California is experiencing an atypical July with cooler temperatures and rain, deviating from expected summer weather. Residents describe unusual conditions like needing jackets and encountering mist. Meteorologists note a lack of high pressure, leading to a fall-like pattern with continuous weather troughs from the Pacific Northwest. This has impacted summer activities, prompting kids to wear parkas after swimming. While the cool weather benefits ornamental and flowering plants, it hinders vegetable growth by pausing the ripening process. The climate is also reducing fire danger, with expectations for more normal weather patterns in August.
"What’s missing is the usual build up of high pressure in the atmosphere. So we have been bombarded by trough after trough from the Pacific Northwest, more like a fall pattern."
"Kids plunged into their parkas after their swim team practices. When I got in the water, I felt like I wanted to get out right away and get on the parka."
"The cooler, damper weather is just fine for grapevines and other plants. For ornamental plants, flowering plants, they stay a little fresher longer than in the heat."
"They sort of pause right there on the vine... But they seem to just pause."
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