It rained yesterday! Not a lot, but it rained!
Here’s a better view of the observed amounts from around the metro. (That 0.13” in Upper Arlington seems a little high compared to the others.)
The official tally at CMH was a whopping 0.01”.
The 614cast
Today’s tl;dr
⛅ Partly sunny, high in the lower to middle 70s.
Gameday tl;dr
🏈 9 a.m.: Sunny, 56. Kickoff: Sunny, 68. 4 p.m.: Sunny, 73.
Forecast highlights
🚫 Back to no rain chances
The rounds of showers yesterday lasted longer than I anticipated, but as you saw above, they still didn’t amount to much of anything worthwhile.
And now we’re back to dry weather for several days. Our next rain chance might come on Tuesday, but current odds favor later next week.
The weekly Drought Monitor update came out yesterday morning. “Abnormally dry” conditions, which are one level below true drought (“moderate”), expanded once again. We’re not in the dry category just yet, but we’re now getting flanked by it.
🍁 Canadian control
The upper-level trough (marked with an “L” for low pressure) that’s been controlling our weather shifts east this weekend, allowing modest warming as highs edge to around 80 early next week.
However, instead of even warmer ridging (“H” for high pressure) taking over, another trough develops in Canada, dipping southward into our region later next week. This will bring another bout of cooler temperatures.
Is our ongoing “false fall” actually real fall in disguise, having arrived early? Time shall tell.
📊 Today’s almanac
Normal low/high: 62 / 83
Record low/high: 39 (1965) / 98 (1953)
Sunrise/set: 6:57 a.m. / 8:07 p.m.
🧑🏭 Labor Day weather history
Monday is Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer — although since it’ll be September 1, it happens to be the start of climtological fall. More on that Monday. I digress…
Let’s take a look at some Labor Day weather history for Columbus, going back to 1894 since that’s when it became a federal holiday.
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Warmest high: 99 (9/6/1954)
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Coolest high: 64 (9/4/1905)
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Coolest low: 45 (9/6/1976)
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Wettest: 2.36” (9/1/2003)
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Number of years 90 or warmer: 16
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Number of years with measurable rain: 39
🌭 For the weather weenies
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Closed for Katrina: The haunting ruins of Six Flags New Orleans (AccuWeather)
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Where to watch WWL’s Hurricane Katrina 20th anniversary special live (WWL-TV)
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When do hummingbirds leave Ohio? When to take down feeders. See map, migration tracker (Columbus Dispatch)