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Nick Diller weather summary for June 2024: 3 degrees hotter than average

Precipitation overall was below average by quite a margin.

Great Barrington — The month of June started wonderfully, warm but not oppressive. So, I set up the back yard, the cocktail and grilling area. I was ready for some backyard fun. But I should have known it was not going to last.

Suddenly, in came the heat and humidity. And that prevented outdoor time. Not so much the high temps but the high humidity.The figures bear me out with two-thirds of the month showing temperatures 80 or above including 90 plus. We won’t forget the unusual heat wave of four straight days in the 90’s with dewpoints in the low 70s. It was quite oppressive resulting in an early use of A/C. and no real relief after the sun went down with 13 days staying at least 60. Overall, the month was 3 degrees above this century’s mean average.

Precipitation overall was below average by quite a margin. But the running total for the year is way above average. This year to date I have recorded just over 28 inches of rain and snow melt. In 2023 the first six months measured 6 inches or less. Then came one of the wettest July’s on record with nearly a foot of rain.

We are hoping for a drier July and August this year. The National Weather Service says we should — with the equatorial eastern Pacific turning El Nino to cooler and drier la Nina, but the transitional phase will be slower, between July and September. So, be patient, and have a great July.

Daily weather statistics

DATE HI TEMP LO TEMP     SKY RAIN                                                                                                                 COMMENTS
6/1/24 82 46 FAIR PERFECT WEATHER
6/2/24 84 46 CHANGING FAIR DAY. BECOMING MCLDY LATE EVENING
6/3/24 86 60 FAIR PCLDY SOMEWHAT HUMID (DP69)
6/4/24 88 54 CHANGING CLEAR SUNRISE. FAIR TIL AFTERNOOON. BECOMING MCLDY 4P. SPRINKLES 6P. PCLDY LATE PM.
6/5/24 85 60 CHANGING FAIR AM. BECOMING MCLDY 6P.
6/6/24 78 64 CHANGING 0.31 MCLDY, SPRINKLES AM PCLDY MID DAY. MCLDY 5P. THUNDERSH 6:50 TIL 7:10P THEN CLEARING
6/7/24 81 56 CHANGING DENSE FOG SUNRISE. THEN PCLDY DAY, BECOMING MCLDY EVENING PCLDY LATE PM.
6/8/24 74 51 CHANGING BECOMING CLERAR SUNRISE. PCLDY BREEZY AND LESS HUMID AFTERNOON. & EVENING
6/9/24 71 55 CHANGING 0.34 VCLDY.  RAIN 2A TIL8A, ALSO INTERMENTAN RAIN 2P TO 3P. BECOMING MCLDY LATE PM.
6/10/24 71 53 CHANGING 0.03 LIGHT RAIN 1A. PCLDY SUNRISE. VCLDY BREEZY DAY MCLDY EVENING
6/11/24 66 52 CLOUDY MCLDY EARLY AM MCLDY ALL DAY & EVEINING.  NO RAIN
6/12/24 75 50 CHANGING BECOMING PCLDY AT 8:30A. THEN FAIR
6/13/24 86 48 FAIR CLEAR SUNRISE. FAIR, MORE HUMID AFTERNOON. (DP65)
6/14/24 83 61 CHANGING 1.27 CLEAR SUNRISE.  BECOMING MCLDY BY9A. DISTANT THUNDERSH NOON & 3:30P, THUNDERSH 9P WITH STRONG WINDS (W25)
6/15/24 77 56 FIR A PERFECT FAIR-WEATHER DAY AND EVENING
6/16/24 79 47 FAIR nuxw
6/17/24 86 57 FAIR PCLDY HAZY MORE HUMID (DP70)
6/18/24 93 64 FAIR HAZY HUMID (DP72)
6/19/24 94 68 CHANGING HAZY HUMID, MCLDY 5P. THEN PCLDY EVE
6/20/24 95 69 CHANGING 0.08 HAZY HUMID. DISTANT THUNDEERSH WITH BRUEF LIGHT RAIN, LATR FTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
6/21/24 91 68 CHANGING 0.41 PCLDY AM. BECOMING MCLDY 3P, RAIN , THUNDERSH , LATE AFTERNOON. PCLDY LATE PM (DP 73)
6/22/24 84 69 CHANGING 0.62 FOG SUNRISE. HAZY HUMID (DP71) . THUNDERSH  MID AFTERNOON AND LATE PM
6/23/24 86 69 CHANGING 0.03 VCLDY HUMID. THUNDERSH 5P THEN PCLDY LATE PM.
6/24/24 78 58 CHANGING 0.05 PCLDY SUNRISE. MCLDY, WINDY PERIODS OF LIGHT RAN AND DRIZZLEAFTERNOON. PCLDY DALM EVENING
6/25/24 88 56 FAIR CLEARING EARLY AM.  FAIR DAY CLEAR EVE
6/26/24 90 62 CHANGING 0.07 FAIR DAY. BECOMING MCLDY BY 7P. LIGHT RAIN  & BRIEF TBUNDERSH 9;30P TIL 12 MIDNIGHT
6/27/24 81 60 CHANGING 0.03 LIGHT RAIN EARLY AM. BECOMING PCLDY SUNRISE. FAIR BREEZY, CLEAR CALM EVENING
6/28/24 78 47 FAIR FAIR THRU EARLY EVENING. BECOMING MCLDY LATE PM
6/29/24 75 61 CLOUDY 0.17 LIGHT RAIN  4A. PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN 3:30P TIL 9P.
6/30/24 86 59 CHANGING 0.79 MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN 12A TIL 1;30A. PCLY LATE AM. DISTANT THUNDERSH 2P. HEAVY RAIN WIND 6:45P TUK 7P THEN PCLDY.
TOTAL 82 58 MEAN: 70 4.2
SINCE 2000 78 55 MEAN:  66.5 5.06
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