June Sucks — and Other Reasons Norwich Weather isn’t Any Fun

It is said that the weather here in central New York is fickle, annoying and generally gloomy. Let’s test the theory and see what’s true and what’s not with data from HomeFacts.com.

1. It’s a dark a dreary world in which we live

Over half the time, you aren’t going to see the sun in central New York. Oneonta spends 51 percent of its days in darkness. Glass-half-full people will say “Well, that just means 49 percent of the year is in the sun.” Keep thinking that. This figure doesn’t account for mostly cloudy days when the sun peeks out from behind a black cloud hovering over our lives.

The sunniest month is July, which has 60 percent sunshine.

2. It rains all the damn time, especially in June. F#$% June.

This, obviously, isn’t totally true. It rains a lot, yes. But the annual rainfall is around 40 inches (That’s about 3.5 feet of rain). Of course, that generally comes all at once and we have floods. Hooray!

The wettest month in Oneonta is June, which averages over 4 inches.

3. June Marks the Start of Our Energy Crisis

That little, arrogant, sneaky month! June marks the start of the great bake. Our cooling index rises to 41, which means Oneontans are pumping the AC straight through June and July just to beat the heat. Then, of course, the weather turns to rain and fall and cold and we have to start heating the joint. What a b—-.

4. June, come on, man, give us a break

It’s effing hot in June. It’s like 80 degrees all the damn time. The average temp is 80 degrees. The average low in the month is 55.

5. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Oneonta was -26 degrees in 1988. It didn’t not come in June.

June gets off the hook here. I guess we have to throw it a bone.