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.
25 April 2009
Weather Update
Through A.D. 2009 April 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 April 24Latest hard frost: A.D. 2009 April 13
Latest date with a high temperature at or below 0º Celsius: A.D. 2009 April 07F***ing hot. Three days ago the high temperature was between 8º and 9º Celsius (46º-48º F.). Two days ago it snowed. Yesterday morning we had a light frost. Today the temperature is already 30º Celsius (86º Fahrenheit) in the shade. The roads are clogged with people. Two thoughts have been bouncing around my mind: I forgot how much I dislike summer (too many people; too hot) and I want a sailboat.
I didn't start keeping track of the last hard frost until after we stopped having them. We had something like 11 hard frosts in 13 days so I decided to stop worrying until later in the month. We've only had one or two since then, so my statistics aren't perfect. It's very likely that we had a hard frost on A.D. 2009 April 16. It's a little less likely (but still likely) that we had one on A.D. 2009 April 17. I'm hoping that we'll have another one, but the long-term forecast doesn't look good. In any case, I'm leaving the date of April 13 for now.
13 April 2009
Weather Update
Through A.D. 2009 April 13:
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 12
Latest light frost: A.D. 2009 April 13Latest hard frost: A.D. 2009 April 13
Latest date with a high temperature at or below 0º Celsius: A.D. 2009 April 07In my last post I mentioned that a snow "storm" had been forecast, but I didn't think that we were going to get much. Well, that turned out to be the case, but we did get a couple of centimeters over the course of a couple of days.
It snowed again on Easter morning (A.D. 2009 April 12). That day's high temperature was approximately 38 degrees Fahrenheit.
We had a VERY hard frost this morning (A.D. 2009 April 13).
05 April 2009
Weather Update
Through A.D. 2009 April 06:
Days with snow cover: 119
Days with complete snow cover: 65Total snowfall: 142 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 March 22Latest snowfall: A.D. 2009 April 04
Latest light frost: NALatest hard frost: NA
Latest date with a high temperature at or below 0º Celsius: A.D. 2009 March 23It snowed all day Saturday but nothing accumulated. Saturday's high temperature was less than 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Sunday was sunny and warm with a high temperature in the mid to upper 50s. It was amazing to think that such weather can occur on consecutive days.
The weathermen are saying snow tonight, tomorrow, and tomorrow night. Forecasts of up to 15 cm are circulating. I'm expecting that we'll be lucky to have any sticking snow, but I'm excited about the possibility.
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