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dave
Jacksonville, TX
(Zone 8a)
 July 27, 2009
05:50 AM Post #6870096
| There are a total of 449 votes:
| It is blistering hot and humid, same as the end of July every year.
(138 votes, 30%) |  |
| We are cooler than normal. (is this better or worse?)
(109 votes, 24%) | |
| I live south of the equator, so I am experiencing winter temperatures.
(6 votes, 1%) | |
| Rain, rain, rain. Wetter than usual here.
(81 votes, 18%) | |
| Dry heat, no humidity. (is this normal for your area?)
(35 votes, 7%) | |
| My weather is perfect right now. (why?)
(30 votes, 6%) | |
| My weather is not normal for my area. (what is different?)
(50 votes, 11%) | |
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Previous Polls |
Kathleen
Panama, NY
(Zone 5a)
July 27, 2009
06:40 AM Post #6870152
| It's been cool and rainy. Crops and gardens are having a hard time getting any enthusiasm for growth. |
CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN
(Zone 4a)
July 27, 2009
07:13 AM Post #6870194
| They say we are cooler than normal. Normal is to hot.
We are in need of rain, not desperate yet, though.
Farm crops in the area are best in years & last year was a bumper crop!
Bernie |
Hemophobic
Kannapolis, NC
July 27, 2009
07:30 AM Post #6870227
| Hot, hot, hot and did I say hot? Normal weather for the hot, humid South! |
cececoogan
Waukesha, WI
(Zone 5a)
July 27, 2009
07:34 AM Post #6870233
| We're cooler than normal, rain breaks up before it gets to use or goes around us. We have October weather since the beginning of July. Hope that doesn't mean snow in August. Oh I would so not like that. |
podster
Deep East Texas, TX
(Zone 8a)
July 27, 2009
07:39 AM Post #6870246
| Hot & humid ~ after all, it IS July. What I don't figure is how it can be so humid (95% right now) when we are sooooo dry! |
flowerfantasy
Washington, IN
(Zone 6a)
July 27, 2009
08:22 AM Post #6870349
| We have had below normal temps and rain at least 2or 3 days a week and at this time of year for us it is usually hotter than hades here and no rain? whats going on ? |
carrielamont
Milton, MA
(Zone 6a)
July 27, 2009
08:37 AM Post #6870399
| I'll agree with Kathleen and flowerfantasy. It felt like April (cool and rainy) until the middle of July. Now it's the end of July and totally normal, but only two days of normal. Crops are behind a few weeks and small in size, too. There's this horrible tomato Late Blight to worry about. I checked "not normal," because we finally turned on the fan last night. |
Tallulah_B
(Susan) Calgary, AB
(Zone 3b)
July 27, 2009
08:53 AM Post #6870454
| It's hot, then a bit of rain. We're a dry climate - a desert, actually - and the humidity level is normally a bit dry! It's hotter than normal, so the watering has been stepped up, but my garden is beautiful and I love the weather now (wait 5 min & it'll change to windy & rainy lol) |
aspenbooboo41
Whitehall, PA
(Zone 6a)
July 27, 2009
09:01 AM Post #6870483
| I picked Cooler than Normal, because other than one really early, short heat wave in May, we have not had our normal 90 degree with 90% humidity days this year. We have mostly had temps in the higher 70s-80s and relatively low humidity. Started getting some heat/humidity a couple days ago which is supposed to last through this week, but that's the usual end of July. I use window air conditioners in my home, and last year they were in by June... this year I still haven't needed to put them in, I'm still ok with a fan at night.
I could have chosen Wetter than Normal too though. We have been having a lot of rain, definitely more than normal...every couple of days. I believe it was in early/mid June that it rained for a week and a half straight. That set some of the fruits/veggies back a bit. However, if the trade off for lower temps and lower humidity is rain every couple of days and a week or two late on produce I'll take it any day! Love this weather! |
Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom
(Zone 9a)
July 27, 2009
10:04 AM Post #6870644
| Cool and rainy. But that's normal for a British summer. So I can't tick either the "cooler than normal" or the "Wetter than usual here". Just now, the weather is spot on average!
Oh, and it isn't "perfect right now", either . . . I'd like it to be a bit warmer, say, 21 degrees, rather than the 17 it is ;-)
Resin
This message was edited Jul 27, 2009 2:08 PM |
Sashagirl
by the Muddy Miss, IA
(Zone 5a)
July 27, 2009
10:11 AM Post #6870680
| It's cooler than normal here, along the river in Iowa. We haven't even hit 90º this month and won't, according to the weather people.
We've recieved steady rainfall since May, so our lawns are still lush, and we're still mowing every 3-4 days.
Very little in-ground watering with the trusty hose this summer, which is wonderful!
I love this weather, although my veggie garden is a little behind. No fesh tomatoes yet, but lots of great looking fruit on the vine.
Oh! One other thing. We have LOTS fewer Japaneese Beetles this year, but not sure if that is weather related? |
Galina
Northamptonshire
United Kingdom
July 27, 2009
10:12 AM Post #6870685
| I can only echo Resin's post. A bit warmer would be perfect, say the low seventies, rather the mid sixties. However after so many years of cold and drought here during summer, the rain is actually helping the garden a great deal. Everything is uncommonly lush, just not developing very fast. Lettuce loves it, tomatoes not. |
Tallulah_B
(Susan) Calgary, AB
(Zone 3b)
July 27, 2009
10:13 AM Post #6870690
| We are having a wetter than normal summer, but then it dries out and we get parched again...we do, after all, live in desert country lol It's also hotter than normal - up to 32c (85F) - so that's good as far as I'm concerned. It's really a beautiful summer for growing.
We had a far-too-long winter with record-breaking snow, and a short spring, so I guess the summer is making up for it. We pretty much only have summer in July...
Factoid for you - Calgary, in various years, has had snow every month of the year...
Not since I've arrived in 2006, but I believe I was told it was in 1989.
This message was edited Jul 27, 2009 8:15 AM |
postmandug
Bardstown, KY
(Zone 6a)
July 27, 2009
10:40 AM Post #6870825
| It's been a very different year for us. We had one of the wettest Junes on record and so far into July we've had temps as low as in the upper 60's during the day but still hasn't reached 90 yet this month. It's been a huge departure from the semi-droughts we've had the past two summers. I have a ton of new planting areas just put in since last fall and this spring so the cooler wetter weather has been perfect for them. The vegetables have not complained either.
Doug |
Katlian
Carson City, NV
(Zone 6b)
July 27, 2009
11:49 AM Post #6871209
| Around here we rarely get rain between June and September and the humidity rarely exceeds the temperature very few plants will survive without irrigation so tending the drip system is a constant chore. |
MarshaMLF
Chapel Hill, NC
(Zone 7a)
July 27, 2009
12:07 PM Post #6871296
| My air conditioning bill tells me that we are much cooler than normal.
