A fabulous first full day of fall

While many say fall is their favourite season, it’s not always a treat.

Some years, the fun starts with a parade of tropical cyclones, then, without missing a beat, it swings into nor’easter season.

It’s almost impossible to predict the weather a season in advance, but it’s nice to see such a smooth transition this year.

Do you remember what kind of entrance the fall season made last year?

Let me remind you.

One year ago today, extratropical storm Teddy made landfall near Ecum Secum, N.S., with sustained winds of 105 km/h. Rainfall totals ranged from 20 mm over Newfoundland to 50 to 70 mm in many parts of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Wind gusts of 93 km/h were recorded in Sydney one year ago today.

Today, in fact, all week, we’ve been spoiled by a large area of high pressure stalled over Sable Island. It’s going to hold until the weekend, at which time the slowmoving trough that triggered rainfall warnings in Quebec and Ontario will make its move. Rainfall totals will range from a high of 65 mm or more over western New Brunswick to less than 20 mm over eastern Newfoundland.

Through it all, our temperatures will remain slightly above seasonal values.