Some Spooky Cold Fall Weather So Far this Month!

 

To no one's surprise, the first two weeks of October has been the coldest on record. So far, average temperatures for the month are running 10 to 16 degrees below normal. Team those numbers with widespread snowfall on the 9th and 10th, and several other wet periods since the 1st, and you have the recipe for record breaking cold.

The following tables detail temperatures from October 1-14, 2009 at five locations in south central Nebraska or north central Kansas. As mentioned, it's the coldest first 14 days of October on record, and the competition isn't even close. The driving force for temperatures this month has been daily high temperaures averaging as much as 18 to 22 degrees below normal. Low temperatures have not been quite as extreme, averaging 6 to 12 degrees below normal. This information will give an idea of just how cold its been, and where those numbers stand in the record books.

Check back later in the month as we update the status of our record breaking October.

 

October 1st-14th	Grand Island	Hastings	Kearney	Greeley	Smith Center
Average Temperature (departure)	43.2 degrees  (12.9 below normal)	43.7 degrees    (13.4 below normal)	42.0 degrees (13.4 below normal)	39.9 degrees (14.1 below normal)	44.3 degrees (16.0 below normal)
Average High (departure)	51.6 degrees  (17.5 below normal)	51.4 degrees   (18.3 below normal)	49.7 degrees  (19.4 below normal)	48.3 degrees (21.8 below normal)	53.3 degrees (20.4 below normal)
Average Low (departure)	34.9 degrees    (8.1 below normal)	36.1 degrees      (8.4 below normal)	34.3 degrees      (7.6 below normal)	31.4 degrees (6.4 below normal)	35.3 degrees (11.6 below normal)

This table depicts the October average temperature for 2009 (1st through the 14th) and its relation to the all-time coldest charts.

October Rank	Grand Island (1895-2009)	Hastings  (1907-2009)	Kearney   (1902-2009)	Greeley  (1953-2009)	Smith Center (1951-2009)
1st (coldest)	43.2 degrees in 2009	43.7 degrees in 2009	42.0 degrees in 2009	39.9 degrees in 2009	44.3 degrees in 2009
2nd	46.6 in 1925	50.6 in 1959 & 1988	44.5 in 1925	45.6 in 1985	51.1 in 1959
3rd	49.2 in 1959	51.3 in 2000	48.0 in 2959	46.0 in 1986	52.4 in 1985
4th	49.4 in 1985	51.4 in 1986	49.3 in 1985	48.4 in 2000	53.9 in 1986
5th	50.1 in 1986	51.7 in 1977	49.5 in 1988	48.5 in 1987	54.5 in 1988

 

 

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