Happy October blog readers —
October baseball is here!
Let's hope as we turn the calendar to October, the Royals pattern changes, because in the weather, department our pattern isn't changing much.
Summer ended up cooler than normal, but as we moved through September, we returned to a warmer pattern.
So far this year we've only had three months that were below normal — January, July and August.
September's warmth was mainly fueled by afternoon sunshine and dry weather, making our normal average out warm.
Afternoon temperatures were nearly four degrees warmer on average for the month.
And when it comes to rain, well we had a very short rain window — we reported rain on only five days. So it comes as no shock we ended in a rain deficit.
September was warm and dry, and it looks like October is following suit.
So when it comes to the weather department we are pretty stagnant.
Where it isn't stagnant, the east =coast.
As the Royals take on the Orioles today and tomorrow, they will be dealing with a cold front nearby.
This keeps Tuesday game dependent on radar with a dreary feel for Wednesday.
Thursday's wild card game certainly looks the best weather wise.
But hopefully the change up to the forecast out there helps the Royals change up their pace as well.
While the east coast is dealing with cold front action, the west coast is cooking.
There is a dome is heat that is centered over the Pacific Ocean right off shore of California that has many feeling near record heat today and tomorrow.
We are living life on the edge of this heat with a gentle nudge Wednesday.
By Thursday, our temperature will be flirting with the 90s again.
On the same page of changing season, here's a fun astronomical note — eclipse season ends tomorrow.
The last eclipse of the year will occur through the southeastern Pacific Ocean Wednesday, Oct. 2.
Eclipse seasons occur roughly every six months due to the alignment of the Earth, moon, and sun.
During these periods, the moon's orbit crosses the Earth's orbital plane, creating opportunities for lunar and solar eclipses.
The specific timing of eclipses depends on the moon's position within its orbit during the eclipse season.
The year 2024 has four eclipses — two solar eclipses and two lunar eclipses.
- March 25, 2024: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- North and South America
- April 8, 2024: Total Solar Eclipse
- North and Central America; total: northern Mexico, central U.S., and eastern Canada
- Sept. 18, 2024: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- North and South America, Europe, and Africa
- Oct. 2, 2024: Annular Solar Eclipse
- South Pacific and South America; annular: southern Chile and Argentina
Our next eclipse period will start in March 2025 and go through September.
- March 14, 2025: Total Lunar
- North and South America, Europe, and Africa
- March 29, 2025: Partial Solar
- Northwestern Africa, Europe, and northwestern Russia
- Sept. 7, 2025: Total Lunar
- Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia
- Sept. 21, 2025: Partial Solar
- New Zealand and Antarctica
And just for fun let's look at eclipse season 2026.
- Feb. 17, 2026: Annular Solar
- Southern Chile and Argentina, Antarctica, and southern Africa, Antarctica
- March 3, 2026: Total Lunar
- Asia, Australia, and North and South America
- Aug. 12, 2026: Partial Solar
- Alaska, Canada, and Greenland, eastern Greenland (Total)
- Aug. 28, 2026: Partial Lunar
- North and South America, Europe, and Africa
If you haven't caught on, it is going to be a little while before North America will see another Solar Eclipse.
We have two Lunar eclipses over the next two years, but that is it.
When it comes to seeing a solar eclipse, the math places us into the year 2044 and 2045, before the moon will block the sun as it moves across the USA.
So as this eclipse season comes to a close, know this was certainly an active one for United States visibility!
We've got a lot of time before we see lunar or solar eclipses at the frequency we did.
