Cool June Has GTA Residents Asking “Whatever Happened To Summer?”
Posted June 8, 2009 12:00 pm.
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No it’s not your imagination – this has been one of the most unpleasant springs in a while. From Victoria Day, when we had a risk of frost, to the first full week in June, temperatures have been depressed – and left a lot of summer-hungry GTA residents feeling the same way.
Parts of the GTA were rained on Monday, with the risk of thunderstorms at night and into Tuesday putting a new damper on things.
And no, it’s not your imagination. Late spring hasn’t exactly been summer-like. And June hasn’t been busting out all over.
“It’s been a little on the lousy side the last couple of weeks, “admits CityNews meteorologist Michael Kuss. “This latest week alone, the first week of June, has been two and a half degrees below normal. That’s a significant amount.”
Since May 25th, almost every day has been below the seasonal average of 23C, and only one day in June has made it that high. And if you’ve chosen this month for your summer vacation, beware – it’s not going to get a lot better right away.
“The next couple of weeks still look cool, so officially the last two weeks of spring are going to be probably a little bit below normal,” Kuss concurs.
He knows you want the good stuff, but points out this is typical of spring – a little chilly at times, a little rain and not quite enough warmth. But it all eventually averages out.
Still, for those who endured the long hard winter of 2008-2009 – not to mention the soggiest summer in history last year – enough is enough.
One woman was walking downtown wearing shorts and a T-shirt, desperately trying to pretend it was a normal summer day. Wasn’t she cold? “I am,” she admits. “A little.”
Visitors aren’t impressed, either. “We are from Israel and we are very cold here,” contends a tourist named Ravit, clutching a scarf wrapped around her head. “Today it’s like 30C [back home]. Like August. Very hot.”
And it’s not just the ordinary man and woman on the street who are suffering. Businesses that depend on good weather – like ice cream stores, restaurants with patios and places that sell summer clothing and accessories – are feeling your pain, too.
There is some good news on the horizon. “As we get into summer, the first week of summer looks very summer-like,” Kuss promises. What happens after that? Well, the rest of this story has yet to be written by Mother Nature. But don’t be surprised if she’s got a few more plot twists in store.
