October 2019 Observations and Discussion

[Grizzcoat]

Billings,MT yesterday High 16F - LOW 0F (record)   8F avg temp = 36F below average.

[Niko]

Very raw attm, light rain w temps at 40F.

[Andie]

Raining like Madtown, USA right now. Heavy rain, thunder, lightning. Quite a show.

 

The 2nd front is moving through today. Rain will slow by afternoon and temps will fall.

We're expecting our first freeze. Wind chills in the 20's.

Currently 41, Low of 31 tonight. Breezy-15-25mph.

 

A week early on the freeze. Pretty consistent with the rest of the subforum.

[Niko]

Issued: 4:18 AM Oct. 30, 2019 – National Weather Service

...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

The Gale Watch is now in effect from Thursday evening through
Friday morning.

* WIND AND WAVES: During the Gale Watch, expect sustained winds
up to 30 knots from the west with gusts up to 44 knots. The
largest expected significant waves will be 11 feet with a
potential maximum wave height of 16 feet.

* TIMING: The maximum winds are expected around 2 AM EDT Friday
with the largest waves expected around 9 AM EDT Friday.

[OKwx2k4]

It’ll be snowing soon!

I cant wait! This is one of those years that it's literally hard to write what I think is coming for us from Thanksgiving on, because it sounds so crazy.

 

I'm glad you finally got the drought off the board down there!

[OKwx2k4]

 

Issued: 4:18 AM Oct. 30, 2019 – National Weather Service

...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY

MORNING...

 

The Gale Watch is now in effect from Thursday evening through

Friday morning.

 

* WIND AND WAVES: During the Gale Watch, expect sustained winds

up to 30 knots from the west with gusts up to 44 knots. The

largest expected significant waves will be 11 feet with a

potential maximum wave height of 16 feet.

 

* TIMING: The maximum winds are expected around 2 AM EDT Friday

with the largest waves expected around 9 AM EDT Friday.

"The gales of November came early..."

 

I always think of that song this time of year and when I see that word. 16 feet is a lot of vertical water!

[Niko]

"The gales of November came early..."

 

I always think of that song this time of year and when I see that word. 16 feet is a lot of vertical water!

Its going to get very windy here. Would be great to have these winds along w hvy snow. There is your blitz right there!

 

Great sign so far this season w the type of tracks these storms have been taking.

[jaster220]

"The gales of November came early right on time..."

 

I always think of that song this time of year and when I see that word. 16 feet is a lot of vertical water!

 

Fixed for ya!  (Friday midnight begins November after all)

 

 

Might be more than just "gales" on Huron per a snippet from DTX

 

There is actually a low chance that wind gusts may

approach storm force on the open waters of Lake Huron overnight

Thursday into early Friday morning. Winds and waves will gradually

weaken during the day Friday as the storm system exits to the

northeast.

[jaster220]

Rain was pounding this early morning btw. Already at .61" for this system. 

[Andie]

I cant wait! This is one of those years that it's literally hard to write what I think is coming for us from Thanksgiving on, because it sounds so crazy.

I'm glad you finally got the drought off the board down there!

It's good to get this rain, but I'm very interested in how far south all this cold will sink.

If it's what many of you suspect this winter, then North Texas should pick up its share of deep cold, perhaps some snow.

I'm wondering if we're looking at a repeat of winter 2008-2009 down here. A lot of snow, rain, and misty fog that winter.

Deep heavy gray skies that winter.

[Niko]

Attm, its a very soggy day w light rain and temps at 42F. More leaves are falling everyday. W the winds arriving tomorrow nite, by Friday, lots of trees will be bare.

[Grizzcoat]

Butte,MT was -10F yesterday for low. Broke a record. -12F (at least this AM) -- not a record. It's -23F sey in 1991. That's brutal for OCT!!!

[Grizzcoat]

After some minor research; several climate sites in MT are on the verge of their coldest OCT on record. Especailly if you consider it at one location (aka the Airport) and not some other location which back in the day was usually a Fort near a river in a valley. 

[Niko]

Just ordered a delicious hot pizza for lunch and man, nothing like having pizza on a cold, wet Autumn day.

[Northland09]

Woke up to 17 degrees this morning.  Quite chilly if I do say so myself!  Yesterday morning our front pond was almost completely froze over (was 22 degrees yesterday morning). I would have thought most of it would have melted throughtout the day, since typically that's what happens initially in the fall, but it stayed cool enough to where it didn't. After today's quite cold morning, it froze over even more.  Before you know it, we'll be ice skating!  Actually, I hope we have some good ice that forms before snow falls.  Will make for great ice fishing this year!

[Grizzcoat]

A new October record low temperature for the lower 48 states was set this morning when Peter Sinks, Utah fell to -45.5 between 2:15 and 2:30 am. The previous record was -34.5 set on October 28th (two days ago). The record prior to this year was -33 at Soda Butte, WY (Yellowstone National Park) on Oct 29, 1917.

 

The record for the entire US including Alaska is -48 at Clearwater, AK on Oct 31, 1975. Additionally -44 was recorded at Chandalar Lake, AK on Oct 26, 2008 and Clearwater, AK on Oct 30, 1975

[CentralNebWeather]

Kind of forgot it is the end of daylight savings time this Saturday night/Sunday morning (extra hour of sleep).  Also, I believe Tom mentioned that the forecast models start coming in an hour earlier which is nice.

[Niko]

Just came back from the gym, and man, its very dreary outside. Temp at 41F. Lots of leaves are down and it makes driving difficult when braking. Gotta watch out on that.