After 3 years of "exceptional drought" conditions, we've had regular
rain this year, too! The plants are grateful on both counts :) |
Lily_love
Central, AL
(Zone 7b)
July 27, 2009
12:41 PM Post #6871416
| Cooler than normal, and that's good for the hot/humid South this time of year. For instance, besides the nice cool breeze, unseasonably so this time of year. That also seems to trigger certain flowering plants to form buds. i.e. brugmansias in my garden, and neighbor's. A nice break, however brief that cool-break maybe. |
dixiegril
Jesup, GA
July 27, 2009
12:55 PM Post #6871462
| We are all growing gill's here in Georgia. It's hot humid and more hot and humid! |
tropicsofohio
Hilliard, OH
(Zone 6b)
July 27, 2009
01:00 PM Post #6871476
| it has been an odd july.. but im happy with it. temps in the mid 80s and the occasional pop-up thunderstorm is causing all the plants to grow well. its cooler than average, but not bad at all. this is the kind of weather i enjoy:) |
CherokeeGreg
Fresno, CA
(Zone 9a)
July 27, 2009
01:05 PM Post #6871492
| Its hot hot hot here in Fresno,CA well it always is in July its just hot as always. |
flowerjen
central, NJ
(Zone 6b)
July 27, 2009
01:10 PM Post #6871508
| Cooler and wetter, very strange weather. |
DonM47
Grand Forks, BC
(Zone 5b)
July 27, 2009
01:43 PM Post #6871638
| Normally very hot in our area of Southern BC during the summer. This year has been exceptionally hot with temps close to 100F for extended lenghts of time. Normally a very dry region and this year is no different, but the unusual part is that over the past several days it has been very humid and muggy. Not normally so in our semi-arid climate. |
MaryE
Baker City, OR
(Zone 5b)
July 27, 2009
02:42 PM Post #6871828
| Hot and dry which is normal for eastern OR. It took a while getting here. We had more rain than normal through most of June which postponed haying season and slowed my vegie garden. We have a grasshopper infestation of near Biblical proportions, they have eaten all the leaves off many of the plants in my yard, but haven't been too damaging to the vegies so far. They have eaten most of the rhubarb leaves which are poisonous to many other animals but seem to have no effect on the grasshoppers. |
SueME
Moline, IL
(Zone 5a)
July 27, 2009
03:13 PM Post #6871942
| Ditto with Sashagirl. We are running at about 6" of rain for the month. But when it is not raining it has run from 70 to about 84 degrees here. |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
July 27, 2009
03:13 PM Post #6871944
| Totally fabby perfect weather. Hot and sunny with refreshing rains at night now and then. Barefeets and shorts and birds and bees and dahlias. What more could one ask for? O and a skunk that has moved under the garden shed. BONUS! |
CapeCodGardener
Mid-Cape, MA
(Zone 7a)
July 27, 2009
03:44 PM Post #6872082
| I agree with Carrie; in MA, only since the middle of July have we been having temps that are cautiously edging up towards normal, and finally, since Saturday, we are "at normal" temps. But we've had more than 2 1/2 times the usual amount of rain, which does make for lush growth and great hydrangeas (and funguses--are gardeners EVER satisfied? LOL)
And maybe, now that things are warming up, we might get some 'maters!! I did see some Stupices redding up when I looked a few minutes ago! Hooray! |
Pamgarden
Central, VA
(Zone 7b)
July 27, 2009
03:57 PM Post #6872127
| We must be in a blue hole here because all around us have reported major rain and thunder and lightening, while we've watched the clouds roll over without a drop. It has been very sunny, hot, and some days very humid. My mom in PA says she can't get warm and my sister in Oregon is looking at perhaps 110 degrees this week. Good grief! |
Kelli
L.A. (Canoga Park), CA
(Zone 10a)
July 27, 2009
04:13 PM Post #6872190
| Pretty typical here - hot, not humid, no rain |
pajonica
Tone-machi
Japan
(Zone 9a)
July 27, 2009
04:23 PM Post #6872234
| Hot 34c Humidity 85% and raining. Then come the typhoons! |
rntx22
Clear Lake, TX
(Zone 9a)
July 27, 2009
04:53 PM Post #6872351
| We have had a very weird summer. June had several record breaking days for temps of 100+ (which does not typically happen so early in the season). Plus we have had a drought - some areas have not had any rain in 30-60 days or more! Again very very strange for the gulf coast. The last 2 weeks have started to go back to normal. Temps in the 90's, evening showers/thunderstorms, very humid!
This message was edited Jul 27, 2009 3:54 PM |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
July 27, 2009
04:55 PM Post #6872355
| Hot drought grips much of Texas. Texas AG is reporting losses over 3.6 BILLION dollars. Temperatures in the Austin, San Antonio area exceeded 100F over 36 consecutive Days. Lake Travis near Austin has lost half of it's body of water, or down over 36 feet. The boating docks are closed, and most except one or two are all on dry land.
Serious, worst drought since the 1950's and possibly ever in Texas.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/gardening/features/65459...
Texas Ag losses 3.6 Billion
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/gardening/features/65400...
This message was edited Jul 27, 2009 3:57 PM |
melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)
July 27, 2009
05:00 PM Post #6872371
| I have a cousin who is in Austin and she says it is brutal down there...and she's used to TX heat.
Very wet July for us...grass is still lush and green. It is usually gasping for whatever it can get by now. Been a bit cooler here as well...even wore long pants a couple of days. (unheard of for July in west KY) |
Lily_love
Central, AL
(Zone 7b)
July 27, 2009
06:13 PM Post #6872663
| Wow, Randy. I'm so sorry to hear about the drought and its effect on the State's AG. We've had some cool days, but the heat promptly returned. Though, we've had plenty rains. |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
July 27, 2009
06:24 PM Post #6872704
| it's been a killer. There have been days that it made you naseaus to be outside it was so hot. I can't speak for the rest of Texas, but here in Houston we have seen a break in the weather pattern. Normal July days seem to have returned with afternoon thunderstorms, and El Nino forming in the Pacific is forecast to send some more relief for the rest of Texas in terms of more rain. |
Joan6aON
Mississauga, ON
(Zone 6a)
July 27, 2009
06:32 PM Post #6872735
| Lots of cloud cover and more rain than usual here in southern Ontario, Canada. It's been a very comfortable summer though because there's very little humidity and heat.
Just hope my tomatoes thrive. So far, so good.
|
Katye
Sammamish, WA
(Zone 7b)
July 27, 2009
08:02 PM Post #6873092
| Hot - as in 98° and almost 5 pm. Our temps are expected to exceed the 100° mark; Seattle will be a few degrees cooler. Normal Summer highs would be about 85°, so this is not being welcomed by many. BUT - this means we will have a fabulous tomato/pepper harvest, and after last summer (wet/cold), I am very glad.
Watering daily to keep everything happy - our plants can get a bit fussy about the heat, since they're normally used to needing water every 8-10 days.
