almost normal II

a quick post to say that something like fourteen and a half hours after that 84F reading yesterday evening it is 40 degrees ( or better ) cooler and raining ( admittedly it is very early spring here however a 43 degree drop in less than a day is not an everyday occurrence )...and there is a difference of about .15" of rain measured on the east side of the yard as compared to the west...those gauges are less than 100 feet apart ( i imagine i should make a measurement, no? )...if things are this complex in my back yard i have to wonder whether we understand much about the environment...oversimplified specifics may be within our grasp...one wonders about grasping all the connections between those specifics.