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Wow, can you believe this? The annual Twin Cities Marathon has been canceled due to record-breaking heat in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The high reached 90 there today. That broke the old record of 87 set in 1897. Here in our area a new record high was set at Muskegon with a high of 83 the old record was 81 set in 1971. Here in Grand Rapids the high of 83 was the 4th warmest October 1st in recorded history. The high was also 83 in Holland their 2nd warmest October 1st The high reached 84 at Kalamazoo and that was their 5th warmest on record. Lansing was the “cool” spot with a high of just 80 and that was their 9th warmest October 1st One warm start to October 2023.

The average mean temperature for October at Grand Rapids is 51.5 the record warmest October was in 1900 with a mean of 59.1. That October had 4 days in a row with highs in the mid 80’s. The record coldest October was in 1925 with a mean of 42.9. That October had 4 days in a row with highs in the 30’s with one day of a high of just 30. There was also 7.5” of snow that October. The record high for October is 89 on October 1st 1897 and the record low is 18 on October 31st 1988. The average rain fall for Grand Rapids in 4.02” The most rain fall of 9.69” fell in 2017. The least rain fall was 0.03” in 1952. The average snow fall is 0.03” The most snow fall of 8.4” fell in 1967 (the winter of 1967/68 there was just 55..1” of snow fall) The least snow fall was 0” in many years the last time was in 2022. Last year the meat temperature was 50.6 the high for the month was 77 on the 24th and the low was 29 on the 27th there was a trace of snow fall. And 3.74” of rain fall. The start of October 2023 looks to be on the warm side. There is a chance of several days of 80 and 70 + The record number of days with highs of 80 or better in October is 8 in 1963 and 1953. 2011 and 2005 were tied for 5th place with 5. As for days with highs of 75 or better the record is 13 set in 1963 and 1947. 2017 is in 4th place with 11. And for Octobers with days of highs of 70 or better 1963 had 19. There have been 12 years when October did not get down to 32 or less the last time was in 2016 there. In 1952 there were a total of 17 nights of low of 32 or less. 1988 is in 2nd place with 13.

Yes, it is now October. The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 79/48 there was no rain fall and a reported 98% of possible sunshine. 1 HDD was reported. For today the average H/L is now down to 68/47 the record high of 89 was set in 1897 and the record low of 27 was set in 1898 the record rain fall amount of 2.10” fell in 1911 so all records are long standing for today. Last year the H/L was 70/42. My wife and I took a trip to Detroit yesterday and seen Miggy play one last time. The trip was mostly good. It was very foggy all the way over. You can see the tornado damage along I 96 real well. Even in the fog it was easy to make out. We made good time until we got to the construction on I 96 in Detroit. That has been going on for a long time. I left early to compensate for it but it still took longer than I guessed. But we still got to the park to get our free shirts in honor of Miggy. Of course with the give away only being for 15000 most fans did not receive one. The pre game ceremony was great and the Tigers won. That was the 1st time the Tigers have won when we have gone down in a long time.

Think of this as one great way to end the summer season.

The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 70/54. There was no rain fall the sun was out just 24% of the possible time. There were 3 HDD’s For today the average H/L is 68/48 the record high of 85 was set in 1922 and 1971 the record low of 30 was set in 1993. The record rain fall amount of 3.10″ fell in 1981. Last year the H/L was 66/40. At the current time it is clear and 50 here in MBY My wife and I are going down to Detroit today and see the next to last game that Miguel Cabrea will play in. It has been great to see such a great player play. This is the forecast for today in Detroit.

For anyone who wants to take a road trip here is the latest on this falls color in Michigan. https://www.woodtv.com/weather/weather-news/peak-colors-are-starting-to-emerge-in-parts-of-the-upper-peninsula/ Note at the end of the article it is mentioned that this weeks warmth could slow the process. I for one do not buy into that. I feel that sunny days and clear nights have more to do with the color change and also being dry may also help3

