Hello Judy. No, Sunset's ":rest of the country" maps are nowhere near as good. In my opinion-- the USDA maps are better. I used to live in the east bay area of Berkeley, CA. I never worry about things getting too hot, only too cold. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Glattstein" <jglatt@hughes.net> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 7:33 AM Subject: [pbs] Sunset's Countrywide Zone Maps > If you look at Sunset's maps for the western United States they divvy up > regions and fine-tune microclimates such as San Francisco with its > bayside foggy conditions from the more inland locales. The rest of the > country - central, northern, south, southeast, northeast - are not as > finely tuned. Example: it should be noted that the bay side of Long