Talk:Morgan Hill, California

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Contents 1 What links here 2 Sister Cities 3 Snowfall 4 Tornadoes and thunderstorms

[edit] What links here

These pages link to Morgan Hill, California.

[edit] Sister Cities

As of mid-2006, Morgan Hill is in the process of adding two more Sister Cities: Headford, in County Galway, Ireland 53°28′00″N, 9°5′60″E (53.4667, -9.1000)^[1], and Mizuho, Japan, on the island of Hokkaido 44°22′0″N, 142°22′60″E (44.3667, -142.3833)^[1]. See article in The Pinnacle, a local paper. —Quicksilver^{T @} 18:58, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Snowfall

Snow falls more then once every 20 years at the lowest level. More like once every 5 years. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.105.65.197 (talk • contribs) 13:49, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

And your point is ... ? Thanks for posting that non sequitur on the Talk page, and not in the article. —Quicksilver^{T @} 04:22, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

It's not a non-sequitur -- under "Climate", the article reads "Snowfall is rare, about once every 20 years". I didn't post the comment above, and don't have any data, but having lived in Morgan Hill for about 15 years (1978-1993), I think it's probably closer to 5 than 20. Chris Loosley 19:33, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Having lived in the local area since 1967 — 40 years — in that time I remember snow on the ground in town exactly twice. (That's not counting snow on the surrounding hills above 1500 ft elevation, which happens at least a couple of times every year.) Anyhow, see the external link to Factual Information from www.city-data.com, that bears this information out, presumably derived from NOAA data. The snowfall chart shows December-January snowfall almost, but not quite, zero. For an official assessment for nearby San Jose, California, see the NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS WR-259, under "Climate", so I don't get accused of doing "original research". I'd say "... about once every 20 years" is a fairly good generalization of the situation. —Quicksilver^{T @} 01:30, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tornadoes and thunderstorms

I have lived in Morgan Hill for 10 years, and to my knowledge coastal fog is unknown, because of the mountains surrounding the city and seperating it from the ocean. Also, snowfall occurs about every five years, not twenty. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaimana (talk • contribs) 06:29, 12 June 2007

Your opinion about fog and snowfall isn't borne out by official NOAA statistics for this area. Furthermore, there hasn't been any snow on the ground in downtown Morgan Hill in over 10 years, so your conclusion that it occurs "about every five years" can't possibly be on the basis of personal observation. —Quicksilver^{T @} 02:11, 23 October 2007 (UTC)