June Weather

The Man in the Tilley Hat

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The full moon in June occurs on the 26th the 7th hour, 30 minutes.

According to the Northern Arapaho,  it is known as the “Moon when Hot Weather Begins”.  It is also commonly known as the Strawberry Moon.

June 1 - Hurricane Season officially starts with the names ...

Alex, Bonnie,Colin,Danielle,Earl, Fiona, Gaston, Hermine, Igor, Julia, Karl, Lisa, Matthew, Nicole, Otto, Paula, Richard, Sherry,Tomas,Virginia & Walter.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center sets the new list for naming tropical storms and hurricanes.

Tropical storms aren’t  named until their sustained winds reach more than 60 kilometres an hour.

Important Dates: 

June 7:   Mohammed died.

June 18:  Milkmaids Dipper at Meridian 02.09

June 21:  Summer Solstice

June 24:  Midsummer Day, also Feast of  St. John the Baptist and Quebec celebrates St. Jean-Baptiste Day

June 26:   Partial Lunar Eclipse 07.35 EDT Visible in  the U.S. and Western Canada

Weather Lore:

A good leak in June, sets all in time.

When hottest in June, it will be the coldest in the corresponding days of next February.

Rain on St. John’s Day, expect a wet harvest. 

Weather Forecasts:

Old Farmers’ Almanac:

1C below normal. With precipitation 30 mm below.

1-6 Showers, then sun. 7-13 Showers, then warm.

14-17 Showers, warm.

18-20 Sunny cool. 21-22 Thunderstorms, hot.

23-24 Sun. 25-30  A few t/s.

Harrowsmith Forecast:

1-5 Sun, warm, few heavy t/s.

6-12 Passing sh, t/s,, sun & seasonal.

13-19 Warm, humid, sunny most days heavy t/s.

20-26 Sun, warm some sh, t/s activity.

27-30 Sun, warm, humidity triggers t/s.

Canadian Farmers’ Almanac:

1-3 Increasing cloud.

4-7 Pleasant.

8-11 Unsettled

12-15 Pleasant

16-19 Clearing skies

20-23 Dangerous t/s sweep into Western Ontario

24-27 Sh & few strong t/s for Eastern |Ontario

27-30 Scattered t/s for Great Lakes

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Monday, June 07, 2010