Anyone else getting a lot of rain?

Nope, we had one fifteen-minute downpour a couple of days ago. Beyond that it's been dry as a bone.

yea Delaware is getting a ton of rain as well. most rain ive seen here in awhile

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It's been on and off all week.

I am in NYC right now on vacation boy do I miss the 105+ temps of Phoenix.

First of all, if you want it you can take ours. Secondly, the Pacific Northwest isn't getting the rain this year which is apparently connected to our issue. The cool arctic air usually dips down across the Northwest coast. Because the air is so cool, it can't hold much moisture so all the water it picks up from the ocean is dropped over the land. Typically, this means the Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Northwest get the brunt of the moisture.

As I understand it, (it was pretty early in the morning to be watching the weather channel) the air in the jet stream is dipping further east this year and the cool air is coming across the Great Lakes and then swinging up as usual across the Atlantic coast. Because the northern air flow and the southern air flow are so near each other it's causing some of the air to flow back over the northeast like a crashing wave.

So the cool air comes down, picks up the moisture off the Great Lakes, drops it on the Northeast, goes out to the Atlantic, picks up more moisture, comes back inland and loses it again. And every so often a bit of warm air breaks in from the south (causing severe storms in the process) and pushes out the current system out, allowing for more cool wet air to come in. Eventually enough warm air will come into to shift the jet stream back into its normal position. When that happens it should bring some temperature relief (and rain) to the Midwest. Hopefully before Labor Day.

There has not been much rain here either. We had one inch lastweek and that is all.

Living in the Seattle/Tacoma area it's been surprisingly beautiful here. It's been raining a little bit every week and I have been enjoying the nice weather because I know it's not gonna last and be back to the grey skys shortly.

Yes. I'm sick and tired of the rain. This has been one of the worst wint...I mean summers I can remember.

Last year's was a bit worse though. Colder temps, a lot of overcast (like 9 days straight at one point) and when it did warm up, it shot straight to 90, and brought nasty storms with it.

This year, it's been cooler, rainy, a few warm days, sparsely sunny, and just overall crappy. I can't take much more of this shit.

I want my sunny, warm summer, and I want it RIGHT. FUCKING. NOW.

Been raining here every day or two for the past month and a half, it sucks.

Crazy wild storms here for the last few weeks.

I guess it is winter though.