Vancouverites may love to complain about their “bummer summer,” but it’s not just casual griping any more. Current temperatures are on track to make this June the coldest on record.

As of Wednesday, this month’s mean temperature — an average of the coldest and warmest temperatures each day — was 13.2 C. That’s a substantial drop from 2011’s mean temperature of 15.3 degrees.

You have to go all the way back to 1971 to find a “Junuary” even close to being that chilly, when the mean temperature was 13.5 degrees. The mean June temperature has dipped below 14 degrees six times in Vancouver since records began in 1937.

Environment Canada’s short-term forecast suggests thermometers will rise next week, but that doesn’t mean sunscreen will be flying off the shelves anytime soon.

“Twelve days in and it’s been terrible,” said Environment Canada meteorologist David Jones. “Overall the pattern looks terrible for the next seven to nine days with several storms sweeping across the Pacific and some of them nailing us. There’s a steady stream of systems that will completely eliminate the possibility of a nice sunny day. If you’re hoping for outdoor recreation, don’t be too hopeful.”

Jones said it’s too early to declare 2012’s June as the coldest on record, but “it’s not very encouraging.”

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“June can be one of those months that can swing one way or the other and that’s what messes us up,” he said. “It can be a fantastic summer month.”

Jones dismissed any suggestion the low temperature is connected to any long-term cycles.

“The weather is never that simple,” he said.

At Swimco’s Fourth Avenue location, employee Alex Shaw said store traffic is about the same as this time last year, but almost all of her customers looking for a new swimsuit are leaving the country to find some sunshine.

“There definitely has been some discussion about the miserable weather,” she said. “They aren’t really in the mood to be trying on suits. Personally I have not been to the beach yet. Usually I would be studying at the beach right now.”

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