This entry is partly intended for my own future reference. A few weeks ago we were trying to remember what the autumn weather in 2006 was like. 2006 was the year in which a blizzard dumped quite a lot of snow on us. We both had a vague recollection that the autumn weather that year was somewhat like the weather this season, and wondered whether that means that we might be in for another snowy winter. I figured that I probably said something about the autumn weather in my blog that year, but it appears that I didn’t mention the weather at all until it snowed in earnest. So, for future reference, I’m writing about this autumn’s weather now.
It’s been a mild, dry, and slowly progressing season. We’ve had no snow yet and not much rain. It didn’t freeze until mid-October so many of the trees still have their leaves. This photo is from October 4th and the following one is from today:
You can see the frost on the grass beyond the fence. I noticed bits of frost on the window screen also:
I used to say that it usually snows here by the end of September, but it seems that it doesn’t usually do that any longer. Local folklore has it that it always snows on Hallowe’en. Statistically this turns out to be a fallacy but I won’t be surprised if it snows here any day this week. I will be surprised if it doesn’t snow by Thanksgiving, but even that is not unprecedented in recent years.
