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 |