Through A.D. 2007 September 04: 27 days at or above 30 degrees Celsius.
August felt like a month of extremes! It seemed like every day was either above 30 degrees Celsius or below 25 degrees Celsius. The historical averages are right in the middle.
04 September 2007
20 August 2007
06 August 2007
Name change
I changed the name of this blog to "Croit Coille na Dragan" after my wife convinced me to focus on Gaeilge (Irish) instead of Gáidhlig (Scottish Gaelic). Same meaning, different language.
Why I love August
Four of the past six days have been above 30º Celsius. Three of those have been above 32º Celsius (90º Fahrenheit). Desipte the fact that it has been bloody hot, August isn't half bad. Why? Because the nights are wonderful! In the middle of July, a 30º day will often mean a hot and sticky night. That happens occasionally in August, but it's not the norm. Instead, hot days are followed by pleasant evenings and cool nights...
Through A.D. 2007 August 05, we're up to 21 days at or above 30º Celsius.
Through A.D. 2007 August 05, we're up to 21 days at or above 30º Celsius.
23 July 2007
By the way...
The drought is gone.
Since June 27, we have had only 3 days at or above 30º Celsius. The weather has been simply wonderful! We've had more than 75 millimeters (3 inches) of rain, just about average for July. It has been great! It's months like these that remind me how great our climate can be! Best of all, we're only two weeks away from the days getting cooler! Incredibly, the low temperature the other night was 9º Celsius (48º Fahrenheit). It was BEAUTIFUL!
Since June 27, we have had only 3 days at or above 30º Celsius. The weather has been simply wonderful! We've had more than 75 millimeters (3 inches) of rain, just about average for July. It has been great! It's months like these that remind me how great our climate can be! Best of all, we're only two weeks away from the days getting cooler! Incredibly, the low temperature the other night was 9º Celsius (48º Fahrenheit). It was BEAUTIFUL!
28 June 2007
How is it possible?
How is it possible?
Yesterday, a line of strong thunderstorms came through our area. At our farm, we received less than 1 millimeter of rainfall (just enough to wet the bottom of the rain gauge). Twelve and a half miles (20 kilometers) north of us they recieved 0.6 inches of rain (15 millimeters). Twelve and a half miles south of us they received .8 inches (20 millimeters).
If I lived in ancient times, I'd be wondering why the gods were so angry with me.
Yesterday, a line of strong thunderstorms came through our area. At our farm, we received less than 1 millimeter of rainfall (just enough to wet the bottom of the rain gauge). Twelve and a half miles (20 kilometers) north of us they recieved 0.6 inches of rain (15 millimeters). Twelve and a half miles south of us they received .8 inches (20 millimeters).
If I lived in ancient times, I'd be wondering why the gods were so angry with me.
26 June 2007
Severe Drought
As I've mentioned at Adventures in Ruralia, we're in the midst of an unprecedented drought for this time of year.
Since A.D. 2007 April 29, we've had a little less than 2 inches (50 millimeters) of rain. That's compared to our historical average of 6.33 inches (161 millimeters) during that time period.
Incredibly, we've already had 13 days above 30º Celsius (86º Fahrenheit) this year. [Tomorrow will make 14] The American Horticultural Society puts us in Heat Zone 4, with an annual average of 15 to 30 days above 30º Celsius. We're almost half-way to the high end of that range, and it's still June!
You can imagine that the combination of heat and drought is having a disasterous effect on plants. Of the 250 Norway Spruces that I planted in May, more than two thirds are dead. I would be watering them, but the creek dried up in the third week of May.
I have 7 rain barrels that hold between 40 and 55 gallons (150 to 210 liters) of water. Without them, I'd be in a world of hurt. They've provided me with just enough water to keep the plants around the house alive.
One of my friends at work believes that this summer's abnormal weather is a side effect of global climate change. I'm not sure if that's true for this stretch of weather, but global climate change is definitely upon us.
Since A.D. 2007 April 29, we've had a little less than 2 inches (50 millimeters) of rain. That's compared to our historical average of 6.33 inches (161 millimeters) during that time period.
Incredibly, we've already had 13 days above 30º Celsius (86º Fahrenheit) this year. [Tomorrow will make 14] The American Horticultural Society puts us in Heat Zone 4, with an annual average of 15 to 30 days above 30º Celsius. We're almost half-way to the high end of that range, and it's still June!
You can imagine that the combination of heat and drought is having a disasterous effect on plants. Of the 250 Norway Spruces that I planted in May, more than two thirds are dead. I would be watering them, but the creek dried up in the third week of May.
I have 7 rain barrels that hold between 40 and 55 gallons (150 to 210 liters) of water. Without them, I'd be in a world of hurt. They've provided me with just enough water to keep the plants around the house alive.
One of my friends at work believes that this summer's abnormal weather is a side effect of global climate change. I'm not sure if that's true for this stretch of weather, but global climate change is definitely upon us.
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