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Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >

 


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October

Rank Warmest
(°F)
Years Rank Coldest
(°F)
Years Rank Wettest
(ins.)
Years Rank Driest
(ins.)
Years
1 66.3 1963 1 45.9 1925 1 13.39 1941 1 0.11 1904
2 65.6 1947 2 47.4 1917 2 11.32 2009 2 (tie) 0.16 1964
3 (tie) 62.9 1971 3 49.4 1976 3 10.02 1881 2 (tie) 0.16 1893
3 (tie) 62.9 1900 4 49.5 1895 4 6.41 1991 4 0.27 1895
5 (tie) 62.7 1940 5 (tie) 49.6 1988 5 6.30 1885 5 0.29 1908
5 (tie) 62.7 1938 5 (tie) 49.6 1952 6 (tie) 6.15 1955 6 0.45 1956
7 (tie) 62.4 1956 7 50.5 1987 6 (tie) 6.15 1898 7 0.52 1897
7 (tie) 62.4 1897 8 50.6 1887 8 6.08 1883 8 0.64 1958
7 (tie) 62.4 1879 9 50.9 1888 9 5.81 2021 9 0.73 1915
10 62.0 1946 10 51.0 1889 10 5.80 1969 10 0.80 1886

 


 

November

Rank Warmest
(°F)
Years Rank Coldest
(°F)
Years Rank Wettest
(ins.)
Years Rank Driest
(ins.)
Years
1 52.0 1931 1 32.5 1880 1 6.94 1985 1 0.02 1904
2 50.4 1909 2 (tie) 34.6 1976 2 6.93 1881 2 (tie) 0.25 1999
3 49.9 2001 2 (tie) 34.6 1950 3 6.14 1992 2 (tie) 0.25 1917
4 49.4 2016 4 35.0 1951 4 5.82 1942 4 0.28 1933
5 49.2 1913 5 35.1 2018 5 5.49 1891 5 0.43 1949
6 49.0 1902 6 35.3 1996 6 5.38 1934 6 0.49 1914
7 48.9 2009 7 35.8 1959 7 5.33 1946 7 (tie) 0.51 2021
8 48.4 2015 8 36.0 1911 8 5.12 1879 7 (tie) 0.51 2002
9 48.3 1999 9 36.3 2014 9 5.07 1931 9 0.53 1976
10 (tie) 48.0 1934, 2011 10 37.0 1932 10 4.96 1927 10 0.57 1980

 


 

December

Rank Warmest
(°F)
Years Rank Coldest
(°F)
Years Rank Wettest
(ins.)
Years Rank Driest
(ins.)
Years
1 44.2 1899 1 16.1 1983 1 8.94 1982 1 0.15 1955
2 42.4 2015 2 17.3 2000 2 8.08 1895 2 0.26 1890
3 41.9 2021 3 18.7 1989 3 6.56 2015 3 0.30 1919
4 41.0 1931 4 18.9 1963 4 6.00 1967 4 (tie) 0.31 1912
5 40.6 1923 5 21.5 1985 5 5.19 1884 4 (tie) 0.31 1896
6 40.5 2023 6 22.0 1909 6 5.00 1987 6 0.32 1930
7 40.4 1881 7 22.5 1917 7 4.97 1990 7 0.37 2017
8 39.1 1918 8 23.1 1950 8 4.91 2018 8 0.41 1900
9 38.8 1982 9 24.1 1976 9 4.81 1881 9 0.43 1958
10 38.7 1941 10 (tie) 24.2 1914, 1919 10 4.74 1949 10 0.53 1962

 


Records began in July 1879.