“In golden September with bright sunny days / The sky is clear and blue / The bee’s in the clover / Although summer’s over / I love September / Don’t you?”

— A song from my childhood played in my mind this month, especially after our welcome summer monsoon.

September, a transition month, has been warm and relatively dry. As of Tuesday morning, the 27th, day temps averaged 75.7 degrees (normal is 70.5) and nights 49.3 (normal is 44.9). We’ve had just 0.91 inches of precipitation (norm...