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Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

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OCTOBER NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

ALEXANDRIA

  

  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
 DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
 1 85 62 73 97/2023* 62/1985 41/1984 76/1927 0.15 2.90/1955 0 9
CT STARTS 0540 CST    SUNRISE 0604 CST    SUNSET 1754 CST    CT ENDS 1819 CST
 2 85 61 73 97/1900 69/1985 40/1984 77/1977 0.15 0.92/1988 0 8
CT STARTS 0541 CST    SUNRISE 0605 CST    SUNSET 1753 CST    CT ENDS 1817 CST
 3 84 61 73 98/1900 68/1961 42/1984 74/2017* 0.15 5.45/1995 0 8
CT STARTS 0541 CST    SUNRISE 0606 CST    SUNSET 1752 CST    CT ENDS 1816 CST
 4 84 60 72 94/2023* 67/2015 42/1987 75/1990* 0.16 2.94/1932 0 8
CT STARTS 0542 CST    SUNRISE 0606 CST    SUNSET 1751 CST    CT ENDS 1815 CST
 5 84 60 72 95/1928 63/1932 37/2010 74/1959* 0.14 3.00/1906 1 7
CT STARTS 0543 CST    SUNRISE 0607 CST    SUNSET 1749 CST    CT ENDS 1814 CST
 6 84 60 72 98/1951 64/1932 39/2010 75/2007 0.15 2.00/1907 1 7
CT STARTS 0543 CST    SUNRISE 0607 CST    SUNSET 1748 CST    CT ENDS 1812 CST
 7 83 59 71 95/1897 64/1952 39/1899 76/1937 0.14 1.50/1969 1 7
CT STARTS 0544 CST    SUNRISE 0608 CST    SUNSET 1747 CST    CT ENDS 1811 CST
 8 83 59 71 94/1962* 64/2000 36/1952 74/1962 0.14 2.97/2020 1 6
CT STARTS 0544 CST    SUNRISE 0609 CST    SUNSET 1746 CST    CT ENDS 1810 CST
 9 83 58 70 97/1909 57/1976 38/1917 75/2017 0.14 8.62/2020 1 6
CT STARTS 0545 CST    SUNRISE 0609 CST    SUNSET 1745 CST    CT ENDS 1809 CST
 10 82 58 70 93/2017* 64/2000* 35/1895 73/1997* 0.13 1.44/2018 1 6
CT STARTS 0546 CST    SUNRISE 0610 CST    SUNSET 1743 CST    CT ENDS 1808 CST
 11 82 57 70 93/1963 63/1993* 38/1906 73/1973 0.15 2.37/2001 1 6
CT STARTS 0546 CST    SUNRISE 0611 CST    SUNSET 1742 CST    CT ENDS 1807 CST
 12 82 57 69 93/1963 58/1994 38/1906 71/2020* 0.16 5.41/1970 1 5
CT STARTS 0547 CST    SUNRISE 0611 CST    SUNSET 1741 CST    CT ENDS 1805 CST
 13 81 57 69 93/2017 60/1982 35/1893 72/1997* 0.16 3.98/2001 1 5
CT STARTS 0548 CST    SUNRISE 0612 CST    SUNSET 1740 CST    CT ENDS 1804 CST
 14 81 56 69 93/2017 62/1986* 38/1907* 71/2018* 0.15 2.00/1925 1 5
CT STARTS 0548 CST    SUNRISE 0613 CST    SUNSET 1739 CST    CT ENDS 1803 CST
 15 81 56 68 95/2015 60/1959 30/1893 70/2021* 0.16 2.80/1985 2 5
CT STARTS 0549 CST    SUNRISE 0614 CST    SUNSET 1738 CST    CT ENDS 1802 CST
 16 80 55 68 92/1947 58/1974 28/1893 70/2006* 0.17 4.93/2006 2 4
CT STARTS 0550 CST    SUNRISE 0614 CST    SUNSET 1737 CST    CT ENDS 1801 CST
 17 80 55 67 93/1947 60/1906 35/2024 73/2007 0.18 3.60/1994 2 4
CT STARTS 0550 CST    SUNRISE 0615 CST    SUNSET 1735 CST    CT ENDS 1800 CST
 18 80 55 67 91/2025* 61/1906 34/1948 73/2004 0.18 6.10/1980 2 4
CT STARTS 0551 CST    SUNRISE 0616 CST    SUNSET 1734 CST    CT ENDS 1759 CST
 19 79 54 67 92/2004 55/1989 30/1948 78/2004 0.18 4.55/1994 2 4
CT STARTS 0552 CST    SUNRISE 0616 CST    SUNSET 1733 CST    CT ENDS 1758 CST
 20 79 54 66 94/2023 56/1972 30/1989 75/2004 0.18 2.74/1902 2 4
CT STARTS 0553 CST    SUNRISE 0617 CST    SUNSET 1732 CST    CT ENDS 1757 CST
 21 79 53 66 91/2023* 60/1976* 31/1989 73/2004 0.18 5.55/1984 3 4
CT STARTS 0553 CST    SUNRISE 0618 CST    SUNSET 1731 CST    CT ENDS 1756 CST
 22 78 53 66 93/1939 61/1916 34/1976* 76/1979 0.17 3.98/2009 3 3
CT STARTS 0554 CST    SUNRISE 0619 CST    SUNSET 1730 CST    CT ENDS 1755 CST
 23 78 53 65 93/1939 58/2007 33/1893 71/2015* 0.17 8.12/1972 3 3
CT STARTS 0555 CST    SUNRISE 0619 CST    SUNSET 1729 CST    CT ENDS 1754 CST
 24 77 52 65 91/1953 56/1913 32/1917 71/2004 0.15 2.75/1997 3 3
CT STARTS 0555 CST    SUNRISE 0620 CST    SUNSET 1728 CST    CT ENDS 1753 CST
 25 77 52 64 91/2021 58/1981 32/1917 74/1919 0.15 4.05/2015 4 3
CT STARTS 0556 CST    SUNRISE 0621 CST    SUNSET 1727 CST    CT ENDS 1752 CST
 26 77 51 64 90/1902 59/1972* 32/1898 73/1939 0.14 3.90/1996 4 3
CT STARTS 0557 CST    SUNRISE 0622 CST    SUNSET 1726 CST    CT ENDS 1751 CST
 27 76 51 64 92/2010* 52/1972 29/1898 73/2023 0.13 1.75/1988 4 3
CT STARTS 0558 CST    SUNRISE 0622 CST    SUNSET 1725 CST    CT ENDS 1750 CST
 28 76 51 63 89/1907 54/1941 31/1914* 71/1991 0.13 3.25/1985 4 2
CT STARTS 0558 CST    SUNRISE 0623 CST    SUNSET 1724 CST    CT ENDS 1749 CST
 29 76 50 63 88/2024 52/1997 28/2017 71/1991 0.14 1.21/1921 4 2
CT STARTS 0559 CST    SUNRISE 0624 CST    SUNSET 1723 CST    CT ENDS 1748 CST
 30 75 50 63 90/1951 51/1980 27/1910 70/1951* 0.13 7.40/1941 5 2
CT STARTS 0600 CST    SUNRISE 0625 CST    SUNSET 1722 CST    CT ENDS 1747 CST
 31 75 50 62 89/1951 42/1993 29/1917* 73/1951 0.12 6.10/2015 5 2
CT STARTS 0601 CST    SUNRISE 0626 CST    SUNSET 1722 CST    CT ENDS 1747 CST
 MON 80.1 55.4 67.8         4.73   65 150

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  4 0 <1 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  9 5 2 1

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info
 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1892-2025) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here 
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