Cathy Hegman, Visual Art. I have decided that there is no way to make my mind slow down, unless I commit the thoughts to paper or canvas. There is a time of rest in between finished works, that is brief but so welcomed. I have not attained that feeling lately; as I have four or five paintings in the [...
Bend's climate is typical of the high desert with cool nights and sunny days, classified as semi-arid (KÃ¶ppen BSk). Annual precipitation averages 11.2 in (280 mm), with an annual average snowfall of 23.8 inches (60.5 cm). The winter season in Bend provides a mean temperature of 31.1 Â°F (â0.5 Â°C) in December. Nighttime temperatures are not much lower than daytime highs during the winter.
The month of July in Bend experiences decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 28% to 17%. The clearest day of the month is July 29, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 83% of the time. For reference, on January 16, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 63%, while on July 29, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 83%.