AboutDave Dombek Expertise A weather enthusiast from an early age, Dave Dombek is now an AccuWeather meteorology expert.
Experience Dave received his B.S. degree in meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University in May of 1980.
Dave joined AccuWeather in July of 1980, beginning in the Snow Warning Service late that fall after his few month period of training. Within a short period of time, Dave got involved in radio broadcasting. He spent over 25 years broadcasting forecasts on radio stations throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states, and has also done newspaper forecasts and television briefings. Currently, Dave is the lead television briefer for all of AccuWeather's television clients in the northeatern quarter of the nation. In his daily forecasting routine, Dave helps coordinate the forecasts in the northeastern part of the country. He is also the Director of Forecaster Hiring and is in charge of hiring new meteorologists. Finally, Dave is the supervisor of the climatology department at AccuWeather.
An avid outdoorsman, Dave enjoys hunting and trout fishing. He also enjoys watching football and is a student of history and current events.
If Dave doesn't already have enough on his plate, he is married with two teenage daughters. He also leads a small Messianic congregation in the State College, Pa. area.
Expert: Dave Dombek Date: 8/22/2007 Subject: October Wedding
Question I'm having a wedding in Birmingham, Alabama on October 27th at 11am outside in the Botanical Gardens. I was just curious if you had any idea what weather that time of year is normally like, also with the drought conditions this year, if the leaves will have all fallen by then. Thanks for the help!
Answer Rachel,
In Birmingham, Alabama, the normal high temperature on October 27th is 71, and the normal low temperature is 47.
The warmest temperature on record for that date is 88, set in 1940.
The coldest temperature on record for that date is 28, set in 1957.
Barring any influence from a tropical storm or hurricane, late October is generally a fairly dry time of the year, with rain occurring about once every four days or so.
As for the situation with the leaves, even though they have been stressed by drought this year, sometimes they can get a last minute burst of energy in the early fall, if you happen to get good rains between now and then. Only time will tell for that.
