23 August 2009

Summer Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 August 23:

Days at or above 30º Celsius (86º Fahrenheit):
08

Last week's forecast was pretty accurate: we had two days with a high temperature of 85º F. (29.5º C.) and four days with high temperatures that reached or exceeded 30º C. It is hoped that this will be the last stretch of really hot weather this summer.

17 August 2009

Summer Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 August 17:

Days at or above 30º Celsius (86º Fahrenheit):
07

This is our third consecutive day with a high temperature at or above 30º Celsius. It was almost our fourth consecutive day, but the temperature stopped climbing at 29º on Friday. Tomorrow is also forecast to be hot, though it may or may not reach 30º.

This past week has been the hottest of the summer despite the fact that average high temperatures are supposed to be dropping now.

12 August 2009

Summer Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 August 12:

Days at or above 30º Celsius (86º Fahrenheit):
04

We had our fourth day with a high temperature at or above 30º Celsius a couple of days ago. It was beginning to get very dry again until four of five days ago, when a warm (25º to 30º C.) and extremely humid pattern came into effect. We've had four or five intense thunderstorms since then, and they left about 2 inches of much-needed rain. Unfortunately, it appears that Mother Nature is going to extract a cost for the rain that includes about a week of 30º+ high temperatures. Such stretches of hot weather are not uncommon (we probably average two or three each summer), but this stretch will be the first this year.