The Law of Averages has proven true over the last two months.  We followed a warm and record dry September withwhat will be one of the coldest and wettest Octobers ever.  What a tale of two months.  In September it was sunny nearly everyday…we didn’t even see a quarter inch of rain the entire month.  So far this October we have seen at least a trace of precipitation on 20 out of the 30 days…totalling over 5 inches!!!  For Wausau, this will officially go down as the 8thwettest month on record.  It is also the 7thwettest month on record for Rhinelander.

N.W.S. Wet October Statement..

The monthly temperatures won’t break any records but it’s interesting to note that we went from 3 degrees above average in September to nearly 6 degrees below average in October!!  So if it felt like fall hit really hard this year, you weren’t imagining it. 

I think the fluctuation in temperature also did a number on this year’s fall foliage.  To me it seemed like the vibrant colors were really down this year.  I think we can 100% contribute that to the weather.  The leaves were able to hold strong with very little color change in September…then wham!!!..the weather was almost like November.  The leaves died just like that; turning dark bland colors and some not even changing at all before they fell. 

Meteorologist Brian Niznansky

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