The 'Real' Autumn is Here

The second half of October was wet and wild. There was no shortage of rain and a couple of storms brought some serious winds along for the ride. But all that is so last month. While I am on the subject of last month here is the summary for October, 2014.

October turned out to be a tad warmer than average and loaded with nearly double my monthly average of the wet stuff. A whooping 7.33 inches of rain ended up in my rain gauge in contrast to a typical 4.15 inches. The wettest day was the 22nd with 2.01 inches and that was one of three days exceeding an inch. October had 17 days with precipitation and 10 sunny days.

Temps ran quite a bit warmer than normal with my lows averaging 50.32 degrees five above and highs averaging 65.30 which is four above. The warm day was the 6th with an 80.7 degree mark just one tenth of a degree warmer than second warmest the day before. The coldest afternoon high came on the 24th with a 53.7 reading. The coldest temp of the month was a warm 43.1 on the 2nd. The warmest overnight temp came on the 18th with a 55.2.

This October is officially the first in my 13 years at this location not to record a sub 40 degree temperature. Hmm, cold winter ahead? Warm winter? Ah who knows? The fall color is a little flat but I think it may just be a little late this year. The trees on Green Mountain are starting to flash some color. We will see. Get out and Soak it up, my friends; soak it up.