Warm and dry October in Crossville

      Crossville had its warmest October in more than 30 years

                             and the driest since 2000

 
The temperature for October averaged 62.6 degrees which is 5.6
degrees above normal. The average high was 75.3 degrees and the
average low was 49.8 degrees. The warmest temperature was 85
degrees on the 19th and THE coldest was 34 degrees on the 23rd.

1. 1984 Warmest October in Crossville
2. 2016
3. 1971
4. 2007
5. 2004

Crossville set or tied several daily temperature records in
October.

82 degrees on the 6th broke the old record of 80 set last in 2002.

82 degrees on the 7th tied the record for the date set in 1997.

79 degrees on the 17th tied the record for the date last set in
1965.

83 degrees on the 18th broke the old record of 80 for the date
set in 1963.

85 degrees on the 19th broke the old record of 81 set in 2005.

80 degrees on the 29th broke the old record of 78 set in 2004.

78 degrees on the 30th tied the record for the date set in 1984.

Rainfall for October in Crossville totaled 0.27 inch which is
2.77 inches below normal.

1. 1963 Driest October on record with only a trace of rain
2. 2000 0.01
3. 2016 0.27
4. 1987 0.41
5. 1958 0.44

Rainfall since January 1st has totaled 36.42 inches which is 8.99
inches below normal.

The average wind speed was 4.5 miles an hour. The fastest gust was
30 miles an hour from the northwest.

There were 11 days with fog; 1 day with dense fog.