or cool, reading factoids about the North American Deserts, or my stating
the facts from personal experience, isn't gonna' be convinced. Such folk
either have a VERY different perspective on ambient thermal conditions
(certainly allowed here...), or may be suffering from the same malady as
Paul S (also allowed here, but a self-inflicted condition).

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"jaf" wrote in message
...
seems like the site confirms that very thing!
not that there's anything wrong with that.....


"Jan Owen" wrote in message
news:qwCPa.1195$zy.514@fed1read06...
For those among us who think the North American deserts are places
whose
only distinguishing features are gaming houses, and where it is
blazing
hot during the day and freezing at night...

http://www.desertusa.com/du_sonoran.html

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bwhiting wrote in message ...

I prefer the desert of Maine!

But it's even smaller than the Sonoran Desert--and it gets *freezing*
cold in the winter.

Well, at least you can stop by the LL Bean outlet on the way back to
civilization.


Clear skies!

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