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.
23 August 2009
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.
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.
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.
29 July 2009
Summer Weather Update
It's been relatively dry since that roughly-three-week stretch beginning in mid-to-late June. The grass started turning brown a couple of days ago, but then we got two tenths of an inch of rain - just enough to turn it green for a few more days. We've been flirting with 30 degrees (Celsius) for a couple of weeks, but we haven't had any. We have had three or four days that were 29.5 degrees, but, for the most part, it has been wonderfully mild. It was downright cool during the latter half of June and early July. I'm not sure that we had one day with a high temperature above 75 degrees Fahrenheit during that three-or-four-week stretch. At least a week of days had high temperatures in the 60s. It was wonderful.
06 July 2009
Summer Weather Update
Through A.D. 2009 July 06:
Days at or above 30º Celsius (86º Fahrenheit): 03
There were two days above 30º Celsius in April. There were none in May. There was one in June. It has been a remarkably cool start to the summer, despite the extremely warm weeks in April. Unlike some in this area, I've loved it. The past couple of weeks have been absolutely wonderful. We've had more than ten days of high temperatures between 68º F. and 72º F.
Days at or above 30º Celsius (86º Fahrenheit): 03
There were two days above 30º Celsius in April. There were none in May. There was one in June. It has been a remarkably cool start to the summer, despite the extremely warm weeks in April. Unlike some in this area, I've loved it. The past couple of weeks have been absolutely wonderful. We've had more than ten days of high temperatures between 68º F. and 72º F.
25 May 2009
Summer Weather Update
Through A.D. 2009 May 25:
Days at or above 30º Celsius (86º Fahrenheit): 02
We had two days in April with temperatures at or above 30º Celsius. The first was 88º Fahrenheit and the second was 96º Fahrenheit. The latter marked the highest temperature EVER recorded in the month of April. It was ridiculous.
We had four consecutive days at or above 80º Fahrenheit until yesterday. As far as I'm concerned that's too hot - especially for May. Http://www.weather.com/ reported that Penn Yan, New York reached 30º Celsius two of those four days, but it didn't happen here. We reached 84º Fahrenheit twice, though.
I'm sick of the heat. I need to live (1) on a lake or (2) in northern Canada. Better yet, I could live on a lake in northern Canada! Too bad Canada's gun laws are terrible... Wait! So are New York's! ...
Days at or above 30º Celsius (86º Fahrenheit): 02
We had two days in April with temperatures at or above 30º Celsius. The first was 88º Fahrenheit and the second was 96º Fahrenheit. The latter marked the highest temperature EVER recorded in the month of April. It was ridiculous.
We had four consecutive days at or above 80º Fahrenheit until yesterday. As far as I'm concerned that's too hot - especially for May. Http://www.weather.com/ reported that Penn Yan, New York reached 30º Celsius two of those four days, but it didn't happen here. We reached 84º Fahrenheit twice, though.
I'm sick of the heat. I need to live (1) on a lake or (2) in northern Canada. Better yet, I could live on a lake in northern Canada! Too bad Canada's gun laws are terrible... Wait! So are New York's! ...
Weather Update
Through A.D. 2009 May 25:
Days with snow cover: 121
Days with complete snow cover: 65Total snowfall: 144 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimetersGreatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Maximum low temperature: about -24.5º Celsius (-12º Fahrenheit)Latest date with complete snow cover: A.D. 2009 March 03
Latest date with any snow cover: A.D. 2009 April 08Latest snowfall: A.D. 2009 April 23
Latest light frost: A.D. 2009 May 19Latest hard frost: A.D. 2009 May 19
Latest date with a high temperature at or below 0º Celsius: A.D. 2009 April 07We had our (presumably) final frost of the season on A.D. 2009 May 19 and it was a doozie. The temperature reached 27º Fahrenheit (about -3º Celsius) and the damage was incredible. The grapes suffered significant dieback. The garden plants suffered significant dieback. Small Black Walnuts (Juglans nigra) suffered potentially fatal dieback. Undoubtedly, there will be a significant reduction in tree fruit yields this year. Worst of all, our small grove of Chestnuts was hammered. Dieback ranged from 50 to 75%. I hope that the trees will survive (I can't imagine they won't), but we will be lucky to get ANY chestnuts this year.
This was, by far, the worst late frost that I have ever seen. (Not that I've seen that many.) The reason for the destruction was not the lateness of the frost - we've had frosts this late in recent years. The problem was that we had at least one month and two days of warm, completely frost free weather leading up to May 19. That was unprecedented. It was the first time since I've lived in New York that we had gone more than a week and a half without a frost leading up to the tenth of May. I was beginning to think that we weren't going to get another frost, but I figured that we still had a good chance for one. Sure enough, it came, it hit, and it killed. I was very happy to get one last frost; I just wish we hadn't gone a month+ without one leading up to it.
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