This spring was the 8th wettest on record, which could influence how hot it gets this summer.
"Oh, we had a warm winter. That means it is going to be a miserable summer."From a meteorological perspective, what happens in a preceding season hardly ever influences the following season. How warm or cold it was during the winter does determine how cool or hot it will be during the summer.It does seem there is a correlation between having a rainy spring and a summer that is either below normal or nowhere close to record hot.
When we look at the Top 15 rainiest springs on record in DFW, only TWO of the following summers went on to have above normal temps . Those summers were the 22nd warmest and 37th warmest and had 15 and 9 triple-digit days respectively.Since we've been able to accurately track El Nino and La Nina , the wettest springs that occurred since 1950 all happened in either El Nino or Neutral conditions. This spring was an El Nino spring.
As the evaporation mentioned above occurs, it creates a mild cooling effect to the surrounding area. This is because heat is being used to evaporate any moisture. The surrounding air loses thermal energy due to this process. This is similar to how our bodies stay cool by sweating. As that sweat evaporates from our skin, it helps cool us off.
Put those two things together and a wet spring leads to a saturated ground which helps lessen the summer heat versus if the ground was much drier.This spring was the 8th wettest on record. So if history is any indication, this summer has a decent chance of not being one of the hottest on record.Could we still have a decent amount of triple-digit days? Yes.
But the odds of it being as hot as the last couple of summers , are low.DFW Weather: What in the heck were these spectacular clouds on Sunday, and what do they have to do with breasts?
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