October notes...
Hopefully October has turned the corner on the dry spell we have been in for quite awhile. Groundwater levels probably need several months of above normal precipitation to not have us enter next summer in a bad situation.
While doing the temperature rankings it was nice to see October come in the middle of the pack. October was one of the four months that raised the most concern when I did the 20 year summary a few years ago. Without looking, I remember January was another month with an eye-popping change from first decade to the second decade.
As noted last month, a cool ending to the year could change the scope of how this year places in the average temperature... of course nothing could make 2020 an average year. That ship has already sailed.
Daily Records summary:
There was one record low temp set on the final day in October. No record high temps were set this month. There were two records set for cold high temps, but none set in warm daily low temps.
2020 temperature records now stand at 14 record highs, 11 record lows. Eight records have been set for coldest high temps, with 15 days setting records for warmest low temps.
Summary 2020 total: 29 warm records and 19 cold records.
October rankings (out of 23):
High Temp: 11th
Low Temp: 13th
Avg Temp: 13th
Precip: 11th
Wind: 21st
Humidity: 8th
Dew Point: 13th
Heat Deg: 11th
Cool Deg: 11th (*tie with 12 others)
Barometer: 2nd out of 17
Liberty, Maine weather data for...
October, 2020
Daily Data
High Temp 71.5° (10/10)
Low Temp 23.5° (10/31)
Top Rain Storm 1.87" (10/13-14)
High Wind Gust 29 mph (10/15)
High Dew Point 59.0° (10/10)
Low Dew Point 7.7° (10/31)
Barometer H/L 1033.3/990.3mb
Precipitation Days 17
2020 Averages
High Temp 56.12°
Low Temp 41.17°
Avg. Temp 48.64°
Precip. 4.19”
Snow 0”
High Wind Gust 16.16 mph
Humidity 75.45%
Dew Point 40.57°
Degree Days 507.10
Cooling Deg Days 0
Barometer 1016.73 mb
Red= record high since 1998
Blue= record low since 1998
Difference from 2019
High Temp -0.36°
Low Temp -2.68°
Avg. Temp -1.52°
Precip. -1.32”
Snow 0”
High Gust -0.19 mph
Humidity -3.68%
Dew Point -2.83°
Degree Days +47.10
Cooling Days 0
Barometer +0.15 mb
20 Year Avg.
High Temp 57.00°
Low Temp 41.90°
Avg. Temp 49.46°
Precip. 4.91”
Snow 1.17”
High Gust 19.05 mph
Humidity 74.77%
Dew Point 41.07°
Degree Days 484.21
Cooling Days 1.82
Barometer (17yrs) 1013.31
(avg 1998-2017)
2020 Vs. Average
High Temp -0.88°
Low Temp -0.73°
Avg. Temp -0.82°
Precip. -0.72”
Snow -1.17”
High Gust -2.89 mph
Humidity +0.68%
Dew Point -0.50°
Degree Days +22.89
Cooling Days -1.82
Barometer +3.42mb
Difference from last month (Sep 2020)
High Temp -14.61°
Low Temp -11.92°
Avg. Temp -13.27°
Precip. +3.60”
Snow 0”
High Gust -0.17 mph
Humidity +7.38%
Dew Point -9.58°
H Degree Days +382.40
C Deg Days -32.05
Barometer +0.37mb
Season snowfall amounts:
(Highest to Lowest)
'14-'15 148.25"
'07-'08 135.90"
'00-'01 126.98"
'10-'11 125.10"
’17-’18 108.15"
’12-’13 100.70"
’18-’19 96.70"
’16-’17 93.65 "
'08-'09 90.25"
'01-'02 85.15"
’13-’14 82.95"
'06-'07 82.65"
'03-'04 78.75"
'98-'99 78.65"
'09-'10 78.45"
'02-'03 74.00"
’19-’20 73.85"
’11-’12 68.70"
'99-'00 64.90"
'05-'06 50.35"
’15-’16 50.10"
'04-'05 44.77"
’20-’21 1.50"
22 season average: 88.14"
May 9th snowstorm.
