The Long Ranger – October Edition

October is almost here. With that comes the changing of the leaves and the drop of the temperature.

Just a reminder from my friends at Durham Heating and Cooling…Please be sure to have your heating system checked for proper operation prior to actually using the heating mode. Have a licensed contractor change the filters, check the wiring and ignition components and make sure the system is operating up to par. This will reduce your electric usage and also prevent a failure during the season when you need it.

I do believe you may need that heating unit over the next month or so. This is a look at the long range trends to get some idea on what to expect over a period of time. Keep in mind, these outlooks are overall trends over a three-month period.  Anything over 7 to 10 days out is subject to change and the degree of accuracy goes down. So take it all with a grain of salt and don’t make life decisions based on what you read in this post. So far, since September 4th when I did the first Long Ranger post, I am at 100 percent accurate. Not a big deal since it was fairly short term.

The following is what was posted;
Wed 9/6      Hi 72º/Lo 49º      Pleasant with periods of sun.       First night with lows in the 40’s
Fri 9/8         Hi 75º/Lo 51º      Partly sunny and beautiful           Start of Trail of Tears Pow Wow
Sat 9/9         Hi 76º/Lo 53º     Pleasant with sunshine               Trail Of Tears Pow Wow
Sun 9/10      Hi 77º/Lo 56º     Sunny and nice                          Trail Of Tears Pow Wow

As I said, this turned out to be right on target. So let’s look at what may be expected for October and November;
Fri 10/13       Hi 73º/Lo 47º     Increasing clouds                         Start of Ham Festival in Cadiz
Sat 10/14      Hi 70º/Lo 47º     Rather Cloudy                             Ham Festival
Sun 10/15     Hi 72º/Lo 40º    Clouds giving way to sun               Ham Festival
Wed 10/25    Hi 65º/Lo 37º    Periods of clouds & Sun                Date of potential first frost
Tue 10/31      Hi 62º/Lo 45º   Low Clouds, a little rain                 Halloween
Tue 11/08      Hi 59º/Lo 32º   Mostly Sunny                               First Freeze
Thu 11/23      Hi 49º/Lo 39º   Mostly Sunny & cool                    Thanksgiving Day
Tue 11/27      Hi 56º/Lo 27º   Windy, Rain and snow                  First chance of seeing snow
Fri 12/01       Hi 48º/Lo 25º    Rain then Ice                               First chance for ice
Sat 12/02      Hi 45º/Lo 25º    Ice then rain                                Possible ice

I actually think October, November, & December may end up being colder and maybe snowier than what I am showing here. But this is the trends right now. Remember, the further out we look, this less reliable this becomes. So take it for what it is. I will be updating and adding to this list as we go forward. I will also post the Winter Outlook in a couple of more weeks. So stay tuned. If you enjoy reading this blog, feel free to leave comments and please hit the “like” button at the bottom.

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