CXUS53 KOAX 011620 CLMOAX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1020 AM CST SUN NOV 01 2026 ................................... ...THE VALLEY NWS NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1994 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 90 10/09 10/11 10/12 LOWEST 35 10/17 AVG. MAXIMUM 73.1 65.1 8.0 AVG. MINIMUM 51.5 43.2 8.3 MEAN 62.3 54.2 8.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 3 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.61 2008 MINIMUM 0.04 1999 TOTALS 1.20 2.37 -1.17 DAYS >= .01 5 DAYS >= .10 2 DAYS >= .50 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.94 10/15 TO 10/15 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 9.2 1997 TOTALS 0.0 1.0 -1.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 143 356 -213 SINCE 7/1 160 435 -275 COOLING TOTAL 66 20 46 SINCE 1/1 1543 1203 340 ................................................ WIND (MPH) HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/MM WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 0 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && OCTOBER 2026 ENDED UP A DRY WHEN COMPARED TO 1991-2020 NORMS, BUT AFTER THE SITE'S WETTEST SEPTEMBER ON RECORD, THE DRIER WEATHER BROUGHT FEW IMPACTS. THE DRIER WEATHER WAS ACCOMPANIED BY MUCH WARMER THAN NORMALTEMPS. OCTOBER 2026 AVERAGED 8.1 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL AND WAS RANKED THE WARMEST OF 33 YEARS ON RECORD. THE SITE SET TWO NEW RECORD HIGHS, TIED ANOTHER, AND SET THREE NEW MARKS FOR WARM RECORD MINIMUM TEMPS INCLUDING OCTOBER 7TH WHEN THE LOW WAS ONLY 66F, SMASHING THE OLD RECORD LOW OF 59F. $$ NICOLAISEN