Last day of summer

Nova forever

Its hard to believe but today is the last day of summer. How was summer 2012 for you? I think it started out looking good at the end of may with a few days of hot weather and ireland going to the euros in poland but it all went down hill very fast.

kfallon

I'm still waiting for it to start!

Surely we'll get the obligatory warm week at the start of September?

been a nice summer so far
learned lots of things, met nice new people

stovelid

Maybe it's technically the last day but I refuse to believe summer is over until the last day of August.

So there.

I think we're in Dog Days now. I always loved that phrase.

CodyJarrett

Don't worry. Ireland's summers are always best in Autumn.

policarp

Grand summer, thank God. . .

suicide_circus

But i can see you
Brown skin shining in the sun
you got your hair combed back and
your wayfarers on, baby

What ****ing summer?

FatherLen

what is this summer you speak of?

starbelgrade

Yesterday was lovely.

kfallon

starbelgrade wrote: »

Yesterday was lovely.

It was and to be honest most days this past fortnight have been fairly humid. What ruins it is the lashing rain that we are being subjected to at regular intervals tho :mad:

Dyr

Hold the fkin bus here..what makes this the last day of summer?

BraziliaNZ

21st of September is end of summer, makes far more sense. Some old Celtic calender marks end of July as end of summer, which means it starts on 1st May, hardly!!

Schism

It's absolutely lashing at the moment where I am, but that's nothing new is it.

There's usually a bit of fine weather in August / September and to be fair there were a couple of nice weeks in late April / May. Can't ask for more than that in Ireland!

Schism

Bambi wrote: »

Hold the fkin bus here..what makes this the last day of summer?

By the Calendar year August is the first Autumn month.

BraziliaNZ

Schism wrote: »

By the Calendar year August is the first Autumn month.

No.

In Ireland, the autumn months according to the national meteorological service, Met Éireann, are September, October and November. However, according to the Irish Calendar which is based on ancient Gaelic traditions, autumn lasts throughout the months of August, September, and October, or possibly a few days later, depending on tradition.

starbelgrade

kfallon wrote: »

It was and to be honest most days this past fortnight have been fairly humid. What ruins it is the lashing rain that we are being subjected to at regular intervals tho :mad:

True. Feckin' terrible weather for plants too.. a lot of mine barely flowered this year & the veg got far too much water to put on a decent growth.

doolox

...and I find we have up to 8 times the amount of freshwater that we need as a nation. Other countries are crying out for freshwater as sources dry up. Dairy products and Meat, which require large amounts of fresh water to make are set to rise steeply in price as middle class Chinese, Indians etc increase their demands for these goods. With the madness of quotas to end soon Ireland will be able to produce these better than most countries because of all the rain and with little or no restrictions compared to most other countries, drier and hotter and less reliable rainfall.

I've been to mediterranean France and the price of beef etc is shocking. Southern Spain in its natural state is desert and will face huge problems when the water runs out. (Aquifers and power driven desalination....).

The rain isnt all bad

nacimroc

stovelid wrote: »

Maybe it's technically the last day but I refuse to believe summer is over until the last day of August.

So had a quick google and it looks like Irish teachers are the only ones who think summer ends on July 31st. All the experts, scientists, meteorologists and people who know what they are talking about think it ends after August??

Strange!

Dyr

Schism wrote: »

By the Calendar year August is the first Autumn month.

we go by equinoxes in my house :mad:

stovelid

nacimroc wrote: »

Strange!

Ireland having a self absorbed and emotional sense of self way out of proportion to its size and global relevance?

Surely not.

tolosenc

In every country north of the Tropic of Cancer, except Ireland, this is how it goes:

December, January, February - Winter
March, April, May - Spring
June, July, August - Summer
September, October, November - Autumn

Duggy747

What fùckin summer, I spent 6 days a week working with no windows near me and my days off consisted of me looking out windows at pissing rain, misery and despair......................mostly rain, though

Dyr

tolosenc wrote: »

In every country north of the Tropic of Capricorn, except Ireland, this is how it goes:

December, January, February - Winter
March, April, May - Spring
June, July, August - Summer
September, October, November - Autumn

how it actually works

November December, January, February- winter
march, april, may, june -spring
july, august -springier spring
september, october - autumn

Schism

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

No.

In Ireland, the autumn months according to the national meteorological service, Met Éireann, are September, October and November. However, according to the Irish Calendar which is based on ancient Gaelic traditions, autumn lasts throughout the months of August, September, and October, or possibly a few days later, depending on tradition.

I see. I was sure Autumn started in August. So what's the generally accepted start of Autumn for Ireland, September?

Maybe we need a poll

stovelid

tolosenc wrote: »

In every country north of the Tropic of Cancer, except Ireland, this is how it goes:

December, January, February - Winter
March, April, May - Spring
June, July, August - Summer
September, October, November - Autumn

To be fair, I always think of August as summer but November as winter so I haven't really been thinking things through

Lollipops23

I actually much prefer Autumn/Winter to Summer (although it is nice to get a few belters throughout the summer months).

