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| Jared Seay |
We're having a rainy, grey, chilly summer here in Southcentral and it is, frankly, a bit depressing.
Our summers are so short to begin with, when the sun doesn’t shine when we expect it to, it can make us pine for the sunny days we remember. But every time I complain about the weather, certain people—namely Tim Woody, our editor—tell me I’m exaggerating and basing my observations on the unusually warm and sunny summer we had last year.
So, I did some research.
Precipitation data from the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks shows that Anchorage usually gets 1.06 inches of precipitation during the month of June, 1.7 inches in July, and 2.93 inches in August (August and September are the rainy season here).
Guess what? In June, Anchorage recorded 1.06 inches of rain. Perfectly normal.
And according to www.weather.com, we’ve seen less than an inch of rain accumulation so far this month. That is actually below normal (although it’s been raining non-stop for the past 48 hours so that might change).
The average high temperature for June in Anchorage is 62 degrees Fahrenheit. In July it is 65.
Weather.com data shows the average high temperature in Anchorage in June this year was…61.5. Normal.
And so far this month, our average high temperature has been 63.7, which is—you guessed it—almost normal.
I guess I better stop saying we’re having a rainy, grey, chilly summer here in Southcentral. We’re having a perfectly normal one.