In parts of Texas, “early rains caused a bigger blooming season of pollen producing trees and grasses,” according to Dr. Daunne Peters at Clinics of North Texas.
In southern Arizona, allergist Dr. Leonard Schultz says, “This year, because of the dryness, the poor air quality, the fact that it’s been unseasonably warm, there’s more particular matter in the air.”
Here in Arkansas, Dr. Ann Murphy says, “With all the wind and all the dust… [and] since we really haven’t had a winter to speak of, we are getting allergies and sinuses prolonged.”
California has a different problem. They wish for a few days of our low humidity. Heavy rains have brought mold problems to many areas of California according to the American Academy of Allergy Ashtma and Immunology.
So if you are checking allergies in a new climate, keep in mind that the unusual weather this winter has affected the norms in many areas.
[...] Throughout February, and as early as January 3, reports of an early 2006 allergy season related to warm weather were blending with reports of a lingering 2005 allergy season related to rain, drought, wind, or unseasonably warm temperature. (See our January 22 report at AllergyNursing.com.) [...]