[Niko]

Attm, cloudy and wet, just an very Autumn-like evening outside w temps at 45F.

[Grizzcoat]

Today's tidbit that will not be broadcast on TWC-

 

Spokane had their coldest OCT in 138 years of records. I know one day left in the month but it's a done deal. Through the 30th avg temp has been 42.5F. Previous record was 42.8F set in 1905. Avg temp for today is forecasted to be 31F so take off another few tenths or so.

 

http://inlandnorthwestweather.blogspot.com/2019/10/more-records-this-time-coldest-october.html

[Grizzcoat]

Can someone post that map that shows sites in the Lower 48 that are breaking records / near a record etc.? It shows different shades of blue dots (or red for max temps) depicting that site is close or breaking a record. I would think this AM is quite blue....Much of Nebraska for example and S in Kansas even to Dalhart,TX and Dallas / FT Worth is very close. I tried a quick Google search and came up pretty much empty.

Thanks

[Tom]

Can someone post that map that shows sites in the Lower 48 that are breaking records / near a record etc.? It shows different shades of blue dots (or red for max temps) depicting that site is close or breaking a record. I would think this AM is quite blue....Much of Nebraska for example and S in Kansas even to Dalhart,TX and Dallas / FT Worth is very close. I tried a quick Google search and came up pretty much empty.

Thanks

Here you go...

 

http://coolwx.com/record/

[westMJim]

Good Morning. At this time there is a cold rain falling here at my house and the current temperature is at 38°. Yesterday the official H/L at Grand Rapids was 41/34 and there was 0.2” of snow fall at the airport. Here at my house there was some snow mixed in with the rain but that was it. For today the average H/L here at Grand Rapids is 55/38. The record high is 79 set in 1950 and the record low is 20 set in 1988. Last year the H/L was 57/42

[Tom]

I just came back from a morning stroll around the neighborhood and I gotta tell ya, this is quite the shock to the system!  Those gusty N winds and snow blowing in your face definitely had a bite to it.  I'm sure by next week we will all have been acclimated to the cold.  What a way to finish off October.  Something I'll remember for a while.  #WhiteHalloween

[Niko]

Its raining buckets outside w temps at 45F. Some snow (not a lot) for tanite,  which could coat the grass, mailboxes, car rooftops and etc.

 

Next week looks like December!

[CentralNebWeather]

I'll have to see what our official low temperature is this morning.  I have seen my varying weather apps show anywhere from 5 to 9 degrees.   That would break the record low for the date which was 14.  My wunderground app still says temp at 5 degrees with a -3 wind chill.  Yikes.

[Tom]

I'll have to see what our official low temperature is this morning.  I have seen my varying weather apps show anywhere from 5 to 9 degrees.   That would break the record low for the date which was 14.  My wunderground app still says temp at 5 degrees with a -3 wind chill.  Yikes.

How much snow do you have OTG???

[CentralNebWeather]

How much snow do you have OTG???

 

How much snow do you have OTG???

Approximately 2" after a little settling and melting yesterday afternoon.

[OmahaSnowFan]

17.8 for the low this morning on my weather station and I hate it.

0" of snow OTG.

Coldest low so far this season and since March 8th.

[Madtown]

Snowiest October on record in Madison WI...hope it continues!

[jaster220]

Yesterday somewhere in Utah dropped to -45.5 F establishing a new all-time coldest October temp for the lower 48 CONUS! Just narrowly been colder in Oct up in Alaska back in the 70's. 

 

#historicstuff 

[OKwx2k4]

Yesterday somewhere in Utah dropped to -45.5 F establishing a new all-time coldest October temp for the lower 48 CONUS! Just narrowly been colder in Oct up in Alaska back in the 70's.

 

#historicstuff

Holy smokes! THAT IS COLD!!!

[OKwx2k4]

Time lapse of records falling in the past week.

P.S. Thanks for the link.

[Grizzcoat]

 

A new October record low temperature for the lower 48 states was set this morning when Peter Sinks, Utah fell to -45.5 between 2:15 and 2:30 am. The previous record was -34.5 set on October 28th (two days ago). The record prior to this year was -33 at Soda Butte, WY (Yellowstone National Park) on Oct 29, 1917.

 

The record for the entire US including Alaska is -48 at Clearwater, AK on Oct 31, 1975. Additionally -44 was recorded at Chandalar Lake, AK on Oct 26, 2008 and Clearwater, AK on Oct 30, 1975

[Andie]

Low of 30* last night. That tied the record low for Halloween morning.

It will freeze again tonight.

 

Temps will slowly climb over the next 5 days to highs in the low 70's.

No precip. on the short horizon.

[westMJim]

The rain has just changed to snow here, maybe still a mix. The current temperature is now at 36

[Niko]

Attm, 42F w rain. Temps are falling.

[Niko]

Low of 30* last night. That tied the record low for Halloween morning.

It will freeze again tonight.

 

Temps will slowly climb over the next 5 days to highs in the low 70's.

No precip. on the short horizon.

Those are long gone for my area until next year again.

[Iowawx]

October 2019... What a month it has been!

 

Here's some statistics for Cedar Rapids

 

Warmest High Temperature: 85 degrees on October 1, 2019 

Coldest High Temperature: 31 degrees on October 31, 2019 

October Rainfall: 6.00" (Average October Rainfall is 2.62")

Highest Single Day Rainfall Total: 1.97" on October 1, 2019 

October Snowfall: 8.00" (New record beating previous record of 6.5" set back in October 1997) 

[Clinton]

KC finished Oct 5 degrees below average for the month, with near average precip for the area.  Great sign going forward.