Summer Recap
Having had a few cold mornings recently, the pace around the maintenance shop has slowed. This slower pace allows everyone a few moments to reflect back on the long summer. Here's a quick recap of the weather we faced. The blue graph represents actual temperatures. The total number of days over 90 degrees and the flattening between Mid May and Mid October, indicate a warmer and longer summer than usual. From the May 1 through Oct 10th the temperatures felt very "summer-like". The lower graph represents rainfall. Note the flatness of the line from early April to late May, indicating very little rainfall over that 6 week period. Also note the two vertical shifts in the graph around mid June and early October. These two rain events account for a large percentage of total rain over the last 4 months. I estimate those two events were approximately 7 of the 18 inches since mid April. Overall, Bloomington has received 27 inches of precipitation this year. For com