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General Weather Chat / Summer 2009 Heat Compared to Summer 2010
« on: August 21, 2010, 10:22:06 AM »
2009:
West Coast: Well above average temps.
East Coast: About average temps.
My area (Monroe, MI): Below average. (exception: June 24-25: mid 90's and high humidity.) I had the third coolest July on record eith a few days not getting out of the 60's.
2010:
West Coast: About average temps.
East Coast: Well above average temps.
My area: Above average. So far the warmest summer on record next to 2005. (I can't believe 1988 doesn't place.
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My Theory:
Last year was an El Nino year but this year is a La Nina year. A ridge of high pressure may have built in a different area due to those effects.
West Coast: Well above average temps.
East Coast: About average temps.
My area (Monroe, MI): Below average. (exception: June 24-25: mid 90's and high humidity.) I had the third coolest July on record eith a few days not getting out of the 60's.
2010:
West Coast: About average temps.
East Coast: Well above average temps.
My area: Above average. So far the warmest summer on record next to 2005. (I can't believe 1988 doesn't place.

My Theory:
Last year was an El Nino year but this year is a La Nina year. A ridge of high pressure may have built in a different area due to those effects.