Well August passed us, and September rolled around. Kids went back to school, and the year resumed as it normally does. Vacations are over, but did summer leave as fast as the busses pulled away for the first day of school?

It seems like summer is shorter and shorter every year, but what happened the past few days? Kids walked out of their houses for the first day of school with it feeling more like November than the beginning of September! It seems like someone shut off the sun and left the shower running! Is this it? Should we pack away all of the lawn furniture and break out the snowblowers? Well, let's take a step back and put September into perspective.

Meteorologists are big with averages. What people perceive as "normal" for this time of the year is merely an average of what has happened since records started being widely kept in the late 19th century. With that being said, I love looking at the almanac...I am an almanac geek! Nothing is cooler to me than being able to look into the past and know that the average high temperature in January is 37 degrees for Bridgeport. Perhaps that makes me a weather geek, but I think it's a requirement to be a meteorologist!

So now that we're talking averages, across the state, we averaged around 63 degrees statewide yesterday for a high temperature. The average high is around 75 for September 7th, with the average low being 56 degrees. With that being said, yesterday was cooler than normal, and today will continue to be cooler than average. So are we done with summer weather?

I'm happy to inform you that warm weather is not over! In fact, the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center is predicting a warmer than normal fall this year. Normal temperature fluctuations like this happen every year, and when summer transitions into fall, it's often that we get days with highs in the 50s followed by highs in the 80s.

Has the weather been cooler than average? Yes it has, but it is certainly "normal". Rest assured snow lovers, winter is right around the corner...and for you warm weather lovers, fear not, there are still a few beach days left this season!