Extreme weather events took the spotlight again in October as the nation saw raging wildfires, record hurricane activity and record snowfall in some parts.
Temperature and precipitation, however, ranked very close to average across the contiguous U.S. last month. Here are more highlights from NOAA’s latest monthly U.S. climate report:
Climate by the numbers: October 2020 | Temperature and precipitation
The average October temperature across the contiguous U.S. was 54.4 degrees F, 0.3 of a degree above the 20th-century average and placed the month in the middle third of the climate record.
Some state standouts include California, which had its hottest October on record, as well as Arizona and Florida where each ranked third hottest. The coldest temperatures covered much of the northern Rockies, Great Plains and the Great Lakes.
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