<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[&#039;Homecoming&#039; Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[sueannbowlingauthor]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/author/sueannbowlingauthor/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[North Pole Weather&nbsp;8/4/12]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/quilt-45.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="9829" data-permalink="https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/2014/08/04/north-pole-weather-8412-ian1/quilt-45/" data-orig-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/quilt-45.jpg" data-orig-size="1829,1879" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1406991822&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11.614&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Quilt 45" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/quilt-45.jpg?w=292" data-large-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/quilt-45.jpg?w=997" class="alignleft wp-image-9829 size-medium" src="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/quilt-45.jpg?w=292&#038;h=300" alt="Quilt 45" width="292" height="300" srcset="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/quilt-45.jpg?w=292&amp;h=300 292w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/quilt-45.jpg?w=584&amp;h=600 584w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/quilt-45.jpg?w=146&amp;h=150 146w" sizes="(max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px" /></a>The sun will rise this morning at 5:01, and set tonight at 10:53. We now have almost 3 hours of nautical twilight.</p>
<p>It has remained rainy. We didn’t quite set a new record for July, though we only missed it by .18“. We beat the <a href="http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/july-just-short-of-all-time-rainfall-record/article_20e9766a-1a15-11e4-b81c-001a4bcf6878.html" target="_blank">June and July combined record</a> by over 2”, and the greatest 48 hour total for July though, so you could say we’ve had a damp summer. August? 1.04” so far, so we’re definitely still in the running for the wettest summer of all time.</p>
<p>It used to be a truism that it always rained during the Tanana Valley State Fair, which started last Friday. Yesterday was warm and sunny, but the rest of the week looks questionable. I’m keeping my poncho in the car. I did get to the quilt show Saturday, in spite of the rain. I might show some more photos later.<br />
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