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Welcome to the first month of meteorological summer. Chilly start to June this morning with a low of 41 so far here.

You live over 1,000 ft in elevation north of 48N. This is normal. The fact that we just went through a May warmer and drier than a typical June is BS.

Finished with 0.60” of rainfall today from multiple rounds of showers and storms… it looks like my parched lawn soaked up every single drop of it. Still a long way to go to make up for the long term moisture deficits, however it was nice to get some moisture today.

At this point I’d take a cooler summer in exchange for a more mildish winter. Compared to most of the country a hot summer in the PNW isn’t terrible from a comfort standpoint…but still not a fan of consistent 80s and 90s. Much prefer the morning clouds and 70s.

New month and I totally forgot about the new thread. 68F and absolutely gorgeous today. Been posting less today because I have to make a confession… I don’t play video games very often, and I’ve not been interested in a game in the Legend of Zelda franchise since Ocarina of Time. Someone suggested I pick up this latest game they had made. And one of the few types of video games I enjoy are open world sandbox games where the player can go all over the place and complete missions whenever they want etc. To say I’m absolutely floored by this new game of there is an understatement. I’ve not been pulled into a video game world like this since Red Dead 2 or maybe GTA V. I will play the game for 14 hours and it feels like an hour or so. I just get so beautifully errant in this game. I seriously can’t believe this game is this good. I was borderline giving Zelda fans flack for obsessing over the franchise and then this game comes out…

Warm and dry, maybe a wet start. Dangerous to bet against the ECMWF/EPS. Pattern change is probably rushed on some of the other guidance. The EPS timing actually lines up better with what you’d expect from the MJO/subseasonal forcing(s). https://www.atmos.albany.edu/facstaff/roundy/waves/rmmcyc/indexmjo.html

Low of 37 at Hillsboro this morning

Thankfully we are off to a great start here, now up to a 1/2 inch of rain so far today from a few rounds of showers and storms (some dropping some decent downpours). We picked up more rainfall the first 12 hours of June then we had the whole month of May. Looks like we might pick up a bit more this afternoon… as well.

May was pretty dang rough for the eastern half of the Plains. Let's hope the script flips this month and the wealth can be shared.

Started off June with some light rain this morning which was nice to finally see, unfortunately only 0.03” in the rain gauge. This was the first measurable rainfall in over 3 weeks so it’s nice to know liquid can still fall from the sky here LOL… really hoping we can score some more moisture later today.

Area of storms with heavy rain just 2 counties to my west this morning in central Iowa, but it's just not budging to the east. Some very beneficial rains for those under this cell. Sadly, doesn't look like we will get in on the action here. It hasn't rained in quite awhile so we really could use it.

I had a pop-up roll over my house yesterday and picked up .30 inches of rain and some pea sized hail. Some hope for some today but it won't be enough.

Welcome to June and meteorological summer! It has kind of felt like summer now for the last 5 days or so. The official H/L at Grand Rapids yesterday was 90/64 there was no rain fall and the sun was out 94% of the time. There were no HDD’s and 12 CDD’s A new record high was set at Muskegon with a high of 90. For today the average H/L is 75/54 the record high of 102 was set in 1934 and the record low of 36 was set in 1993. The record rain fall amount of 2.75” fell in 1970. The next 5 days look to stay on the hot (for Michigan) hot side. With highs in the low 90’s up to Saturday before dropping into the low to mid 80’s there are several chances of thunderstorms.

Lovely evening! 47 degrees.

-40°F departures in NV in the clown range.

Topped out 68° in the Salishan part of Eastside Tacoma today. Station down EQC made it to 70° and 66° at another station up by Portland Ave/72nd St. 71° at my cousin's neighborhood in Spanaway. 68° KTCM(McChord AFB) 66° Downtown Tacoma-Hilltop. 70° Lakewood Central(Town Center)

Pulled off a 67/40 spread today… pretty impressive chilliness for a day with wall to wall sunshine. I thought it might have dragged Jim back to the forum but I guess not yet. It’s been hard to pull off a sub-70 high in JJA with no low clouds.

Worth noting previous EPS weeklies missed the cold SW US in the 3+ week range, so I’d be cautious in interpreting that map.

Quite a warm EPS run.

Spectacular day in progress... just a few puffy clouds and 65 here.

Back from CO. Wish I could’ve stayed longer, so much I didn’t get to do. Definitely plan on going back.

Can we just fast forward 4 months and get back to model riding?

Nothing but hot air to appeal to the radicals right....or more accurately, McCarthy has taken the reigns on this because he gave up the goods on the debt ceiling (in the eyes of the radical right) so he's trying to pretend like he still has a spine. The reality is that it is an active, ongoing investigation, and the FBI knows that anything they hand over will be blasted to the public within seconds, which would then compromise the ongoing investigation. MTG has already revealed sensitive information in a public setting at least ONCE that I can remember off the top of my head. I saw in one article that the FBI offered to allow the documents to be viewed in person at the FBI headquarters. If they were legitimately concerned about the investigation, wouldn't that be enough? If they were afraid that the FBI would send over doctored/incomplete documents, the FBI could just as easily do the same at the in person review. The reality is the right wants these documents so that they can parade them before their base. And....what if there is really no substance to this topic of this investigation? Then the Right would be able to scream "cover up" and the party of "law and order" and "back the blue" would have more ammunition for their "defund the FBI" campaign. For the record, from my perspective, if Biden did it, I would fully expect him to be held accountable. But, I would hope that would only be the beginning, because we all know (or you an idiot if you don't) that MOST of the clowns on BOTH sides of the aisle are lining their pockets.

Nice! I love those type of summer days where its exciting to see and track storms pop up randomly on the radar in a "bubbly" airmass. Good luck again today!

Forgot it was June. Posted in May thread, but here is latest drought monitor.

This is not normal. The latest freeze at my location in the last 25 years was last year, May 21st. Until last night.

42 with thin clouds here. Too cold for summer.

Two beautiful days ahead and a weekend of 50% chance of rain. All Hail El Niño!!

Pretty insightful graphic from NWS Omaha on the lack of moisture in Eastern Nebraska, not just this month but for the last two years for most of the area. Crazy to think that Lincoln has had it even worse than Omaha the last few months.

Loving the signs of the pattern finally breaking down in about 10 days. Sure hope we can finally say goodbye to this never-ending ridge.

Beggars cant be choosy! .12 on popup!

Looks like a stage 1 burn ban was issued for king county.

Wish this could hold all summer.

I predict our next rain around November 12th or so.

Length of dry season is what concerns me the most. It seems like roughly May 10th is going to end up being the start of dry season in the Seattle area (if you use a vague definition of "first extended sunny/dry period after the last widespread soaking rain"). In 2022 by the same definition you would probably say June 20. So we need rainy season to start by September 10 in the fall to avoid having a longer dry season than 2022.

No rain since May 15. Devastating.

I think we might get one good cold shot and snow shot most likely towards February and possibly a wet/stormy October otherwise very El Nino like Mild and pretty Dry, less mountain snowfall and not much in lowlands tho again Feb maybe get a little.

Beautiful headed north in the Willamette Valley to some flower gardens. Beautiful day for it. Been posting less today because I have to make a confession… I don’t play video games very often, and I’ve not been interested in a game in the Legend of Zelda franchise since Ocarina of Time. Someone suggested I pick up this latest game they had made. And one of the few types of video games I enjoy are open world sandbox games where the player can go all over the place and complete missions whenever they want etc. To say I’m absolutely floored by this new game of there is an understatement. I’ve not been pulled into a video game world like this since Red Dead 2 or maybe GTA V. I will play the game for 14 hours and it feels like an hour or so. I just get so beautifully errant in this game. I seriously can’t believe this game is this good. I was borderline giving Zelda fans flack for obsessing over the franchise and then this game comes out…

Started the month with a low of 37. Brrrrr

My feeling is that it has a lot to do with the link I just posted. Say what you will about the Republicans, one thing they consistently excel at is setting the narrative. Instead of trying to respond to the narrative set by the other party or by current events (which seems to be the Democrats’ specialty, sigh), the GOP does the politically savvy thing and counters with narrative-setting of their own. It may not be the logically honest way to debate, but logically honest debate does not typically prevail in the political arena. (If it did, politics as we know it would be vastly different.)

Wasn’t last December’s title basically a pre-touchdown end zone dance over having no 50+ temps that month? Christmas Day involved a 60-burger for Eugene!

Welcome to June and the official start to Met Summer! @westMJim, thanks for firing up this thread... We are enjoying some splendid weather out in the Valley of the Sun as the trough has made its way into the 4 corners region. In fact, it is directly overhead and some rain showers are rotating up near the Grand Canyon at the moment... Temps have only topped out in the low 90's in the valley yesterday and may barely hit 90F out here in Fountain Hills where it's a touch cooler than Sky Harbor Airport. Not a cloud in the sky that past few days. It's unreal how clear the skies have been...not even one Chem Trail! Oh ya, the unofficial start to the fire season has begun as some random brush fires sprung up across the valley yesterday afternoon and the strong winds didn't help firefighters. They weren't big fires but did catch people off guard as the were closer to the the PHX metro area. There was one that fired up a few days ago about 10 miles to my east along Hwy 87 but was taken care of quickly. Lots of fuel out there from the abundant moisture and vegetation that has dried out from the wet winter and spring. Needless to say, the firefighters and emergency response units are ready this season even though the wildfire fire season isn't in a High alert this year.

34.2… this is bullshit

41 with clear skies. Maybe an upper 30s start to June.

That's all that matters to me. Get the 75F+ heat out until July, and bring on the faucet. My lawn needs a drink and some shade.

I don't know if anyone already posted this but 2nd warmest May for Seattle and 3rd warmest for Vancouver

Consider yourself lucky OttumwaSnomow … another 0.00” in the rain gauge today here - officially the driest May ever for Omaha with 0.17” total for the month. REALLY hoping things turn around during the month of June, however I am not optimistic at all.

If enso peaks by October, you will very likely get your wish.