October is here and the real autumn will step up and be noticed. September turned out to be a pretty warm month. I had average temps well above my 13 year normal. Overnight lows averaged nearly 54 degrees 2.5 above normal. Highs hovered just north of 77 degrees averaged over the month, that's 3 degrees above the established norm. The hottest day was the 6th when I measured 96.4 degrees and that was the third hottest day of the year. Speaking of hot, this past September recorded an impressive four days above 90 degrees. All told this year has delivered 11 days above the 90 mark. The coldest temp last month was a mild, 45.3 on the 4th. The coolest afternoon high came on the 29th when the merc topped out at 61.7. The warmest overnight low arrived on the 22nd with 61.1.The month seemed to be rainy but really was about half of normal with my bucket collecting a mere 1.29 inches against my baker's dozen of years averaging 2.47. I had 9 days with something dripping in the rain gauge but only 6 days mustered more than trace. The wettest day was the 23rd with 0.61 inches.
October is a month that sees the Autumn plunge in full swing. Temperatures will plummet from an average high of 70 on the 1st to and average high of 52 on Halloween. The leaves are starting to flash a little color and the sun sinks fast in the west. Get ready to enjoy the brightest display of flora in the next few weeks.
Soak it up my friends, soak it up.
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