[Magdalen] Safely home

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In a message dated 11/12/2014 9:04:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:

My  problem with winter in Appalachia has been the gloom. In Wisconsin it
may  have been cold but there were many bright, sunny days. Once I  moved
southeast, it seemed that much of winter was gray and cloudy (not  to
mention wet and drizzly). That definitely tends to make winter seem  
longer!>>>
 
Yes.  This can be quite noticeable.  The Middle  Atlantic States are much 
more
overcast also, especially in the winter, but really year round than those  
in the
Upper Midwest.  Yet, the precipitation totals aren't all that  different, 
oddly.
 
It gets even more overcast in New England and then the extreme occurs
in the Maritimes of Canada where all the low pressure systems seem to  end
up.
 
The other problem with light year round is that the sun rises and sets  over
the mountain ridges, cutting off, or at least dimming the light for  
additional
hours each day.
 
OTOH I don't miss the numbing cold of NW Wisconsin.
 
 
David Strang.