Warm and dry September comes to an end as we look ahead to October when snowflakes may fly

 

September is in the record books and October is here! The coldest part of September was actually the first week of the month when we saw temps drop into the 40s. The warmest part of the month was in the third week when we saw multiple days reach into the upper 80s.

Overall, September goes into the record books with an average temperature of exactly 68 degrees which is exactly three degrees above average and goes in as the 7th warmest September on record!

We only had five days with rain during the month of September and only ten days with rain over the last 50+. September rainfall ended with 1.83" officially in Milwaukee which is well below the average of 3"+ and the over 4" we had in September, 2023. When compared to the records it goes down as the 49th driest September on record.

Now we roll into October which sees the second largest drop in temperatures, on average, during the year as highs drop from the upper 60s to the mid 50s and the lows drop from 50 degrees to the upper 30s. October doesn't average as much rain as September with under 3" but it does average three tenths of an inch of snowfall with the earliest tenth of an inch of snow on record falling on October 6, 1889.

Download the CBS 58 Ready Weather app to track the temps and rain chances for the first week plus of the month.