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Excessive Rainfall Possible for the Gulf Coast and Florida; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across parts of the Gulf Coast into central/northern Florida early this week. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will continue for southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley this week. Read More >

Dallas/Fort Worth - Halloween Climatology

October 31

Temperature
Normal maximum: 72°F Normal minimum: 51°F Number of freezes: 3 Number of days with maximum: 100°F or more: 0 32°F or less: 0

Rank	Temperature	Year
Highest Maximum
1 (tie)	89	1977
	89	1938
	89	1934
4 (tie)	87	2016
	87	2003
	87	1963
	87	1950

Rank	Temperature	Year
Lowest Minimum
1	29	1993
2	30	2019
3	32	1925
4 (tie)	34	2023
	34	1991
	34	1906

Rank	Temperature	Year
Lowest Maximum
1	43	1991
2 (tie)	48	1941
2 (tie)	48	1923
4	50	1967
5 (tie)	51	2019
	51	1993
	51	1925

Rank	Temperature	Year
Highest Minimum
1	72	2003
2	71	1946
3	70	1909
4	69	1982
5 (tie)	68	2000
	68	1968
	68	1948
	68	1934

Precipitation

Number of occurrences with any precipitation: 45
Number of occurrences with measurable precipitation: 37
Average amount when precipitation occurred: 0.43"
Chance of measurable precipitation: 29%
Number of occurrences of:
   thunder: 19
     snow: 0
     sleet (ice pellets): 0
     freezing rain/freezing drizzle (glaze): 0
     fog: 23

Rank	Precipitation	Year
Wettest
1	3.63	1981
2	1.86	1974
3	1.40	1928
4	1.32	1940
5	1.30	1919

Significant Events

1993 - It was a cold day for trick-or-treaters with a record low of 29°F. (Snow fell two days earlier.)
1991 - A cold, rainy day saw a range of temperature from 34°F to 43°F.
1981 - Thunderstorms dropped 3.63" of rain.

Excessive Rainfall Possible for the Gulf Coast and Florida; October Heat Wave in California

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