First Light Frost

The growing season is still going (strong), but it nearly ended this morning. It was 35 degrees Fahrenheit (about 1.6 degrees Celsius) this morning, and there were patches of frost throughout the landscape. Our backyard was particularly frosty after having been mowed yesterday afternoon. I was very pleased to see some ice again (my favorite season is winter), and I look forward to even colder dips in temperature (and the subsequent killing of the pollen-producing weeds that are currently plaguing me) in the near future.

Now that we've had our first light frost, I can pull out the old "autumn weather updates" template:

First light frost of autumn: 2009 September 20

First hard frost of autumn: 2009 ???

By the way, did I mention that we've had about a quarter of an inch (about 6 mm) of rainfall in September, which is less than 008% of average? Our well water, for the first time since we've lived here, smells like sulphur. Seven out of eight VERY dry months are finally catching up to us...

Autumn is here! (at least temporarily)

Wow! Autumn came in like a rocket! Sunday, August 30 was chilly by late August standards with a high temperature of 62 degrees Fahrenheit. The following day was also autumn-like, with sun and a high temperature of only 63 degrees Fahrenheit. This morning was the coldest since May with a temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4.4 degrees Celsius). Awesome stuff!