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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

October Warmer And Drier Than Normal Across Southwestern Connecticut

The month of October is officially in the weather record books, and it was warmer and drier than normal across southwestern Connecticut.

The average temperature for October at the Bridgeport climate station was 58.4 degrees F, which is exactly two degrees above normal. The warmest temperature was 79 degrees (October 4), and the coolest was 41 degrees (October 24).

The warmest stretch of weather happened from October 25th through the 28th with consecutive daily highs of 70, 74, 70, and 77, respectively. In fact, there were 11 days with a daily high temperature of at least 70 degrees, including the first five days of the month.

The monthly precipitation total for October was 2.84 inches, which is exactly one inch below normal. There were eight days with measured rain, including six with at least one-tenth of an inch and three with at least a half-inch. Nearly an inch of rain (0.95") fell from October 29th through the 30th.

Interestingly, all four full weekends in the month featured measured rain, extending the weekend streak of wet weather to eight heading into November.

Paul

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