It's been warm this month

After today, (and especially tomorrow), you're probably thinking to yourself, it feels so hot for this time in October - and you're right! 

Looking at statistics for Burlington International Airport in South Burlington, VT, the average October 2020 temperature to date is 53.1 °F, when normal for this October to date is 49.7 °F. We're 3.4 °F above normal for this month! That is very warm, and it looks to continue again tomorrow with another unseasonably warm day.

October 2020 temperature graph for BTV (NOAA Regional Climate Centers/xmACIS)

It hasn't been a record setting month so far, but looking at the individual days, we've consistently been warmer than normal, without having any cooler than normal changes.

If you're hoping for a pattern change, you just may get your wish soon.

(NWS/CPC)

The Climate Prediction Center's 6-10 day temperature outlook indicates cooler than normal temperatures are on their way for much of the country, as the above image shows. It'll be interesting to see where we end up compared to average at the end of the month!

In a future post, I hope to look at more long term weather patterns for this upcoming winter and analyze La Niña, which looks to be a lock now.