Because the summer was unusually dry and hot, the spring produced a smaller stream than in ordinary years.

a stream or pond which is attractive in the springtime may become stagnant or dry in late summer.

Harvest was in the late spring and during the dry summer months.

From the dry ground in late summer ( August in zone 7 ) each bulb produces one or two leafless stems 30 – 60 cm tall, each of which bears a cluster of 2 to 12 funnel-shaped flowers at their tops.

The hybrids are able to adapt to year round watering and fertilization but can also tolerate completely dry summer conditions if need be.

Coastal areas are generally milder and dry during summer, under the influence of stable anti-cyclonic high pressure much of the time.

** dry summer, wet winter: Most regions of the earth receive most of their rainfall during the summer months ; Mediterranean climate regions receive their rainfall during the winter months.

Berkeley has a cool summer Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csb ), with dry summers and wet winters.

Atmospheric conditions block the flow of moisture in summer, which is generally dry except for occasional thunderstorms in the interior.

It is the balance between the dry and warm influence of the subtropical anticyclone, hot and dry summer and orography the responsible for carrying cool wet.

A steppe is a dry grassland with an annual temperature range in the summer of up to and during the winter down to.

Most precipitation occurs in winter and spring, with summer and fall being fairly dry, drier than neighboring California.

It is shaped by a Mediterranean climate ( mild, wet winters and hot dry summers ) and wildfire, featuring summer drought-tolerant plants with hard sclerophyllous evergreen leaves, as contrasted with the associated soft-leaved, drought deciduous, scrub community of Coastal sage scrub, found below the chaparral biome.

After the first rains following a fire, the landscape is dominated by soft-leaved non-woody annual plants, known as fire followers, which die back with the summer dry period.

Because of the hot, dry conditions that exist in the California summer and fall, chaparral is one of the most fire-prone plant communities in North America.

In the past, flooding of the Nile during the summer provided silt and water to make agriculture possible on land that is otherwise very dry.

Rivers rarely exceed 3 km in length on the island and it is common for those of lesser length to dry up over the summer period.

The interior highlands and Pacific lowlands have a dry season, known locally as " summer ," from November to April.

The country experiences two seasons — a wet season and a dry season — with no extremes of summer or winter.

For a month or so before and after the summer dry season, hot, dry air from the desert, drawn by low pressure, produces strong winds from the south or southeast that sometimes reach gale force.

The main islands of the Kattegat are Samsø, Læsø and Anholt, where the latter two, due to their dry summer climate, are referred to as the Danish desert belt.

Winters are mild and dry, while the summers are warm and humid ; the proximity to the sea maintains humidity levels at a near-constant high and cool sea breezes relieve the heat of the summer months.

it was mud in wet weather and dust, ankle-deep, in dry, and could be crossed only at the corner where there were stepping stones.

But again, there was danger that his lungs would suffer in the muggy Washington weather, and he had to return to the dry climate of the West to live and work.

Summers can be warm and dry for extended periods creating ideal fire weather conditions.

The recent ice ages produced no significant glaciation in mainland Australia but long periods of cold and very dry weather.

This dry weather during the last ice age may have killed off all the large diprotodonts.

A destroyer is always more uncomfortable than the others, and rain, snow, and sea-water combine to make them damp ; in fact, in bad weather there is not a dry spot where one can rest for a moment.

The weather is usually sunny and dry, with the short or belg rains occurring February – April and the big or meher rains beginning in late June and ending in mid-September.

For example, air hoar is a deposit of hoar frost on objects above the surface, such as tree branches, plant stems, wires ; surface hoar is formed by fernlike ice crystals directly deposited on snow, ice or already frozen surfaces ; crevasse hoar consists of crystals that form in glacial crevasses where water vapour can accumulate under calm weather conditions ; depth hoar refers to cup shaped, faceted crystals formed within dry snow, beneath the surface.

The weather being extreme, with very cold winters and very dry and hot summers, has resulted in widespread preparation and consumption of gazpacho in Castilla y León.

These usually include one or more sheds ; downward facing cup-shaped surfaces that act as umbrellas to ensure that the part of the surface leakage path under the ' cup ' stays dry in wet weather.

The major characteristic of the climate is the contrast between a relatively rainy season from November to April and very dry weather for the rest of the year.

In Winter, occasionally a condition known as Bergwind or Oosweer ( Afrikaans: East weather ) occurs, a hot dry wind blowing from the inland to the coast.

Rains diminish in September and generally end by mid-October, ushering in generally cool, clear, and dry weather, as well as the most relaxed and jovial period in Nepal.

The sun shines through the atmosphere with little obstructions from the clear skies making the dry season in Nigeria a period of warm weather conditions.

Their loss is critical in determining the soil's water-holding capacity and how well pasture plants do during dry weather.

The weather is cool and dry from May to November, and hot and rainy from November to April.

During wet or snowy weather, snow boots are worn to keep the foot warm and dry.

Summer is traditionally associated with hot dry weather, but this does not occur in all regions.

The climate is tropical and humid for seven months while the dry desert winds of the harmatten blow south from November to March, bringing cooler weather.

The weather is usually sunny and relatively dry, but suffers frequent hurricanes.

During dry weather, the ground connection often developed a high resistance, requiring water to be poured on the ground rod to enable the telegraph to work or phones to ring.

Because the danger of desiccation is greatest during the day and in dry weather, it is not surprising that velvet worms are usually most active at night and during rainy weather.

A 1989 study of weather data recorded at Lille, from Ypres between 1867 and 1916, showed that August was more often dry than wet, that there was a trend towards dry autumns ( September – November ) and that average rainfall in October had decreased over the previous 50 years.