Wonder of wonders, we've just had the coolest July since records started being kept in 1854. David Mattice, a National Weather Service observer at Goodyear Lake, said the average daytime high temperature for July is 82 degrees, and we usually reach 90 degrees two or three days a month. The average daytime temperature this year has been about 75 degrees. Mattice said the mercury reached 80 degrees or above only four times in July, with the highest temperature being 81 degrees. Of course, those folks who do like it hot aren't all that happy.
Farmers tend to take it on the chin no matter what.
Either it's too hot, or it's too cold, or there's not enough rain or too much. Some corn crops are struggling this summer, but things don't appear to be too dire, according to a representative of the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Cooperstown. Some campsites, state parks and swimming pools have had a dip in attendance, but even they haven't been suffering too much. We've seen no paucity of people at movie theaters or malls. Given the circumstances, it's natural to wonder whatever happened to global warming.