I see it's been a couple of weeks since I last checked in. Since I last posted, an incredible warm stretch moved into the northern Plains. For the first week of October in Grand Forks, the average high temperature is in the low 60s, with average low temperatures in the upper 30s, for an average temperature around 50°F. Take a look at these daily temperatures and temperature departures from normal for the October 1st-8th:
Date...High...Low...Avg...Departure From Normal
10/1.....76.....42.....59.....+9
10/2.....83.....46.....65.....+15
10/3.....83.....49.....66.....+17
10/4.....84.....49.....67.....+18
10/5.....89.....60.....75.....+27
10/6.....82.....61.....72.....+24
10/7.....77.....62.....70.....+23
10/8.....66.....48.....57.....+10
That's just incredible to have six consecutive days +15 and three of those days being +27, +24, and +23. Also of note is the cool front that passed through on the 7th. When I arrived at work at 3:45pm that day, I was greeted with sustained winds of 40 mph gusting to 60 mph and blowing dust. That 60 mph gust was another rarity for me, especially since it was not associated with a tropical system or thunderstorm.
Today's high/low was 60/41 which is much closer to normal...just a few degrees above normal since 58/35 is our normal high/low for today. Yeah those average temperatures really plummet in North Dakota during autumn.
That's all for now....things could get interesting this weekend.
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