Or rather, is the end of summer near?
The late arrival of Labor Day this year begs the question.
Will that affect the weather?
Probably not. But I assure you it will affect the wardrobes you see on the street.
I remember living up north when the fine denizens of the New England land mass perfectly timed their transition into autumn attire by the arrival of the holiday weekend.
It had less to do with a fine sense of fall fashion than a utilitarian practicality of keeping warm – temperatures quite literally drop off the side of the summer table through the month of September.
That happened last year in Boston:
Daytimes highs fell from a T-shirt worthy 80 degree heat into the cool crispness of the high 50s by month’s end.
Compare that to Florida.
Labor Day comes and goes without much change in the weather:
It’s a waiting game until October.
In Tallahassee (the closest you can get to the continent and still say you’re in Florida), October 2008 started with daytime highs in the mid 80s and ended in the mid 60s.
How about south Florida?The tell tale sign that fall has arrived in Naples is the late October descent of night time lows below the 60ยบ F degree line.
When that happens, I go out into the night air, relieved that summer is over, and breathe in deep.
And usually in “shorts and T-shirt” I might add …
That’s about the extent of fall fashion in south Florida.
8 comments:
I enjoyed my few years that I lived in South Florida... The best month to me was MARCH... Winter was 'over' ---and we loved those early springs. It was the perfect month to me.
BUT--I'd hate living down there year-round. I would miss the seasons and miss fall and winter like we have here. I think WE are in the best place in the country since we do have four seasons --but our weather is never too hot nor too cold....
I'll come and visit you in MARCH.
Betsy
We can already feel autumn in the evening air in Utah.
In your swamp photo, it looks like the water is whirling down a drain. ??
You must have read my mind, I was dreaming about Autumn today, and I cant wait until this horrible sticky heat is over!!!
Fall has fallen in Ohio. Nightime (and morning) temps went from 60's to 40's in the last week!!
Thanks for your comments.
March is a good season Betsy, the last cool one before the desiccating sun of April and May kicks in. But that's looking ahead: celebration begins in October with the arrival of our first cold front.
Janie, that's the swamp vortex that feeds Florida's fountain of youth. And yes, I know where that is too!
Aanar, September is the longest month in that regard, but let's not wish it away too quick: we still need more rain from the wet season!
Lindy, that's frigid by south Florida standards. Night time incursions in the 40s indicate the depth of our winter, (or do I mean shallowness).
I'm wearing flip-flops 'til the snow flys! LOL
Sunny :)
I really need that fountain of youth. How about revealing its exact whereabouts in a future post...
Is this a whirl of water in the photo? What is causing it?
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