We have had a very hot late summer, extending all the way into October. I looked at the daily high temperatures from May through October 4, and counted 87 days when the high temperature was 90F or higher. The Atlanta tv weather people have been talking about the new record this year of 91 days of 90 or higher, exceeding the old record of 90 days.
I don’t know whether Rome’s 87 days is a record. I wanted to check the historical data but I didn’t have time (or take the time) to look for them. The only thing I found was a site that let me look at the daily high and low for a given month. It would be way too much trouble to go back through the entire history of Rome’s weather on a month-by-month basis. I might look later for a site with all the months tabulated. I’m pretty sure I have found such a site before.
We are now predicted to have a high under 90 for the foreseeable future, which, in the case of my iPhone weather app, is through next weekend. So, 88F Saturday, 86 Sunday, 81 Monday, and upper 70’s to low 80’s from then on. And lows in the 40’s next weekend!
Even better, the forecast also calls for fairly widespread, through light, rain on Monday. Too bad the rain gods took the summer off. We could have used some more rain a little earlier.
I can’t imagine what 90 days of 90 degree temps would feel like. Oh wait, yes I can, it’s not fun at all. I’m glad your temps are getting cooler and that there’s rain in the forecast. Enjoy the fall and the rain!
Robin — On my Sunday morning dog walk it was almost — almost — a little cool for shorts. It was supposed to reach the low 80’s, but it was cloudy and windy and never got out of the 70’s. It was wonderful. Unfortunately, it looks like we won’t get as much rain as we were expecting. So far it looks like we may not get even a half an inch.