October 2016

Monitoring Tsunami Impacts Across the Pacific; Air Quality Concerns; Dangerous Heat; Critical Fire Weather for the West

Tsunami impacts continue for portions of the Pacific basin. Wildfire smoke causes unhealthy air in Midwest to Great Lakes. Heat dome spans Mississippi Valley to Mid-Atlantic with excessive heat warnings and advisories. Critical fire weather in Great Basin to Pacific Northwest (dry thunderstorms). Cold front spawns severe storms/heavy rain in Central U.S. today, shifts to East Coast Thursday. Read More >

Dallas/Fort Worth - October Average Temperature Extremes

Rank	Temperature	Year
Highest Average
1	74.1	2016
2	73.5	1963
3 (tie)	73.2	1947
3 (tie)	73.2	1934
5	73.0	1938
6	72.7	1931
7 (tie)	72.1	2007
7 (tie)	72.1	2004
9	71.8	1950
10 (tie)	71.6	2014
10 (tie)	71.6	1928

Rank	Temperature	Year
Highest Maximum
1	88.4	1963
2	85.7	1938
3	85.2	1934
4	84.9	2016
5	84.4	1950
6	84.3	1979
7	83.8	1947
8	83.5	1940
9	83.1	2007
10	83.0	1939

Rank	Temperature	Year
Highest Minimum
1	63.4	2016
2	63.0	1931
3 (tie)	62.7	2004
	62.7	1947
	62.7	1941
6	61.6	1926
7	61.2	2000
8	61.1	1934
9	61.0	2007
10	60.6	1928

Waco - October Average Temperature Extremes

Rank	Temperature	Year
Highest Average
1	75.3	1947
2 (tie)	74.9	1963
2 (tie)	74.9	1931
4	73.8	2004
5	73.7	1934
6	73.4	2016
7	73.3	1926
8	72.6	1956
9	72.5	1928
10	72.3	1941

Rank	Temperature	Year
Highest Maximum
1	87.7	1963
2	87.3	1947
3	86.5	1938
4	86.3	1904
5	86.2	2016
6	85.8	1934
7	85.5	1992
8	85.1	1956
9	84.9	1931
10	84.6	2015

Rank	Temperature	Year
Highest Minimum
1	65.2	1919
2	65.0	1931
3 (tie)	64.7	2004
3 (tie)	64.7	1926
5	63.5	1941
6	63.4	1947
7	62.7	2000
8	62.5	1928
9 (tie)	62.3	1962
9 (tie)	62.3	1933

22 (tie)	60.5	2016
22 (tie)	60.5	1929