Commuting - What happened to July, August and September?

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52 F this morning?! :wtf: I had to wear tights, jacket, arm warmers and long finger gloves. Where did Denver's summer go?:notamused:

Same here. Coldest July in Chicago on record.

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52 F this morning?! :wtf: I had to wear tights, jacket, arm warmers and long finger gloves. Where did Denver's summer go?:notamused:

It's been odd in New England as well. We had rain something like 29 out of 36 days in June and early July, all day, every day. Now that the torrential rains have stopped we're still well below our annual average temeratures for this time of year. Our high for the year hasn't even topped 90 and until the past week, it's still been fairly cool at night.

It came to Seattle. New record high of 103 yesterday.

- and Seattle's rain has moved over to the Northeast!

It's July 30th in my timezone. August and September have yet to be. It's a bit premature to be writing them off. Don't borrow trouble...

Now that the torrential rains have stopped we're still well below our annual average temeratures for this time of year.

I thought this too. Then got soaked on the way to work.

Global warming people

52?! I'll take some of that. That's perfect riding temps in my book! July, August and September can all go to 'ell as far as I'm concerned. October and early November is the best weather of the year, around here anyway.

Here in the South, when it's 90+F and 90+% humidity, there is not much you can do to get cool. When the temperature drops all you have to do is put on a light windbreaker, some full fingered gloves, and little skull cap. Then you're just peachy. I'll take 52 degrees any day.

Global warming people
The OP implied it was cooler, not warmer.

108F in Tumwater WA yesterday; down to 65F this am vs 70F yesterday, however

We've had an extra hot summer in the southwest, too. Here in southern NM we have been hotter and more humid than we have seen in years. We routinely go 24 hours without the temps going under 80 with humidity running 40% - 50% (not much, I know, but a lot for us). Weird because 4 hours north where my parents live (still in NM) they are having one of the coldest summers on record. Weather is weird.

You can have our triple digits. 52 degrees is heaven.

Global warming people
Pssst, it's called "climate change" because the effects are not universal. Some places are warmer, some colder, some wetter, some drier.

You're killing me! We are at the end of what will likely be the HOTTEST! July on record here in Austin :(

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52 F this morning?! :wtf: I had to wear tights, jacket, arm warmers and long finger gloves. Where did Denver's summer go?:notamused:

Summer was last Thursday and Friday. I think it only rained a little bit one of those days, and the sun was out for most of the day on the other one.

The OP implied it was cooler, not warmer.

Global warming does not mean that it gets warmer everywhere. It means that more energy has been added to a chaotic system, which results in disruption and could easily result in some areas being much hotter and some being much colder. When it says "average temps will increase 2 degrees this decade, it could easily be that some areas increase 10 degrees while others decrease 20, and storm frequency or intensity increases.

I had to sport the rain gear this am and it's 54F outside right now. Better than 105 or 20. I don't miss commuting in the wet PNW.

I'm with you. I got freaking soaked coming into work. I left the house, it was cold and dry. Got into work, cold and wet.

Not that I went out in the clothes you did. I was wearing shorts and a t-shirt :D

Luckily, I put on my fenders last night, so I'm good.

It's July 30th in my timezone. August and September have yet to be. It's a bit premature to be writing them off. Don't borrow trouble...

We just skipped over them and went straight to October. The high today seems to be around 54. I don't mind the cold but, jeez, it'd be nice to have a little heat (and a whole lot less rain:rolleyes:) in the summer.

I put my gear on for my morning ride, walked outside, and turned back around. Rain is bleh.

Down in pueblo it's 61. I'm using this weather to get some serious training in! Better this then triple digits I think!

Global warming does not mean that it gets warmer everywhere. It means that more energy has been added to a chaotic system, which results in disruption and could easily result in some areas being much hotter and some being much colder. When it says "average temps will increase 2 degrees this decade, it could easily be that some areas increase 10 degrees while others decrease 20, and storm frequency or intensity increases.

+1. Al Gore's movie suggests that global warming could even trigger an ice age...or maybe it's preventing one. Either way, things are changing!

It is the new ice age that I was taught all about in the late 70s. Now they are teaching that it is getting warmer or something. In 10 years they'll teach that the sky is turning purple or some other silliness.

It is the new ice age that I was taught all about in the late 70s. Now they are teaching that it is getting warmer or something. In 10 years they'll teach that the sky is turning purple or some other silliness.

Yeah, no need to worry really. The earth is remarkably resilient and will probably fix itself within a few thousand years once humans break things badly enough that the planet can't support us. :thumb:

That's nature's way of saying "Get off my lawn!".

I thought this too. Then got soaked on the way to work.

Oh that sucks. That storm was violent, but short.

New record low max temp of 64 degrees set in Denver today. Previous record was 66 set in *1925* and previous years. The sun was out during my commute between 4 and 5pm today and I still had sweat dripping off of me and all was well.

It is the ocean temperature that controls the weather. The temperature rises 2 degrees, the polar caps melt and disrupts the jet-stream. = Global unbalance. It is everyone's responsability to fix it

We're the lucky ones here in the great plains/midwest. June was a bit wetter than usual, but not terrible. We've only had a few above 90 days. Most have been highs from 75-85 and lows from upper 50s to mid 60s. It's been a beautiful summer. A bicyclists dream.

Maybe it's man-made climate change. Maybe it's natural fluctuation.