Hanging out in the kiddie pool with the dogs: so worth it! |
vadap
Aurora, CO
(Zone 5b)
July 27, 2009
08:10 PM Post #6873113
| Cooler and wetter. Only 5 days in 90's and have had 13" of rain so far, several inches above average for entire year. Had a night time supercell on west side of Denver, up against the mountains- extremely rare- that dropped up to 18" of hail the other night. Had a confirmed tornado in Longmont about a month ago, also extremely rare with it being close to the mountains. We are normally bumping 100 every day, 5% humidity is normal, and rain is rare during summer months, and everything is brown wherever you look. Not this year!! Cool, humid (for us-50-60%), wet and everything is green. Can't wait for winter. |
Gwendalou
Langley, WA
(Zone 7b)
July 27, 2009
08:28 PM Post #6873160
| Much hotter than normal. Hate it. Cannot function. |
PuddlePirate
North Ridgeville, OH
(Zone 5b)
July 27, 2009
08:54 PM Post #6873243
| Global warming? Hmph. Globaloney! |
acfrancis
Gainesville, FL
(Zone 8b)
July 27, 2009
09:05 PM Post #6873288
| The humidity is stifling (my vanilla plant loves it). I miss the Oregon summers, hot but no humidity and only an occasional mosquito - but tons of the best summer veggies and fruits, especially peaches. The heat here shortens the growing season of so many yummy crops. I definitely prefer the cooler half of the year. |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
July 27, 2009
09:10 PM Post #6873310
| Hey Kayte, can ya keep the heat down there please..I'm coming home to Seattle at the beginning of Sept, and I need to escape the heat!...lol |
Indy
Alexandria, IN
(Zone 5b)
July 27, 2009
09:12 PM Post #6873320
| Cool to warm normal here...much too dry for the past month though south of me it is ok. |
GardenGuyKin
Willamette Valley, OR
(Zone 8a)
July 27, 2009
10:13 PM Post #6873565
| I voted -My weather is not normal for my area
It's 101 as I type at 7pm broke our record high for today.
Expected the same for the next two days! 105 expected for tues. and wed.
It's just not normal for here, Ugh...
It's not really humid here so that's a good thing...Right
I'm not Cool but trying to keep my Plants roots Cool. LOL |
roybird
Santa Fe, NM
July 27, 2009
10:45 PM Post #6873740
| I didn't vote because right now our weather is normal for late July. It is hot during the day, high 80's and low 90's and cool at night, around 60. Thunderstorms every afternoon of varying strength and duration. But June was crazy wet and cool. Early July was hot for 2 weeks, high 90's, and dry. We had a very cold, dry spring with late freezes. So, really, now is the only "normal" weather we've had since winter! |
Katye
Sammamish, WA
(Zone 7b)
July 27, 2009
11:04 PM Post #6873856
| Hey Randy - Didn't know you're from Seattle!
What is your preferred temperature? =:0)
You should know that we've been doing sun-dances here for the past few years & it finally worked! A little too well this week...but we'll have tomatoes & peppers this year for certain! |
WaterCan2
Suffolk County, NY
(Zone 7a)
July 27, 2009
11:40 PM Post #6873970
| Normal now, (hot & humid), after a horrible May/June full of 60° temps, rain and consistently cloudy skies. Lost some houseplants which couldn't be taken out for spring/ early summer because of the weather and some Bonsais which survived winter and came out of dormancy on schedule, only to be met with wet, cold darkness! |
Aguane
Phoenix, AZ
July 28, 2009
01:26 AM Post #6874251
| **help**
113 or so.
**help** |
cando1
Ozone, AR
(Zone 6a)
July 28, 2009
01:41 AM Post #6874298
| Cooler and weter than normal in these Ozarks. We've had several record breaking lows in July?
Being a worry wort. I wonder what this winter holds for us. |
dicentra63
West Valley City, UT
(Zone 6b)
July 28, 2009
02:03 AM Post #6874339
| We were cool and wet until the 3rd week of June, then we shot up into the 80s, and we've just completed our average three triple-digit days, with high 90s accompanying.
But now it's cooled back down into the low 90s and upper 80s for the rest of the week. Definitely an abnormal year, but the rain did go a long way toward refilling Lake Powell. |
weed_woman
Coffs Harbour
Australia
July 28, 2009
04:17 AM Post #6874467
| BEAUTIFUL WEATHER HERE! come on over! Mornings are about 40 and days are about 75. Sometimes a light shower overnight, Beautiful sunny days, Sometimes a breeze, calm ocean and this is the middle of winter! YAY 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom
(Zone 9a)
July 28, 2009
05:15 AM Post #6874498
| Not sure I could cope with the sea on a 5 degree tilt, though!
;-)
|
irisMA
South Hamilton, MA
July 28, 2009
09:37 AM Post #6874993
| yesterday & today were & going to be hot & humid. Can't cope which means can't get at the weeds which are' as high as an elephant's eye' after the over 15" of rain this July. So voted for wet. |
postmandug
Bardstown, KY
(Zone 6a)
July 28, 2009
10:03 AM Post #6875065
| It would great for surfing Resin!!!
Doug |
gloriag
Floyd, VA
(Zone 6b)
July 28, 2009
11:19 AM Post #6875407
| This is my second summer here in Floyd. When I moved here my neighbor said, "There will only be a couple of days during the summer
when you would even think of going swimming! She is right.
I haven't thought of it once.
The nights are comfortably cool and the days are agreeably pleasant.
I live ten minutes down from the Blueridge Parkway. I came from the humidity capital of Virginia, Richmond; and it was very, very hot too.
I can now grow primrose, delphiniums, and lupin among other plants which would have wilted and died back there. I just wish I had done this when I was much younger. |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
July 28, 2009
11:19 AM Post #6875411
| Cooler this week than normal, but June was exceptionally hot and very dry.Climate data says we are about 14 inches shy of our normal rainfall. This is our 4th or 5th year of drought ...Katrina/Rita flooding didn't do any kindnesses to our ecosystem. Salt water incursion into fresh water areas has taken a toll. Grasshoppers and crickets are running rampant from our dry Spring. Since June 15th I have killed over 70 of the SoEastern Lubbers in my yard.They are wreaking havoc with the bulb plants. Every time I see one of the SAVE THE PLANET bumper stickers, I think that we should worry more about saving ourselves, as the planet will eventually shrug us parasites off if we aren't careful.
But, it is Louisiana...if you don't like the weather today, stick around, it'll be different next week. |
Lotsalilys
Maple Heights, OH
July 28, 2009
11:49 AM Post #6875529
| Cooler than usual, and I'll take it!!! |
Aguane
Phoenix, AZ
July 28, 2009
11:58 AM Post #6875566
| ** help me**
Its supposed to be 119 degrees today... ;-( |
melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)
July 28, 2009
12:04 PM Post #6875590
| The 17 year old AC unit decided to give up the ghost today. The guy just left after pronouncing it in a 'vegetative state' ...at least it is a cooler than usual summer. I can only hope that we get the new one set before summer returns with a vengeance. (I'm also grieving the $$$ involved) |
flowerjen
central, NJ
(Zone 6b)
July 28, 2009
12:15 PM Post #6875639
| Wow 119, too hot for me. I hate it when it hits 90. |
treelover3
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4a)
July 28, 2009
01:00 PM Post #6875799
| It's been cool and dry here in Minnesota. We have not hit 90°F (32°C) yet this July and it looks like we won't. We have had no really hot, humid days yet this summer. It's been very weird. I have really enjoyed this summer, though. |
ceejaytown
The Woodlands, TX
(Zone 9a)
July 28, 2009
01:00 PM Post #6875801
| Hot, hot, hot - and dry, dry, dry. Where is this humidity coming from? A horrible summer! |
brigidlily
Lumberton, TX
(Zone 8b)
July 28, 2009
01:02 PM Post #6875812
| Brutal heat and non-stop humidity, though thank the powers that be we've finally had a little rain and could use a LOT more. Good cucumbers this year but the tomatoes couldn't take it. :(
I've thought about whether I'd change places with those where it's been rainy and cool all summer, though, and part of me wouldn't mind, but it would break my heart not to have enough sun for the garden. At least here, you PLAN on having 8 months of summer, and if it gets a little cool by October it's a bonus! |
McCool
Millbury, MA
(Zone 5a)
July 28, 2009
01:11 PM Post #6875854
| I voted "hot & humid -- normal for late July" because right now it is just that; however, we have had a very, very wet and cooler than normal Summer so far. I'd like the "cooler" part every year as I hate the hot weather, but could do with a bit less wet! The slugs are surely loving it as are the mosquitoes. |
DanKistner
Winter Haven, FL
(Zone 9b)
July 28, 2009
01:26 PM Post #6875901
| It has been raining quite a bit here lately. Had to change up my potting soil composition due to all of the rain (ROT!) |
CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN
(Zone 4a)
July 28, 2009
02:03 PM Post #6876110
| All Minnesotan's travel to Arizona for the winter. Aguane, you should hitch a ride up here for the summer. Don't see many 100's here, although it happens occasionally.
