I do sympathize, and identify, my dear Hobbit.
We are on the upswing for temps the next two days, with it finally peaking on Sunday, accompanied by a threat of storms of course
This would be the day we are planning on attending the fair
On the positive side, ( I do try to look for something once in awhile ), the lawn is starting to look green again, and not just where the weeds are.

Oh my, IlF, is rain somehow attracted to you, personally? Wishing you a dry spell sometime soon! And you're getting it too, wagga, wow!

Yes, johobbit. I suppose some people actually washed their cars before they had enough dirt on them to grow vegetables on their car bonnets. If it were true, that rain was really attracted to her personally, IlF would just about win the lottery. All she would need to do is travel around to places like Walgett (drought-stricken for 3 years) at the most judicious time, charging for her services to the community to make a fortune. Queensland is missing most of the rain, and there are plenty of other places to the north of Western Australia which would appreciate a little shower or two to top up their rain-tanks.

This would be the day we are planning on attending the fair

Oh dear! But didn't you know that is another brilliant way to make it rain? Someone mentioned we were to have the local show this weekend. And so it rained. They changed the show from February/March to August because whenever they put the show on it always rained. But now it is scheduled in often dry August, it still rains when the local Agricultural show is on.

7 Ways to make it rain:

1. Rain dance
2. Wash your car
3. Hold a barbecue, picnic or other outdoor activity
4. Stage the local show/fair/parade
5. Join a church fast for praying for rain. If it rains too much tell fasters they need to stop fasting.
6. Forget to bring in the washing
7. Lose your umbrella

Any others?

1. Rain dance
2. Wash your car
3. Hold a barbecue, picnic or other outdoor activity
4. Stage the local show/fair/parade
5. Join a church fast for praying for rain. If it rains too much tell fasters they need to stop fasting.
6. Forget to bring in the washing
7. Lose your umbrella

Any others?

8. Water the garden.

9. Have to catch a bus
10. Have to walk to school/uni/work

Today was Beautiful though I spent most of it in the library working on assignments, and doing a test.

On the positive side, ( I do try to look for something once in awhile ), the lawn is starting to look green again, and not just where the weeds are.

That's interesting, though: we had so much rain this summer that our lawns never went brown. First time in years. It was a very lush summer here, for a change.

wagga. Fun list, there, including the additions, fantasia and IlF.

So, today we finally reached 30C/86F. Actually, the temperature climbed up to 32C/89.6F with the humidex at 40C/104F. Usually, we have long stretches (especially in July) of this mugly weather, but this summer has been very, very manageable, so today is rather a shock to the system. I honestly don't know how I last when it's hot like this for days on end. Tonight storms should come through and bring a solid cool-down. And Thursday it will be even below seasonal. Autumn is on its way!

Summer heat down here tends to last longer than people expect. We've actually had a fairly mild summer where we've only hit 100F once maybe twice. The heat index has been higher because of the humidity. It's hit the point where the heat's grating on people and they are starting to get irritated. I don't usually hit irritated, but the extended heat is draining.

I'm thankful though that we've finally started to hit the downside. We probably have another month before we have a substantial (90F or lower) drop in temps, but the days are starting to get shorter. Even if the weather stays warm, it can't stay as hot as long. It's not abnormal for the 90s to show up through parts of October as well, but when it only hits 90+ for 3 hours instead of 6-7, it's a lot easier to deal with.

We've also had a fairly normal summer when it comes to rainfall patterns. Lots of pop up showers since the humidity has been so high. Something I'm thankful for. It's kept everything here green longer and the grass still growing.

wagga. Fun list, there, including the additions, fantasia and IlF.

11. Top up the swimming pool, then a little time later watch it fill to overflowing.

But this time we didn't, and this year we've just had the driest July for some time, which isn't saying much, since most July's are dry. But this one was superdry, followed for the last fortnight with the wettest August for sixteen years.

I try not to pick on the National Weather Service too much cause you know, predicting the future is hard to do and you can't be right all the time. But I thought this was too funny not to share....

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am.

Sooo.... Couldn't they just say a chance of storms overnight?

LOL, fantasia.

starkat, I melt just reading your report. A high of 90F here in October would be record-setting and really set the weather geeks talking. By October day length is falling fast, and with it our average temperatures, from an average high of 65F/18C October 1 to 51F/10C on Halloween.

Peak fall color arrives here around October 7. I've already noticed some color changes, with some bright red sumac and some hints of orange in the maple trees. (This could be drought stress, because the past couple months have been dry after all the rain of June).

But I think my tent is a rain magnet. After a dry July and August, rain is forecast for the upcoming Labor Day weekend, when we're planning a camping trip.

Kansas, as a whole, has received a very substantial amount of rain since this past weekend. But not where I live! I watched with great envy three days in a row, a massive cluster of storms build right nearby (we saw the lightening, heard the thunder) and then move away. *sigh* We could really use the rain.
Meanwhile, my in-laws' farm is on the verge of flooding again...

It's similar here, fantasia...some areas have received lots of rain but not so much here.

But the cold front came through just the same, and what a difference a day makes! The past few days have been hot and humid, with 'air you can wear' - or wade through. Temperatures were way above normal and dew points were tropical - around 75F/24C. Heat indices were around 100F/38C.

The dew point now is 48F/9C - less than half the moisture is in the air compared to 18 hours ago. And the temperature is only 60F/16C - wonderful!

Astronomically it is still summer, but with skies clearing tonight temps will fall below 10C and even closer to freezing in northern areas of the state. So refreshing!

You can tell it is spring just by the amount of people who have started coming in to get anti-histamines. Though today in perth we did a cycle through the seasons at least twice, I went to work at 8 in the wind and the rain (it was coldish), and than I left at 2, to find it very sunny and almost hot, and than again to go to the shop at 5:30, and it was rainy and windy again.

I would have to say that the weather here in Kansas the past two days is perfect. (By my own definition ) It's cool, not humid at all, only just a bit of a breeze, and sunny. I've had the windows in my house wide open the past two days. Love it!

We could certainly do with some rain where I'm at though, and I think we have another chance in the next few days. All of the previous storms that have dumped on the majority of the rest of the USA have broken up and gone around us, so while a lot of places are flooding, we've had MAYBE 1/10 of an inch?

Just returned from helping my Aunt a little up north with a Moving Sale the last few days.
I must say it was perfect weather. Mid 70s F, with a slight breeze to keep most of the flying syringes at bay. Though I did have to make use of my hand held zapper, ( one of the greatest inventions of mankind ), a few times this afternoon.
the real test of the weatherfolks reliability will be this week. the predictions are for highs in the 50s F by Thursday, with lows in the 40s.
Yes. i do have a rendezvous schedualled in a week, and a half

We had the warmest winter this year - although not every day! June was very warm. We even had 23.6 degrees C one day in early August (still mid winter) which is very strange but was related to a north west wind that causes very warm weather.
Now we are into spring, and it has been fairly mild so far.