Summer 2024 - General Discussion

The majority of people equate warmer temperatures to getting a better tan/burned.

It's uneducated nonsense. I can remember getting my face burned being out all day in a January while it was about 5 degrees.

I don;t even bother explaining Sun strength and proximity to the Equator

Exactly. If someone asks "What's the weather like?", and the answer is "It's quite dull and overcast, a few bright spells but nothing to get excited about." You would be quiet disappointed. Your disappointment isn't going to change if the follow up is, "Do you know statistically it was the warmest May on record."

https://news.sky.com/story/why-is-june-so-cold-and-when-will-it-warm-up-13150677

I think these few paragraphs sum things up perfectly and should be borne in mind when we complain about 'bad' spring and summer weather.

Meteorologists are not surprised by the wet and blustery June.

"This is not that unusual," said Sky News meteorologist Christopher England.

"Temperatures haven't been that much below average, but frequent stiff winds have made it feel colder," he said.

"People always seem to think summer should be warmer than it actually is."

Prof Schultz added because climate change has pushed up average temperatures, we notice more when our weather gets colder.

"We might be complaining about a few degrees cooler than normal but historically, this spell might actually be closer to normal," he said.

Total Bull$hit. There was near frost on my windows this morning. If some gadge wants to try convince me there was frost on my windows in the June of 1995 they'd have better luck convincing me that tomorrow is Halloween

was a nice evening when sun came out

we were out in the garden

Just had the heat on for an hour for the first time in a fortnight. Couldn't stand the chill any longer. I'm happy enough with the current cool temperatures when I'm out and about, but I need some warmth to relax in the evening. The breeze is the main issue for me at the moment, though overall today was ok. But if the alternative is just warm rain, then I'd rather keep what we have! Dreading what's forecast from Thursday.

5c currently in carrick it's very chilly , gonna stick on my electric blanket in a while

Basically this. Up at 5.30 this morning and wasn't chilly, it was cold. Currently 8c, feels a lot cooler than that. N Kildare

I thought yesterday was a lovely day in Galway and I was overheating at times but I was out and about all day doing manual work. I also did a 10k run which will keep you toasty in any weather. More of this dry weather please, getting so much done.

Depends on your version of a 'lovely day', if it was Spring or Autumn, I'd probably agree with you, but on the basis that it's the middle of June, it's very hard to believe that it's Summer time. I even pulled out the Winter coat again for my cycle in this morning, and I can safely say that has never come out before during the Summer months. It's depressing stuff temperature wise.

My state examinations coincided with some of the worst June periods in recent memory - June 2016 after the warm spell had ended and June 2019 when we had at least 3 days under 12 degrees here in Dublin. I was blessed. Meanwhile my friend had his during 2018 😙 had finished summer exams just in time in late May 2018 to go enjoy the sunshine with back garden pool having the most uses ever. Oh I would do anything for that summer after all this trash of a period since last July.

Hoodies weather

12.5 degrees in the north east but with that biting wind feels more like 7 or 8

It’s actually a bad day for January never mind June 😂

Oh I am many years beyond my peak running days. It's a real slog now to be honest. But I managed 35,000 steps yesterday overall which left me exhausted.