Summer is Really Here!

This is day 3 of summer!

This is the real deal, about 2 to 3 weeks late this year. We had a couple of summer days in November but nothing substantial.

The shift is remarkable! The air is much drier and the winds have picked up with cooler temperatures.

(The temperature goes from a low of 60 to a high of 80...year round! So when I say it is cooler, I am talking about a few degrees, not freezing.)

The flip flop from the US seasons is disorienting. For some reason, the school year in Panama, north of the equator, follows the South American year where this is summer and time for all the schools to be out.

The same in Panama.

To add to the confusion, when I look at the weather and satellite pictures, the ITCZ (the rain producer) is still right over Panama but we aren't getting any rain.

HHMMM????

Doesn't make any sense but it is clearly now summer...only a little rain until April.

It is great!

Even though I don't mind the rainy season, all of this sunshine is wonderful.