75º today with a light breeze. Wonderful!
Bernie |
Patti1957
Eagle Point, OR
(Zone 8a)
July 28, 2009
03:04 PM Post #6876353
| It was 65 this morning suppose to be 105 today, dry not humid, normal, no record breakers yet. Oh yea and no AC! LOL But I do have a pool so it is not all bad.
Patti |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
July 28, 2009
03:27 PM Post #6876411
| Aguane I have set the weather transporter to send some cool mountain breezes and showers your way. shhhh don't tell anyone else about the weather transporter cuz sometimes I miss and hit the wrong town oops |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
July 28, 2009
03:45 PM Post #6876471
| Man I hate it when that happens...GRIN. So the next time we see news of a "freak blizzard" in Arizona, shall we all grin and say the dahlianut has been playing with the transporter again? |
DesertPirate
Fallbrook, CA
(Zone 10b)
July 28, 2009
03:52 PM Post #6876494
| I live in north San Diego county CA. Of course it's perfect! (the weather that is) |
wintergardener
Valatie, NY
(Zone 5a)
July 28, 2009
03:57 PM Post #6876506
| Well, at last the rains in the northeast have let up. Perhaps they WILL be tomatoes, after all! Kevin http://www.agardenforthehouse.com
|
Aguane
Phoenix, AZ
July 28, 2009
04:01 PM Post #6876520
| Country Gardens! That is the most sensible thing I've heard in 16 years! Under consideration when I retire!! Soon, I home!
Dahlianut - I knew you'd take care of us cooking like bacon down here! Crank up that transporter and think PHOENIX, AZ that is!!!! I believe there are a couple other Phoenix's here in the U.S.
THANKS!
Susie |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
July 28, 2009
04:04 PM Post #6876529
| Katye,
Most of the time I like warm and humid, in fact rejoiced when I moved here as I could plan to do things on weekends!! LOL..as I get older, home temperatures are looking more favorable!
Gardenguykin! that's hot! Ya'll don't have AC up there either do ya?! |
zhinusmom
(Trisha) Olympia, WA
(Zone 8a)
July 28, 2009
06:00 PM Post #6876961
| We are upper 90 low 100's this week Not at all normal for our area...had power outages in some areas today due to excessive power usage...this is record breaking heat for this area... |
Aguane
Phoenix, AZ
July 28, 2009
06:02 PM Post #6876965
| Wow, what's up with that, zhinusmom? |
zhinusmom
(Trisha) Olympia, WA
(Zone 8a)
July 28, 2009
06:06 PM Post #6876985
| I am ready to trade 10-15 degrees of our heat or an inch or two of rain!!! They say we will cool down to the 80's by the end of the week...maybe...our normal this time of year is upper 70 to low 80's... |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
July 28, 2009
06:06 PM Post #6876988
| I know! And there is NO airconditioning there either! |
zhinusmom
(Trisha) Olympia, WA
(Zone 8a)
July 28, 2009
06:14 PM Post #6877020
| Most of the businesses and a lot of residences have air conditioning...our entire housing addition has A/C except for me and about two others who switched to gas when our elec. heat pumps went out...the owners switched us , but would not put in the A/C... when the rest of the neighborhood heard that they stayed with replacing or repairing the electric units. So if it gets really unbearable I go next door to my mothers... my fans don't bother my sinuses the way A/C does. So far as long as I keep the doors windows and blinds closed an the fan's on it is quite comfortable inside...we do have good insulation here. |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
July 28, 2009
06:42 PM Post #6877156
| I unwittingly drove my car from Seattle to Houston, not realizing I didn't need airconditioning in Washington, but most assuredly croaked upon arrival learning the hard way it's definately required here...windows needed tinting too! Note to self, sell car before moving next time |
zhinusmom
(Trisha) Olympia, WA
(Zone 8a)
July 28, 2009
06:53 PM Post #6877201
| My nephew from Alaska is going to school at Rice...we get occasional comments on your weather from him...I was born on the TX/OK Border so it is no big surprise for me...must say I don't miss the Warmer Days there...only thing worse was living in Taiwan...felt like I needed a Snorkel in order to breathe... |
Aguane
Phoenix, AZ
July 28, 2009
07:02 PM Post #6877220
| I know what you mean about Taiwan, zhinusmom. I visited Taiwan and Hong Kong in June and it was "thick". Minute I walked outside I felt like I needed another shower. Cold.
Speaking of cold showers. They don't exist here in Phoenix in summer. Ground heats up so much. |
ddkeil
Louisville, NE
July 28, 2009
07:09 PM Post #6877251
| In eastern NE, it is usually HOT from late June through July (95 - 105). This year we have had mid 80s average, with almost perfectly timed rains. We also farm (800 acres), so this weather is Manna from Heaven! I am waiting for the other shoe to drop...we do have August (usually a little cooler) to get through. So far, my gardens are beautiful, and compared to last year, BEAUTIFUL! I haven't lost a single plant or flower that wasn't sick or damaged to begin with - very unusual for me in July. I have learned that, in eastern Nebraska, you don't assume anything about the weather. This week? low 80s with some rain. All right by me!! |
lisabees
Centennial, CO
(Zone 5a)
July 28, 2009
07:38 PM Post #6877380
| It has been cooler & much wetter than normal here. We've had something like DOUBLE our normal precip so far this year. Temp never topped 70 today & that is very odd for July, 80s & 90s are more normal. |
happytail
Covington, LA
(Zone 8b)
July 28, 2009
08:05 PM Post #6877473
| Hot, humid, and lower than normal rain amounts, although today, we've had a good drenching.
I think I'll stay inside and quilt, while my grass grows about 3 inches.
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acfrancis
Gainesville, FL
(Zone 8b)
July 28, 2009
08:31 PM Post #6877594
| I used to use the AC maybe a half-dozen days in Oregon, although I'm sure it'd be running full time if I was there right now.
I think I might have to head for Australia for the summer.
Dahlianut, if you send some cool here for the kitty and me, I promise to send you some warmth next winter (if I can find a transporter)
Amye :) |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
July 28, 2009
09:06 PM Post #6877730
| LOL, I hear ya Trisha,
I lived in Liberia W. Africa, I know the feeling too well! |
GardenGuyKin
Willamette Valley, OR
(Zone 8a)
July 28, 2009
09:13 PM Post #6877758
| Hey there RJ
Gosh I sure hope everyone here in the PNW makes it through the Heat Wave OK!
