The Puget Sound region is set up for a lovely weekend. Temperatures are predicted to climb into the upper 70s and (*gasp*) low 80s. I figured out a long time ago that my Seattle area peeps have a narrow band of comfort: basically the 60s, plus/minus 5. Temps in the 40s get complaints of cold and the 80s are hot.
Most other places I’ve lived have a broader comfort range, but they also have a broader average temperature band. (Now, tropical islands tend to be more narrow. And they manifest the same behavior.) This small average range is a feature of temperate zones. Though folks from outside this region might just look at us as whiners, it’s really just a function of the environment. Sure, you might feel you’re tougher since you can put up with hotter highs and colder lows. But we don’t have too; our weather isn’t evil.
Yeah, I, too will be wearing shorts and sunscreen while languishing in the upper 70s. Happily so.
