Man About Canton: Oct. 14 Preview
By Joe DeFeliceDid you know …
This past month of September set a record as 28 out of the 30 days hit temperatures of 70 degrees or higher, making it the second hottest September ever recorded in Boston/Canton.
According to an article in the Boston Globe, the average temperature for September 2021 clocked in at 69.7 degrees. Only September 1983 was higher with an average temperature of 70.6 degrees.
The September warmth comes after a historically hot June, July and August, the period scientists call meteorological summer. The average temperature was 74.5 degrees over that period, the highest ever recorded in Boston, beating the previous record of 74.1 degrees set in 1949 and 1983. The summer record got a boost from the hottest June ever recorded in Boston, which featured the first two of the summer’s four heatwaves, including a day when the temperature hit 100 degrees. Things cooled down a bit in July, but August came back with vigor, bringing another two heatwaves. By the end of that month, Boston had seen 24 days when the temperature reached 90 degrees or more, the sixth highest number of 90-plus-degree days ever recorded here.
Global temperatures keep surging. The 10 warmest years for global average temperatures all have occurred since 2005, and seven of them have occurred since 2014, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. July was the second wettest July ever; and it turned out to be the third wettest meteorological summer with 19.64 inches of rain falling in Boston. September brought another 7.47 inches of rain, making it the seventh wettest September on record.
In the northern hemisphere, which includes the state of Massachusetts, meteorological autumn begins on September 1 and ends on November 30 each year. But if you’re looking to knock out a lengthy autumn bucket list with apple picking, seasonal drinks, and leaf peeping, you’re free to keep honoring fall for a few additional weeks since astronomical winter won’t begin until December 21, 2021 …
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Posted by Joe DeFelice
on Oct 15 2021. Filed under Featured Content, Man About Canton, Opinion.
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