
Black-eyed Susans growing in Upper Hammonds Plains, NS, 21 Sept 2018 (Dearing)
Warm, summer weather picked up in September where it left off in August in Southeast New Brunswick.
But the passage of a cold front marked a drastic temperature drop on the 18th and suddenly it felt like fall in Greater Moncton.
The thermometer continued to plunge and sank to -1.9°C on the 25th with light, scattered frost although most vegetation was spared severe damage.
Precipitation was actually above normal although heavy amounts fell in a handful of rainfalls.
SEPTEMBER 2018 ALMANAC (at Greater Moncton Int’l Airport, 1981-2010)
Average HIGH 20.9°C
Average LOW 7.9°C
AVERAGE 14.4°C (about 0.8 degrees ABOVE normal)
Extreme HIGH 28.9°C (06 Sept)
Extreme LOW -1.9°C (25 Sept)
RAINFALL 100.5 mm (about 10 percent ABOVE normal)
(Data courtesy Environment Canada)