Ending the Mini-Drought, Still No "Fall"

On Thursday we ended our 20 day dry spell here in Columbus with a little under half an inch on average across the area. Then yesterday that amount was crushed with about 1.5" across Central Ohio thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Nate and a trough just north of the area that run out all of that tropical moisture.

The lawns needed it, but what little foliage we had didn't. Lots of leaves came down, even without changing colors. It'll be a pretty ugly autumn here in Central Ohio.

So, once again, where IS fall? We're still above normal for at least the next week, with highs in the 70s and 80s. But even if we look 8-14 days out, the CPC still has us well above average for the period:

Past this period I feel like we'll finally fall in to a period of storminess, with troughs plowing down from Canada weekly through the end of the month and in to November. Still, nothing looks like a true cool down in the mid range.

So until then, keep the short sleeves out!