Science Fun

On this day in 1894, it was Election Day, and it was also a day of a major winter storm in Connecticut. This storm dumped up 12 inches of heavy wet snow and had winds gusting to 60 mph. There was damage to trees and telegraph wires.

Another snow event occurred on this day in 1988 when powerful low pressure system produced high winds from the Great Plains to New England and produced heavy snow in northern Wisconsin and Michigan. Winds gusted to 64 mph in Knoxville, TN and the winds reached 80 mph at Pleasant Valley, VT. Historical weather data from the National Weather Service archives.

Fall is here, the leaves are changing and we are having an abundance of sunny days and cool nights as we transition through from summer to fall and then soon to winter. We have averaged upper 50s for the highs this week and the mid to upper 40s for the nights.

Monday we had a high of 59F and the low was 50F, Tuesday was identical to Monday, except the night time temperature dipped down to 45F – both days had plenty of sun. Wednesday presented us with a good dose of rain with 0.82 inches for the day, even with the cloud cover, Wednesday’s high reached 58F and the low was 48F. It was very windy that day and the peak gust was 20MPH.

Thursday was another sunny day with the temperature reaching 56F for the high and the low was47F. Friday was mostly sunny with the clouds on the increase through the day and by 5:00 PM, a light rain / mist was falling, we had 0.05 inches of rain. Friday’s high was 55F and the low was 45F. Saturday was a windy day and it was overcast for most of the day with the sun peeping out occasionally. The high was 56F and the low was 38F, there was 0.07 inches of rain that fell in the hours just past midnight. How was the weather for you this week?

Our cool spell we have just entered her in New England is a reminder of what is to come. Last evening was the coldest we have had this Fall and in some areas in northern New Hampshire, they had a forecast for some of the white stuff, although it did not occur.

On this day in weather history, October 1, 1987, it was just a tad bit nippy as was recorded in this historical record from the archives of the National Weather Service. A blast of cold arctic air hit the north central U.S. An afternoon thunderstorm slickened the streets of Duluth MN with hail and snow, and later in the afternoon, strong northerly winds reached 70 mph. Unseasonably warm weather continued in the Pacific northwest. Afternoon highs of 90 degrees at Olympia WA, 92 degrees at Portland OR, and 89 degrees at Seattle WA, were records for the month of October. For Seattle WA it marked the twenty- first daily record high for the year, a record total in itself.

Fall has definetly arrived here in New England, both by the weather and by the calendar as we transtioned from Summer to Fall earlier this week on the Vernal Equinox. The weather has been on the Fall side with cooler temperatures and bright sunny days.

We started out the work week with Monday being a sunny day with a high of 72F and the low was 39F. Tuesday continued the sunny pattern with a high of 68F and a low of 53F. Wednesday, another repeat of the previous days with a high of 74F and the low was 62F.

Thursday was the last of the ‘warmer’ days for the week with a high of 72F and the low was 58F, the day was sunny. Friday was a transition day as it was cool with the high only getting up to 58F and the low being 43F. Saturday was the coldest day for the week as the temperature bottomed out at 34F and the high once again reached only 58F. Sunday is forecasted for rain and the high in the 50s. How was your weather?

On this day in weather history, a great hurricane struck out at New England! September 23, 1815, a hurricane strikes as it makes landfall at Long Island and crosses Massachusetts and New Hampshire. It was the worst tempest in nearly 200 years, equal to the hurricane that struck in 1938, and one of several severe summer and autumn storms to affect shipping lanes that year. Historical information from the archives of Intellicast.

The last official weekend of the summer was a fatastic weekend with excellent summer weather. Sunday we had a high of 67F and the low was53F, all sun and no rain. Monday, Happy Labor Day! 68F was the high for Monday and the low was 45F.

Tuesday, back to work after a holiday break and we had another sunny day with a high of 72F and the low was 51F. Wednesday continued the sunny pattern with a high of 68F and the low was 48F. Thursday, sunny again and the high was cooler than the other days this week with the high of 63F and the low was the low for the week of 42F.

Friday started out with a little sun in the morning, but by mid day, it was clouding up and overcast. WE had a high of 56F and the low was 46F. Be evening, it had started to rain and we ended up with 0.30 inches of rain. Saturday cool and cloudy with spot showers throughout the day. The high was 62F and the low was 53F. 0.20 inches of rain fell for the day.

How was your weather? What is your favorite season?