Both Elly and I have been wondering what happened to the sunny California weather lately. It seemed to us that the January, February, and Mach weather was much warmer than it is now! During one of our many yard sale jaunts, one of the sellers mentioned "June Gloom" as a SoCal weather pattern. Since then another person mentioned June Gloom, so we decided to do more research. We found this on one web site:
"The sun-seeking know to avoid southern California beaches in the late spring. A period known to the locals as May Gray and/or June Gloom often darkens the coastal skies of sunny southern California with a layer of marine stratus. During this time, the coastal clouds may remain all day but often give way to some hazy afternoon sunshine. The number of days during this two month period that are gloomy vary from year to year. Cooler ocean temperatures (La Nina conditions) usually foretell a gloomier period."
You can also read more about it on wikipedia here . We don't like this weather pattern and can't wait until its over. But it's still better than New England in April & May.
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