Was reading NWS Phoenix’s forecast discussion last evening and it implied that if the low temp drops below 55 next week (which is likely) they’ll be nearly 3 weeks ahead of schedule for their first sub-55 low per 1991-2020 climo. That’s an anomalous trough any way you slice it.
Anytime you’re comparing an October to 2007 it can’t be good.
This one looks like it might have actually been plagued with the high DP problems early in the month and then again mid-month, looks a lot wetter than the 1973 month that had a 26 day almost completely dry stretch.
It also had a nice break in the heat with a freeze on tomorrow’s date.
Signals seem to be that the pattern might start to break down somewhere around the weekend of the 16th, but can we really count on that?
My point and click doesn’t contain a temperature or a dewpoint lower than 58.
It’s set at 72. It’s always a matter of debate whether to open the windows at night, and it may have been possible last night if not for the high dewpoints.
Already slight improvements on the overnight model runs. The “cooler” period is still normal to slightly above, then the GFS reloads with more warmth, but it’s not ugly.
October 2021, where a +8 anomaly on the low temperature is a pleasant surprise for those who enjoy fall.
Still quite foggy here, hopefully that holds our high temperature back a bit and my a/c doesn’t have to kick on again today.
Nothing I’ve seen on any model screams record highs, but it’s a long period of temperatures and dewpoints that are tolerable in July but miserable in October.
That’s probably the standard-bearer for recent warm Octobers as far as I’m concerned, but similar Octobers seem to be occurring at least every other year lately, which is concerning.
The record October at MDT is a +6.2 anomaly relative to the current normals. It’s probably too early for you to start thinking about breaking that record (2007), but it looks like it’ll be within reach.
Saw an all black one while walking the dog last week, then a black one with a brown band in my driveway on Saturday.
Don’t those things cause skin rashes?