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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.

Winter Park Resort to open Saturday, earliest first day in 80-year existence | FOX31 Denver

I don’t think I had ever seen the pond frozen before Thanksgiving before.

p1 – 14 Jan 1939 – The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 – 1954) – Trove

13 Jan 1939 – HUNDREDS FLEE FROM SWEEPING BUSHFIRE PERIL – Trove

Kangaroo Island Mayor says Barack Obama ‘wrong’ on climate change bushfire connection – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

(30) Michael Pengilly on Twitter: “So,so foolish in your pronouncement. My respect for you has totally evaporated . Pathetic https://t.co/Dof76tgniU” / Twitter

h/t Craig Kelly MP

19 Feb 1937, 11 – The Evening Sun at Newspapers.com

October 9, 1938 – NYTimes

January 1937 was the coldest on record west of the Mississippi River, and one of the warmest on record east of the Mississippi.

docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/065/mwr-065-01-c1.pdf

This is the caliber of people we are dealing with.

Tony Heller on Twitter: “@elcadf @climateguyw 

Pennsylvania’s last glacier disappeared around the year 1900.

26 Jul 1900, 8 – The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com