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Didn't think it was going to happen, as clouds hung around, but a late rally down to 36 brought our first light frost.

CMH stats from ILN: -Today (and tomorrow) will be day #127 (and #128) of the year with a high temperature of at least 80F. Old record was 126 days in 2007. -Yesterday was day #96 of the year with a low temperature of 65F or above. Today will likely be #97. Old record was 80 days in 1881.

No color showing anywhere in Central Ohio. With 6.57" of rain in September and +4.9F on the month (only 1 night in the 40s to-date seasonally), I'm not surprised. The next 7 days won't progress the change much either.

CMH 8am obs, 75/71; currently, 73/56. Can't wait to open the windows tonight!

CMH ends up with 6 90F days in a row between 6/30 and 7/5 (92, 94, 91, 92, 93, & 94) which makes 10 for the year.

Franklin Co. (Columbus) is included.

1.63” at CMH and 2.00” on the dot here.

1.2” at CMH and 1.59” IMBY so far today with more to come. Will like pass 2.00” here.

My great-uncle lives 1 mile upstream from this gauge on the Trap Rock River north of Lake Linden. The rise of ~5' doesn't appear dramatic, but the record is only 2' greater and the immediate valley is extremely flat compared to the surrounding hills. The drop from Calumet to his house is just shy of 600'. Going to see if I can follow-up with him tonight to see what's going on.

I visited family in the UP last summer, late June and early July, and it’s a surreal feeling watching those late sunsets over Lake Superior. They are in the Keweenaw (Calumet, Ahmeek, Copper City) so it’s the extreme western edge of the Eastern Time Zone and the sunset was 9:54 or 9:55. There was plenty of twilight until 11pm too, so much so that local 4th of July fireworks didn’t start until 11pm. Caught this sunset off the Bumbletown hill and the time stamp is 9:55pm.

So far only 68F at CMH. We’ll see if we can squeeze out 69 or 70. If not, we haven’t seen this cool of a day since 4/29.

Lots of temperature records at CMH for May 2018. Just a few: - 71.7F average temperature (old record 70.8F in 1991, +9.2F average) -24 days AOA 80F (old record 21 in 1944, 1965, & 2012) -Record high minimums on the 3rd, 15th, and 31st. -31 for 31 on days above average

Barring some underachieving temps with Alberto’s remnants, May 2018 will be CMH’s first month in recorded history with above average temps for every day of the month. Our “coolest” day was 5/5 with 69/51 for +1 on the average. We’re at +8.6F for the month and will probably top +9 by the 31st.

No such luck down here again today as it was 87F again. No rain to cool things off either.

Pretty dry down here at CMH as well, only .50” for the month so far. And we maxed out at 87F yesterday. We could use some rain.