The average last day above 80F in the US in 1950 occurred on October 26. This year it occurred on October 6.
October temperatures in the US have been declining for over a century, with a sharp drop during the 1960s.
The warmest October was 1963.
15 Oct 1963, 23 – Calgary Herald at Newspapers.com
02 Oct 1963, 1 – Sioux City Journal at Newspapers.com
31 Oct 1963, 28 – The Windsor Star at Newspapers.com
29 Oct 1963, Page 3 – The Des Moines Register at Newspapers.com
The earlier arrival of fall is reflected in greatly increased autumn snow extent in North America, which is due to the freeze line moving further south.
Rutgers University Climate Lab :: Global Snow Lab
We had our coldest end of October on record in Boulder this year. This was my solar panel on Halloween day.
Temperatures at NCAR never made it out of single digits for 24 hours.
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I don’t think I had ever seen the pond frozen before Thanksgiving before.
