Yesterday, Dorchester's temperatures hit well into the 90s, nearing a record high. Tonight, you'll need a sweatshirt and galoshes to cope with the 3" or more of rain that has fallen in a short amount of time.
Looking back on September, there's no doubt it was a hot one. The Lincoln paper reports that the area's average temperature last month was 73.7 degrees -- the third-warmest September in recorded history, exceeded only by 1897 and 1931. In a normal year, Lincoln's average high temperature for September is 66.
Before all the global warming zealots say, "I told you so," check out this: For the first time since 1996, it appears we'll go an entire year without reaching 100 degrees.
So there's that.
Over the next few days, Saline County will see temps struggle to climb out of the mid-50s to lower 60s. The rest of October, at least at this point, looks mild.
If you ever get bored with October's gorgeous sun and colors, keep this in mind: The Old Farmer's Almanac makes mention of snow showers by the first week of November, right after Halloween. And then real snow is expected by Nov. 22-28.
If you need a real jolt, remember what happened last October 14!
Every spring and every fall, we Nebraskans make a big deal about the weather. Objecting to what Mother Nature throws at us is in our DNA.
But we live on the Plains -- usually in the path of a massive jet stream. For those of us residing on the top half of the earth, we've just begun the second half of the big tilt away from the sun. So, like all aspects of life, the one thing we can count on is more change.
Great memory, Dweller. Great line about the global warming crowd, too!
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