Everything about June Gloom totally explained
June Gloom (also
May Gray) is a
California term for a
weather pattern that results in overcast skies with mild temperatures during the late
spring and early
summer. The condition is prevalent in many parts of the world where marine
stratus or
stratocumulus clouds are common, particularly off the western coasts of continents—especially off
Peru,
Namibia,
Western Australia, and
California. Such cloud systems are persistent year-round off the coast, yet in certain seasons they blow ashore and create the gloomy "May Gray" effect on land. The June Gloom phenomenon has also been known to occur during the early fall in California.
Early mornings during this period are typically
foggy, with an occasional
drizzle. The fog turns to low clouds by late morning and early afternoon. Finally, by late afternoon, solar heating is sufficient to evaporate the clouds. Often the overcast will be evaporated ("burned off") quickly inland, but will linger along the immediate coast.
In California, the number of days from May to June that are gloomy vary from year to year. Cooler ocean temperatures, associated with
La Niña, usually foretell a more gray period.
June Gloom has been reported by some Californians to bring on symptoms consistent with
seasonal affective disorder.
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