August 6, 2009
In some place of the United States, people still have their summer clothes hanging in their closets and have their winter clothes tucked away in a tub or box in storage somewhere until the weather starts changing to fall. In some places, winter never really happens and summer sticks around year long. In other places… well, places like Binghamton, N.Y., we should always have both summer and winter clothes on hand everyday… just in case.
This year has been no exception. The weather is in one way never predictable here. You never know what temperature it is going to be until the day arrives… and most generally looking at the weather forecast never helps. On the other hand, the weather is always predictable here. You can always expect the weather to change at any given moment. So far, we haven’t had a summer per say. The climate of 70 degrees has stuck around for quite awhile now, and there have been some chilly nights. At one point, if you have kept your furnace on this year into summer, there is a good chance it may have kicked on one or two nights in July. Then there are days that are 80 some degrees but feels like 100 degrees and the sweat drips off of you the moment your foot touches the pavement.
It is now early August and the weather at this moment is 68 degrees at noon time. Last night it was cool. No reason for a fan or air conditioning. The breeze blew through the windows quite well and kept everything comfortable. But that wasn’t the case on the night before, where every fan running just wasn’t enough, and the air did have to be put on.
For those of us who live here, and those who grew up here, we know not to get attached to weather for too long; because in any moment… it could be different. Welcome to the city of two seasons. For the people visiting, what did you pack?
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