But we'd probably be wise to view it as "nature's way of telling you something's wrong"
(to quote Randy California)

The eco movement ought to resurrect that song.

Seattle stole NYC's summer... Until now. We've got 85+ weather with nasty near 90% humidity now. But it's still raining nearly every day! Will NYC/North East every be rid of this infernal, constant rain?!?:twitchy:

The weather here has been unusual but not awful. Cooler and dryer than normal. 70's and low 80's rather than 80's and 90's.

Bigger problem is drought. Lake levels are way down. Both Minnetonka and White Bear levels are something like 2 feet below last year. Minnehaha creek/falls has very little water.

Heck, I had to pull out my winter lights yesterday with all the darkness from the afternoon showers. Next week looks good, otherwise it's September.

Seattle stole NYC's summer... Until now. We've got 85+ weather with nasty near 90% humidity now. But it's still raining nearly every day! Will NYC/North East every be rid of this infernal, constant rain?!?:twitchy:

Constant rain? You don't know constant rain. I just checked the Weather Channel, and it says you've only had rain 8 out of the last 14 days. In November 1998 it rained 27 out of 30 days here. Of course, that's not typical. On average, we only get 18.5 days of rain in November, then 18.7 in December, 17.5 in January, 15.5 in February, 17.1 in March and 14.3 in April. Let me do the math for you, between November and April, here in northwestern Oregon, it rains on average once every two days. The other day out of those two it's cloudy with a chance of rain. In October and May it only rains one out of every three days.

I just thought that might make you feel better about the "constant" rain there. :)

we've had incredible cycling weather this summer- very little rain, morning temps in the low 60's which makes for great commuting and temps in the high 70's/low eighties for the ride home.
I guess your loss is our gain-

On the flip side, it's only rained one day here since June 20.

you wear tights at 52 in Colorado? Damn, we Canucks are tough. I ride with a regular jersey and shorts in that weather. What do you do in the fall/winter, stay home?

You canucks are tough?:roflmao2:

yeah, we even leave the body armor at home when we commute!

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I just thought that might make you feel better about the "constant" rain there. :)

Ha! Clearly you don't live here. Ask anyone that lives here (and I live here!!) how the weather has been ALL SUMMER SO FAR. Did you miss the 2nd wettest June in all of recorded history in NYC or were you sleeping? :lol:

BTW, we missed the June record for rainfall by something like .021". Had June held out for a couple more hours we would have broken the record since July 1st it rained. :rolleyes:

It rained AGAIN today here in NYC and there's a severe weather alert for more thunderstorms and flash flooding.

Like I said, Seattle mugged NY and took our summer. Damn you, Seattle. LOL! :lol:

Ha! Clearly you don't live here. Ask anyone that lives here (and I live here!!) how the weather has been ALL SUMMER SO FAR. Did you miss the 2nd wettest June in all of recorded history in NYC or were you sleeping? :lol:

Alright, 21 days of rain in June, I'll give you that. It's a few days more than our average November, but being summer I can see how it would suck. Even so, let me know when you've done that for six months straight. ;)

Even so, let me know when you've done that for six months straight. ;)

I've already started building an Arc. ;)

Constant rain? You don't know constant rain. I just checked the Weather Channel, and it says you've only had rain 8 out of the last 14 days. In November 1998 it rained 27 out of 30 days here. Of course, that's not typical. On average, we only get 18.5 days of rain in November, then 18.7 in December, 17.5 in January, 15.5 in February, 17.1 in March and 14.3 in April. Let me do the math for you, between November and April, here in northwestern Oregon, it rains on average once every two days. The other day out of those two it's cloudy with a chance of rain. In October and May it only rains one out of every three days.

I just thought that might make you feel better about the "constant" rain there. :)

Don't forget Spring 2003! In Portland, it rained 28 days in a row (Feb 28th - March 27th), was cloudy (but dry) for 3 days (March 28th-30th), then rained another 18 days in a row (March 31st - April 17th). Was dry one day, then rained another 20 days in a row (April 19th - May 8th). That's 66 of 70 days with measurable rain. During that time, there was not a single clear day in over 2 months. I was living in Portland at the time. I remember it well. Sadly, even that spell didn't break any records. :(

yeah, we even leave the body armor at home when we commute!

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I spend all day climbing up in the rockies mixing it up in traffic for the 50mph descents. The idea of body armor is befuddling.

Don't forget Spring 2003! In Portland, it rained 28 days in a row (Feb 28th - March 27th), was cloudy (but dry) for 3 days (March 28th-30th), then rained another 18 days in a row (March 31st - April 17th). Was dry one day, then rained another 20 days in a row (April 19th - May 8th). That's 66 of 70 days with measurable rain. During that time, there was not a single clear day in over 2 months. I was living in Portland at the time. I remember it well. Sadly, even that spell didn't break any records. :(

I'd be a serial killer with all that rain. Ugh.

Same here. Coldest July in Chicago on record.

I'm loving it. :)

The upside to the cold is that my cat has been extra affectionate.

you wear tights at 52 in Colorado? Damn, we Canucks are tough. I ride with a regular jersey and shorts in that weather. What do you do in the fall/winter, stay home?

I have old knees that still work because I wear tights below 60 F...despite my best effort to have one of them removed by pavement via a car:eek:

We now have torrential rain flooding some areas and a tornado warning. A tornado was actually confirmed to have touched down two days ago. Sheered some roofs off some house and barns (in the country) downed trees, cut off utilities but luckily no one was killed.