CXUS53 KOAX 011620 CLMOMA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1020 AM CST SUN NOV 01 2026 ................................... ...THE OMAHA NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 92 10/12 LOWEST 34 10/17 AVG. MAXIMUM 74.2 65.5 8.7 AVG. MINIMUM 50.4 43.2 7.2 MEAN 62.3 54.4 7.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 4 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 6.23 2007 MINIMUM T 1952 TOTALS 1.64 2.32 -0.68 DAYS >= .01 7 DAYS >= .10 3 DAYS >= .50 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.33 10/14 TO 10/15 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 7.2 1941 TOTALS 0.0 0.5 -0.5 SINCE 7/1 0.0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 144 351 -207 SINCE 7/1 159 425 -266 COOLING TOTAL 67 21 46 SINCE 1/1 1616 1293 323 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/340 DATE 10/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/350 DATE 10/16 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.44 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && OCTOBER 2026 ENDED UP A LITTLE DRY WHEN COMPARED TO 1991-2020 NORMS, BUT AFTER A PARTICULARLY WET SEPTEMBER, THE DRIER WEATHERBROUGHT FEW IMPACTS. THE DRIER WEATHER WAS ACCOMPANIED BY WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPS. OCTOBER 2026 AVERAGED ALMOST 8 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL AND WAS RANKED 4TH WARMEST OF 156 YEARS ON RECORD. OMAHA MANAGED FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF 91F OR MORE FROM OCTOBER 9-12TH. THE PREVIOUS LONGEST STRETCH OF 90F CONSECUTIVE OCTOBER DAYS IN THE CITY HAD BEEN TWO. THREE OF THOSE DAYS SET OR TIED MAX TEMP RECORDS. $$ NICOLAISEN