My wife worked in a nursing home for many years. She says she learned you don't want to live to 100. Apparently it's pretty miserable. Fortunately for the rest of us only 0.27% of folks make it there. So basically that Five for Fighting song is a crock of s*it, we have less than 100 years to live.
So now we see old windbag Carter is a 100, surprising, I thought he'd kick the bucket when his wife bought the farm. Good for him, he was a terrible President, a real stain on the nation. But he seems to be an affable man, with hints of anti-semitism.
Cooler today with highs near 80F. Low temperatures tonight will be cooler in the low 50s. But then it looks like heat returns for a few days with highs near 88-90F. Another cold front over the weekend but rain chances are essentially zero for 10+ days.
September statistics for KC.
The Sept. 2024 Climate Summary for KC: - Temps were 1.8 degrees above normal - 21 of the 30 days reached at least 80 (18th most) - 62nd warmest Sept on record out of 137-years - Precip for Sept. was 1.48" which was 2.56" below normal - 26th driest Sept. on record (137-years)
Welcome to October. Looking back at September 2024 it was a very warm month. It was the warmest on record at Sault Ste Marie with a mean of 64.0 they have been keeping records at the Sault since 1888. It was the 2nd warmest at Muskegon and Marquette, 5th warmest at Saginaw, 6 warmest at Alpena 9th warmest at Grand Rapids and the 10th warmest at Lansing. Detroit, Flint and Houghton Lake were further down the list.
September at Grand Rapids had a mean of 66.9 that is good for the 9th warmest on record. The high for the month was 88 on the 15th 16th and 21st the low for the month was 41 on the 8th there were 15 days of 80 or better and 28 days of 70 or better. There was just 1.32” of rainfall there was just 1.04” here in MBY. At Lansing it was the 10th warmest September on record with a mean of 66.0 it was the 3rd dryest September at Lansing with just 0.65” of total rainfall.