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		mnouquet on July 1, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Village of Lytton, B.C., evacuated as mayor says '... Southern BC is very much a desert and barely sees any snow in winter, yet negative temperature. Source: I have family in Osoyoos.

elevenoh on July 1, 2021 | [–]

Southern BC just barely qualifies as a desert (9.8" of annual rain in Osoyoos vs. 10" to qualify as a desert) ;)

But yeah Osoyoos is wildly similar in architecture/vibe to parts of AZ/NM.

Teever on July 1, 2021 | | [–]

> Southern BC just barely qualifies as a desert

Give it a decade or two?

hollerith on July 1, 2021 | [–]

Southern BC leeward of the mountains, that is.

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