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unseasonably

American  
[uhn-see-zuh-nuhb-lee] / ʌnˈsi zə nəb li /

adverb

  1. in a way or to a degree that is not in keeping with the season or situation; unexpectedly, considering the season.


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Dramatic footage showed burning homes and thick smoke billowing from the tinder-dry bushy hills, where the quick-spreading fire is fueled by intense Santa Ana winds, low humidity and unseasonably high temperatures.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

By the overnight hours, temperatures will be unseasonably low with a noticeable chill first thing on Thursday.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

With unseasonably warm weather and the start of an El Niño cycle, Cal State Long Beach Shark Lab Director Chris Lowe predicts this sighting is just the start of a ‘very sharky summer.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Separate official figures showed that retail spending rose by 1.2% in May, helped by unseasonably good weather.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

It was growing colder, unseasonably cold for the middle of May, and the fog, though not heavy, was rising off the water, thickening imperceptibly, and obscuring the lowcountry in its passage across the land.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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