Okay, when does it seem like Fall for you? (snow, hot, warm)

[kaykay]

I know the official date of around September 22nd (on this side of the world!) but when does it start to "seem" like Fall to you? September 1? After Labor Day? When the kids go back to school? When the weather cools down?

I love Fall. I was thinking about this yesterday. My husband made the off-hand remark that "summer is over" and I argued that it wasn't till September 21st according to the calendar (though I love the Fall season!) I got an e-mail from a friend of mine in Massachusetts this week and she stated flatly that for them, summer WAS indeed over based on the weather.

In Dallas, we don't usually see any really good Fall color until late November, but we can enjoy some cooler before too long!

So...what makes it Fall for you?

[trlhiker]

It seems like fall to me when the dew points drop below 60 and stay there for awhile.

[MrMarbles]

To me fall starts on Sept 1. Temperature-wise, in NY you can usually feel a gradual shift between the last week of Aug and early September that things are starting to cool down. Days are still warm but nights are getting cooler. Peak foliage season is late October.

[B4U]

When the first "snowbird appears" on 11/02, which is the day after hurricane season ends 11/01.

[LittleDolphin]

When the mosquitos die and we quit mowing our lawn...putting a quilt on the bed...changing out of my shortie PJ's into longies...

[ColdCanadian]

Fall is when the sun suddenly disappears,
going from an almost-daily presence (summer)
to perhap 1-2 times per week.
Most of the cloudy days are dry.

It also feels like Fall when somedays are cold all day long
while the warmer days of the week are "cold" until at least 10 am and get cold again by 6 pm.

Fall is when it's been so cold, for so long
that when you finally do get a short spell of days in the high 60's F (19-20 C) it feels amazingly-warm.

Fall is when heating becomes mandatory to maintain a 70 F (21 C) room temp.

It is not "Fall" yet in Toronto;
low-mid 70's F for highs, nights in the high 50's F.
I call that "Late-Summer"

For me, it definitely is "Fall-like" when the high stop reaching 65 F for at least four days in a row.


Kaykay, does my impression of what "Fall" is still sound appealing to you?

[RichardW]

Usually in June July and August then it is winter from 1st September - 31st May.

[Infamous92]

Fall starts when its peak foliage, even then it could still be in the 80's/90's.

Fall is really a blurry zone to me, it just goes from Summer to Winter to me lol, maybe because its my least favorite season.

[kaykay]

Originally Posted by ColdCanadian

Kaykay, does my impression of what "Fall" is still sound appealing to you?

I like cold weather, as you know. Honestly, would I like it as much with the amount Canada has? I don't know. I suspect the Falls would still be OK for me. I don't know about some of the more brutal winters. That might be where I dropped out. I can tell you this, though~ it doesn't seem like Fall to me when on Thanksgiving (ours is the last Thursday in November, not in October like yours in Canada) people are eating outside on your patio in 80F weather and you can't start a fire even for "ambiance" cuz it's just too hot! Oh...and it's Thanksgiving and you have to turn on the air-conditioner!

[Huckleberry3911948]

1st of sept hot as the dickens but made no difference it "felt" like fall.
the fig trees know they are turning yellow same day.