Miata Mailing List: April 1993, Message #109
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Subject: Ah, spring! (fwd)
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> From: 
> Subject: Ah, spring!
> 
> Wanted: Warm, mild weather.
> Have lots of snow and cold temps to exchange. Any reasonable offer
> considered. Must have soon or risk permanent frostbite!

hmm, let's see, it's warm and rainy here, can i interest you?

so far, i've logged 7 April Convertible Days, that compares with
month totals of 5, 15, and 13 for Aprils of 1990, 91, and 92
(April 1990 was an abberation, i was out-of-state and away from
my car on business).  with 14 days left to go and half-decent
weather, i'm on track for another total of around 14 or 15,
maybe more...

when i got my Miata (ordered Fall '89, rec'd March 1990), i had
never ridden in a convertible before, so i wasn't really sure how
i'd like it or how much i'd be able to use it, given typical
New England weather.  so i decided to keep statistics on how much
i actually used it.  to classify as a convertible day, i figure
you have to actually spend at least 5 minutes driving somewhere
with the top down.  naturally some months' totals get affected by
bad weather or activities that don't require driving, but at least
it's possible to keep track of whether you're spending enough time
with your car or not :-)   i've found that over time, i have higher
and higher tolerances for lousy weather, but my limits include rain
(a little mist is ok) or temperatures under 40 degrees F.

my Convertible Day Statistics for 1990-92:
      Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov  Total  % of year
1990  -     5     10    23    18    20    29    16    7    128    35
1991  1     15    24    23    19    21    16    17    6    142    39
1992  0     13    23    19    21    22    22    22    4    146    40
Dec-Feb are hardtop months :-(