SevenSeasJim Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Last Updated: Friday, December 8, 2006 | 10:02 AM ETCBC NewsIf you were down in a funk this fall, you shouldn't be surprised, Environment Canada says.In the three-month stretch from September to November, Ontario recorded its gloomiest fall in 29 years, with a total of just 343 hours of sunlight instead of an average figure of 475 hours."We were robbed of about 130 hours of sunshine we would normally get in that period, so I can understand why people who suffer seasonal disorders would have been depressed," Environment Canada's senior climatologist Dave Phillips said. "They would have had a miserable season, and the fall really should be a glorious time."This year was the third gloomiest fall since Toronto began recording the amount of sunshine back in 1957, edged out by a dismal 323 hours in the fall of 1977 and the gloomiest ever — 312 hours in 1970.The lack of sunshine was due mostly to wet weather from September to November, Phillips said. Areas around southern Ontario and Toronto received 270 mm of rain compared with the average of 211 mm."In fact, 60 per cent of the days in that 91-day period [september to November] were wet as opposed to dry days, and that's really like hand in glove — you get less sunshine, and that's because hey, you're getting a little drizzle here, more rain there," Phillips said.September logged 131 hours of sunlight compared with the normal 208 hours, October logged 140 hours instead of 173, and November had just 71 hours of sunshine during a month that normally delivers 94 hours."It's been so depressing that people are almost waiting for the winter to come, because at least in the winter when it's cold, at least it's sunny," Phillips said. But he also reminded people they won't be able to have it both ways in winter."You can't have it warm and sunny, so you'll have to pick your poison," he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Thanks some god for alcohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Thanks some god for alcohol.Not to mention grow lights...Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 i've been sleeping like crazy for the past few weeks. i wonder if the weather is why? i'm sleeping my life away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenSeasJim Posted December 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 I'm sure the Slip had something to do with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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