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Currently in Seattle — October 2, 2023: Misty Monday
Plus, a record-hot start to October around the world.
Loren Drummond & Eric Holthaus
October 01, 2023
The weather, currently.
70 percent chance of showers
Welcome to the season of spookiness and showers!
Monday morning showers are likely, and more mist is possible throughout the day. Raincoats are in order, but rain boots are a maybe. The high is supposed to top out at 58, so things are definitely cooling off.
We’re well into the season of cloud cover and early sunsets (6:46 p.m. on Monday). If you’re affected by seasonal affective disorder, it’s time to dig out the happy light. (I always wait too long and can’t figure out why I’m so grumbly come November.)
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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