Twin Cities: Wild temperature swings this fall
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October temperature departure shows temperatures 4 to 8 degrees below average in Minnesota.
Congratulations! You've just experienced one of the wildest temperature swings in Twin Cities' history this fall.
After a warm and dry September, we've just concluded one of the coolest and wettest Octobers on record in Minnesota.
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When you add up all the highs and lows, our monthly average temperature plunged 23.3 degrees between September and October in the Twin Cities. It was a toasty 65.5 degrees in September. October? 43.2 degrees soaking wet. Only 2002 and 1925 showed bigger temperature swings from September to October in the metro.
This was the 4th coolest October on record for the Twin Cities.
Wet Too:
This was one of the top 10 wettest Octobers on record for most of Minnesota. Anywhere from 4" to as much as 8" of precipitation fell last month. Here's where the drought busting records fell for area cities.
5th wettest October on record in the Twin Cities. (5.57")
3rd wettest for St. Cloud. (6.02")
2nd wettest for Rochester. (7.57")
Brainerd set a record with measurable precipitation on 23 of 31 days.
We are still running nearly 4 inches below average for the year in the metro.
Indian Summer Ahead?
Our weather roller coaster weather ride looks as if it may continue into November. Sunday's high of 58 in the Twin Cities was 8 degrees above average.
Forecast models insist a strong ridge of high pressure in the upper atmosphere is building in for the upcoming weekend. Look for plenty of sunshine Thursday through Sunday. Highs could push 60 by this weekend. Temperatures should be anywhere from 10 to 15 degrees above average.
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NOAA CPC 6-10 day outlook favors warmer than average temps into next week for much of the nation.
It also looks like the milder than average pattern may hold through the first two weeks in November. Right now, no big cold fronts or snow storms are in sight on the weather maps.
We should enjoy a nice Indian Summer this fall!
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