You have it right RJ...Many of us here don't have Air Cond. it's 105 as I type and I just
saw on the news it reached 107 today. New record High our average this time of year is 86.
I installed my window air conditioners and thank goodness for them helping cool the home.
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dparsons01
Albuquerque, NM
(Zone 7b)
July 28, 2009
09:21 PM Post #6877798
| Normal for this time of year. Monsoon season is getting started which keeps us cooler in the afternoon and frequently brings rain. We are due for a whopping 2.5" in the month of August. |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
July 28, 2009
09:28 PM Post #6877830
| I hear ya...I'm at work, planning the weight and balance on my flights, and I had to pull up the landing temp in Seattle twice, as I was in disbelief of the 97F I saw! |
realbirdlady
Austin, TX
(Zone 8b)
July 28, 2009
09:53 PM Post #6877941
| lol Just wrapping up our second year of NOAA-certified exceptional drought. Our local water authority is in the process of creating a new "extreme drought" stage, since we have so surpassed any usefulness of the definition of their previous most severe stage. Oh, and it's record hot, too. So I'll go with "My weather is not normal for my area".
Good news is that we are definitively identifying lots of drought-hardy species and individuals. |
notmartha
Bay City, MI
(Zone 6a)
July 28, 2009
10:46 PM Post #6878292
| cool summer here in michigan and im not happy!!!
oriental calendar said April,May, May, July they were close
but i think it should have been 3 Mays and then August! well i hope august will get HOT |
trioadastra
Ellsworth, WI
(Zone 4a)
July 28, 2009
10:53 PM Post #6878330
| Perfect here! 77 and low humidity. A little on the dry side though, but no powdery mildew! |
TexasTam
Plano, TX
(Zone 8a)
July 28, 2009
11:08 PM Post #6878388
| I have to say, we're getting an unusual amount of rain for July in North Central Texas, at least in my little neighborhood. Sometimes a single storm will pass over and hit our area and nobody else's. It's a constant battle making sure there's no standing water in the backyard for the mosquitoes to breed in. More rain is a good thing, though. Better than the alternative. And my squash doubles in size whenever I'm not looking.
Also, strangely, very few hummers and butterflies this year. Fewer than normal dragonflies, too.
My Mom in Pittsburgh said it hasn't passed 90 there yet this summer, and I know that's kinda strange too.
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zhinusmom
(Trisha) Olympia, WA
(Zone 8a)
July 29, 2009
12:40 AM Post #6878684
| We broke a hundred here today and that is extreme heat for us!!!! I put a table fan on the floor and the dog has not moved from it all afternoon...think she is smarter than we are!
I have One hummer that comes around regular...he was here during our heavy snow in December, which was also extreme weather for us...
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icanfindroom
Anchorage, AK
July 29, 2009
01:35 AM Post #6878795
| It's been raining in Anchorage but we haven't had it for awhile. We HAVE had a beautiful fabulous summer full of warm sunny days. Sadly that meant forest fires too. So not counting the forest fires, I voted the weathers perfect because of what a great summer we've been having. |
helenchild
Decatur, GA
July 29, 2009
08:08 AM Post #6879237
| We got some much needed rain - it will refill my water barrels. Thats my perfect vote. |
acfrancis
Gainesville, FL
(Zone 8b)
July 29, 2009
09:27 AM Post #6879486
| we've had very few butterflies as well, also just a smattering of aphids all spring and summer, so I think I've seen maybe five ladybugs all year. kinda worrisome. I deliberately use no pesticides (except neem occas on my most prized plants) so the ladybugs will have something to come and munch on, but I havent even been tempted to use it this year. less than average rain, but still enough to bring the mosquitoes. never seen a honeybee here, but always some bumbles and other little bees and wasps. |
sasha10
Como
Italy
(Zone 8b)
July 29, 2009
10:58 AM Post #6879845
| In Bulgaria almost every year (end of July, august) it is blistering hot and humid. Around 30-40C and very humid(60-90%) Its unbearable. |
Aguane
Phoenix, AZ
July 29, 2009
11:25 AM Post #6879952
| I've had many more butterflies, more wasps, Ladybugs and bees than usual. |
DenverJude
Denver, CO
(Zone 5b)
July 29, 2009
11:41 AM Post #6880032
| Other than a couple of weeks ending with last weekend, it's been cooler and much wetter than normal here. I prefer the cooler temps, but the wetter weather has been annoying. And my swamp cooler doesn't work when the humidity is up (I didn't say it was -cold- here). |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
July 29, 2009
12:36 PM Post #6880299
| What IS with the crazy heat on your side of the big rocks PNWers??? I'm coming to visit in a couple of weeks so please fix it soon. Thanks muchly. |
deela51
Westwego, LA
July 29, 2009
03:50 PM Post #6881090
| It's been very hot and humid, which is normal for the New Orleans area, but we've had about a foot less rain than normal. It's been like that for QUITE a few years, unfortunately.
To whomever wrote that they have no air conditioning, I will pray for you. We had to go through that after Katrina and Gustav. We bought a generator after Katrina, but having only fans just blew the hot humid air around!
Waggaman, LA |
gardengus
Flora, IN
(Zone 5a)
July 29, 2009
03:52 PM Post #6881093
| I voted cooler than normal , we are also having extra rain.
60 deg mornings makes it great for working outside
However I am missing tomatoes that are normally ripe now. |
mamasita
Southern Dutchess Co, NY
(Zone 5b)
July 29, 2009
04:34 PM Post #6881274
| I asked the guys who built the pergola at work if they could get busy with ark. June presented us with record-breaking rain in the Hudson Valley (24 days with some type of rain), and July has been rainier than normal, too. It wasn't until these past few days that we've reached the more normal upper 80s with oppressive humidity, and needed to put on the a/c units. It is raining again today. The plants I tend at work were absolutely brutalized by too much rain and on the days it didn't rain, there was very little sun. I threw out a TON of the poor things yesterday. The saddest of all were the tomato plants. The governor of NYS has requested that "...the U.S Department of Agriculture designate 17 New York Counties ... as agricultural disaster areas due to bad weather." From June 1st to July 22nd, the county airport recorded more than 13 inches of rain. It is certainly above that now with what we have received in the last week. |
Kylaluaz
Weed, CA
(Zone 7b)
July 29, 2009
05:40 PM Post #6881552
| Well, I think we can safely say, this is one Voting Booth poll where no one is going to miss an "All of the above" option.
hot and dry here, temps over 100 all this week.
I like it better than humid heat, for sure.
nice clouds up there today give a bit of relief.
