Fall 2014 Weather Summary

Happy three days after solstice. That means it's time for me to update the Washingtonian Weather Index for the fall. I believe we are still on the warm side. There's even talk of us having our hottest year on record. Our warmest December day ever brought the record in to reach. Unlike summer, however, warm falls don't score so poorly. This has to do with the nature of the index. During our cooler months, we are typically below the overall average temperatures. Warming things up generally moves us closer to average, which is the basis of the index. If we exceed average (high: 59.5, low: 44.5), it's rarely a significant difference.

Fall Over the Years
Rank	Year	Score		Rank	Year	Score		Rank	Year	Score
1	1950	78.09%		24	1982	71.55%		46	2003	69.09%
2	1953	77.22%		25	1975	71.51%		47	2004	69.02%
3	1999	76.37%		26	2007	71.17%		48	1961	68.93%
4	1973	76.18%		27	1956	71.10%		49	1986	68.69%
5	1981	75.42%		28	2014	71.06%		50	1979	68.64%
6	1977	75.25%		29	1949	70.96%		51	1984	68.50%
7	1995	74.32%		30	1969	70.95%		52	2005	68.25%
8	1968	74.29%		31	2010	70.87%		53	1991	68.11%
9	1962	74.25%		32	1992	70.79%		54	2006	67.81%
10	2012	73.97%		33	2009	70.79%		55	1980	67.74%
11	1990	73.62%		34	1948	70.76%		56	1972	67.64%
12	2001	73.33%		35	1955	70.75%		57	1964	67.31%
13	1966	73.11%		36	1957	70.69%		58	2002	67.30%
14	1971	73.02%		37	1954	70.67%		59	2013	66.44%
15	1951	72.84%		38	1996	70.63%		60	2011	66.25%
16	1958	72.79%		39	1988	70.62%		61	1987	65.73%
17	1998	72.60%		40	1994	70.38%		62	1993	64.93%
18	1959	72.43%		41	1967	70.29%		63	2000	64.42%
19	1974	72.03%		42	2008	70.09%		64	1952	64.41%
20	1965	72.00%		43	1989	69.93%		65	1976	63.35%
21	1983	71.94%		44	1960	69.84%		66	1978	62.92%
22	1997	71.85%		45	1970	69.27%		67	1985	62.40%
23	1963	71.66%

For more information on how scores have been generated, visit my blog post at:

http://maritimeorca0.blogspot.com/2012/03/follow-up-weather-index-in-excel.html
Keep in mind that scores are based off of averages. These values are likely to shift a little over time.