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!

Summer Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 August 23:

Days at or above 30º Celsius (86º Fahrenheit): 08

Last week's forecast was pretty accurate: we had two days with a high temperature of 85º F. (29.5º C.) and four days with high temperatures that reached or exceeded 30º C. It is hoped that this will be the last stretch of really hot weather this summer.

Summer Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 August 17:

Days at or above 30º Celsius (86º Fahrenheit): 07

This is our third consecutive day with a high temperature at or above 30º Celsius. It was almost our fourth consecutive day, but the temperature stopped climbing at 29º on Friday. Tomorrow is also forecast to be hot, though it may or may not reach 30º.

This past week has been the hottest of the summer despite the fact that average high temperatures are supposed to be dropping now.

Summer Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 August 12:

Days at or above 30º Celsius (86º Fahrenheit): 04

We had our fourth day with a high temperature at or above 30º Celsius a couple of days ago. It was beginning to get very dry again until four of five days ago, when a warm (25º to 30º C.) and extremely humid pattern came into effect. We've had four or five intense thunderstorms since then, and they left about 2 inches of much-needed rain. Unfortunately, it appears that Mother Nature is going to extract a cost for the rain that includes about a week of 30º+ high temperatures. Such stretches of hot weather are not uncommon (we probably average two or three each summer), but this stretch will be the first this year.

Summer Weather Update

It's been relatively dry since that roughly-three-week stretch beginning in mid-to-late June. The grass started turning brown a couple of days ago, but then we got two tenths of an inch of rain - just enough to turn it green for a few more days. We've been flirting with 30 degrees (Celsius) for a couple of weeks, but we haven't had any. We have had three or four days that were 29.5 degrees, but, for the most part, it has been wonderfully mild. It was downright cool during the latter half of June and early July. I'm not sure that we had one day with a high temperature above 75 degrees Fahrenheit during that three-or-four-week stretch. At least a week of days had high temperatures in the 60s. It was wonderful.

Summer Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 July 06:

Days at or above 30º Celsius (86º Fahrenheit): 03

There were two days above 30º Celsius in April. There were none in May. There was one in June. It has been a remarkably cool start to the summer, despite the extremely warm weeks in April. Unlike some in this area, I've loved it. The past couple of weeks have been absolutely wonderful. We've had more than ten days of high temperatures between 68º F. and 72º F.