On 30 Jun 2005 16:04:40 -0700, "Edmund Lewis"
wrote:


2001 was, and still is, the benchmark for a "typical" summer in these
parts in my view. Long stretches of indifferent weather with showers,
clouds and intermittent sun, punctuated by a few 3-5 day bursts of heat
which culminated in more than a couple of decent thunderstorms. Just
when I was beginning to despair the next hot spell arrived.

Funny you should say this-I was looking out and wondering where the
warmth had gone. I then looked at various models for the next weekend
as a friend is worried about a cricket festival and had asked me for
opinions based upon what I had read here. I then had prepared exactly
what you wrote above! So this summer might be a little depressing.
I seem to remember that before Christmas we had weeks of grey
featureless skies.
Cheers Robin