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If it feels hotter this September than normal, that’s because ft is hotter than normal for this time of the year.
In fact, local weather observer Dennis Wingfield says temperatures for the first eight days of this month are running 12 degrees higher than the same period last year.
When the temperature reached the 90-degree mark Tuesday, it represented the sixth consecutive day of such temperatures.
Rappahannock County Schools twice closed early because of the heat, on Friday and on Tuesday. Classes were dismissed both days at 1 p.m.
Some streams are at a trickle.
The dog days of summer are apparently still with us.
Additionally, this area has not seen rain since Aug. 25th, more than two weeks ago, according to the Wingfield Report.
“I keep looking skyward for rain clouds and all I see is that big red ball of fire,” Wingfield reports.
September of 1983 was also considered a warm month when six times the temperature scorched the 90-degree mark. September 1985 has already equalled that dubious occurrence.
It is not unusual to see a hot spell broken by thunder, lightning and heavy rain, reports Wingfield. The ground is hot, the air warm. When a cool or cold front approaches, storm activity usually follows, bringing with it heavy, potentially-damaging rainfall.
Elsewhere in our area, the heat is being felt.
Culpeper County Schools closed
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