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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Hot September in Dallas - but not the Hottest (sorry Dr. Mann!) |
| 2015-09-30 |
| We have been pretty warm for September, by September standards," says meteorologist Lamont Bain in the National Weather Service's Fort Worth office. But Bain says we're not near record-high temperatures for the month. Not even close. Now, if you were to add the highs and lows for the month so far, we are in the Top 10 for warmest Septembers ever. So there are different ways to measure "hottest"? Who knew? And it's not like there's a break coming in the near future: The long-range forecast calls for highs of 90 or slightly higher through the end of the month into early October. And we (Dallas, TX) are not alone. From this week's headlines: "Montreal's warm weather could set record for September." "Denver Vies For Warmest September Ever, Breaks 130-Year Old Temperature Record." "Late summer surge pushing Buffalo toward its warmest September on record." And, from Minneapolis: "More July Than September - Hottest Summer Ever Recorded, Worldwide?" All of these headlines consider the standard definition of "hottest", right? What? No standard? "This is the ninth-warmest (Dallas) September through the 23rd," says Bain. "The average temperature so far has been 83.4, when you're looking at highs and lows together." That's not a far cry from the warmest September ever through the 23rd: 1939, when highs and lows averaged 85.5. (Dallas-Fort Worth weather records date back to 1898, in case you're wondering.) And, of course, much of what's to come this fall and winter - higher rainfall, lower temperatures - depends on what happens with the long-predicted El NiĂąo. Dallas did have a cool, and very wet, spring. Nice discussion at the link, BTW. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #1 But we are only weeks away from the weather channel playing state funeral dirge music while talking heads report sorrowfully that no hurricane made landfall in the continental US this year. Followed by an in-depth report on a NOAA proposal for "named" raindrops. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2015-09-30 12:43 |