Goodbye Summer?

It's currently 49°F at 9pm on September 13th. Take a minute to process that.

A cold front went through yesterday, bringing us clouds for the first time in a week. Our high temperature of 73°F was recorded at 8:37am. The rest of the day featured temperatures in the 60s, falling into the 50s by evening, with blustery conditions. Today it was downright fantastic with an extremely comfortable high of 71°F. We had a few sprinkles earlier today, but barely enough to wet the pavement. Now on to the goods...

I am currently under a Frost Advisory and Freeze Watch...and it's the middle of September. Our forecast low temperatures tonight and tomorrow night are 33°F and 28°F, respectively. Meanwhile the forecast high temperatures tomorrow and Thursday are a balmy 53°F and 58°F. Take another minute to process that.

I have never experienced freezing temperatures, or a sub-60°F high temperature during the month of September. Well that's about to change in a hurry. This cold snap coming up is even cold for Grand Forks standards. Here are the record lows for Grand Forks tonight and tomorrow night:

9/14 Record Low: 25°F (1956)
9/15 Record Low: 27°F (1903)

That's right, a record low temperature breaking the mark set 108 years ago is possible when I wake up Thursday morning.

Welcome to North Dakota Reece!


9:52AM 9/14 Update: The morning low was indeed 33 degrees. That was quite a "hello, good morning" from Mother Nature when I walked to my car.