The months of June and July this year were hot and humid where I live, with temperatures reaching the lower 90s, and heat indices (the "feels like" temperature) up to 110. By the beginning of this month, the highs had gone down to the upper 70s-lower 80s, with lows as far down as 55. For a couple of weeks, I suddenly didn't have to turn on my fan, and my mom didn't have to turn up the air conditioning, because we weren't all hot and sweaty. But now, despite summer winding down, the heat and humidity have returned. It got up to 87 here today and it is now 81 (at 11:00 at night!). There are a couple of 90-degree days ahead, including one in September, the day after Labor Day.
Another thing that's forecast to make a comeback are thunderstorms. We had a few of them in June and July and we've had a couple this month as well. Now we are supposed to get a few early September storms. This late burst of heat is sort of like how we had our last snow of this past cold, miserable winter on March 25, on the fifth full day of spring. But as I've said a number of times, I prefer an extension of summer over an extended winter, so to speak.
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