Cold to stimulate early demand for winter apparel in North
09 Oct '07
3 min read
Columbus Day Weekend Was a Continuation of Indian Summer in the East. A Cooler Surge in the West Aided Sales of Seasonal Items.
Weekend Review (6-7 October 2007): The Columbus Day holiday weekend brought sharp regional contrasts in weather. Unseasonably warm temperatures persisted in nearly all locations in the eastern half of North America with high temperatures reaching well into the 80s and low 90s, nearly 20 degrees above normal in many locations. Seasonal demand was well below typical levels.
Except for the Southeast which experienced occasional rain events, it remained bone dry over a large area from the Maritimes southward to the Mid-Atlantic. Much different weather occurred from the West Coast to interior sections.
A sharp cool surge invaded the Pacific Northwest late last week and made progress across the Rockies and on into the Plains by late weekend, dropping temperatures 15 to 20 degrees on average across all of western Canada, Rockies and Northern Plains.
High temperatures in the 50s were common. Heavy rains and mountain snows accompanied this cold plunge eastward into the Canada and U.S. interiors. A weak disturbance in the Gulf came ashore in coastal Texas, keeping scattered rains across much of the Southeast.
Last Week (week-ending 10/06/2007): It was a week of sharp contrasts across the continent. In the West, the jet stream took a southward dip providing strong surges of cooler air across a large area from the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies northward into the western Canadian provinces. Morning frost and freezes were commonplace in the north. Heavy rains were also widespread across this area with significant mountain snows.
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