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philomel
Termes d'Armagnac
France
(Zone 8a)
 July 29, 2009
05:42 PM Post #6881561
| I voted perfect (probably wouldn't have in January as we had a horrendous storm with lots of damage),
Since then we had a pleasantly wet spring which set the plants up well for a good summer. Days of 30C sunshine interspersed with the odd cooler day and occasional rain. Oooh and the occasional thunderstorm with rather frightening hail. Still, all the norm for here I believe. |
phuggins
Fairmont, WV
(Zone 6a)
July 29, 2009
06:04 PM Post #6881674
| We seem to be located at just the right place in between the cold and wet of the NE and the heat of further west...we had a wet spring (which is normal), and then it's been mostly sunny and in the 70s and 80s during the day and 50s at night. Haven't had to turn on the AC at night yet, and usually just for an hour or two in the afternoon. The natives say it's slightly cooler than normal, but I'm loving it. Unfortunately, my peppers and melons are not, although the maters look good. |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
July 29, 2009
06:11 PM Post #6881714
| My poor hometown of Seattle is at 101F today expected to get at 104F. I don't think I've ever seen it that hot there...EVER! |
Wulfsden
Riverdale, NJ
(Zone 6a)
July 29, 2009
07:22 PM Post #6882061
| We had two absolutely rain free days in June. July is a bit warmer, but rainwise it isn't doing much better. The tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and zucchini love it. Should be a bumper harvest if they don't rot first. C'est la vie.
Ed |
Katye
Sammamish, WA
(Zone 7b)
July 29, 2009
09:08 PM Post #6882633
| Just a bit east of Seattle at 6:06 pm: 102° in the shade.
We're working hard to get a better temp for you Dnut & Randy - hope 85° sounds reasonable. |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
July 29, 2009
09:09 PM Post #6882643
| sounds good to me! You guys even topped us in the temp area today... |
Katye
Sammamish, WA
(Zone 7b)
July 29, 2009
09:24 PM Post #6882711
| I think you win on humidity - ALWAYS! |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
July 29, 2009
09:28 PM Post #6882733
| so true...just asky my dewy skin! |
juliep127
Crestwood, KY
July 29, 2009
09:28 PM Post #6882734
| Coolest July on record. Rainy too!! It idid not get into the 90's all month. Unheard of!!! |
zhinusmom
(Trisha) Olympia, WA
(Zone 8a)
July 29, 2009
11:48 PM Post #6883305
| Well, Seattle hit a high of 101* today the all time high since they have been tracking temperature there... we hit 104* here in Olympia, it will cool to 89 by around midnight...and down to 72 by morning .Winlock a bit south of us made 110* ...thunderstorms along the mountains and Lightening induced fires in the north... this is miserable and unusual for us...and Not Fun! |
mauryhillfarm
Vashon, WA
(Zone 8b)
July 30, 2009
12:09 AM Post #6883407
| The power went out on Vashon (near Seattle) in the hottest part of the afternoon. No fan, no water. My teenage son and a group of his friends had been playing music (2 guitars, 1 drummer, and a singer with lots of amps) in our out-building. They were hot and sweaty and all came in for drinks, and all I had to offer them was stale emergency water from containers and cans of V-8 juice. I did NOT make points as a cool mom with chilled pop in the fridge. |
icanfindroom
Anchorage, AK
July 30, 2009
12:20 AM Post #6883435
| WOW you Washingtonians! I grew up there, moved to AK a year ago from a diff. state so haven't been in WA for 5yrs now. That is crazy hot for WA. I remember the "good ol'days" when if it got into the 80's we thought we would broil. No offense to WA, because I positively love it, but I sure am glad I'm in Anchorage where "in the 80's" is still when people think they're gonna melt. Of course if you mosey up to Fairbanks things get a bit warmer. Hope you're all surviving down there! |
DenverJude
Denver, CO
(Zone 5b)
July 30, 2009
02:06 AM Post #6883663
| We didn't even hit 70 today and it's in the mid 40s tonight. Very odd for July. |
zhinu
(Laura) Olympia, WA
(Zone 8a)
July 30, 2009
02:53 AM Post #6883708
| We're having record breaking high temps here, maybe the highest since temps began to be recorded. We got to 106 degrees today; it's still 79 degrees outside. |
les_kaighin
Isle of Man
United Kingdom
July 30, 2009
11:36 AM Post #6884771
| The Isle of Man has been very windy in July, my climbing beans have been battered. Rainfall has been regular, but not as bad as parts of England. This is not normal July weather. |
pajaritomt
Los Alamos, NM
(Zone 5a)
July 30, 2009
11:39 AM Post #6884791
| Here in Los Alamos, NM we are in our summer monsoon season. At 7,300 ft. our summer is just like most of the others, cool with afternoon rain showers. We rarely have heat in the 90's and this year is no different. We did have more rain than usual in the early summer but other than that our summer has been normally lovely. |
grownut
Clarkson, KY
July 30, 2009
11:45 AM Post #6884814
| Cool and wet...I'm thankful we are catching up on all the rain we didn't get the last two summers. (I'm about 40mi SW of Doug...) But I have about 5000 green tomatoes that won't ripen...and 10,000 volunteer cherry tomatoes. AAAck!! Anyone know how many cherry tomatoes I'd need to peel to make 24 quarts of spaghetti sauce for the winter? |
Edens_Gardener
Clay Center, KS
(Zone 5b)
July 30, 2009
11:50 AM Post #6884841
| Wonderful July for North Central Kansas, many day time highs around 80 and cool nights. Don't know what August will be, but it's been a fantastic summer so far, even if our tomatoes are not producing. |
CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN
(Zone 4a)
July 30, 2009
12:05 PM Post #6884919
| We have the same problem here, green tomatoes that won't ripen. We hear it every year. Then every year around August 10 to 15, BOOM!! All tomatoes are ripe at once! Why do people think tomatoes should be ripe 40 days after they set them out. Most tomatoes are 65 or more days maturity.
I don't raise any tomatoes outside any longer. I don't like blighted tomatoes. No blight inside. I have been picking for a while now.
Bernie
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gen2026
Camden, AR
July 30, 2009
12:08 PM Post #6884927
| This has been a strange summer here with record high temps in June ... and now record lows and record rainfall in July. Today, Arkansas should break a rainfall in July record that has stood since 1871 !! They are calling for rain today, tomorrow, the next day, the next, etc - all the way until NEXT Saturday and the date just keeps moving out. It has been raining since Sunday already... When it does stop - it will probably be unbearable heat !! My plants are not sure WHAT is going on...
Genna
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grownut
Clarkson, KY
July 30, 2009
01:06 PM Post #6885153
| Wow, Bernie! Mine went out around May 1st...and usually we have tomatos in July... |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
July 30, 2009
04:25 PM Post #6885974
| My friend said it hit 104 in Burien right outside of Seattle..His Condo didn't get below 90F last night...argh! |
zhinu
(Laura) Olympia, WA
(Zone 8a)
July 30, 2009
04:58 PM Post #6886109
| Our house only got down to the upper 80's, I'm not sure that it got much below that outside last night. That's what really sucks; in the desert areas I've been told you get really high day time temps but it drops to really cold temps at night. We've just had hot, it was in the mid-80's at 2 a.m. You can't cool down that way, even if you close up every thing during the day it's still a nice summer day temp inside. |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
July 30, 2009
05:08 PM Post #6886152
| I know in Easter Wa. it's like that.
My friend went out with a couple of his friends to buy airconditioners today. |
zhinu
(Laura) Olympia, WA
(Zone 8a)
July 30, 2009
05:26 PM Post #6886224
| I think it's colder east of the mountains than west of them right now. |
birder17
Jackson, MO
(Zone 6b)
July 30, 2009
09:12 PM Post #6887206
| Lower than normal temperatures. July 4th weekend we had to put a light jacket on while we were on our deck. Loved it.