Doesn't bother me in the slightest if that's our lot this year to be honest.

qwert2

tolosenc wrote: »

In every country north of the Tropic of Cancer, except Ireland, this is how it goes:

December, January, February - Winter
March, April, May - Spring
June, July, August - Summer
September, October, November - Autumn

I'm following this logic from now on

Lollipops23

tolosenc wrote: »

In every country north of the Tropic of Cancer, except Ireland, this is how it goes:

December, January, February - Winter
March, April, May - Spring
June, July, August - Summer
September, October, November - Autumn

I was always taught:
Nov, Dec, Jan- Winter
Feb, March, April-Spring
May, June, July- Summer
August, Sep,Oct-Autumn

Scanlas The 2nd

Bambi wrote: »

Schism wrote: »

By the Calendar year August is the first Autumn month.

we go by equinoxes in my house :mad:

While May, June and July contain the most daylight of any three months and most intense angle of the sun's rays that doesn't translate to the three warmest months, there is a lag causing June, July and August to be the three warmest months in Ireland.

BraziliaNZ

I don't give a ****, in 2 weeks I'll have a fortnight in GUARANTEED 30C+++. The Med was invented to visit for people from freezing cold rainy countries like ours!

spirit_77

weatherwise fair to say pretty bad, but other than that i really enjoyed summer SO FAR

RikkFlair

Summer to me will always be June, July & August. Another month to go, I live in hope.

the_pits

There is no more four seasons, all you have is Cold and Wet,Warm and Wet seasons :mad:

Grayson

It was a great summer. Even if it only lasted 6 hours last Friday morning.

All the foreigners in the company I work for think ireland has two seasons. Light Grey and Dark Grey. Dark Grey lasts for 9 months of the year.

keano_afc

On the plus side, its the longest time possible until we have to hear the appalling July by Mundy on the radio again.

BraziliaNZ

If it makes you feel any better it was pretty bad in London too, except last week was 30c+, but most of us were stuck indoors. Back to the usual rainy misery now though.

Red21

Except for one saturday it rained everyday in july, it rained everyday in june, not sure about may it was fairly sh!te but we did have one really nice wkend.

Ilyana

Schism wrote: »

It's absolutely lashing at the moment where I am, but that's nothing new is it.

There's usually a bit of fine weather in August / September and to be fair there were a couple of nice weeks in late April / May. Can't ask for more than that in Ireland!

An Irish summer doesn't need to be very hot, but all the rain is depressing! Summer in Ireland is basically a wet spring, bookended by a couple of weeks of heat in May and September, when everyone strips off thinking they're on the Costa Del Sol, and you must have a barbecue for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Until it rains again.

stovelid

Saul-Goode9 wrote: »

I'm going to Monte Carli tomorrow, bitches

For a moment, I thought you said you were gong to mount Carl tomorrow.

Dyr

Lollipops23 wrote: »

I was always taught:
Nov, Dec, Jan- Winter
Feb, March, April-Spring
May, June, July- Summer
August, Sep,Oct-Autumn

No f**king way is february in this country spring, its bastard of a month

NinjaK

August is Autumn, get over it..

mauzo

I had a great summer I have to say.

Met new people and am happier than I've been in a long time

Ah_Yeah

I love summer here, it's my favourite day of the year.

I hear it's on a Thursday next year.

Latchy

The wettest summer I can ever remember which prevented me from doing some diy tasks that required me to be outside in dry weather .Hopefully... we might get some more of last weeks lovely sun in August/Sept

kfallon

Latchy wrote: »

The wettest summer I can ever remember which prevented me from doing some diy tasks that required me to be outside in dry weather .Hopefully... we might get some more of last weeks lovely sun in August/Sept

For some reason I read 'diy' as 'dirty'.....thought you were into dogging

Schism

Ilyana wrote: »

An Irish summer doesn't need to be very hot, but all the rain is depressing! Summer in Ireland is basically a wet spring, bookended by a couple of weeks of heat in May and September, when everyone strips off thinking they're on the Costa Del Sol, and you must have a barbecue for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Until it rains again.

Hold on, I'll happily eat steak for breakfast regardless of the weather! Also, buy me a steak.

Son Of A Vidic

Nova forever wrote: »

Its hard to believe but today is the last day of summer.

Summer? We haven't had a decent summer for a good many years now. And just when you thought this summer couldn't be wetter than last year, it was.

Sea Filly

I know August is technically Autumn, but I still think of it as summer. And in other countries, it IS technically summer.

Latchy

kfallon wrote: »

For some reason I read 'diy' as 'dirty'.....thought you were into dogging

I never let work interfere with pleasure and I'll gladly down tools if I have to .

Fizzlesque

I really enjoyed summer 2012. Bit too soggy for sandals, can't be denied, but there were some blindingly brilliant days too. I had a lot of fun, unexpected good fun found me this summer....happy days indeed