The very warm early fall season weather continued on the first day of October with highs reaching 80°F degrees for much of the state. The featured chart presents the daily frequency of such a warm high temperature by day of October for Ames. It is quite interesting to see the increased frequencies during the first few days and then the rapid drop off with a settling around 15% on October 5th. A climate explanation for this is not apparent! Of course, the overall trend is downward for the month with such days becoming more fleeting as we progress. Interestingly and coincidentally, the present forecast has temperatures dropping back near 70°F for highs on the 6th!

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