Preliminary October weather information, Oklahoma Mesonet (as of Thursday night)
Precipitation (PRELIMINARY DATE FROM OKLAHOMA MESONET)
- Statewide average precipitation total of 6.93 inches, 3.75 inches above normal
- 5th wettest october since 1895
- behind 1941 (11.32 inches), 1923, 1919, and 1981
- 1981 was due to the remains of Hurricane Norma
- the Southeast had 12.38 inches on average in Oct 2009
- 7.65 inches above normal
- 2nd wettest october on record for them
- behind 12.62 inches in 1984
- Central Oklahoma had 4.58 inches, 2.16 inches above normal
- 24th wettest on record
- 1941 was wettest with 13.51 inches
- Broken Bow Mesonet site led the way with 15.4 inches of rainfall (normal of 5.1 inches, so 10.3 inches above normal)
- Hollis had the least with 1.9 inches (normal is 2.4, so 0.5 below normal)
Temperature (PRELIMINARY DATA FROM MESONET!)
- Statewide average temperature of 56.8 degrees, 4.7 degrees below normal
- 8th coolest on record since 1895 (1925 coolest at 54.4 degrees)
- Statewide averaged high temperatures = 66.7 degrees, 7.9 degrees below normal
- Statewide averaged low temperatures = 46.9 degrees, 1.4 degrees below normal
- therefore, it wasn’t overly cold in the mornings, more cool weather in afternoons (i.e. lack of afternoon warmth) that gave us our cool month.
- Lots of clouds and rain really sapped that afternoon warmth
- Highest temperature of the month was 92 degrees at Beaver Mesonet on the 19th
- Coolest was 24 degrees at Kenton and Boise City on the 10th
- Lowest wind chill was 14 degrees at Boise City and Kenton on the 10th
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