Will 0 sunshine yesterday was a rather cool day with the official H/L at Grand Rapids of 64/58. There was a trace of rain fall, 4 HDD’s the highest wind speed was 21 MPH out of the E. Overnight I recorded 0.02” of rain fall that is the 1st rain fall for this week. For today the average H/L is now down to 69/48. The record high of 86 was set in 1905 and the record low of 27 was set in 1991. The record rain fall amount of 1.96” fell in 1999. Last year the H/L was 54/47 and there was a trace of rain fall. The start of October still looks to be on the very warm side. With a good amount of sun highs look to be in the upper 70’s to low 80’s and lows in the mid 50’s to near 60. This is well above average. My wife and I are going to the Tigers game on Saturday. As we all know this weekend will be the last games for Miguel Cabrera. Of course, this is a day game and unfortunately there is no shade at Comerica Park. So with highs in the 70’s with a lot of sun it will be a warm one. The last time we went to a day game was many years ago and it was in May and even thought it was only near 70 that day it was very warm in the sun and there is almost no shade in the whole park. But it should be a fun time.

It looks like we are going to start October on the very warm side. With highs forecasted from the upper 70’s to low 80’s it will be the warmest start to any October since 2017. And there is a good chance that this year will be warmer than October 2017. There has been some discussion on if there is a warm fall (October into November) if the winter that followed was a snow one or not. In looking at some past warm Octobers that is not always the case. In fact more cold falls have had more snow winter snow than warm falls. So we shall see. So far there has not been any rain fall here in MBY well there has been a trace. At the current time it is cloudy and 59.

The official H/L yesterday was 69/54 there was no rain fall, Here in MBY there was a trace. There were 3 HDD’s and no CDD’s The sun was out 28% of the time. For today the average H/L is 70/49 the record high of 92 was set in 2017 and the record low of 30 was set in 1947. The record rain fall amount of 2.27” fell in 1915. Last year the H/L was 57/49 and there was 0.02” of rain fall. At the current time it is cloudy and 61 here in MBY. The mean for September at Grand Rapids is 64.9. At Lansing 65.1 at Holland 65.0. All locations are above average. The highest reading this month is 91 there have been 3 days of 90 or better. For the summer season there has been 14 that is +4 for the year. There has been 1.23” of rain fall that is -1.61. For the year there has been 27.65 that is -1.56. There have been 66 HDD’s for September and for the season 80 that is a departure of -18. There have been 72 CDD’s this month so far that is +5 and for the year there have been 640 that is a departure of -79.

On my daily walks I have seem acorns but I don't know if I would call it robust. I will say that for just the end of September there are a lot of leaves starting to turn but that may have more to do with how dry it was this past summer.

It is cooler here in Grand Rapids at the current time it is 53 here with clear skies.

Yesterday was yet another great late September day with 72% of possible sunshine. There was no rain fall. The official H/L was 75/50 there were 2 HDD’s The highest wind speed was 18MPH out of the E. For today the average H/L is now down to 70/50. The record high of 91 was set in 2017 and the record low of 29 was set in 1947. The record rain fall amount of 3.52” fell in 1961. Last year the H/L was 63/51 and there was 0.44” of rain fall. The next week looks to have a chance of showers and possible a rumble of thunder highs will be near average but then warm up over the weekend. Lows will be above average in the mid to upper 50’s.

The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 75/54 there was no rain fall and there were no HDD’s and no CDD’s so a true “Don’t have to” day. The sun was out 77% of the time the highest wind speed was 24 MPH out of the SE. For today the average H/L is 71/50 the record high of 94 was set in 2017 and the record low of 29 was set in 1950 and 1976. The record rain fall amount of 1.39” fell in 1977. Last year the H/L was 61/51 and there was 0.03” of rain fall. The week ahead looks to be generally mid for late September with highs in 70’s and lows in the 50’s there is a chance of showers mid week and then a general warm up to end the month. At the current time I have a temperature of 51 with clear skies.

The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was a summer like 82/58. Officially there was no rain fall but here in MBY I had a short but heavy shower with the sun out. The shower popped up right over head and dropped 0.05” of rain fall. At the airport there were 5 CDD’s yesterday and the highest wind speed was 19 MPH out of the S. The sun was out 76% of the possible time. For today the average H/L is now down to 71/50 the record high of 96 was set in the heat wave of 2017. The record low was a frosty 28 set in 1974. The record rain fall amount is 2.13” in 2000. Last year the H/L was 64/38.

The sun is out but getting a good shower. The temperature was 80 but now has dropped to 72.