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Currently in D.C. — October 2, 2023: Another clear and warm day awaits!
Plus, a record-hot start to October around the world.
Eric Holthaus & Myriam Vidal
October 02, 2023
The weather, currently.
A sunny day with a few clouds in the evening
Happy October! Can I hear a big woohoo? Because the perfect weekend’s weather continues today! The sky will be clear, blue and sunny throughout the morning, and Around 4 in the afternoon we’ll get some minimum clouds. It’ll also be a little hot with a highest of 83°F which will drop to the lower 70s late afternoon. Get ready for a humid day too. Although we won’t quite feel the fall weather today, it’s so great to gradually see the leaves' colors change.
Dave Cousins perfectly describes this feeling when he sings: “Summer's gone come chill October days, we will stroll through russet trees, through the fallen leaves of oak and sycamore.”
What you need to know, currently.
The first day of October was the hottest October day in recorded history for several places around the world, including the entire nation of Spain, Sydney, Australia, and Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In Cordoba, Spain, the temperature reached a new October national record of 38.2°C (100.8°F) on Sunday amid a late-season heat wave that’s only just the latest to strike southern Europe this year. This summer was the hottest ever measured in southern Spain.
In Sydney, Australia, the growing El Niño is beginning to take its toll with hot and dry weather escalating and bushfires taking off.
And here in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the temperature soared to 92°F, setting a new monthly record and forcing city officials to cancel the annual marathon.
With global oceans record-warm, it’s likely that we’ll have a stretch of several more months of record-breaking air temperatures, too.
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