Posted by wxii12.com blogs at 9/23/2007 11:25 PM
Fall officially started on Sunday morning September 23rd at 5:51 a.m. Instead of highs in the comfortable upper 70s, we reached 92 degrees! Yes, it’s hot and we have a big week ahead with above normal highs in the 80s. A ridge of high pressure at the surface and aloft will create the warm conditions.
In case you’re keeping track, we have seen 59 days of 90 degrees or higher and 4 days at 100 degrees this year. The heat has only compounded our drought troubles. As we begin fall we are more than 12 inches below normal for the year. The monthly outlook doesn’t look great for rain or an end to the extreme drought. Check out the latest drought conditions by clicking on the link below:
http://drought.unl.edu/dm/DM_southeast.htm
Now that autumn is underway, you’ll notice we have fewer hours of daylight and more hours in the dark. Are you wondering just when we the sun will rise on a given day? A great resource for sunrise and sunset information is a site from the U.S. Naval Observatory:
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.php
While we are waiting on the cooler temperatures and the rain, we can enjoy the full Harvest Moon on September 26th.
