Tag Archives: October 2009 weather outlook

October 2009: Cold and Wet

We’ve already reviewed the temperature and precipitation outlooks for October 2009.  Now that we have the official press release from NOAA, I thought we should take one last look at last month – especially when you consider how historic it was.  … Continue reading

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October 2009 Weather in Review: Precipitation

We reviewed temperature yesterday, now it’s time to take a look at precipitation around the nation during the month of October.  Let’s review the original outlook: Below normal precipitation was predicted for the Pacific Northwest.  Above normal precipitation was predicted … Continue reading

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October 2009 Weather in Review: Temperature

As was the case with September, it’s time to look back on the Climate Prediction Center’s October Weather Outlook and see how well it matched what happened.  Considering how much time it takes to compile these stats, I’m going to … Continue reading

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First Two Weeks of October Set Records in Midwest

We knew it was an unusually cold and snowy start to October in Minnesota.  We just weren’t sure it was this unusual.  According to the NWS office in Chanhassen, MN (Twin Cities NWS), the first two weeks have been the … Continue reading

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October Weather Outlook

Now that we’ve wrapped up September, let’s take a look at the CPC forecast for October.  First off, temperatures: Once again, the Northeast corner of the US is forecast to have above-normal temperatures this month.  That forecast didn’t verify last … Continue reading

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