below average
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After a chilly weekend, temperatures will generally remain slightly below average for mid-October.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Precipitation was below average, ranking in the driest third on record for both August and for the June-August period, and drought covered nearly 60 percent of the contiguous US by September 1.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Temperatures are expected to drop slightly below average by Monday, a trend that should continue throughout the week, said Bryan Lewis, a meteorologist in the National Weather Service’s Oxnard office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Across Europe, grain maize yields are expected to come in 7% below the last five years’ average, while soybean yields will be 14% below average, according to the report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Even Doug Swieteck had passed sixth-grade mathematics, and he had grades that were really decidedly below average.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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