Davis tap water is easily the Deal of the Century

City water bill is an irritation, for sure, but there's no beating the price

I don't know about you, but I actually look forward to getting our City of Davis water bill every month, along with all the friendly advice that comes with it.

I mean, where else am I going to learn that "The weather in California is highly variable with prolonged dry periods and intervals of significant precipitation."

I certainly won't learn it from the DOGE-depleted National Weather Service, which apparently doesn't even know that the United States of America actually has a hurricane season.

Truth be told, the weather in California is highly variable because our plus-sized Golden State has a wide variety of climates, from 600 inches of snow on Donner Summit to maybe an inch or two of rain in a good year at Death Valley, where it never snows.

You may be aware that the all-time hottest temperature on the planet - with the exception of the Big Bang - was 134 degrees, also at Death Valley, back in 1913 before anyone was even talking about global warming.

But were you also aware that the all-time low temperature in sunny California is a stunning 45 degrees below zero at Boca Reservoir in Nevada County, a mere two-hour ride from Davis, unless you're part of the Donner Party.

I hate to rain on the City's parade, but rather than being "highly variable," our Davis weather is actually highly predictable. Throughout the months of May, June, July, August and September, it rarely rains. If we get even a single cloud in the sky in July, someone will take a picture and sell it to the highest bidder. Heck, last fall we even had eight straight days over 100 degrees in October, which pretty much melted all the Halloween candy.

Further predictability, it will never be 100 degrees in Davis in December and it will never be below freezing in August. You can take it to the bank.

But if the City of Davis wishes to believe our weather is highly variable, so be it. Still, I'd be happy if someone would please tell them that my forecasts are free.

Now that we have officially hit summer and the amount of daylight is steadily diminishing, the City is urging us to not waste water, if for no other reason that the more water we use, the higher our monthly bill will be.