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Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

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Waco - October Average Temperature Extremes

Highest Average
Rank Temperature Year
1 75.3 1947
2
(tie)
74.9 1963
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

 

Highest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
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
Highest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 65.2 1919
2 65.0 1931
3
(tie)
64.7 2004
64.7 1926
5 63.5 1941
6 63.4 1947
7 62.7 2000
8 62.5 1928
9
(tie)
62.3 1962
62.3 1933
Lowest Average
Rank Temperature Year
1 60.5 1976
2 62.6 1936
3 63.1 1917
4 63.3 1913
5 64.2 1952
6 64.3 1906
7
(tie)
64.5 1993
64.5 1957
9 65.3 1903
10 65.4 2009
Lowest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 71.6 1976
2 72.3 1913
3 73.7 1936
4 74.1 2002
5 74.4 1957
6 74.9 1925
7 75.0 1923
8
(tie)
75.2 2009
75.2 1993
75.2 1907
Lowest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 48.9 1952
2 49.4 1976
3 49.5 1917
4 51.2 1906
5 51.5 1936
6 51.9 1980
7 52.0 1995
8 52.9 1964
9
(tie)
53.2 2010
53.2 1903

 

Waco - October Precipitation Extremes

Wettest
Rank Precipitation Year
1 15.19 2015
2 10.51 1984
3 10.34 2004
4 9.71 2009
5 9.36 1973
6 9.00 2002
7 8.41 1981
8 7.36 1959
9 7.30 2013
10 7.13 1919
Driest
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.00 1952
2 0.01 1966
3
(tie)
0.06 2012
0.06 1934
0.06 1917
6 0.12 1995
7 0.14 1924
8 0.18 1938
9 0.22 2016
10 0.34 1932
Snowiest
Rank Snowfall Year
1 T 1993

 

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