Does it thunder in Koyuk and is it winter already?

I never thought it thundered in Koyuk because I never heard it in all the three years I have been here. At the end of August it thundered and it hailed all the while it was sunny and warm. I could not resist myself so I went outside to feel the cool rain and hail. It was the strangest thing I ever saw in Koyuk. It felt so refreshing to get drenched. Of course there was a rainbow. August is usually the rainy month but it hardly rained. OUr rainy months this year were September and July.

Last weekend was the start of winter. It's too soon for me, but I am getting more excited to snowshoe and ski. I woke up to a cold apartment and looked at the thermometer and it said 33 degrees and it was blowing. Church was cold that day because there wasn't any oil. This last week it has been getting down to 30's at night and the about 50's during the day. On Tuesday we had a nice surprise. I looked out side about 5:45 am and it was snowing! These were not just oridinary flakes. They were the size of ritz crackers! It melted quick because it rained afterwards.