Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!utah-gr!utah-cs!donn From: donn@utah-cs.UUCP (Donn Seeley) Newsgroups: comp.org.usenix Subject: Re: Next: USENIX Conf Summary: more on San Diego weather Message-ID: <5587@utah-cs.UUCP> Date: 7 Jul 88 04:02:49 GMT References: <707@amelia.nas.nasa.gov> <6126@uwmcsd1.UUCP> <1074@sdcc7.ucsd.EDU> Organization: University of Utah CS Dept Lines: 19 To give you an idea, the last time there was a Usenix in San Diego, we had a Santa Ana for several weeks that ended on the weekend before the conference. During the conference the weather was chilly and miserably wet. So it goes. For non-Californians: The Santa Ana is a hot dry wind that blows in from the desert to the east and turns winter into summer. Without the Santa Ana, San Diego can be just as cold and foggy as Santa Cruz or San Francisco in the winter. Even Santa Monica can fall prey to this... Who do we have to pay to get a Santa Ana for Usenix? Donn Seeley University of Utah CS Dept donn@cs.utah.edu 40 46' 6"N 111 50' 34"W (801) 581-5668 utah-cs!donn PS -- San Diego fog is pretty worthless compared to Salt Lake's amazing Pogonip (ice fog), which is far colder and uglier. PPS -- On the other hand, to go skiing in San Diego you have to ride behind a boat...