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Scattered Severe Thunderstorms Across the Northern Plains; Fire Weather Concerns in the Western U.S.

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast across central and eastern North Dakota, as well as far northwest Minnesota Saturday (Slight Risk level 2 of 5). Damaging wind gusts are the primary threat. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist through the weekend across the Western U.S. Isolated dry thunderstorms could lead to new fire starts over portions of the northern Rockies. Read More >

 

Monthly County Precipitation Normals (1980 - 2010) for October


... CONNECTICUT ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

FAIRFIELD                4.49 
HARTFORD                 4.64 
LITCHFIELD               4.67 
MIDDLESEX                4.68 
NEW HAVEN                4.71 
NEW LONDON               4.32 
TOLLAND                  4.67 
WINDHAM                  4.56 

... MASSACHUSETTS ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

BARNSTABLE               4.10 
BERKSHIRE                4.58 
BRISTOL                  4.21 
DUKES                    4.29 
ESSEX                    4.38 
FRANKLIN                 4.73 
HAMPDEN                  4.58 
HAMPSHIRE                4.64 
MIDDLESEX                4.34 
NANTUCKET                3.57 
NORFOLK                  4.38 
PLYMOUTH                 4.29 
SUFFOLK                  4.26 
WORCESTER                4.49 

... MAINE ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

ANDROSCOGGIN             4.69 
AROOSTOOK                3.93 
CUMBERLAND               4.81 
FRANKLIN                 4.77 
HANCOCK                  4.55 
KENNEBEC                 4.53 
KNOX                     4.54 
LINCOLN                  4.58 
OXFORD                   4.71 
PENOBSCOT                4.26 
PISCATAQUIS              4.25 
SAGADAHOC                4.64 
SOMERSET                 4.25 
WALDO                    4.54 
WASHINGTON               4.40 
YORK                     4.69 

... NEW HAMPSHIRE ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

BELKNAP                  4.49 
CARROLL                  4.96 
CHESHIRE                 4.60 
COOS                     4.52 
GRAFTON                  4.68 
HILLSBOROUGH             4.46 
MERRIMACK                4.43 
ROCKINGHAM               4.34 
STRAFFORD                4.38 
SULLIVAN                 4.51 

... NEW YORK ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

ALBANY                   3.98 
ALLEGANY                 3.44 
BROOME *                 3.72 
CATTARAUGUS              3.73 
CAYUGA                   3.66 
CHAUTAUQUA               4.25 
CHEMUNG *                3.28 
CHENANGO *               3.81 
CLINTON                  3.71 
COLUMBIA                 4.07 
CORTLAND *               3.94 
DELAWARE *               4.09 
DUTCHESS                 4.29 
ERIE                     3.67 
ESSEX                    4.24 
FRANKLIN                 4.15 
FULTON                   4.30 
GENESEE                  3.16 
GREENE                   4.63 
HAMILTON                 4.80 
HERKIMER                 4.55 
JEFFERSON                4.13 
LEWIS                    4.92 
LIVINGSTON               3.04 
MADISON                  3.93 
MONROE                   2.86 
MONTGOMERY               3.56 
NASSAU                   4.06 
NEW YORK CITY            4.18 
NIAGARA                  3.08 
ONEIDA                   4.43 
ONONDAGA                 3.91 
ONTARIO                  3.16 
ORANGE                   4.30 
ORLEANS                  3.02 
OSWEGO                   4.42 
OTSEGO *                 3.81 
PUTNAM                   4.67 
RENSSELAER               3.90 
ROCKLAND                 4.46 
SARATOGA                 4.09 
SCHENECTADY              3.77 
SCHOHARIE                3.92 
SCHUYLER                 3.19 
SENECA                   3.22 
STEUBEN *                3.16 
ST LAWRENCE              3.99 
SUFFOLK                  4.00 
SULLIVAN *               4.48 
TIOGA *                  3.56 
TOMPKINS                 3.62 
ULSTER                   4.79 
WARREN                   4.21 
WASHINGTON               3.78 
WAYNE                    3.44 
WESTCHESTER              4.43 
WYOMING                  3.66 
YATES                    3.22 

... RHODE ISLAND ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

KENT                     4.11 
NEWPT&BRISTOL            3.87 
PROVIDENCE               4.48 
WASHINGTON               3.96 

... VERMONT ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

ADDISON                  4.26 
BENNINGTON               5.20 
CALEDONIA                4.39 
CHITTENDEN               4.32 
ESSEX                    4.33 
FRANKLIN                 4.36 
GRAND ISLE               3.49 
LAMOILLE                 4.91 
ORANGE                   4.23 
ORLEANS                  4.58 
RUTLAND                  4.61 
WASHINGTON               4.60 
WINDHAM                  5.04 
WINDSOR                  4.60 


NOTE: COUNTIES MARKED WITH A * ARE SERVICED
BY THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER.