Surprise, surprise, surprise. The weather never ceases to surprise me. The other day when we chatted it appeared we would have calm conditions and highs in the 80- to 85-degree range. Well, it has been calm but the marine flow off the ocean has remained strong and lowered our afternoon temperatures well below average.
As of 5 p.m. Monday, Vancouver’s high temperature was only 71 degrees, more than a dozen degrees below normal. Last year on that date it was 95 degrees, our first 90-degree temperature in July 2022. No complaints from this guy as temperatures in the 70s are fine with me. However, as we approach mid-July every day should be around 85 degrees, the warmest days of the summer.
No rain so far this month and none in the offing. Our average mean temperature has cooled to 4.5 degrees above average thanks to a few days in the 70s. Monday’s 71 degrees, thanks to those morning clouds that decided to linger, was the coolest day since June 20 when it only reached 67 degrees. We had two other days this month with highs in the 70s: 77 on the 7th and 76 on the 8th.
No extended hot spell coming our way although the high temperatures will warm each day this week and we could log in another 90-degree day on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, otherwise highs in the 80s with less marine air. We’ll see if we get one day or three days in the 90s, might only be one, so stay tuned. The predicted wind flow should keep any wildfire smoke at bay so that’s good news.