We've had absolutely great weather for this area cooler and lower humidity. We've had humidity this past week which is quite normal. However, overall, a wonderful summer. Our garden has produced huge amounts of veggies. We're putting veggies up in the freezer and eating, eating eating fresh veggies every day for snacks and meals. The flowers really like it too--just keep blooming. |
petralittledog
Salina, KS
(Zone 6a)
July 30, 2009
11:21 PM Post #6887839
| The end of July has been absolutely wonderful. Temps in the low 80s for the past few days. That ends tomorrow & then Sunday is forecast for 100s. Much more normal for this time of year.
We are in desperate need of rain in this part of the state.
I have so enjoyed the cooler temperatures.
Greta |
gessiegail
Taft, TX
(Zone 9a)
July 30, 2009
11:29 PM Post #6887866
| I am in south Texas where the drought is extreme and the temps hotter than I ever remember in my life. My brother, being a farmer, says that we are experiencing a more than 100 year drought. Today's real feel heat index was 108 just like every day. Actual temps are running 98 and 99 every day. (over 33 days in a row I do believe)
Our foundations are moving because of lack of rain. Only 2" since Janurary 1 of this year have we had. My utility room has completely shifted away on a slab from the pier and beam house. The foundation people were out today to see my 2" gap along with all the doors in the house not closing.
What a summer we will never forget. I don't ever remember praying for a hurricane just to get needed rain. Lake Travis in Austin has been closed down to the public as have many other bodies of water in Texas.
My fig tree can't even produce normal fruit...it wants God's water...not my city water. |
redchic01
southern willamette , OR
(Zone 7a)
July 31, 2009
06:23 AM Post #6888416
| I voted that my weather was not normal for my area! Nope, it's been literally 25 deg. above average for the last few days! I'm in the heatwave along with Gardenguykin, zhinu, zhinusmom, and Katye.
Today was very bearable, almost nice at 94 deg. But the last couple of days were officially 111 and 108 deg., which is just not right. It reminds me of when I've been visiting Las Vegas and Phoenix! Of course the heat waved caused few Forest Firest to grow quickly and make it smokey, hot, air. I'm really looking forward to todays temperature which is supposed to about 90-92! Normally I would not say that I look forward to that, but it really sounds good now! |
GardenGuyKin
Willamette Valley, OR
(Zone 8a)
July 31, 2009
06:31 AM Post #6888429
| I'm with ya !!
I like having our cool night's back too!
:) |
redchic01
southern willamette , OR
(Zone 7a)
July 31, 2009
06:50 AM Post #6888466
| Definitely! We're up at an hour when our temperatures are "normal" now! lol |
grownut
Clarkson, KY
July 31, 2009
09:47 AM Post #6888984
| Oh golly...we've got your weather here!! Went to school at UofO...think late May before it dries off...nutty!! (feel like a Fighting Duck too with all the rain!!(U of Oregon)) |
BeaHive
Silverton, OR
July 31, 2009
10:00 AM Post #6889051
| Another one here in the Willamette Valley not liking the heat that we have been having. I moved from SF bay area to get away from this kind of heat! Much better this morning and expected high 88 today. Better..but still a bit hot for my liking. |
VA_Wild_Rose
Fredericksburg, VA
(Zone 7a)
July 31, 2009
10:05 AM Post #6889077
| We had been having a cooler and wetter than normal summer... until about 10 days ago. Now we are back to what is normal for this area... unfortunately!!! I would have been happy with a cooler and wetter than normal entire summer! |
cactuspatch
La Luz/Alamogordo, NM
(Zone 7b)
July 31, 2009
01:39 PM Post #6889904
| Our dry heat with low humidity is what I checked. But some days it is cool with rain as is normal here in the Chihuahuan desert. It is our monsoon season when we get most of our rain. Mornings are perfect for working in the yard and garden. I stay inside midday to get my work done and then it cools down nicely to sit on the porch after supper. Before adding weather links on my computer and hearing what others say about their weather, I hadn't realized what perfect weather we have most of the year. Never the extreme highs like AZ and never the extreme cold like much of the country. |
Sofonisba
Putnam County, NY
(Zone 6a)
July 31, 2009
02:04 PM Post #6889978
| Much cooler and much wetter than usual. NY is one of the wettest states in the Union, so you can imagine how much rain we've had! |
growin
Vancouver, BC
(Zone 8b)
July 31, 2009
03:45 PM Post #6890428
| My weather is not normal for my area. Vancouver, BC broke all time temperature records for both of the last 2 days with yesterday's temperature at 34.4 C/93.9 F. This might not be hot for some but it's quite humid and we're not used to these temperatures. Elderly, homeless and people with respiratory problems are most affected http://news.sympatico.msn.cbc.ca/abc/Local/BC/ContentPosting...
My theory is that with the significant Pine Beetle damage to interior forests has removed a natural climate buffer that has allowed Siberian cold fronts to filter down to the coast for winter and hot interior heat to flow west. |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
July 31, 2009
04:01 PM Post #6890491
| Growin the heat is sneaking through the big rocks. Sposed to be those same temps here tomorrow with thunderboomers. Do you mind just keepin that stuff on your side of the big rocks good buddy? |
acfrancis
Gainesville, FL
(Zone 8b)
July 31, 2009
06:18 PM Post #6891110
| Well, earlier in the week I was missing the Oregon summers, but now I'm glad to be here in the A/C. It's hot and humid here, but no worse than a typical Florida week. I feel for you PNWers. That is the hot where if you touch your hot car, you can burn yourself, like touching a hot stove burner. |
bachngolf
Mesquite, NV
(Zone 9a)
July 31, 2009
06:39 PM Post #6891203
| Hi from the middle of the desert - 104-114 for the past few weeks - have had only .09 inches of rain this year! My tomatoes LOVE the dry heat, but everything else whimpers.
Here's a photo of my reblooming iris from last Fall. Not sure what will happen this Fall.
Anne King
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Kelli
L.A. (Canoga Park), CA
(Zone 10a)
July 31, 2009
09:51 PM Post #6891996
| Hasn't rained since March, or maybe it was February, or maybe April. That's pretty typical, and it won't rain again until October, November, or December.
Out in the wild
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FourDogMom
Vernal, UT
July 31, 2009
10:44 PM Post #6892255
| We've had a way cooler than normal summer in northeastern Utah . . . with lots of rain in June, which is highly unusual for our high desert environment. It slowed the veggies' growth, but they're catching up now that the temperatures are staying in the upper 80's and low 90's (with nearly no humidity) during the day.
I'm sorry our friends in Texas (my hometown is Austin) had such a brutal June and July and hope the rains come soon. |
yardqueen1948
Emory, TX
(Zone 8a)
July 31, 2009
11:09 PM Post #6892347
| Here in NE Texas we have had some very nice rain. REAL RAIN! Like about 3 times a few days apart and total of about 3 inches! Our grass is still green, our plants are happy! Even the brugs are blooming sort of like they do in the fall, because it cooled off a bit. It was only 91 today... LOL but we had a few days in the high 80's due to the rain. It had been inthe 100's before the rain... |
Aguane
Phoenix, AZ
July 31, 2009
11:33 PM Post #6892433
| I feel your pain, backngolf. Been very hot here. Unbearable.
