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Can be nasty in the shoulder seasons when frozen is not in play, but it's probably given me more snow here than I've lost due to downsloping, and it's great for pack retention.

When I've had rib injuries (limited to torn cartilage, I think - never went to the Dr.), I knew that every breath would hurt for 4-6 weeks, though the first 2 were the worst. Eight years ago I slipped while dragging my ice fishing stuff (and a nice bass) and landed ribs first on the empty bait bucket, which fared much better than I did - I then weighed 40+ pounds more than at present. Four days later I day-tripped to Sturbridge to make a forestry presentation to the New England SAF chapter, about 450 miles round trip, in a cramped low-slung Ford Fusion - at least the presentation was fun. Five days later we began our Japan trip by flying to HI where my BIL and family live, 13 hours in economy, 10 of it from CHI to Oahu. (Our first Trip of a Lifetime. 2nd was Norway the following year, without rib pain.) Today was almost totally cloudless. September is our sunniest month, currently (thru 2023) with 52.5% of the potential sunshine. August is next at 49.6", July 3rd at 48.0%. December is lowest, at 39.0%.

Plus it's sited at the hilltop AP. It's almost always the mildest in the region on clear calm mornings. Sad to miss out on a bluebird day, but it's no fun trying to fish when waves are tossing the boat and maybe splashing over the sides. Your watercraft is a lot bigger than my 11-ft one-person canoe, but even 20-mph gusts over a long fetch can make things unpleasant. Even 15, if from a southerly direction, will keep me off North Pond's 3-mile fetch, as the wave tops would be spaced longer than my cockleshell.

Thought I'd crack the 30s, too, but bottomed out at 41. When I'm only 0.5° cooler than Jeff, I know that radiating was much better in south LEW than at my frost pocket. Surprisingly, it's breezier today than yesterday.

And bragging about it when they get home. Some showers in the mountains - wonder if MWN gets a few pingers.

Last month's numbers - first BN month (by a whisker) since last November. First 4 days were +7.4, next 27 had -1.1. Avg max: 72.6 -2.2 Warmest, 84 on the 2nd Avg Min: 55.1 +2.1 Coolest, 42 on the 30th Mean: 63.8 -0.16 Precip: 5.65" +1.56" Wettest day(s), 1.43" on the 9th; 1.42" on the 15th. We had continuous thunder from 6-10:30 PM on the 14th, starting with some spectacular C-C bolts 6-7, and 2 more hours more on the next morning, none closer than one mile but quite noisy. JJA had very similar precip: 5.74"/5.58"/5.65"

Warmest and dewiest day here in 4 weeks. Might be 8 months before we have another like it. There are a ton of spiders I’ve seen over the last week. Webs on the cars and truck . Is this the time of year for them? The orb-weavers have been working overtime these past few days. I clear off the webs around the hummingbird feeders and next morning there are more than ever. (It's also been the best season in memory for the number and frequency of the little dynamos' visits.)

First 4 days here averaged 81/65 with tall dews. Next 25 have averaged 72/54 (16 with highs in 70s, 9 in 60s) with only a few days with dews reaching into the 60s. Month temps will finish within a couple tenths of our average here, most likely hanging on to the AN side.

Our frost pocket lows Sept 19-22, 2020: 29, 25, 25, 26. June 1 that year hit 27 and Farmington co-op had the same reading. It tied with 6/9/56 for that co-op's coldest June morning, POR 1893-2022. Date of first frost the past 3 years: 2021: Oct 24, It was latest by 18 days at that time and only the 2nd non-Sept date. 2022: Sept 30, tied for 4th latest 2023: Oct 13, new #2 latest, 3rd in Oct Low chance here for frost next Tues/Wed mornings. If not then, I wonder if we tarry into October once again.

As suggested in the August thread, it's time to talk about the beginning of met autumn.

Upper 60s, dews 40s, bright sun, little wind. Perfect day to play in the woodpile.

