Summer 2012 Thread (June-August) (recorded, warming, rainfall, city)

[ben86]

Originally Posted by Weatherfan2

Going by the latest GFS outputs for the UK most places will be 4°C cooler than average after the first week, compared to the 1971-2000 avg that is, definitively the coolest start to June in decades coming up. I wonder now, can this June match the depths of 1972? CET 11.8°C.

Bring it on! I'd be interested in seeing if we're actually still capable of getting a proper cold summer month by historic standards. A fresh, comfortable 17-18C every day would not get me complaining so long as we don't get a month with 25 wet days or whatever - I've had enough hot weather for the time being.

[ilovemycomputer90]

Much nicer today than it has been. Currently 75 F with a dewpoint of 48 F. Forecast for the upcoming week looks seasonal and we may get a good soaking tomorrow night. No complaints here.

[dunno what to put here]

We got our first proper rain today since early this month. 3rd of June forecast high of 11C..

[Candle]

Nice and humid (by our standards) today. Temp is 71F and dew point is 59F. Unfortunately it is overcast and there isn't much rain showing up on radar.

[Weatherfan2]

Originally Posted by dunno what to put here

We got our first proper rain today since early this month. 3rd of June forecast high of 11C..

Unbelievably the latest output shows a high of 6°C / 43°F here on Sunday now. Don't know whether to just break down and cry or destroy something.

[Cambium]

Heads up NorthEast...the sky is falling...well, the NAO is.

[j96g]

Originally Posted by nei

From all my open windows, the birds sound very happy.

A little too happy for me. I WAS sleeping with the windows open, but those birds go crazy at 3:30 am!!!

Originally Posted by NorthStarDelight

The low here was only about 72, with lots of humidity thrown in of course.

This is a particularly rough time of the year for me, as this marks the end of "easy" summer and the beginning of "core" summer, i.e., the dreaded months of June, July and August. If only I could put myself in stasis for those three months...lol

Looking ahead, I still have to cross the milestones of the Solstice, the 4th of July weekend and that long, long stretch to Labor Day, which seems to recede ever further into the horizon like a mirage as the merciless Dog Days roll on seemingly without end. I sit here in my air-conditioned prison, watching the radar returns for the storms that never come, the grass browning from the never-ending drought, the sun wheeling ever so slowly across the hazy, heat-saturated sky.

Such a dreaded season...if only I could trade places with WF2...lol. In my dreams....only in my dreams...

Exactly how I felt living in South Texas. Then I traded with myself and moved to Colorado!

Originally Posted by ilovemycomputer90

A hot cup of coffee in the morning has lost its appeal.

I know what you mean, that's why June-August I try to keep the A/C at 65F, so that I could still enjoy that coffee in the morning. Can't wait till fall and then I could sip that outside.

Originally Posted by nei

We had the windows wide open overnight and in the morning. My mom was saying how it was great to be able to hear so many birds in the morning. I told her I've heard some people complain about bird noise, and she was surprised such people exist.

For some reason, when I get in a occasional nap, I like to sleep with the windows open on a cool day and don't mind the noises of kids lauging or birds chirping or grass cutting. As it makes it feel like I'm napping outside in a hammock, BUT I don't like those noises to wake me up in the morning or EARLY morning as is with the birds. I don't know why, but the birds start chirping at 3:30-4am, and the sun rises around 5:35am this time of year, but that's too early for me. I did enjoy sleeping with the windows open in March and April, but couldn't in May. Had to close the windows and crank up the A/C. Started a month earlier than usual though.

[dunno what to put here]

Currently 8:15am and the temperature is 9.5C / 49.1F which is the low so far.. the temperature is still falling as I speak.. very odd indeed, looks like the low temperature could occur at around 10am..

In fact the temperature has been acting very odd all night.. it was 13C at 12am, then fell to 12C at 2am, rose to 14C at 4am then started falling again..

[Stumbler.]

Bleh. A dreary start to June. Cloudy and rainy all day. Still was 12C/53F at noon. The high's expected to be just 15C/59F or so today.

[Joe90]

Originally Posted by dunno what to put here

Currently 8:15am and the temperature is 9.5C / 49.1F which is the low so far.. the temperature is still falling as I speak.. very odd indeed, looks like the low temperature could occur at around 10am..

In fact the temperature has been acting very odd all night.. it was 13C at 12am, then fell to 12C at 2am, rose to 14C at 4am then started falling again..

Had a similar night a couple of days ago. -0.6C/31F at about 2 am, 12C/54F at 6.00 am. A foehn effect off the western ranges. A few years ago saw a 7C/45F midnight temp, reach 24C/74F by 4.00 am, although that was in early october.