Some notes from today....

Cities and Their Business

Sources:
Wikipedia
http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/precip.html
http://maps.howstuffworks.com/united-states-annual-rainfall-map.htm


Familiar Examples:

Austin, TX ------- 33.6 inches (853.4 mm) of rain per year - May and Oct. 88 days below 45 °F (7 °C) and 24 days when the minimum temperature falls below freezing
New Orleans, LA ---------- 64.2 inches (1,630 mm) annually Summer wettest, Oct Driest
Washington DC ---------- 39.1 inches per year
Albuquerque, NM -------- ~ 12 inches/yr
Houston, TX ------------ ~ 52 inches/yr
Pittsburgh, PA --------- ~37 inches/yr in May/June
Philadelphia, PA --------- 42.5 inches/yr all year (esp may-sept)
Los Angeles, CA ------------ 15 inches /yr in winter
Santa Cruz, CA ------------- 30.5 inches/yr
Sacramento, CA ------------- 19.9 inches/yr Winter
San Francisco, CA ---------- 20.4 winter
Portland, OR ------------- 42.7 inches/yr winter
Eugene, OR ---------------- 50.9 inches/yr winter
Seattle, WA ------------ 37.1 inches/yr winter
Bellingham, WA -------------- 34.8 inches/yr winter
Olympia, WA -------------- 50.9 inches/yr 151 days of rain/yr
Walla Walla, WA ------------ 20 inches/yr
Denver, CO --------------- 15.81 inches/yr
New York, NY ------------- 49.7 inches, yr
Boston, MA The city averages about 43 in (108 cm) of precipitation a year, with 40.9 in (104 cm) of snowfall a year.
Albany, NY -------------- 38.6 inches/yr rain 63 inches/yr snow
Portland, ME ------------ ~42 inches/yr
Louisville, KY
Nashville, TN
Memphis, TN
Little Rock , AR
Fayetteville, AR
St. Louis, MO
Asheville, NC
Atlanta, GA
Savannah, GA

Montreal, Quebec 80 inches of snow, 35 inches of Rain/yr
Vancouver, British Colombia daily minimum temperatures falling below 0 °C (32 °F) on an average of 46 days per year and below −10 °C (14.0 °F) on only two days per year. The average annual precipitation is about 1,219 millimetres (48.0 in), though this varies dramatically throughout the city due to the topography. Avg 2.4 inches snow/yr
Vancouver Island, British Colombia
The climate is the mildest in Canada, with temperatures on the coast even in January being usually above 0 °C (32 °F). In summer, the warmest days usually achieve a maximum of 28-33 degrees celcius. However, the rain shadow effect of the island's mountains, as well as the mountains of Washington's Olympic Peninsula, creates wide variation in precipitation. The west coast is considerably wetter than the east coast. Average annual precipitation ranges from 665 centimetres (260 in) at Henderson Lake on the west coast (making it the wettest place in North America) to only 64 centimetres (25 in) at the driest recording station in the provincial capital of Victoria on the southeast coast's Saanich Peninsula

Plans for 2009

Hello!!

My plans for the 2009:

Make a diagnosis and series of maps for different regions in the US
including:

- cities and their historical populations and incomes/industries
- property taxes
- soils
- historical annual and monthly rainfall (summer rain much more important, but too much IS too much)
- water sources- aquifers/ creeks etc
- available properties and prices (to inform bargaining)
- looking for farms in transition- better terms perhaps
- research non-profits and corporations more.
- look for possible grants for a non-profit within the "Eco-village"
- Asses financial situation (savings/ availability to initially invest- loans and support from family- and from banks etc...)
-

Found out that any property may become a land trust--
!!!

With the economy what it is , I'm not as concerned about building codes inhibiting us, but its still an important topic--

:to be continued....

Oh!
And I also recommend everyone to do their astrological forecast for the coming year
go to astro.com
enter free charts
go to forecast
enter your info
and off you go, something to think about!

if you'd like me to do it for you , just ask!
just send me your birthdate, place and time. if you don't have the time, we can approximate.


-thms