October was on the cool side most of the month with seven days of decent rain and the infamous snowstorm. October will be remembered for the record snowfall that fell on the 29th from a strong Nor’easter with most places receiving 5″ or more. The snowstorm details are covered in my other articles but the station total was 8.3″ which was above average in the county due to our elevation. Prior to this year we never recorded any measurable snowfall at that station.
The month of October was 1.8 °F below the station normal of 54.9 °F making it the 3rd month in a row below normal. The maximum temperature of 82 °F was recorded on the 9th and the station recorded an all-time October minimum of 25 °F on the 31st. Our record maximum for October is 89 °F from 2007.
October’s rainfall total of 4.99″ was slightly above our normal of 4.88″. The maximum of 1.61″ fell as the liquid equivalent from the snowstorm. The station record daily rainfall is 5.47″ from 2005 which is also the maximum monthly rainfall of 9.16″. The driest October at the station is 2.20″ from 2004.
Rainfall and Snow totals (when available) from other areas of the county were the following: Mohnton: 4.72″, West Lawn: 4.84″ (5.5″ Snow), Wernersville: 4.83″ (6.0″ Snow), Wyomissing: 4.72″, West Reading: 4.57″, Reading Airport: 3.54″, Fleetwood: 6.24″ (13.6″ Snow), Laureldale: 4.85″ (5.5″ Snow), Oley: 4.22″ (2.5″ Snow), Birdsboro: 4.93″ (8.0″ Snow), and Kutztown: 5.52″ (8.0″ Snow).
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