A.H.S. Heat Zone 05

Ahh, September, sometimes it's my favorite month...but not this year.

The past 23 days, the weather has been extremely erratic. We began the month with some of the hottest weather of the year (including the two hottest days of the year). That was followed by a beautiful stretch of weather with high temperatures around 20 degrees Celsius. That, in turn, was followed by this past week, with temperatures that started at 5 degrees Celsius above normal. To make things even better, the weatherman tells us that it's going to be above 30 two of the next three days. Yipee.

What the hell happened to autumn? If this is global warming (and it is), I don't want any part of it. If anything, the past four years have told me that it's time to start plotting a move even farther north. (I can dream, but it'll never happen)

Through A.D. 2007 September 23, there have been 30 days with high temperatures at or above 30 degrees Celsius. (A.H.S. Heat Zone 05)

By the way, we're also having a pretty dry September. So far, we've received about 60 millimeters (2.36 inches) of precipitation. That's only about half of normal, and it's been exacerbated by the warm temperatures.

First Light Frost

Ahh, the beginning of the best time of year! On A.D. 2007 September 17 we received our first light frost of the year. ...and when I say light, I mean very light - the car had ice on the windshield and there were pockets of white on the north side of the hedgerows... Still, it was awesome to see some frozen water again! It's been a while (since mid May) but winter is making its return. Whoopee!!!!

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2007 September 04: 27 days at or above 30 degrees Celsius.

August felt like a month of extremes! It seemed like every day was either above 30 degrees Celsius or below 25 degrees Celsius. The historical averages are right in the middle.

Summer Weather Updates

Through 2007 August 20, 24 days at or above 30º Celsius.

Name change

I changed the name of this blog to "Croit Coille na Dragan" after my wife convinced me to focus on Gaeilge (Irish) instead of Gáidhlig (Scottish Gaelic). Same meaning, different language.

Why I love August

Four of the past six days have been above 30º Celsius. Three of those have been above 32º Celsius (90º Fahrenheit). Desipte the fact that it has been bloody hot, August isn't half bad. Why? Because the nights are wonderful! In the middle of July, a 30º day will often mean a hot and sticky night. That happens occasionally in August, but it's not the norm. Instead, hot days are followed by pleasant evenings and cool nights...

Through A.D. 2007 August 05, we're up to 21 days at or above 30º Celsius.

By the way...

The drought is gone.

Since June 27, we have had only 3 days at or above 30º Celsius. The weather has been simply wonderful! We've had more than 75 millimeters (3 inches) of rain, just about average for July. It has been great! It's months like these that remind me how great our climate can be! Best of all, we're only two weeks away from the days getting cooler! Incredibly, the low temperature the other night was 9º Celsius (48º Fahrenheit). It was BEAUTIFUL!