Lucky you, yardqueen1948, you get RAIN! We haven't had any real monsoon activity for a good month.. and that wasn't true monsoon weather! |
mike_in_NZ
Atawhai,Nelson
New Zealand
(Zone 10a)
August 01, 2009
05:03 AM Post #6892967
| Mid-winter here but I just mowed the lawn since it keeps on growing even at this time of year. Proteas in full flower and some other plants continue to grow. Yay for the mild Kiwi winter!
Mike
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greenbrain
Madison, IL
(Zone 6a)
August 01, 2009
07:26 AM Post #6893066
| This summer has brought much to be thankful for weather wise. This has been an ideal summer with the last two being extremely hot and dry. My last utility bill was actually $70 less than the month before. Now that is very unusual. It's also nice to have a green lawn for a change. My veggie garden is thriving though the watering cans are dust covered, so the water bill is also lower. I thought August would bring on the heat, but this week's forecast is mild temps with occassional showers. The shrubs and roses; that I planted a few years ago and barely survived the past 2 summers; are showing off this year. : ) |
momcat
northeast, IL
(Zone 5a)
August 01, 2009
08:26 AM Post #6893197
| It's been cooler, I think the coolest summer we've ever had, so far. Still not cool enough for me, but 70's to mid 80's are OK.
I love the flowers of summer, but I'm still anxiously awaiting fall weather.
Deb |
yardqueen1948
Emory, TX
(Zone 8a)
August 01, 2009
09:52 AM Post #6893405
| I would love 70's & 80's! |
music2keep
Peterstown, WV
(Zone 6a)
August 01, 2009
04:53 PM Post #6894778
| This July was the coolest on record. We have also had more rain than normal. But I'll tell ya...I'm really not complaining! :D I haven't had to water hardly any this summer! A real plus. |
Emma75
Deland, FL
August 01, 2009
07:46 PM Post #6895346
| Hot, humid, and rainier than usual...that means the weeds are worse than ever, and impossible to keep up with! On the other hand, I'm grateful because we moved several very large 50-60 year old camellias and azaleas this past winter, so they are managing to survive the temps and set new roots without me having to water them! |
hellnzn11
Rosamond, CA
(Zone 8b)
August 01, 2009
10:33 PM Post #6896079
| I said it is different, but it really is not, except for the heat wave in July, which usually comes in August, and the humidity has been up, despite the gross lack of rain, so the evaporative cooler is not working up to par. I can only pray for a swap of weather trend in August where we get Arizona's monsoon season and allow us some early rain.
I saw that an El Nino is coming supposedly, so may be wet for us in the winter and dry for a lot of you. Whhoooo hooo.
My plants are hating life now. |
hellnzn11
Rosamond, CA
(Zone 8b)
August 01, 2009
10:42 PM Post #6896102
| After seeing this, I want to move to roybird's area. I will now commence my home searching. I love the dry weather, with rain and tolerable temps. I am all over that. |
gessiegail
Taft, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 01, 2009
10:59 PM Post #6896157
| One daughter and her family just returned from Florida and just loved the weather compared to Texas heat...
The other one and her family left this morning for a week of wonderful Florida nice weather. They don't think Florida is hot at all compared to central Texas. |
redchic01
southern willamette , OR
(Zone 7a)
August 02, 2009
02:56 AM Post #6896670
| Acfrancis... you're right, when your car is hot enough that you burn yourself when you touch it... that's an excellent gauge! Especially coming from a former PNWester!
Same with Grownut! and you remember correctly that it is late may when we dry out.
It was 94 today. Strangely enough, it seems quite reasonable! But, i'm sure that's only because it doesn't feel like an oven when I open the door any more! |
grownut
Clarkson, KY
August 02, 2009
08:15 AM Post #6896940
| redchik ---I remember because I gave up on wearing shoes in college due to the wet!! Sometimes in December and January...usually I packed dry shoes and socks in my backpack and put them on during classes. Only one in there with warm dry feet!! lol. Ducks is right!! |
revclaus
Denver, CO
(Zone 5b)
August 02, 2009
10:15 AM Post #6897264
| Not normal. It's been a cool, wet summer. Just today the temp is supposed to get into the 90s. But we only hit above 90 twice in July. Totally not normal. We're still waiting for summer. Rainfall way above normal too, almost 4" above average year to date, and we only get about 14-15" annually! |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
August 02, 2009
06:16 PM Post #6898925
| We are now into the first couple of days of August and it's still blistering hot ... and I'm afraid we have at least three more months to go before any chance of cooling down a bit here! |
gardenwife
Newark, OH
(Zone 5b)
August 02, 2009
07:40 PM Post #6899231
| Central Ohio's been cooler than normal. Up until the last week or so, it's been dry. Now, we've had many inches of rain and the weeds are thriving! Cooler temps, particularly at night, mean my tomatoes and peppers aren't doing too much. My basil's doing okay, though. I grow all my veggies in DIY self-watering containers made out of Rubbermaid tubs. |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
August 02, 2009
08:28 PM Post #6899431
| I'd even settle for cooler nights! Our low's have been in the mid 70's and some nights almost 80º! |
mabb44
Little Mountain, SC
August 02, 2009
09:18 PM Post #6899637
| It's been a little cooler than normal and a little wetter than normal just north of Columbia. Not too bad! |
yardqueen1948
Emory, TX
(Zone 8a)
August 02, 2009
11:27 PM Post #6900158
| I just found out we had 5 inches of rain last week! It was 3 only by midweek. It rained every day last week...
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hellnzn11
Rosamond, CA
(Zone 8b)
August 03, 2009
10:43 PM Post #6904422
| You guys getting rain have no clue how lucky and blessed you are not to be in drought conditions and worse in the west, where we are always dry anyway. |
grownut
Clarkson, KY
August 03, 2009
11:22 PM Post #6904613
| Believe me...I appreciate what we're getting...we've had drought conditions for the two preceding summers, everyone losing animals or selling them because there wasn't enough food to be had. Never had animals when living in dry country...but we didn't manage to get all last summer the amount of rain we've averaged weekly this time around. |
hellnzn11
Rosamond, CA
(Zone 8b)
August 07, 2009
01:35 AM Post #6917519
| Ho hum! sigh. |
bachngolf
Mesquite, NV
(Zone 9a)
August 07, 2009
08:53 AM Post #6918012
| Yesterday, in Mesquite NV, it was only 100 degrees - this morning (at 5:30) it was 70!!!! What a relief such a cool morning is - perhaps it portends an early Fall for us. I hope! - My Naked Ladies are blooming... |
hellnzn11
Rosamond, CA
(Zone 8b)
August 08, 2009
06:59 PM Post #6923962
| I just said that bachngolf, our Fruitless Mulberrys are losing yellow leaves early, which usually is a tell tale sign. Last year it did not happen in Aug. and we had no fall. |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
August 08, 2009
07:11 PM Post #6923996
| Fall in south central Louisiana lasts about a month if we are lucky...We almost leap from summer to winter and the same in the spring...maybe two weeks between winter and summer. I think we should be the water faucet state: we are either hot or cold. grin |
hellnzn11
Rosamond, CA
(Zone 8b)
August 08, 2009
08:20 PM Post #6924201
| Us too. |
