I'm going to make an interesting hypothesis here
 

But before I do, I need at least half a dozen people to chime in with their answers to this simple question:

How's your local weather been this summer?

Strange, we got lots of rain in April, May & June, but July has been drier than a flour miller's fart. The only good thing is the temps are below normal, easier on the A/C bill. Delayed putting in the garden by the rains but now that it is in I need to run the soaker hose every second day.

I'll play- but I'm affraid I know where you're going with this...

Denver, which is in a semi-arid climate has had unusually cool and wet weather. But not outside what would be considered statistically normal.

Coldest July on record here.

Darn near Central Florida's for the most part. Sunny and humid, bordering on hot until the afternoon, then usually a rain shower followed up by either more rain or sweltering humidity.

Garden loves it, grass loves it, I don't so much.

Cooler than usual, wetter than the past 2 or 3 years.

(watching/lurking)

The last time I can remember a summer as cold and damp as this one's been was in 1986, and I remember it well. It was the summer after the Chernobyl accident.

I think something's happened that nobody's telling us, most likely within the borders of North Korea.

4th coldest in NY last I heard

It's been trending cooler, and wetter, for the last several years here in Missouri. And that includes the winters.

And I, for one, like it.

Chas

We finally got some rain this afternoon.