The Facts About Indian Summer

It’s time to separate fact from fiction and today’s topic is “Indian Summer” which many in Ocean County think we’re experiencing. After all summer is over and temperatures have been soaring into the 80’s making those fall clothes some have been wearing seem out of place. Of course there are those of us who refuse to accept brown, black and navy just yet and are clinging to white, beige and pink.

Back to the topic. We are not having an “Indian Summer” because it’s too early for that. The term which dates back to the 18th century is usually given to a period of sunny and warm weather that occurs in October or early November after the first frost. It can last for a few days or even a week or more and is generally associated with dry and hazy conditions caused by a south or southwesterly breeze.

The earliest that anyone can find the term written is in a 1778 letter but that means it would have had to been used before and nobody seems to know where it came from or if it has anything to do with Indians. There are a bunch of theories on that but I’m not going to make this a history lesson.
However we do know that “Indian Summer” does not occur until after the first frost and since we have not experienced that yet all we really have now is unseasonably warm weather.

A couple of quick hits:

Yankee fans have reason to celebrate the clinching of their 13th straight playoff appearance because it’s an amazing streak even if they do have the deepest and most talented roster.

I’m going to find it hard to accept a post-season with the Yankees and Phillies playing baseball and the Mets playing golf.

We’ll take our “AutoLenders High School Football Show” on the road tonight with a two-hour live broadcast at Klee’s Bar & Grill in Seaside Heights. On location guests include coach Charlie Diskin and standout lineman Mike Murphy of Toms River East and Barnegat coach Rob Davis and his quarterback Brandon Clarke. The show begins at 6pm and can heard on 1160 WOBM AM.