Taken this afternoon before it clouded up
September will someday be like August is now, or so sayeth the climate-change scientists. According to the projections, the seasons will shift forward somewhat—at least in the near term, Springs will be later and stay cold longer, and Fall will start later and the onset of Winter will eventually be somewhat delayed from historical norms. And September will become more like August used to be.
Certainly seems that way here at TOP World HQ right now, I'll say that. If we hit 80°F again tomorrow it will be a straight week with highs in the 80s. Not only that, highs of 80°F or more are currently predicted for another entire week.
That's all about 10 degrees, or a little more, over the historical norms. The average high for today, for instance, is 70°F, and it's 83°F right now. I keep an eye out because 68°F (20°C) is a perfect day to me, and I get a little greedy about the few 68° days we're supposed to get.
Yes, it could just be a warm September. Specific weather events in specific places can't be attributed to climate change, which merely predicts trends. And we had a cool Summer. In fact we were cooler than normal this month until recently; here's a chart of Rochester, New York (nearest big city to me) temps for so far this month:
(Source)
The straight lines are the averages (high and low), the crooked lines are this month's actual temperatures.
In any case, I'm ready for Fall to get here! Bring back the 68° days, and the extra blanket at night.
Mike
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The high in Huntington Beach CA was in the mid 70s. The high for California was 86 in Needles.
Something is not right with this picture ;-)
Posted by: cdembrey | Tuesday, 19 September 2017 at 04:47 PM
Here in Southern California September has always been the real August. We hated to go back to school because September was always hot and the high school I attended was built in 1929 and had no air conditioning. It did have monster windows in the classrooms and we would open them to let the hot air in. It was that or sweat to death.
Posted by: John Krill | Tuesday, 19 September 2017 at 05:48 PM
Looking at the temperature graph I see that on 10 of 18 days the high temperature was average or below average and 13 of 18 days had low temperatures that were average or below. On average you have had a cool month.
Posted by: Speed | Tuesday, 19 September 2017 at 05:59 PM
Like the weather, D76 is perfect at 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
Posted by: GRJ | Tuesday, 19 September 2017 at 09:33 PM
Here in West Yorkshire its around 14-17 centigrade this week. We've had Jumpers on, fires in the evening, and an extra blanket, for a week or so now. Some birches and oaks on the hillside are starting their annual detox, and yesterday moirning we had the first proper autumn mist. I'm just not designed for hot weather - and find late summer photographically dull - so am really looking forward to autumn and winter.
Posted by: Brian Taylor | Wednesday, 20 September 2017 at 03:28 AM
Climate change is a contradiction in terminis.
Has climate ever been constant? Climate is variable by definition.
Posted by: Matt | Wednesday, 20 September 2017 at 04:44 AM
Just send your money to your government and they’ll control the sun.
Posted by: Jeff1000 | Wednesday, 20 September 2017 at 05:41 AM
Here in Hong Kong we are still having heat warnings in September. And a lot of them.
Posted by: David Boyce | Wednesday, 20 September 2017 at 07:49 AM
I agree with you and DRJ that 68F/20C is the perfect temperature. Through out the Summer the maximum temperature of my tap water here in ROC is 68F/20C. Kodak is just down the road. Coincidence? I think not.
Posted by: Earl Dunbar | Wednesday, 20 September 2017 at 10:18 AM
An appalachian chair seems appropiate for the location.
Posted by: Herman | Wednesday, 20 September 2017 at 10:50 AM
Great photo! Good enough for a photo sale, perhaps?
Posted by: Bob Kruse | Wednesday, 20 September 2017 at 11:46 AM
It's Fall in Texas! Know what that means? Nothing. Absolutely nothing! Still mid-90s outside ...
Posted by: David Brown | Wednesday, 20 September 2017 at 05:20 PM
Here in Sydney September is the new October - summer is coming early. We've got 36C (97f) forecast for Saturday. If we hit it that'll beat our hottest recorded September day (26 Sept 1965) by a couple of degrees C. Too hot for me - I'm with you that 20C is about perfect.
Posted by: Mim | Thursday, 21 September 2017 at 01:21 AM