October 2010 Review

Mild and Dry

October Average Temperature Data:

**Sault Ste Marie (1888 - Present)**
Mean	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Warm/Year	Record Cold/Year
47.1	44.4	+2.7	N/A	54.5 / 1900	37.4 / 1925

**Houghton Lake (1919 - Present)**
Mean	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Warm/Year	Record Cold/Year
47.6	46.1	+1.5	N/A	57.6 / 1963	38.0 / 1925

**Alpena (1916 - Present)**
Mean	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Warm/Year	Record Cold/Year
47.9	45.6	+2.3	N/A	55.8 / 1947	37.9 / 1925

**Traverse City* (1897 - Present)**
Mean	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Warm/Year	Record Cold/Year
49.9	48.8	+1.1	N/A	58.6 / 1947	42.3 / 1925

**Gaylord** (1951 - Present)**
Mean	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Warm/Year	Record Cold/Year
46.2	46.6	-0.4	N/A	56.7 / 1963	41.2 / 2002

October Precipitation Data:

**Sault Ste Marie (1888 - Present)**
Precipitation	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Wettest/Year	Record Driest/Year
2.85	3.32	-0.47	N/A	6.84 / 2001	0.16 / 1963

**Houghton Lake (1919 - Present)**
Precipitation	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Wettest/Year	Record Driest/Year
1.38	2.26	-0.88	N/A	8.38 / 1951	0.21 / 1924

**Alpena (1916 - Present)**
Precipitation	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Wettest/Year	Record Driest/Year
1.81	2.33	-0.52	N/A	6.53 / 1991	0.18 / 1924

**Traverse City* (1930 - Present)**
Precipitation	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Wettest/Year	Record Driest/Year
1.50	2.94	-1.44	N/A	7.13 / 1991	0.56 / 1952

**Gaylord** (1940 - Present)**
Precipitation	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Wettest/Year	Record Driest/Year
2.13	3.45	-1.32	N/A	7.74 / 1969	0.32 / 2000

October Snowfall Data:

**Sault Ste Marie (1888 - Present)**
Snowfall	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Snowiest/Year	Record Least Snow/Year
0.4	2.5	-2.1	N/A	19.7 / 1895	0.0 / 2005

**Houghton Lake (1919 - Present)**
Snowfall	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Snowiest/Year	Record Least Snow/Year
T	0.6	-0.6	N/A	9.5 / 1962	0.0 / 2007

**Alpena (1916 - Present)**
Snowfall	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Snowiest/Year	Record Least Snow/Year
T	0.4	-0.4	N/A	8.5 / 1933	0.0 / 2007

**Traverse City* (1930 - Present)**
Snowfall	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Snowiest/Year	Record Least Snow/Year
0.0	0.4	-0.4	*Tied Least Snowiest*	3.5 / 1976	0.0 / 2010 (latest)

**Gaylord** (1940 - Present)**
Snowfall	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Snowiest/Year	Record Least Snow/Year
T	2.8	-2.8	N/A	17.0 / 2006	0.0 / 2007

- all averages are calculated using the 1971 - 2000 period

* Data for Traverse City is derived from a composite of observations taken at both Cherry Capital Airport and the cooperative observing station at Munson Medical Center. This data is for informational purposes only and does not meet climatological standards. This data set may include periods with missing data…particularly snowfall data from 1996-2001.

**Data for Gaylord is derived from a composite of observations taken at both Gaylord-Otsego County Airport and the cooperative observing station located near downtown Gaylord. This data is for informational purposes only and does not meet climatological standards. This data set may include periods with missing data and data that has been recorded from different observing points throughout history.

( ) = Consistent years of record

* = only rankings in the top 10 will be entered

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