Early Frost Bites Maine; Cool Summer Finale For Europe; Brazil's Coffee Belt To Be Hit Again; Study: Natural Warming Not Emissions; + Lowest Daily Sunspot Count Since April 2024
The Sun’s face is nearly blank — just 36 spots are visible, from just three weak groups.
Early Frost Bites Maine
Northern Maine was hit with an early taste of winter this week as overnight lows dipped below freezing.
Estcourt Station bottomed out at a rare 31F (-0.6C), while Caribou fell to 38F (3.3C). In Houlton, temperatures tanked to 35F (1.7C) on Monday — marking the second-earliest reading that low since records began in 1948, with only Aug 17, 1979 seeing cold earlier. The 39F (3.9C) posted there on Tuesday set a new daily record minimum.
Frost was confirmed across multiple locations, reads a NWS report.
Along the coast, Hurricane Erin is forecast to bring rough surf and gusty winds later this week, but the real story inland is the early arrival of frost.
And that could well be summer for much of America, with an expansive cold front forecast to descend south starting this weekend:
It could well be summer for Europe, and all...
Cool Summer Finale For Europe
Europe will close out August with an unseasonable chill.
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