South Portland Acorn

At the Weather Maine location in South Portland, Maine, Oak trees appear to be dropping their seeds earlier this year when compared to last Fall. The date of the first noticeable acorn drop last year was in the second week of September. The date of the acorn drop at this location is determined by the first early-morning audible 'roof drop' of the acorn sitting high above the roof. The morning squirrel harvest is very noticeable during this time, as the acorns can be heard bouncing off the roof, window frames and the parked cars- hopefully the relative cornucopia of food for the squirrels will keep them from digging up the lawn! The recent snap of cool air direct from Canada may have triggered this drop. Future occurrences of acorn drop and temperature trends will be logged.