Cleveland July and August never hit 90.
Here in SW WI, the weather forecasts 2x-3x called for “high 80s, with 90 degrees in the valleys and heat indexes of over 100”. While it hit 90 in La Crosse, where they have a lot of concrete, I live in a valley and it has never gotten above 86 or so. We have had several nightime temps below 50 during this summer.Tomatoes are taking forever to turn red. This is the second year we haven’t even bothered to put the a/c in the bedroom and three years ago, we put it in and never used it.
We have heated the 38’x18’ above ground pool 3x so far in AUGUST. Usually, we are blocking the sun, running the pump at night, dumping water to add cold water and doing all we can to keep it at 82. This year, it has never once gotten over 82 with just sun and it has only reached that temp very late in the afternoon. We have had many days of N or NNE winds, another thing that is unusual.
I am unsure of this coming winter. Jusy like last year, NOAA gives our area a 33%-50% chance of being warmer than *normal*. I just saw my first wooly bear caterpiller and the stripes were absolutely even between black and brown, FWIW. But, we are planning for a cold one, just in case.