Sunday, December 21, 2008

Recap Of Autumn 2008

This autumn has been interesting to say the least. It started off with a bang when we saw over 2" of rain from Sept 25-26. Things quickly became stagnant in October, where we saw below average rainfall and temperatures that were just a hair above normal.

Significant changes arrived by November, especially late in the month. This quick change in weather pattern snapped our dry spell - rain totals ended up above average. Although the end of the month was extremely chilly, the average temp for the whole month was only barely below normal.

We then saw a complete change in the weather pattern heading into December. This month has been exceptionally wet and mild.

It's important to look back on the weather pattern during the fall because this can carry over into winter. More than likely we will see an abrupt change in the pattern next month, which means temps will drop back below normal for an extended period of time...just like in late November. During this transition, we could finally see our first real snowfall of the season!

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