The fall equinox is nearly here, which means even Central Florida should start cooling down soon.
We are nearing closer to our dry and cooler season here in the Sunshine State after months of heat and humidity.
In fact, this summer was one of the hottest summers on record for Central Florida. This past summer went down as the second-warmest on record for Orlando.
The warmest was 1903, when the average temperature was 84.9 degrees.
The summer of 2022 had an average temperature of 84.3 degree in the City Beautiful.
It finished just above 1998 for the second-warmest on record in Orlando.
This summer finished as one of the top 10 warmest in Daytona Beach, Melbourne, Sanford and Leesburg.
Now, with all of that heat and humidity we have dealt with, you may be wondering when we truly felt some more comfortable weather settle in.
Well, it is not too far away. It could be here within another month or less.
The average start to dry season, which is when our daily thunderstorms stop, is typically in mid-to-late October.
The average first morning temperature below 60 degrees is around the same time.
Meanwhile, the typical first afternoon with a temperature below 80 degrees is a little earlier.
This happens in late September or the first couple of days in October.
Leesburg has already had an afternoon spent in the 70s this season. That was on September 8, when the high only reached 79 degrees.
In 2021, most areas did not cool down until the end of October.
There’s still some rainy season left, but the cooler days are within reach.
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