what happened to summer?

Andrea.wiltfong · 10-19-2014, 09:52 PM

Is it just me, or does it feel like this past summer and fall has flown bye?

Kamper · 10-20-2014, 05:31 AM

This year, I think summer was the 3rd week in July. And maybe the following Monday.

dpg · 10-20-2014, 06:51 AM

Yeah but it was nice weather maybe not real hot but lots of stretches of nice weather to enjoy without lots of rain.

TiltonBB · 10-20-2014, 07:37 AM

One thing I have noticed as I get older: Every year, summer included, goes by faster than the previous year.

So, resolve to have more fun, spend more time with the people who are important to you, and spend more time doing the things you enjoy.

(Note: I am writing this from Florida "God's waiting room")

Andrea.wiltfong · 10-20-2014, 11:32 AM

maybe its the busy summer we had...but I am a hockey mom, baseball mom in past and it never went fast LOL....I guess I need to succumb to winter.

ishoot308 · 10-20-2014, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TiltonBB

One thing I have noticed as I get older: Every year, summer included, goes by faster than the previous year.

Ain't that the truth!!

Merrymeeting · 10-20-2014, 08:32 PM

I've had this discussion with several friends, as I also thing this was a sub-par, short summer. But as with many things, your perspective has a lot to do with it.

Mine was as a full-time, lake resident who had been here all of the previous, hard, cold winter.

May and June were unusually cool and rainy. For many (including me), unofficial summer starts on Memorial Day weekend. But I was still starting fires in my woodstove in mid-June this year. So it already started out a month late.

Then we had a very wet July (recall that July 4th weekend was a washout). Yes, much of the rain was in a few, heavy storms. But what seemed to be the difference was location. The weather line hovered somewhere from the VT-NH-MA corners, through Concord, and onto the Lakes Region. North of this line was often cool, cloudy, and rainy. South was sunny, warm/hot, and normal. So for those to the south of the line most of the week, it seemed a normal, hot summer.

August was nice, but we had many nights when the temps dropped to the low 50's, sometimes 40's, and even a few high-30's. This as opposed to past years when many an night was spent cruising the lake in the boat to keep cool.

Couple all of this with fact that we never had even one, official heatwave this summer (3 or more consecutive, 90+days), and it did indeed seem to be a short, cool summer at the lake.

secondcurve · 10-21-2014, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

I've had this discussion with several friends, as I also thing this was a sub-par, short summer. But as with many things, your perspective has a lot to do with it.

Mine was as a full-time, lake resident who had been here all of the previous, hard, cold winter.

May and June were unusually cool and rainy. For many (including me), unofficial summer starts on Memorial Day weekend. But I was still starting fires in my woodstove in mid-June this year. So it already started out a month late.

Then we had a very wet July (recall that July 4th weekend was a washout). Yes, much of the rain was in a few, heavy storms. But what seemed to be the difference was location. The weather line hovered somewhere from the VT-NH-MA corners, through Concord, and onto the Lakes Region. North of this line was often cool, cloudy, and rainy. South was sunny, warm/hot, and normal. So for those to the south of the line most of the week, it seemed a normal, hot summer.

August was nice, but we had many nights when the temps dropped to the low 50's, sometimes 40's, and even a few high-30's. This as opposed to past years when many an night was spent cruising the lake in the boat to keep cool.

Couple all of this with fact that we never had even one, official heatwave this summer (3 or more consecutive, 90+days), and it did indeed seem to be a short, cool summer at the lake.

A very nice summary! Thanks

Andrea.wiltfong · 10-21-2014, 05:40 PM

so maybe it was the long long long winter. I was feeling like I was still living in Alaska last winter, and I swore I wouldn't live there again LOL. Glad to hear it wasn't just me. Now lets hope that this winter isn't as long as last. On the upside at least we haven't gotten snow yet :-) Anchorage had there first snowfall yesterday :-)

10-19-2014, 09:52 PM	#1
Andrea.wiltfong Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 48 Thanks: 27 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	what happened to summer? Is it just me, or does it feel like this past summer and fall has flown bye?

10-20-2014, 07:37 AM	#4
TiltonBB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilford, NH and Florida Posts: 3,234 Thanks: 779 Thanked 2,310 Times in 1,004 Posts	Enjoy it! One thing I have noticed as I get older: Every year, summer included, goes by faster than the previous year. So, resolve to have more fun, spend more time with the people who are important to you, and spend more time doing the things you enjoy. (Note: I am writing this from Florida "God's waiting room")

10-20-2014, 11:32 AM	#5
Andrea.wiltfong Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 48 Thanks: 27 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	we did have a busy summer maybe its the busy summer we had...but I am a hockey mom, baseball mom in past and it never went fast LOL....I guess I need to succumb to winter.

10-21-2014, 05:40 PM	#9
Andrea.wiltfong Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 48 Thanks: 27 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	we are full time lake residents as well so maybe it was the long long long winter. I was feeling like I was still living in Alaska last winter, and I swore I wouldn't live there again LOL. Glad to hear it wasn't just me. Now lets hope that this winter isn't as long as last. On the upside at least we haven't gotten snow yet :-) Anchorage had there first snowfall yesterday :-)

10-20-2014, 05:31 AM	#2
Kamper Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Thornton's Ferry Posts: 1,314 Thanks: 67 Thanked 172 Times in 128 Posts	This year, I think summer was the 3rd week in July. And maybe the following Monday.

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dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 157 Thanked 236 Times in 173 Posts	Yeah but it was nice weather maybe not real hot but lots of stretches of nice weather to enjoy without lots of rain.

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10-20-2014, 08:32 PM	#7
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,229 Thanks: 305 Thanked 800 Times in 369 Posts	I've had this discussion with several friends, as I also thing this was a sub-par, short summer. But as with many things, your perspective has a lot to do with it. Mine was as a full-time, lake resident who had been here all of the previous, hard, cold winter. May and June were unusually cool and rainy. For many (including me), unofficial summer starts on Memorial Day weekend. But I was still starting fires in my woodstove in mid-June this year. So it already started out a month late. Then we had a very wet July (recall that July 4th weekend was a washout). Yes, much of the rain was in a few, heavy storms. But what seemed to be the difference was location. The weather line hovered somewhere from the VT-NH-MA corners, through Concord, and onto the Lakes Region. North of this line was often cool, cloudy, and rainy. South was sunny, warm/hot, and normal. So for those to the south of the line most of the week, it seemed a normal, hot summer. August was nice, but we had many nights when the temps dropped to the low 50's, sometimes 40's, and even a few high-30's. This as opposed to past years when many an night was spent cruising the lake in the boat to keep cool. Couple all of this with fact that we never had even one, official heatwave this summer (3 or more consecutive, 90+days), and it did indeed seem to be a short, cool summer at the lake.