Historical October Weather & Post Storm Survey
As we were sitting down at the dinner table on the evening of October 20th a bright flash of light entered the house followed by a loud thunderous boom. A thunderstorm in October? October hasn't produced a thunderstorm since 2007, also a La Nina year, when there were three in the first nineteen days. The rain from the thunderstorm and the persistent light rain throughout the day on the 20th brought our 17 day dry spell to an end. The dry spell ranks third all-time at OSNW3 with 19 and 21 being the top two (click here for graph). Looking ahead, things are forecast to be wetter with temps slightly above average. ( OSNW3 Weather Brief ) ( OSNW3 October Observations ) (OSNW3 October 2010 Summary) (click on graph for the month summary data - it will open a new tab/window) ---- Historical Climate Musings Karl Bohnak 's recent blog entries have stirred my curiosity. On two separate occasions this past week his insight on historical weather patterns in our region brought down the p...