Has it been a cool summer fo far for you?

burritos · 07-09-2009, 09:34 AM

With the longest day of summer past us, the amount of sunshine per day will lessen every day till winter solstice. I've noticed that on the news, i haven't heard the "scorched america" national weather reports that I typically will hear by now. Locally, I have yet to use the aircon. My house has yet to break 76 degrees, outside, nothing greater than 82 degrees(according to the prius temp guage).

Bica2go · 07-09-2009, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by burritos

With the longest day of summer past us, the amount of sunshine per day will lessen every day till winter solstice. I've noticed that on the news, i haven't heard the "scorched america" national weather reports that I typically will hear by now. Locally, I have yet to use the aircon. My house has yet to break 76 degrees, outside, nothing greater than 82 degrees(according to the prius temp guage).

Go ahead - make me more depressed with the reminder that the amount of sunshine will lessen every day. What sunshine?! Here in the Boston area, June had the 2nd lowest amount of sunshine (measured in hours of sun) since they've been keeping records. We had a mere 27% of available sunshine and temps averaged 7 degrees below normal. We had very few days in the 80s, none in the 90s. Some days were so chilly I wanted to put the heat on! AAAAAAH!

Yesterday, a town south of Boston had a nasty hail storm, complete with a microburst. Some kids piled the hail into a trail down a slope and brought out their snowboards! It was an amazing sight in July!

I'm still waiting for summer. sigh.

qbee42 · 07-09-2009, 10:38 AM

It's been a cool summer for us in Northern Michigan. We had one week of hot weather, with high temperatures in the 80s, but the rest of the summer has been highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. Today it is a mild but cool 63°F. Surface water temperature for Lake Michigan is now 57°F.

Tom

Jared · 07-09-2009, 10:41 AM

I'm on Long Island. What summer? Still April weather here....

EZW1 · 07-09-2009, 10:44 AM

You guys are all deprived. Today in PHX it will hit 109, tomorrow 111, Saturday 113 (estimated down from 116).

The days may be getting shorter but the Desert Sun Gods haven't bought into that yet.

djasonw · 07-09-2009, 11:14 AM

What's this I hear about global warming??

burritos · 07-09-2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by djasonw

What's this I hear about global warming??

The new phrase is "Climate Change"

qbee42 · 07-09-2009, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by EZW1

You guys are all deprived. Today in PHX it will hit 109, tomorrow 111, Saturday 113 (estimated down from 116).

The days may be getting shorter but the Desert Sun Gods haven't bought into that yet.

What temperature scale do you use. Certainly no normal person could live with temperatures like that on any standard scale.

Tom

DaveinOlyWA · 07-09-2009, 11:43 AM

we have been up and down. we had virtually no spring. had about 10 days of hot summer weather in MAY!! probably have hit our average for days in upper 80's and 90's already and all this before our traditional hot days which usually dont hit until mid July.

as far as sunshine, in nearly every part of the country, the daylight does not control temps. just as the coldest days of winter happen in Jan and Feb, during increasing daylight, the hottest days of Summer happen after the Solstice. average high temps for June here 77º, July 80º, August, 78º...

so after all that, i will say the high today will be around 65, the high yesterday after scattered rain (which was desperately needed since the rain we normally get in May did not happen) was about 67...

tripp · 07-09-2009, 12:21 PM

overall it's been cool and wet. Lately however, it's been in the low 90's and dry. we're dipping back into the mid 80's for the rest of the week.

07-09-2009, 09:34 AM	#1
burritos Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,680 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #1 Thanks: 1 Thanked 22 Times in 17 Posts Friends: 8	Has it been a cool summer fo far for you? With the longest day of summer past us, the amount of sunshine per day will lessen every day till winter solstice. I've noticed that on the news, i haven't heard the "scorched america" national weather reports that I typically will hear by now. Locally, I have yet to use the aircon. My house has yet to break 76 degrees, outside, nothing greater than 82 degrees(according to the prius temp guage).

07-09-2009, 10:38 AM	#3
qbee42 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 10,503 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #7 Thanks: 95 Thanked 392 Times in 290 Posts Friends: 10	Re: Has it been a cool summer fo far for you? It's been a cool summer for us in Northern Michigan. We had one week of hot weather, with high temperatures in the 80s, but the rest of the summer has been highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. Today it is a mild but cool 63°F. Surface water temperature for Lake Michigan is now 57°F. Tom

07-09-2009, 10:41 AM	#4
Jared Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island Posts: 149 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Friends: 0	Re: Has it been a cool summer fo far for you? I'm on Long Island. What summer? Still April weather here....

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07-09-2009, 12:21 PM	#10
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