Saturday Summary August 9, 2014

Weatherbell Analytics ^ | August 9, 2014 | Joe Bastardi

[Excellence]

It's really been a more or less normal summer for New York, hysteria notwithstanding, and summer isn't over for another three weeks, meteorologically speaking. Hawaii did not get hit with any hurricanes; one went north, the other disintegrated. Everything else is pretty much well following the forecast.

[Excellence]

Joe Bastardi Saturday Summary ping.

If you would like on or off, let me know.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Oh, No! Joe has to compete with the Green Bay Packers for my attention tonight! ;)

[Sherman Logan]

summer isn't over for another three weeks, meteorologically speaking.

End of summer on the last day of August is cultural.

Meteorological last day of summer this year is September 21. So almost six weeks to go.

[CatherineofAragon]

It’s raining here in central Virginia and the temperature is 68 degrees.

68. In Virginia. In July.

I am so tickled. :)

[P.O.E.]

I blame the media for the Katrina fiasco - they cry wolf so often too many people decided to stay put.

[Excellence]

Meteorological last day of summer this year is September 21. So almost six weeks to go.

That astronomical, and those dates can change.

Meteorological seasons don't change so they can be compared from year to year and decade to decade. So meteorological winter is December 1 to the last day of February, spring is March 1 to May 31, summer is June 1 to August 31, and fall is September 1 to November 30, year in year out.

[Sherman Logan]

Ah, my mistake. Sorry.

[Excellence]

I saw football on the tv screens at Walmart this morning and about fell over. Already?

[Excellence]

No problem. I had to learn, too.

[PA Engineer]

Thanks for the ping.

Looks like winter is going to be snowy and cold here again. The summer has been fantastic. I don't remember hitting 80 on the ridge for at least the past month.

Accuweather is still consistently off by 5+ degrees a day. A strange game they are playing. Today is the warmest day we have had this past 30 at 77º mid afternoon. Their forecast is for 85.

[BroJoeK]

Let’s see if I’ve figured this out... how do you make ordinary weather sound exciting?
If you’re “mainstream media” you super-hype “global climate change” and blame every thunder storm on people in SUVs or pickups.

If you’re Joe Bastardi, you do it by poking fun at the alarmists.
That certainly makes his forecasts more interesting to me!

So, you see, global warming is good for **something**.

;-)

[outofsalt]

Dateline: Honolulu, HI August 8, 2014 All emails and the entire vital records repository from 1961 were lost in the great storm Iselle. No details to follow.

[Bigg Red]

68. In Virginia. In July.

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You posted this on 9 AUG.

I understand, though, as the summer has just flown for me, as well. :)

[Bigg Red]

This has been a beautiful summer here in Maryland. No long-term heat waves. Just the kindest June and July in about 40 years.

The summer of 2013 was a stinker.

[CatherineofAragon]

I think I’m losing it. I really do.

Thank you for pointing that out. :)

[Parley Baer]

Thank you for the posting. I look forward to it every Saturday.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Never too soon for Football! :)

[LucyT]

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Dateline: Honolulu, HI August 8, 2014
All emails and the entire vital records repository from 1961 were lost in the great storm Iselle.
No details to follow.

Ping to comment too good to miss.

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[trisham]

We’re supposed to have a “Super Moon” tonight. I know that’s not weather, but if the weather is good, we’ll be able to see it! :)