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HALLOWEEN CLIMATOLOGY
October 31st
Period of Record 1911-2017
 
NORMALS 
HIGH 70
LOW 42
TOP 5 HIGHS
1) 88 1934
2) 87 2016
3) 86 1982
     86 2010
5) 85 1990
     85 1952
TOP 5 LOWS
1) 20 1991
2) 23 1993
3) 24 1925
     24 1917
5) 25  1949
     
NORMALS 
PRECIP 0.05"
SNOW 0
TOP 5 WETTEST DAYS
1)      0.99" 1998
2)      0.59" 1951
3)      0.58" 1928
4)      0.40" 1923
5)      0.26" 1963
 
SNOW
1) 0.4" 1991
2) 0.2" 1967
3) T 1972

 

Remarks:

-Oct. 31, 1991…Very cold Halloween across the South Plains. Lubbock recorded a high of only 30 degrees, with 0.4” of snow and ice.  

-Oct. 31, 2002, 1972 and 1923…Additional cold Halloweens with highs only in the mid 30s in the Lubbock area.   

-Oct. 31, 1998…Occasional rain and thunderstorms occurred putting a damper on Halloween activities. Lubbock International Airport set a record for the wettest Halloween on record with 0.99 inches of rain.