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An unseasonably cold and wet weather pattern had led to one of the coldest and wettest Octobers on record. Below are the top ten coldest average temperatures for the month of October, with the average monthly temperature for October 2009 in bold blue.
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| St. Louis (KSTL) [1873 - Present] |
Columbia (KCOU) [1890 - Present] |
Quincy (KUIN) [1948 - Present] |
1 49.5 1925
2 50.9 1976
3 51.1 1917
4 53.6 1895
5 53.7 2009, 1952
6 53.8 1988, 1987
7 54.0 1964
8 54.2 1966, 1887
9 54.5 1875
10 54.8 1972
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1 47.1 1925
2 48.6 1917
3 49.8 1976
4 50.7 2009
5 51.1 1988
6 51.6 2002, 1987
7 52.4 1923
8 52.5 1895
9 52.7 1952
10 52.9 1993
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1 49.4 2009
2 49.5 1976
3 49.7 1952
4 49.9 1988, 1987
5 50.9 2002, 1980
6 51.0 2006
7 52.0 1993
8 52.5 1957
9 52.6 1972
10 52.7 1959
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| St. Louis recorded 12.38 inches of rainfall for the month of October, making this the wettest October on record by nearly 4 inches! Columbia recorded 10.99 inches, making it the 2nd wettest on record. Quincy has seen less rainfall, but this October is still the 4th wettest in Quincy with 6.79 inches. Below are the top ten lists for the wettest Octobers on record. |
| St. Louis (KSTL) [1873 - Present] |
Columbia (KCOU) [1890 - Present] |
Quincy (KUIN) [1948 - Present] |
1 12.38 2009*
2 8.52 1919
3 7.51 1885
4 7.45 1914
5 7.21 1881
6 7.12 1984
7 6.67 1941
8 6.66 1949
9 6.64 1905
10 6.60 1883
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1 13.44 1941
2 10.99 2009*
3 8.99 1969
4 7.73 1900
5 7.68 1919
6 7.28 1998
7 6.96 1929
8 6.33 1905
9 6.12 1976
10 6.02 1986, 1967
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1 10.84 1969
2 7.61 1991
3 7.25 1977
4 6.77 2009*
5 6.68 1955
6 6.66 1967
7 6.14 1984
8 6.03 1986
9 5.79 1973
10 5.31 1976
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...OCTOBER 2009 ONE OF THE WETTEST MONTHS EVER...
NOT ONLY IS OCTOBER 2009 ONE OF THE WETTEST OCTOBERS EVER...IT WILL
ALSO BE GOING INTO THE RECORD BOOKS AS ONE OF THE WETTEST MONTHS
EVER RECORDED. IN ST LOUIS...THIS MONTH IS CURRENTLY THE 4TH
WETTEST MONTH EVER...WHILE IN COLUMBIA THIS MONTH IS THE 13TH
WETTEST MONTH EVER.
HERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE WETTEST MONTHS FOR BOTH ST LOUIS AND
COLUMBIA
...ST LOUIS... ...COLUMBIA...
1 AUGUST 1946 14.78 1 JUNE 1928 14.86
2 MAY 1995 12.92 2 OCTOBER 1941 13.44
3 JULY 1948 12.69 3 MAY 1943 13.30
4 OCTOBER 2009 12.38 4 MAY 1995 12.31
5 JUNE 2003 12.35 5 JULY 1981 12.14
6 AUGUST 1915 11.43 6 SEPTEMBER 1993 12.06
7 MAY 1943 11.20 7 MAY 1929 11.98
8 APRIL 1893 10.84 8 SEPTEMBER 1945 11.80
9 MAY 2008 10.84 9 APRIL 1994 11.69
10 JUNE 1875 10.84 10 SEPTEMBER 1905 11.54
11 JULY 1981 10.71 11 JULY 1958 11.45
12 AUGUST 1916 10.69 12 APRIL 1893 11.30
13 JUNE 1957 10.48 13 OCTOBER 2009 10.99
14 APRIL 1994 10.32 14 SEPTEMBER 2008 10.77
15 MAY 1929 10.09 15 MAY 1892 10.58
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