As of earlier this AM, some spots in southern Kyushu have received a half meter if rain, with some landslide fatalities, and totals over a meter are in play. My son and his wife live in Nagoya, about 400 miles northeast from the downpours; they probably will get 2-4" if Shanshan ever decides to move.

I liked the old WCI - it allowed me to brag about -101 the morning of Jan 18, 1982 in Fort Kent, -34 with wind 35 mph. With the new table it would be a measly -72. Or going into the woods 20 miles west of Ashland on Jan 14, 1988 with CAR reporting -20 and WCI -85 (only about -55 with the new). At Portage Lake that morning the temp was -32 and the wind gauge hovered about 30. Can't brag as much now, other than MWN's -109 (new table) in Feb 2023; took -44 with wind 147 to accomplish that. Upper 40s this morning, maybe make a run at 40 tonight?

I've seen temp/TD readings like 98/89 from that area, and sometimes with 20+ wind and a condition of "sand".

Departures in summer have significant effect, as you've noted. Equal departures in winter might draw a yawn. If July had been 5° AN it would've been my warmest month in our 27 summers here, by 2+ degrees. 6 of our 26 Januarys have been 5+ AN and 3 of those had AN snow. Those 6 Januarys average a whisker more than the month average snow.

Gardens die at Estcourt Station? Had a quiet 0.19" in pre-dawn showers. August total at 5.63", the 4th straight AN month and 7th of the last 9.

Legro has mentioned the "corn-fed dews" when he worked at DVN.

A few days back it was progged to hit the Nagoya area, where my son and DIL live, as a Cat 1. Now it looks to park at the southernmost part of Honshu and dump feet of rain.

75 here, but that's 2° AN for 8/27.

There used to be an annual article on the weirdest lawsuit decisions, maybe still is done. The one I best recall was about 30 years ago. A guy was driving his RV, put the vehicle on cruise control then went back to the kitchen to make breakfast. He (and passengers? Don't remember if there were any) was awarded a pile of money and . . . a replacement RV.

Maybe they looked at tomorrow's forecast for inland SNJ - 96 with HI 104. That's less than 150 miles away.

The existing stadium was a shambles, the worst of any in the NFL by far. Kraft may have used Hartford to gain permission to build Gillette, but he did put his money where his mouth was. From what I've read, no public money was spent on it, though the state tossed in a bunch for the surrounding infrastructure. Last year died on week 4 when the Pats' 2 best defenders went out for the season. The rest of the defense did yeoman work, but with those losses, nothing would be able lift the crummy offense into mediocrity. Nice sun after early fog, warm but not too much - mid-70s.

For me, this doesn't compute. I don't know if I fed mosquitos during my first 4 years, in East Orange, NJ (30k people, 4 sq.mi.), after which we lived in the Jersey Highlands then Maine. From 1950 on, I've been donating blood to the little beasts (and assorted other flying blood-drinkers) on most days during the warm season. Of course, the things like me - when a group of us in the woods, no one wearing bug dope, most of the biting insects would be visiting me.

After dark the lightning can be seen from a long distance. Years ago, we were heading back from a late meeting in eastern Maine, and as we drove thru Belfast we could see flashes to our west. The wx radio noted a TS in the Rangeley area, 90-100 miles away. Rumbles here since one woke me up at 5:55 this morning. Only light RA here but points 10-25 miles to the northeast are getting hammered. I posted the GYX flash flood warning on the 8/26 convection thread.

Morning wakeup with thunder. Only light rain here but very active just to the east and north. New Sharon shares boundaries with Starks and Mercer. The heavy stuff was moving a bit west at 8 AM but still hasn't reached here. The bright echoes haven't moved much since I first looked at 6:30 (genny started but I had to take off the panel and manually flip the switch - call to the installer upcoming). This system is acting like the one just to our SW in June 2023 - 4-6" in 2 hours, some infrastructure was just reopened this month. The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Somerset County in west central Maine... * Until 930 AM EDT. * At 652 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Skowhegan, Madison, Norridgewock, Anson, Starks, Mercer and New Vineyard.