My in-laws from New Hampshire visited this weekend and we all bantered abut the summer of 2007. Seemed to us the "early" summer has been two or so hot days, followed by cloudy, cool, semi-wet days of three, four, five at a stretch. Then another flirt of a summer day or two, only to return to musty and damp.

AccuWeather in Pennsylvania says no. They say we've been averaging about 1 degree below normal so far this summer, and preciptation also is below normal. So that's not dramatic. But I've been in Maine 12 years now, and my in-laws have been in New Hampshire about 50 -- it feels like a different summer, so far, to us.

I do, though, recall one summer living in Portland where the cool temperatures and ocean haze lingered over that city on a consistent basis well into July. Fortunately, August broke through and September (my favorite month in Maine) was crystal clear and glorious. But that summer was a long time coming.

The good news is the long-range forecast for Augusta after today is starting to show signs of summer sunshine on a consistent.

Here is a link to AccuWeather