Next thing you know I'll be watching the Weather Channel all the time

Certain people, when I tell them that the weather in Albuquerque is "not as hot" as where they live (Austin, TX; Washington, DC) or "colder" than where they live (Vancouver, WA) often respond with skepticism.

The fact that I am always right about everything does not bother them, apparently.  Also, people who do not live in New Mexico tend to have the idea that the weather in Albuquerque is more or less analogous to Sonoran desert cities like Tucson or Phoenix, so I don't take their misplaced skepticism personally.

But truth be told, I was not basing any of these outlandish claims on factual evidence, just my own experience of growing up in southwest Washington State, living for a while in Washington, DC and having the pleasure of visiting Austin several times.  (And, of course, living in Albuquerque.)

So here it is, the proof:

Average temperatures for Albuquerque, NM. 

Average temperatures for Washinton DC.

Average temperatures for Austin, TX.

Average temperatures for Vancouver, WA. 

The one aspect of Albuquerque's weather I may be accused of exaggerating is how freezingly cold it feels on a January day even when you stand out in the sun.  Apparently it's not as brutally frigid as I thought, but these graphs don't really tell the whole story: anyone who has ever been to DC in the winter knows that 47 degrees feels like about minus 11 when the wind blows.

OK.  I believe that settles that.  Now onto my claim that the movements of the stars and planets has a direct affect on your daily life.