October brings less than 1 inch of rain to the Page Valley
By Carl Quintrell, weather correspondent
STANLEY — Total rainfall for the month of October was 0.88 inches, or 2.25 inches below the October average of 3.13 inches. The calendar year-to-date rainfall in the Page Valley is now 33.26 inches, or 1.10 inches below average.
The driest October on record was in 2003, with only 0.06 inch of rain recorded. The wettest October was in 1972, with 9.37 inches of rain in Page County — including 7.05 inches recorded on October 5 and 6, 1972 during Hurricane Agnes.
Above average temperatures were observed during the month of October. The average mean temperature was 58.4 degrees, or 1.9 degrees above the 56-year average of 56.5 degrees. The average daily high temperature was 70.5 degrees, or 3.3 degrees above the average high of 67.2 degrees. High temperatures climbed above the 80-degree mark on three days, the 70s on 17 days, the 60s on seven days and in the 50s on four days during the month.
The high for the month was 80 degrees on Oct. 4, 22 and 31. The warmest October on record was in 2007 and 2017, where the average daily high temperature was 73.2 degrees.
The average daily low temperature for the month was 46.3 degrees, or 0.6 degree above the average low of 45.7 degrees. Low temperatures for the month were down into the 30s on eight days, the 40s on 13 days, the 50s on six days and in the 60s on four days during the month.
The low for the month was 34 degrees on Oct. 18. The coolest October on record was in 1988, where the average daily high temperature was only 61 degrees.
The peak wind gust for the month was 35 mph recorded on Oct. 13.
One weather record was broken during October 2024 — maximum low temperature of 60 degrees occurring on Oct. 31; previous record was 59 degrees on the same day in 2004.
Other statistics for the month include:
• 26 clear to partly cloudy days (20 avg.)
• Five cloudy to mostly cloudy days (11 avg.)
• 23 days with dew (17 avg.)
• Seven days with frost (four avg.)
• Three days with fog (three avg.)
• Zero days with a thundershower (one avg.)
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