The Weather

[schro]

OK, we all have our preferences, and we have have our gripes. But why don't you share with the board what it's like in your world today. Also, how was the weather for you this year?

For us, we had a pretty odd summer, but overall fairly cool. We usually have a few spells of triple digits. We really had a pretty mild July and August. However, this past weekend, it was unseasonably hot with 3 straight days above 105. Then this Monday, it dropped 25 degrees to 80. It was like the thermometer dropped off a cliff. That rarely happens in Nor Cal.

I love the heat but for me, I like the evenings to be cool (which is why I couldn't live in the desert). As much as I love the heat, I'm looking forward to the fall. This week, it's low-80s and gorgeous.

So, what's up in your part of the world?

[marshd1000]

Weather here in Seattle seems like the fall normal right now.  But I hear that this will be a El Nino year.  So that would be drier and warmer than normal.  But last winter we had a ton of snow.  Seattle very seldom gets a White Christmas.  But I saw one for the second time in my life.  I have to say that I did enjoy that.  This past summer was also one of the nicest and driest.  While it was interesting to be here for our record breaking 103 degrees in July, that is something I would rather not see repeated!

[PigPen]

It's cooling as usual, just in time for Balloon Fiesta. Cool mornings, maybe a little light breeze and sometimes windy afternoons.

[Mikekoz13]

We also had a below average temperature Summer here in PA.. It was pretty mild most of the Summer...... we didn't even run the air conditioner until August.

It seems to me that it is cooling off a few weeks earlier than usual here. The temperatures we've had the last couple of weeks are more like mid October temps.

The Almanac is calling for a VERY cold and snowy winter in our parts.........

[Sly Red]

The Almanac is calling for a VERY cold and snowy winter in our parts.........

I guess that famous groundhog in your state is already wearing a fur coat. 

Red

[andrew]

We had cool and rainy Summer in Connecticut.  I've that due to El Nino patterns they're 70-75% certain that we'll have an unusually cold and snowy Winter.  I welcome that having just bought a new snowblower.  It's usually the opposite - buy a new slowblower and we have a mild winter.

[SBG Math Guy]

Southern Ontario Canada,  we had rain, rain and rain in the summer.
Well not always rain but yeah unexpected rain.  Kind of killed the mood.
I am not a big fan of summer anyway.  I love spring.   I love Fall because
I get to sleep more at night.   

[TheSlyBear]

Today is overcast and in the 80's. For us, that's cool weather.

Central Texas had a torrid summer. We had over 60 days of 100+ temps and were just one day shy of breaking the record for over-100 days set in 1925.

We are also in what is termed an "exceptional drought", the most severe on the scale.

Luckily, the shifting El Nino pattern is expected to bring a wetter-than-normal winter, so maybe we can make up some of our water deficit.

[herronm]

It really is amazing how large Texas is....just try driving from border to border.  In the Dallas area, today is 80 with a chance of rain.  The summer was hot, just like normal, but not as many 100+ days as other years.  It was a very wet summer in our part of Texas.  I know BootedBear could have used some of the rain.

[TheSlyBear]

Yeah, y'all were pretty greedy about it up there!   

[jrppsuobx]

Same weather as Mikekoz13 entry. We are from the same neck of the woods!!!! 

[BaldRob]

Chicagoland had 68% of the summer below average temps.  And not by just a little either!!

[schro]

Sounded like a pretty cool summer (well, except Central Texas) overall.

[Mike]

The summer here on the dry side of Washington was very odd. We had a super hot spell in early spring then it dropped back to normal temps and stayed cool til mid June then all of a sudden it jumped like 20 degrees and was blazing hot just in time for summer to start. We had more rain than usual, the temps in the last month have been crazy, one day it will be 89 then drop down to the 50's. The last winter was bad, we had over 4' of snow at one time and I hear that we should have a warmer winter this year.

[tomgallagher]

It really is amazing how large Texas is....just try driving from border to border.  In the Dallas area, today is 80 with a chance of rain.  The summer was hot, just like normal, but not as many 100+ days as other years.  It was a very wet summer in our part of Texas.  I know BootedBear could have used some of the rain.

You said it. I used to fly a route that took me from Houston to El Paso. You would start out at night with lights everywhere and then they would get less and less and less and gone. Maybe a light way off to the right or left but mostly just black. Welcome to West Texas. Dang you guys have one huge state.