So now that August is over, what comes next?
August is the final month of meteorological summer, which means that September is the start of meteorological autumn.
But, around here September usually begins with a continuation of our typical summertime pattern.
The average first “good” cold front of the autumn season usually doesn’t come until early October, but we can still get some slightly cooler and drier weather by late September.
September cold fronts certainly don’t happen every year but they have enough through history to affect our “average” September temperatures.
As we transition to a drier season, rainfall totals are usually lower in September too.
Here are some averages for the month of September:
Tampa
September 1st High 90, Low 76
September 30th High 87, Low 72
Rainfall 6.3”
Wettest Ever 18.93” in 1912
Driest Ever 0.79” in 1910
Hottest Day 96 in 1991 and 1972
Coolest Day 54 1897
Lakeland
September 1st High 90, Low 73
September 30th High 87, Low 70
Rainfall 7.44”
St Pete
September 1st High 90, Low 77
September 30th High 87, low 74
Rainfall 7.76”
Bradenton
September 1st High 90, Low 75
September 30th High 88, Low 72
Rainfall 7.1”
Give it about a month and we should be able to use the A/C much less often.