Western Pennsylvania's weather has been very inactive over the last few months, which has led to the rapid expansion of drought across our region.

(Photo Credit: First Alert Weather Center)

Another metric we can look at just to see how inactive and stagnant our weather pattern has been and continues to be is the lack of wind in our area.

During September, the average wind speed at Pittsburgh International Airport was 3.9 mph. The long-term average is around 7 mph, but recent trends in this data show a progressive decreasing trend in monthly wind speeds since the mid-1990s.

Pittsburgh wasn't the only spot with the least amount of wind on record in September. Franklin in Venango County had an average September wind speed of 4.1 mph. Erie's average monthly wind speed for September was the

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