October 2022 Weather Recap - Month's Overall Story Largely Determined In First 9 Days
Although it was just one degree chillier than average, October 2022 was the chilliest October since 2009. This below average outcome was driven largely by the first nine days of the month, which were five degrees below average; the rest of the month was one degree above average. Although the month was 1.0 degree below the 30-year average for October, it was 2.4 degrees cooler than Octobers since 2010 (and five degrees chillier than last October).
The month's rainfall of 5.08" made it the wettest month of the year (a low amount for this distinction since a year's wettest month typically sees between seven and eight inches). The last month with more precipitation was last October (5.26"). 3.28" of the rain fell in the month's first five days (from the remnants of Hurricane Ian); then the rest of the month was drier than average. The 1.85" of rain that fell on 10/4 tied 7/18 as the rainiest day of the year.
Despite the chill, the chilliest reading was just 42°; typically the chilliest reading is in the upper 30s. Days with highs in the 70s occurred in three pairs: 10/6 & 10/7; 10/11 & 10/12; and 10/25 & 10/26. 10/6 had the warmest reading of the month, 76°.
Last fall, October had a record streak in the first half of the month, when 13 days in a row had lows in the 60s. This October had only two lows this warm, and they didn't happen until 10/25 and 10/26.
Finally, at the beginning of the month there were back-to-back days that were ten or more degrees chillier than average, and then there were two days in the closing week of the month that were ten or more degrees warmer than average.
- Oct. 3: 53°/47°: 13 degrees below average
- Oct. 4: 55°/46°: 11 degrees below average
- Oct. 25: 70°/61° 11 degrees above average
- Oct. 26: 72°/60° 12 degrees above average
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