Summer? What Summer?

A lot of people in the NW seem to be complaining about our summer again, or lack thereof...As someone who has acclimated to our temperate weather patterns, I can't help but feel that this has been an ideal summer - at least until the middle of this week... For some of you who know me well, I appreciate the weather phenomena, and though I wouldn't consider myself an amateur meterologist, I do record the weather - in large part to prove that it's not as bad as everyone thinks it is. 

Too hot! At least normal temps return for the weekend

In July, we saw 25 dry days, and 26 days with at least partially clear skies - most of them because of the marine layer that burns off by mid-morning. July's highest temperature was 87 degreees, and 29 of its 31 days had temperatures above the 70 degree mark. Not too bad.

August has continued the trend. We've already seen 6 days well above 80 degrees, with a few into the 90's. Not a single overcast day. Low humidity. That's summertime! 

So, since the beginning of May, 2012, there have been a total of 22 days that had rain showers (some very light) and only 4! days of rain. When compared to what the rest of the country has been going through, that doesn't seem so bad. Now, we just have to be careful to keep this summer secret to ourselves. Tell 'em it rains all the time, right?