Very Cold October Nationally
The National Climatic Data Center has released their official temperature and precipitations statistics for the month of October. October 2009 finished as the 3rd coldest October since 1895 for the lower 48 states. It was so chilly during the month of October nationally that only one state, Florida, finished with above normal temperatures with the rest of the country experiencing either average or more commonly below average temperatures for the month.
Oklahoma had the distinction of recording the coldest October in the 115 years such records have been kept. Fargo Moorhead ended with the 9th coldest October on record, but North Dakota as a whole recorded the 6th coldest and Minnesota the 5th coldest October.
Where it was cold last month, it was generally wet. As a whole, the United States recorded the wettest October on record as widespread heavy rain was a dominate feature of the weather last month, not only locally, but nationally as well. North Dakota ended up with the 5th wettest October since 1895 (3rd in Fargo Moorhead since 1881) and Minnesota as a whole experienced the 3rd wettest. It was quite the month climatologically speaking.
Posted by: Daryl Ritchison on 11/11/2009 at 8:31 AM | Comments (2) | Permalink
