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Quite a hot spell this Sept. MDW recorded three 35C days in a row. A very sunny months. Also extremely dry. Unofficially, MDW recorder second highest Mean temp which was 70.8F for the month of September behind 1931 when the official thermometer in Chicago was at the UofC.
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Last edited by chicagogeorge; 10-01-2017 at 06:51 AM..
A cool first half of the month turned into a record setting second half. Some records or near records:
-14th warmest September average high (76.5)
-2nd warmest September 15-30 (69.3)
-Warmest September 15-30 by average high (80.9)
-daily record highs on the 24th, 26th and 27th
-latest heat wave (3+ straight days over 90) on record (24th-27th)
-5th, 6th, T-7th, T-10th latest 90 degree days on record
-Latest 90 degree day since 1959
-4th longest streak of highs over 60 (141 days from May 12-September 29)
-18th driest September
-T-5th longest rainless streak on record (20 days from the 9th-28th)
-First month with below average precipitation since last December
-Driest month since last July
-26th above average month of the last 30
Location: Live:Downtown Phoenix, AZ/Work:Greater Los Angeles, CA
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September 2017 Summary Phoenix, AZ
Highest Temp 43.3°C on 1st&12th
Average High 37.38°C
Normal High 37.59°C
Departure -0.21°C
Lowest High 30°C on 23rd&24th
Highest Low 31.1°C on 11th
Average Low 24.67°C
Normal Low 25.44°C
Departure -0.77°C
Lowest Temp 16.7°C on 24th&25th
Mean Temp 31.03°C
Normal Mean 31.52°C
Departure -0.49°C
Record High's=1
43.3°C on 12th Normal High 37.8°C Dep +5.5°C
Record Low's=0
Total Rainfall 0.00mm
Normal Rainfall 15.24mm
Departure -15.24mm
Year To Date
Jan High Temp 24.4°C on 30th
Feb High Temp 28.3°C on 10th
Mar High Temp 35.6°C on 19th&20th
Apr High Temp 37.2°C on 23rd
May High Temp 42.2°C on 5th&24th
Jun High Temp 48.3°C (48.3°C) on 20th
July High Temp 47.8°C (47.8°C) on 7th
Aug High Temp 43.9°C on 9th&27th
Sep High Temp 43.3°C on 1st&12th
Jan Avg High 17.81°C(-2.37°C)
Feb Avg High 22.34°C(+0.73°C)
Mar Avg High 28.83°C(+3.22°C)
Apr Avg High 31.46°C(+1.90°C)
May Avg High 34.75°C(+0.00°C)
Jun Avg High 42.18°C(+2.26°C)
July Avg High 41.19°C(-0.11°C)
Aug Avg High 40.77°C(+0.54°C)
Sep Avg High 37.38°C(-0.21°C)
Jan Avg Low 7.85°C(+0.59°C)
Feb Avg Low 10.89°C(+1.94°C)
Mar Avg Low 14.12°C(+2.04°C)
Apr Avg Low 16.61°C(+0.70°C)
May Avg Low 20.61°C(-0.41°C)
Jun Avg Low 27.42°C(+1.29°C)
July Avg Low 28.80°C(-0.77°C)
Aug Avg Low 28.10°C(-0.66°C)
Sep Avg Low 24.67°C(-0.77°C)
Jan Low Temp 1.7°C on 28th
Feb Low Temp 5.6°C on 25th
Mar Low Temp 7.2°C on 1st
Apr Low Temp 11.1°C on 1st
May Low Temp 13.9°C on 9th
Jun Low Temp 20.6°C on 13th
July Low Temp 23.3°C on 16th
Aug Low Temp 22.8°C on 13th
Sep Low Temp 16.7°C on 24th&25th
Mean Temp so far 26.44°C
Normal Mean so far 25.90°C
Departure so far +0.54°C
Jan Rainfall 27.94mm(+5.08mm)
Feb Rainfall 31.50mm(+8.64mm)
Mar Rainfall 1.52mm(-23.88mm)
Apr Rainfall 0.00mm(-7.62mm)
May Rainfall 0.25mm(-2.29mm)
Jun Rainfall 0.00mm(+0.00mm)
July Rainfall 22.61mm(-2.79mm)
Aug Rainfall 28.70mm(+3.30mm)
Sep Rainfall 0.00mm(-15.24mm)
Total Rainfall so far 112.52mm
Normal Rainfall so far 147.32mm
Departure so far -34.80mm
September in my place compared to averages: temperature +1.3c, rainfall -1mm, sunshine 127.3 hrs ( that is -10 hrs compared to average). I'll post the box soon.
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