The kids are back in school and Labor day is this weekend so with a tear in my eye it is time to say good bye to meteorological summer. It is too early to have a summery of this summer that will come out in the next week or so.
That makes this a good time to see what is average and some records for the fall season here at Grand Rapids.
The average (1981-2010} autumn temperature at Grand Rapids is 51.3° The warmest of 57.5° was
That makes this a good time to see what is average and some records for the fall season here at Grand Rapids.
The average (1981-2010} autumn temperature at Grand Rapids is 51.3° The warmest of 57.5° was in 1931 and the coldest of 45.8 happened in 1976. Last year was 50.4° In the average fall Grand Rapids receives 11.05” of precipitation. The wettest fall was in 1988 when 17.63” fell and the driest was 1956 when just 2.59” fell. The average snow fall amount is 7.3” the most was 31.0” in 2014 the least amount of snow fall is a trace the last time that happened was in 1984. The average amount of sunshine drops from 51.8% in September down to 27.7% in November. The sunniest fall season was in 1938 when the sun was out on 63.3% of the time that fall. The cloudiest fall was in 1926 when just 23.9% was sunny. For the season the average is 43.4%
and the coldest of 45.8 happened in 1976. Last year was 50.4° In the average fall Grand Rapids receives 11.05” of precipitation. The wettest fall was in 1988 when 17.63” fell and the driest was 1956 when just 2.59” fell. The average snow fall amount is 7.3” the most was 31.0” in 2014 the least amount of snow fall is a trace the last time that happened was in 1984. The average amount of sunshine drops from 51.8% in September down to 27.7% in November. The sunniest fall season was in 1938 when the sun was out on 63.3% of the time that fall. The cloudiest fall was in 1926 when just 23.9% was sunny. For the season the average is 43.4%
As we head into the Labor Day Weekend while the weather here in Michigan will be very good that will not be the case down in Florida where Hurricane Dorian will be a big issue. One storm I would not want to experience is a hurricane. So we will have to see how this plays out.
Here is a fall outlook by The Weather Company, Not sure how good their track record is and by looking at the outlook they seem to be on the Conservative side. Here is that outlook.
September.
Fall is expected to begin with above-average temperatures dominating the East Coast in September. This would be the second consecutive warmer than average September in the East. The best chance for a cooler-than-average start to fall is in parts of the northern and central Rockies as well as the adjacent Plains.
October.
Changes begin to appear in October as much of the Midwest and East see temperatures near or slightly below average. Warmer-than-average temperatures are most likely to occur in the Northwest during October.
November.
November’s forecast is shaping up to be similar to October with the greatest chance of near to slightly below-average temperatures in much of the Midwest and East. Above-average temperatures are forecast to become more expansive in the West. California, Arizona, much of Nevada, southern Utah and western New Mexico could see temperatures the furthest above average in November.
They did not provide a outlook for rain or snow fall. We will see how this outlook plays out.
I hope everyone has a enjoyable Labor Day Weekend’
Slim
I hope anyone who did read my post overlooked the typing mistakes that I made. I put my post in Word and then copy and paste it but I moved some things around on this one and boy I see I need to proof read that better LOL
Slim
Ha, felt like I was having deja vu reading that. Still a good read!
Keep these below normal temps rolling!
Thanks Slim – I noticed you mentioned the ‘S’ word a few times which I hope waits until late fall, like after Thanks giving. I have been enjoying the past couple weeks and don’t want to have to worry about putting away the summer stuff yet. To early to get Rocky all stoked up on winter.
I have a cool 46 degrees here in Otsego this morning….
Rocky is stoked up on winter 24/7/365. 🥶❄☃️🎿🛷
This summer has been great however I am about ready for the snow season! Bring it!
All signs are pointing towards tons of snow this winter!
Kp index was at 5 when I came to work but from my view there were some high clouds obscuring the Northern sky so no visible Northern Lights. Kp has now dropped to 4.